Monday, May 16, 2016
Wednesday, May 11, 2016
Fabric Letters
Everyone gets excited when they here a baby is coming! Time for baby showers and fun gifts! My beautiful niece is expecting a little man in June! There was a lovely shower for her last weekend.
When I found out about the shower, I started trying to find something I could do, a gift that hopefully, no one else would think of. Of course, I headed straight for Pinterest! How wouldn't? Sometimes I think of things on my own, but sometimes I need a little nudge!
OMG! There is a ton of things on there! Some of the things, I think I will be working on, so I can have them ready for the next gift I need.
There is one of the projects that really caught my eye!
Alphabet Letters from Sierra at BlueRobbinCottage.com
She had this picture, but I couldn't find the actual way that she did them. So I will share with you, what I did!
First off, I needed to draw out the letters and decide how big they should be.
I used a little piece of double sided tape to hold the two pieces, so they didn't slide while I drew the letters. Using the marker, made it bold and visible through the clean sheet. Once I drew the 2 letters, I removed and got another sheet.
Sorry that the pencil lines are hard to see. I made the thickness of the letters about 1 1/4 inch. These will be the lines that I use to stitch the letters. After I had them all drawn out, I cut them out. It was a lovely sunny day, and even though the sun was shining, it was a little breezy, but I managed to get them all cut out!
Next can the fun part! Finding the right fabrics to lay out for the letters! I got a little, no, a lot of help with scraps from my sister, Lynette, she is a quilter and was very generous and found a bag of wonderful colors that would be suitable for a little guy! I was very careful to be sure I mixed the letters up, so that when they were all laid out, there wasn't any that were next to each other, that were the same color. Laying out 3-4 letters at a time, laying down the one color of fabric, adding 2 layers of felt and the other color of fabric. I traced the letters using chalk, that way it would be easily removed once the stitching was complete!
I ended up stitching them all with black thread, I wanted them to stand out!
As you can see, I let a little room in between letters. Some areas, only one pass was needed to cut out the letters like between the V and A.
I used Pinking shears to cut the letters out. These pinking shears are my sisters, also. Looks like it is time to add them to my wish list! They sure did come in handy!
These are my finished letters! Great boy colors and they will be so fun to play with! The great thing about them, is that if they get dirty from, say, spit up or food from little hands, they can be washed! Clean and ready to use again! I stacked them up in order and wrapped them with a ribbon. I then put them in a small diaper bag that could be used to store them, or to use as a little carrying bag, along with a few onsies and books! Baby gifts are so much fun!
When I found out about the shower, I started trying to find something I could do, a gift that hopefully, no one else would think of. Of course, I headed straight for Pinterest! How wouldn't? Sometimes I think of things on my own, but sometimes I need a little nudge!
OMG! There is a ton of things on there! Some of the things, I think I will be working on, so I can have them ready for the next gift I need.
There is one of the projects that really caught my eye!
Alphabet Letters from Sierra at BlueRobbinCottage.com
She had this picture, but I couldn't find the actual way that she did them. So I will share with you, what I did!
First off, I needed to draw out the letters and decide how big they should be.
I first took a piece of regular computer paper and made a grid using a black sharpie, so it would stand out under a second piece of computer paper. With this grid, I could draw out two letters per sheet.
I used a little piece of double sided tape to hold the two pieces, so they didn't slide while I drew the letters. Using the marker, made it bold and visible through the clean sheet. Once I drew the 2 letters, I removed and got another sheet.
Sorry that the pencil lines are hard to see. I made the thickness of the letters about 1 1/4 inch. These will be the lines that I use to stitch the letters. After I had them all drawn out, I cut them out. It was a lovely sunny day, and even though the sun was shining, it was a little breezy, but I managed to get them all cut out!
