Cutie Crown

{2011 Craft Books}

:: Stash Happy: Felt: 30 Fun Projects for Felt (and Fabric) Lovers by Amanda Carestio
:: a great book for using up your scraps of felt and/or just felt from your stash
:: I like sewing with wool felt, do you, too?
:: I sewed my daughter the cutie crown in salmon, white, & olive green wool felt
:: the crown ties up in the back with some ribbons which is quite different & adds a nice feminine touch, don't you think?
:: my daughter helped pick out the buttons & the vintage lace trim is from my stash
:: wool felt is from here
:: flower templates can be found here
:: I did a round up of dress-up crowns, that's found here

Happy Tuesday everyone !

Paper Doilies for Gift Wrapping

{2011 Craft Books}

:: Martha Stewart's Handmade Holiday Crafts: 225 Inspired Projects for Year-Round Celebrations by the Editors of Martha Stewart Living
:: super thick book full of tons of ideas with beautiful photos
:: I was mostly inspired by the Valentine's day section from this craft book (and some Easter projects too)
:: I wrapped some chocolate bars using some paper doilies, pink ribbons & rickrack, and decorative papers ~ they will make such pretty Valentine's day gifts :)

Happy (early) St Valentine's day !!!

Easy Breezy Blouse

{2011 Craft Books}

:: Sewing in a Straight Line by Brett Bara
:: 26 projects all made by sewing straight lines ~ isn't that a great concept for a book !?!
:: hey, this is a surprise ~ some sewing for moi !   I fell in love with this fabric at the store & just had to buy some expecially because it was on clearance, then the challenge was to find the perfect project for it, which was accomplished once I came across the easy breezy blouse (it only cost just a little over $3 to make this blouse!)
:: this was my first time working with chiffon (that's an example of one of the reasons why I do a craft book month because I enjoy new challenges, trying new techniques, etc.)
:: as you may have guessed the blouse has lots of French seams & time consuming hems
:: many thanks to my 4 year old daughter who took the photos (using a tripod) of me modeling the blouse :)

Thanks for checking in and have a lovely day !

Felt Adventure Mat

{2011 Craft Books}

:: Weekend Handmade: More Than 40 Projects and Ideas for Inspired Crafting by Kelly Wilkinson
:: The felt adventure mat was just too cute of a project, I just had to sew one... one side is green with grass/stems & the other side is sky blue with tree branches
:: my daughter plays with it in my studio while I'm busy... she loves adding flowers (can you tell??)... there's no such thing as too many flowers, right !?!

Hoping you have a crafty Wednesday !

Change Your Mind Skirt

{2011 Craft Books}

:: 1, 2, 3 Sew: Build Your Skills with 33 Simple Sewing Projects by Ellen Luckett Baker
:: Free patterns from the book: Insulated Lunch Sack, Eyelet Headband
:: I sewed the Change Your Mind Skirt... my daughter averages about 3 outfits per day, so I love the fact that this skirt is reversible !!!
:: Fabrics used:
red & pink apples: Farmer's Market "Summer" color palette by Sandi Henderson
pink & green flowers: Nearby Floral in Candy by Michael Miller
:: Total cost to make it: $6.81
:: Any projects you sew from this book, be sure to add them to the 123 Sew flickr group

Happy Tuesday blogging friends, see you tomorrow !

Tallulah Halter Dress

{2011 Craft Books}

:: Girl's World: 21 Sewing Projects to Make for Little Girls By Jennifer Paganelli
:: There are frilly dresses, ruffled pillows, bed canopies, stuffed animals... for girls toddlers to tweens
:: I sewed the Tallulah Halter Dress ~ the first time I made a halter dress & also my fist time making side vents
:: Fabric is Children at play by sarahjane for michael miller (1 1/8 yards was used which only cost $6.75)
:: She wants to wear it to the beach... only 4 months to go :o)


Happy Monday !  See you tomorrow :)

Bunting

{2011 Craft Books}

Add this super sweet bunting to any cake & it'll make it so much more festive !   It just takes a very small amount of card stock, some scissors, thread & a sewing machine. The how-to can be found in Microcrafts by Margaret McGuire, Alicia Kachmar, Katie Hatz, and Friends.

By the way, the recipe for this cake is from The Cake Mix Dr Bakes Gluten-Free.

Larissa @ mmmcrafts had a little write up about her 2 contributions (flower pocket pendants and greeting cards) in this book, check out her post.

Have a good weekend, see you on Monday !