Strip Quilt

A few months ago I got a strip quilt kit for really cheap.  I finally finished it thanks to craft night with a good friend.  The fabric isn't my favorite but I think it turned out cute anyway.   Now I just need to find a good back for it.  I ended up making each block into an 8 inch square, using 2 1/2 inch long strips of fabric.

Clock Refashion

We had a cool church activity a few weeks ago. Basically what happened is we brought a few decoration or other like items that we didn't want anymore (but they had to be in good condition still) and we swapped them with other items people brought that we we liked.  I got a really cool glass cake stand as well as this white porcelain clock.  At first glance it isn't my style but I liked that it was porcelain and I knew I could come up with something

Lucky for me the clock center part came out really easy. I was able to pop out the clock center.  I then sanded the entire surface a little bit to make it ruff so that the primer would be sure to stick good.  Then I used a spray paint primer on the entire surface.

After that was dry I painted it this cool teal color.  I also spray painted the metal ring black.  I think it turned out cute.

Stamp n' Stack

Stamp n' Stack is an addition to stamp club. It is an event that Joy puts on a few times a year, basically what happens is we get together on a Saturday morning and make a bunch of cards.  The cards are usually a little more simple than the cards we make at stamp club, so that we can crank out a bunch.  I made 10 cards, 2 of each design.  This was my first time participating in the stamp n' stack and I had a blast.  Joy actually hosted the event at her warehouse, so it was cool to see the  ourcraftlounge warehouse.

check out the goods

Fashion District: LA Style

A bunch of friends and I went up to LA to go to the fashion district.  I was so excited to go and it was a blast.  Here is the run down of what I got:

Yellow flats for  $5.99

2 hats both for : $4.00

Spool of lace: $1.00

Belt buckle: $.50

4 yards of ribbon: $1.00

2 yards striped knit: $2.00

2 yards printed cotton: $3.00

Total:   $17.50

It was a lot of fun to head up to LA for the day.  I need to start taking advantage of the things LA has to offer. We aren't here for very much longer and there are some cool spots up there.

Puppy Love

I haven't posted lately because we have been so occupied by this little fur ball that has taken over the house. She is darling.

Flower Head Band

This is something I have been wanting to make for a while and I finally got around to it.

Items needed:

Fabric that will melt when burned

Head Band

Ribbon or cloth to cover the head band 

Tulle

Candle 

Hot Glue gun

Scissors

Pearl beads or other beads for flower center.

 First cut circles out of the desired fabric in decreasing size.  I chose to use four circles.

(Before the edges are melted)

Melt the edge of all the circles by holding them next to the candle flame.

(After the edges are melted)

 Once all the edges are melted stack them and glue them together.  I also added a little tulle in between a few of the petals

 (After it is all glued together)

Repeat on all of the other flowers.  I glued some pearl beads to the center of two of my flowers.

Once I finished all of the flowers I glued them onto a piece of felt to make 

the flowers easier to glue onto the head band

Now for the headband. 

This headband I got at a local craft store for 39 cents, it is a white plastic.   I would have rather used a metal headband but maybe for the next one.

I decided to use a knit fabric to cover my headband but you could also use 

ribbon, felt or other types of fabric.

I cut a strip of knit about 1 1/4 inch wide.  One reason I like  the knit is because it curls under on its own so it makes it easier to get a good folded edge.

Add a dab of glue and fold over the other side to look like the picture below.

Continue all the way around until the whole head band is covered.

Lastly glue the flowers onto the head band.

Done.

June Stamp Club

This month was a fun stamp night. We made some really cool cards and of course I learned something new. Joy is so great you can find her stamps over at ourcraftloung.

The first card we made was in honor of the upcoming holiday, our independence day the 4th of July.

I took a close up of the bear because we used an awesome product on him. It is 3D fuzz (I need to look up the correct name for it). It makes him look like he has glittery fur.

Very cool.

This little card was a lot of fun. The theme of the night seemed to be Copic, but I love to color especially with the Copic markers so I wasn' t complaining at all. 

Love this little fairy.  We added glitter to her wings to add more dimension.

This is a fun summer card. I always love using die cuts.

This last card is my favorite. This is the new technique I learned. It it called a shaker card.

Basically there is a clear piece of plastic covering the punched hole and filled between the octopus and the clear plastic is glitter.  The glitter can then shake!