Gift Tag

Here is a tag that I made today for a gift for Samantha's school teacher. I had a bunch of pre-cut tags on hand and so I put them all together and made this one cute tag. Added a copper brad and some copper cording...



This is the finished gift.... a cute little turkey that I found at a craft store, some chocolate wrapped in an organza bag and it was done!

Jar...

Here is a glass jar that I got from Ikea. I used rub ons from Stampin Up. There is a large flower, with the saying "Life is Beautiful" and then around the top of the jar I used a strip of small flowers. Then of course I used some modge podge over the top of the rub-ons to keep them more securely in place. Tied some burgundy grosgrain ribbon around the top and the jar was done. Quick and easy, especially since I had everything on hand.

Chalkboard Clipboard

Here is a clipboard that I made to display the daily specials that will be served for dinner.

First I sprayed the clipboard with a primer, then I painted the clipboard with chalkboard paint. Finally I used the Stazon White Stamp Pad to stamp the Voila chef on the bottom of the board and the Bon Appetit at the top. Then I tied several different kinds of ribbon at the top. A large white organza, white grosgraina and the black and white ribbon.

And Voila! C'est Magnifique!


Now everyone knows what's for dinner.

Pom Pom Pens

I found the cutest tutorial for pom pom pens here. It was a really fun activity and great for getting rid of all your scrap fabric. Then I put them in an old (washed out) mandarin orange can (and clipped my ipod shuffle to it- as you can see) and Im good to go! Plus, now my husband wont steal my pens! In fact, he wont even use them.

Apron {{as modeled by my 2 year old!}}

This is an apron. I promise. Though it looks more like dress on a 2 year old. But I just couldnt get a decent 'self portrait'. So you get this. :)

I've seen aprons like this all over the web, so I decided to make my own. I didnt use exact measurements and just guessed on size. I cut out one square piece of fabric as my base. (the piece of fabric I would sew my ruffled layers on to) Then I cut 3 peices of fabric- (about a 1/4 yd wide) I hemmed them, and then ruffled the top with my machine. I then layered them on my square base fabric. I then used ribbon as the tie. You can embellish each layer with ric rac or any other fun embellishment. This was for a gift, and I knew the person wanted simple. This is a very easy project that takes about 30-45 minutes as well.

Pin Cushion

I found a free pattern to this pin cushion at Heather Bailey's website. It was really easy to make- I think it only took me about 15 mintues from start to finish. And the fabric combinations are endless!

White Watch

Okay so I made another one and swapped out the watch face from the first and put it on this one. I think I like this one better.




I think they look pretty cool even with out the watch face... time to make one that is just a bracelet.