embroidery zic zac flowers

Embroidery lace zig-zag (vyunchikom) - Lessons

Embroidering is easy for children's clothes are very original look, braid is better to take a broad, we have it, though not always, but to learn better at it.

1. 

2. 

3. 

4. 

5. 

6. 

7. 

Making zipper flower

rectangularish square?

i know i say it all the time, but i have best readers!! thank you for your comments, emails, questions, suggestions, links, etc. i am always touched that you take the time to email me. thanks!! i love hearing from each of you.

this project was inspired by a link Pamela sent me a to this fab Express zipper headband. Pamela was so cute, she said when she say this headband she thought of me. aww, shucks! that made me feel warm and fuzzy :) after checkin out Express's rockin headband, i was bound and determined to make a zipper pentagon like theirs.... but uh...well, that didn't turn out so well...it became a rhombus or some unknown geometric shape. so i decided to try a square instead.....

Recycling work: Making ball fower

Stash Crafted Ornament Extravaganza- Installment #1

There are just so many things to love about these no sew, nearly free, super easy, fabric scrap utilizing little gems! I had everything to make them on hand in my craft room (you might need to run to the dollar store for a pack of foam balls, but even then, the whole project will just cost a dollar). The best part? All of the scraps are bits from projects I made this year, so the ornament turned into a little mini-collage of my 2009 sewing projects. Fun, right?

Making Flower Pins

I thought with pretty good certainty that the last corsage I would ever pin on was at Senior Prom in High School.
But I was wrong.  A few weeks ago I visited the Quilting Cottage in American Fork, Utah.  I love the Quilting Cottage, which is not only a quaint little store, but they have a wonderful selection of fabrics.  While there, I spoke with Wendy, one of the women who works there…
She was making ribbon flowers pins for an upcoming wedding.  The pins look a lot like the ones they sell at Anthropologie, but hers are a fraction of the cost.  They were so darling I would happily wear one.
Wendy was kind enough to teach me how to make them.  Here’s what you need:

Felt Flowers For A Mixed Bouquet: Tutorial!

Fabric flowers are everywhere these days, and for good reason! They're so simple to make, and you almost can't go wrong if you've got a few simple tricks up your sleeve. And on top of that, if you use felt, (even inexpensive acrylic craft felt like I've used here), it's so easy to cut and holds it shape well, which makes you look good too! I'm not saying this is quick, yes it will take a few good hours, but it's time well spent, and if you make two or more at a time, it's time really well spent!
General How-To:
You'll Need:

• a 6" diameter styrofoam ball, or even 1/2 a styrofoam ball depending on your container.
• four types of felt flowers, in four complimentary colors, instructions below
• hot glue gun
• a suitable pot whose mouth is just slightly smaller than the diameter of your ball

Making Pom Poms

 

Pom Poms require a little bit of patience, but its quite satisfying when you finally get to cut them and produce your pom pom. You can make them whatever size you like, but I would suggest starting with a small pom pom so it doesn't take forever. 

• Cardboard
• Compass, or two circular items you can trace around.
• Wool
• Scissors

Heart-Shaped Confetti

 

Valentine crafts - Valentine heart - Heart-Shaped Confetti

Making paper flowers

This past weekend I finally had the chance to try out some projects that have been buzzing around inside my head. One of them was to take some honeycomb blind samples that my daughter recently brought home from my Mom's house, and make them into these sweet little snowflake/flower ornaments for our tree. A tutorial seems a little out of place since it's unlikely that every one of you would have blind samples laying around your house (do you). But here's the quick rundown just in case:

DIY Garland Roundup

Hello bloggy friends! Did you have a nice weekend (or extended weekend for those of you celebrating Thanksgiving)? My daughter and I had a great time with our family and now that Christmas is less than a month a way I'm ready to jump into a bunch of holiday craft projects...how about you?

Paper Christmas tree

Paper Christmas tree