Springtime Wreath

Happy Girls

*EDIT*
To make this, I used a thin canvas (not a stretch canvas).  I am sure you could use either.  I painted the background with acrylic paint.  I cut the tree and girl out of felt.  I layed it on the canvas and designed it as I went. I used my sewing machine to do some stitching on the tree trunk and her dress.  I hand stitched her face.  I glued it on with Fabri-Tac glue (LOVE this glue.  I use it ALL the time.  I may retire my glue gun.)  I cut leaves from felt and also from some shimmery ribbon I bought at the home decor store (I use it to decorate for parties, on my Christmas tree, and on my railing at Christmas)  I used the Fabri-Tac to glue on all the leaves.  After the felt was all glued on, I used a needle and thread to make the rope for the swing.  I glued buttons on the tree and green grass.  I used rub on letters for the saying.

You could use whatever you have in your craft stash.  Be creative!

Spring Jumper

Baby Tie Onsie

Fun Bag

I used a grocery bag for the pattern to make this bag.



I added fun flowers to dress it up.




I made a matching clutch.  pattern





Inside of clutch.



Here you can see the lining in the bag.
This was my FIRST bag!  It was fun.  It is also for sale.

Shabby Chic Purse

It is lined inside with a pocket. I used this pattern. Contact me if you are interested in purchasing this bag.

Mouse Pad Recover

The free mouse pad.

I ripped the top off.

I traced it onto a fabric remnant.

I mod pogged the fabric onto the mouse pad and trimmed the edges.

Rose Wreath

I wrapped an old frame with fabric I bought at a yard sale.  I ripped it into strips and used Fabri-tac to keep it in place.

I made roses out of ribbon and strips of fabric.

Valentine's Tables

I recently did a small demonstration for the ladies at church about decorating the table for Valentine’s Day. I will write my notes on here. The notes may inspire more ideas and not just for Valentines.

PICK A THEME

• Colors (red and white, pink and brown, black and burgundy, etc)

• Vintage

• Conversation hearts

• Lips/kisses

• XO

• Bling bling

• Time era from when you met

• Your song

• Wedding memories

• Newly wed game

• Vacation (Tropical, Disney, Honeymoon, etc)

• Your past together through the years

• Romance movies

• Love letters

ON THE TABLE

• Placemats (Fabric, doily, paper, hearts)

• Centerpieces

o Framed photos

o Memories

o Wedding centerpieces

o Movies

o Candles

 wrap candles in paper

 put candles in vases with candy

o Vases

 With candy layered

 With anything in right colors

 Hearts

 Flowers

o Love Tree

 Hearts on it with things you love about person

 Memories

• Fabric

o Scraps you might have

o Remnants from store (cheap!)

HANG

• Banner

• Hearts

• Tissue poms

heart garlands were made from constuction paper and
sewn together.  I punched scrapbook paper and sewed
those together.  Last, I folded paper like I was cutting a
snowflake, but cut half a heart. 

• Garland

 Hearts sewn together

 Punches sewn together

 “Be Mine”

 Doilies folded over string

• Ribbons

• Balloons

OTHER IDEAS

• Scavenger hunt to the table

 Your life through the years (first date, trips, kids, etc. Example: our first date was to a hockey game so the first clue was hidden in the ice maker in the freezer)

 Romantic movie lines

• 10 things I love about you

• Love notes with each entre

"thankful trees" I made in the fall for center pieces

"love tree"





half made tissue pom



More Applique Dish Towels

Sweater Pillows

I made this with a sweater after watching this...

Christmas gifts

These are a couple of the gifts I made this year. I got the ideas from other blogs.

I gave these rubix cube to grandpas. Warning: they took forever! But, these lavander rice pads, for grandmas, were super easy and are wonderful. They are made with a dish towel folded in half the long way. They are long enough to wrap over both sholders and not fall off. Plus, there are eight pockets, so the rice doesn't all fall to the bottom.