Flower bows

Who doesn't love an instantly gratifying project?

Making a simple flower bow is just that project!

I have a drawer with hair clip's, flowers, etc. so if I need to make a quick hair bow I can.
....and isnt that little model so stinkin' cute!

Love

Server aprons

Time for another family wedding

....and time for another set of server girl aprons and hair accessories.

My cousin Chanta was married over the weekend, her wedding colors included red and white. So these were the cute little aprons the server girls were wearing.

I planned on taking pictures of the girls wearing them...especially since my daughter WAS a server....but did I take any pictures?

No

Not even one!

What a slacker mom I am!



Here they are all folded up waiting to be packed..




The front and back of the hair clip...I found that adding a bit of felt helps secure the clip, so that the hot glue doesn't seperate off the clip. (sorry fuzzy pictures here)

...and it wouldn't be complete with out a cute pea pod label.




Love,

Food Cozy

This was my week two submission for SYTYC...Once again I managed to make it into 2nd place! Which I may add is a great place to be! Last weeks category was called 'Under $5.00' I made this project the week Parlee was in the hospital, (So life was a little hectic to say the least) and I only submitted it in just the nick of time!

If you’re too busy to give your neighbor a helping hand, then you’re just too darned busy.
Marie T. Freeman



Need to get a meal to someone sick? Dinner to a family with a new baby?
Do you want your Brownies to be warm when you get to a party? Or maybe you need a housewarming gift?
...You need the food cozy



I love to make meals for those around me. I enjoy this simple act of service that can be accomplished even with a growing family at home.



This carrier was made for under $5.00 and can easily transport a meal from your house to another. This simple pattern was one of my great grandmother's.

So go raid the piggy bank and lets make this inexpensive project together.

sweet pea purse

week 1 submission for SYTYC, with some additional pictures of the lining and cute Lori at the end! Thanks Lori!

"Flowers are happy things."
-P.S. Wodehouse

I love spring, and look forward to the flowers breaking through the soil. I think that this was part of what inspired me to think 'flower'.


This purse was made from soft suede, trust me it really is as soft as a rose petal!



I love the color green, so the 'split pea soup green' is just an added bonus here. When I found the green dot fabric, I knew I found my purse lining... fresh spring peas anyone??



Seriously I LOVE this fabric...i went to the store to buy some more and it was all sold out...Let me tell you I am majorly disappointed. green polka dots, I need more!!

Yo-Yo

Ever wanted to make a Yo-Yo?

We'll they are actually quite easy. My friend Emily once made me a wall hanging made entirely out of yo-yo's...I love it, and completely fell in love with yo-yo's, however it was a awhile before I tried them out myself....and I'm so glad I did.

Here's how to make your own yo-yo.

Cut a circle from fabric.


For a yo-yo flower make three fabric circles. Cups make good circle references.

fold the edge of the material over about a 1/4 of an inch.

sew a simple stitch all the way around....don't tie off your string on either end....the wider the stitch, the tighter the yo-yo inner circle will be will you pull the strings.


Pull strings and tie off string.


Ta-Da you made a yo-yo.

This tutorial was featured here on Sew What.

Circle singed flowers

Sleep would have been a good thing, but the other night I was up until 2 am finishing some singed flower circle clips for someone....I wish I would have been able to take better pictures, but I had to leave at 8 the next morning to get them to her. The early morning light was not the best for pictures..and neither was my house at 2 am ;-) Each one turned out different and really pretty, I loved all the textures that were used, I even used some velvet..which when burned, stink's really bad, and it turns into a drippy-yucky-plasticky stuff that when touched, seriously sticks to your skin!!

I love the old world style that each of these has, I think the little sprays of netting really made it look like a throw back from a time gone by.