Addicted?

I am really enjoying this quick craft that uses up scraps of fabric. Not to mention I get to hunt through my button stash, and I used to love that even as a child, right Mom?!

Don't you love those sweet little girl hands too?! Won't be long and they'll be as big as mine!

I made this one to match the new living room with fabric scraps from the curtains.

I almost stayed up late last night making some more, but my husband talked sense into me....I am looking forward to naptime though!

New craft

I tried my hand at a new craft today: Kanzashi.
I made these little flowers out of fabric. Each petal is a 2 inch square, folded Origami style, then sewn together. Then the button is hot-glued in the center.

I like it! Cute, fun and a quick little craft. I am thinking of adding one to my winter hat to girly it up.

Updated Living Room II

Here are the before and after pictures after the other wall was painted today.






You can see better in this picture what a difference the paint makes to change our room from bare and white.

Updated Living Room

I feel quite accomplished. It's only 4pm and I made curtains, got paint, painted this wall, and got it all put back together today. Here is the before picture:


I found this fabric at the store near my house and I had to have it for this space. I love the blue leaves and the monkeys. The tan background and monkeys inspired me to pick this color tan for the wall. It is a couple shades darker than the sunroom we just painted, and we will probably paint the kitchen the same at the sunroom too....





I know it might not look very different to some of you, but when you see the whole area, all white and bland, this one wall made a huge difference. I intend to paint the wall to the right too, this same color, but the right wrist had quite enough and was not willing to paint another wall today. It will have to wait. I would also like to make a topper for the curtain panels, because they are a little bland - and I want to recover the glider cushions (with the blue blanket in foreground) but they will have to wait as well.

Carpal Tunnel

Just so you know why you won't be seeing much from me for a while. I'm having carpal tunnel surgery on both wrists tomorrow morning. Hoping that in a few months I can be a crafting fool!

Stamped for the Kitchen

I stamped these a while back and just hadn't posted them. I have been keeping salt, baking powder, baking soda, etc on the top of the stove and thought it looked a little messy. I had the idea to dress up an old baking powder container, instead of throwing it away to put the salt in. When I finished and liked the way it looked, I decorated one for the baking powder as well!



I stamped white paper with two colors blue (one for flowers, a darker for the letters) then attached it. To keep it nice and keep it from falling apart, I covered it with a couple strips of clear packaging tape. That's why it's so shiny!

I like the containers because they have the metal across the top for leveling, which makes it easier for my little girl to help me measure in the kitchen, and I think they're the perfect size. I'll be saving these container every time now and making more!

Another Wedding Invitation

Here is the invitation I quilled for my friend's wedding this past weekend in Quebec. I tried to work in her color for the wedding (and a favorite color of hers and her husbands)- red.

Quilled Owen

Here's the quilled name plaque I made for a new baby in our group of friends. His bedroom is painted in green stripes and has a jungle theme.

Quilled Invitation

I have been doing a bit of quilling. This is the only one I'll post now, because I don't think Kim checks my blog. The others will have to wait until the gifts have been given....but I'm looking forward to sharing. I've never been very good at waiting for things like that!




This was my first time doing some non-quilled flowers on one of my projects. The lilies are made by curling the wide end of a teardrop shape and attaching a stem. Then putting a yellow quilled cone in the center. (You can click on the photo for a better look) I wan't too sure of the look at first, but it has grown on me and I do like the result. Do you think I've done enough to this one. It feels a little plain, but I can't decide if that just makes it elegant?

Earrings

I made a pair of earrings to match the red necklace from yesterday.
I was inspired from a library book I found while just browsing this morning. So, I took these earrings from my school-days....












And with a few red beads, some thin jewelry wire, and a nap-time at home, I made this....


I'm quite happy with them and can't wait to wear them out!

Necklaces

I spent my morning making necklaces.....

This was a super-long, red/black/silver. I expect I'll wear it both ways, so I took both shots.















My medium-long yellow. Doesn't fit twice over my big noggin...




















My shortest, a blue.
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I couldn't get good photos of them because the glare made the necklaces a blur, so I had to do this weird sideways view.

More Funny Cards

I made these two today:






This one says "...if you're a tree!" on the inside.

3 Cards & a Favor

Here is a favor my dear friend Amanda and I made for a baby shower last month. It was two of those small (5 piece) packs of gum, wrapped in cardstock that we put a Wild About You giraffe on and a "Thanks" sentiment on the side. A take on the favor we made 2 years ago for Amanda's shower with a larger pack of gum. I love making the colors/theme match the shower decor....and so fun to give something useful!
















I have been working on some cards with humorous sentiments too....I hope you think they're as funny as I did!

Inside "It just comes in flashes now!"








Inside "...enjoy a new floral moo-moo"






I put some flower eyelets on the cow and colored her yellow to make her look like she was floral! It was so fun to see it come together!




Inside "I'm udderly embarassed"

Necklace

I saw my friend wearing a beautiful necklace on Saturday at church and thought, "I could make that!" I got out the beads yesterday, and this is what I ended up with today.




I used a bunch of glass beads my mom had given me a while ago and put three seed beads (clear, brown, clear) in between each glass bead. Then for the back of the necklace, I strung on about 40 brown seed beads so I wouldn't have a bunch of those big glass beads in the back - and in hopes that it will keep the necklace in place well. I think it's great and I'll wear it a lot, but it is not as beautiful as yours, Adrianne. (I hope you don't mind my copying!)

Quilled Ben

This is the latest name quilling I have been working on. Another little boy! I have quite a few friends having babies, and I'm so glad to have these special gifts to make for their new babies! The shower is tonight. I hope his mom likes it!

I originally made it with a tiny little car in the upper left, but switched it later for the clouds. I thougth they were better because the white was less 'busy' than the red & black car, tied in the white mat, and the little car was just not as cute as I wanted it to be!!!