Next can the fun part! Finding the right fabrics to lay out for the letters! I got a little, no, a lot of help with scraps from my sister, Lynette, she is a quilter and was very generous and found a bag of wonderful colors that would be suitable for a little guy! I was very careful to be sure I mixed the letters up, so that when they were all laid out, there wasn't any that were next to each other, that were the same color. Laying out 3-4 letters at a time, laying down the one color of fabric, adding 2 layers of felt and the other color of fabric. I traced the letters using chalk, that way it would be easily removed once the stitching was complete!
I ended up stitching them all with black thread, I wanted them to stand out!
As you can see, I let a little room in between letters. Some areas, only one pass was needed to cut out the letters like between the V and A.
I used Pinking shears to cut the letters out. These pinking shears are my sisters, also. Looks like it is time to add them to my wish list! They sure did come in handy!
These are my finished letters! Great boy colors and they will be so fun to play with! The great thing about them, is that if they get dirty from, say, spit up or food from little hands, they can be washed! Clean and ready to use again! I stacked them up in order and wrapped them with a ribbon. I then put them in a small diaper bag that could be used to store them, or to use as a little carrying bag, along with a few onsies and books! Baby gifts are so much fun!
Tuesday, May 10, 2016
Mother's Day Card
Mother's Day is that special day where we get to show our mothers how very important they are to us and how better to show that, than to make the card yourself! I can't tell you the last time I bought a greeting card in the store. I love all the different ways to make cards!
My sisters and I used to make them years ago, when stamping first became popular. These days, there is so many new tools and gadgets, and I want them all! Of course, that isn't going to happen, so, I just have to use what I have!
So this Mother's Day, I made cards for my mom and my mother in law. I used a stamp that I have had for many years , Iris. I stamped it on water color paper using Staz-on ink pad.
After removing the card front from the Cricut mat, I used Tom-Bow glue and mounted it to my card stock. I choose a shade of purple that matched as close to the flower color as possible.
You can see here, that now the word MOM is cut out, I lined up the "O" and filled in the center.
Now with the positive letters, I placed small pieces of 3M double stick mounting tape to the back side. I want the card to have a little dimension, but not be super obvious!
I could have left the card like this, and it still would have been loved by both of the mom's!
This is the end result of the letters, you still see the whole stamp and the beauty of it, but mom is there, blending in! Try this technique on some of the cards you are making.
Put a little homespun and comfort in your projects!
My sisters and I used to make them years ago, when stamping first became popular. These days, there is so many new tools and gadgets, and I want them all! Of course, that isn't going to happen, so, I just have to use what I have!
So this Mother's Day, I made cards for my mom and my mother in law. I used a stamp that I have had for many years , Iris. I stamped it on water color paper using Staz-on ink pad.
Once I had the card stamped, I colored it using the Stamping' Up water color pencils and blending pens. This allows you to have a gentle blend in your colors.
I then, placed the card on the Cricut cutting mat. Now in order to know where the letters were going to fall, I used a scrap piece of paper the same size as my card, moved the cutting blade part way down the card and cut it. When I was happy with the placement of the letters, I cut them on my card.
Put a little homespun and comfort in your projects!
Sunday, May 8, 2016
Mom
I am so blessed beyond measure. My mom is 86 years old and still with us. She is beautiful and talented. Everything I know how to do came from watching her! She has set a great example of what a mother should be. She is always there for all of us and would do anything for us. It would be wonderful if we could spend more time together, but they are in Florida and we are in New York. Luckily, we are only a phone call away!
So very blessed to have my mom and to be the mother to four wonderful children and four wonderful daughter and son in laws. Thank you mom for teaching me to be a great mom!
Happy Mother's Day to all the mom's out there!
So very blessed to have my mom and to be the mother to four wonderful children and four wonderful daughter and son in laws. Thank you mom for teaching me to be a great mom!
Happy Mother's Day to all the mom's out there!
Thursday, May 5, 2016
Tuesday, May 3, 2016
Happiness
It is very important to love what you do! I love making people happy and helping when able.
Saturday, April 30, 2016
Happy
There are so many times when things happen in your life, that you simply can't change. That is the time to choose to be happy and get through it. Don't dwell on the issue, it only makes it worst!
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