New Project!

Hobby Lobby had 50% off ribbon and inspiration struck! I am going to try making a ribbon bunting for St. Patrick's. 

Valentine's Window Garland

 

l love the pom-pom garland I made for Valentine's. I used four different colors of yarn, white, light pink, medium pink & fuchsia; and wrapped the yarn around a wine bottle about 100 times for each pom-pom. This is a great task to do while watching Dowton Abby.

Valentine's Bunting

I figured out how to cut felt and regular material using my Circuit machine. There are several things that needs to be done in order to get a clean cut. The following are tips:
           1. Use the super sticky PURPLE cutting mat & use ONLY for cloth.
           2. Dedicate a blade for material. I gave a deep cut, for thick felt, and regular. I keep these in my sewing drawer.
          3. Use a stabilizer. I tried three different types, Pellon  regular Wonder-Under, Pellon Craft-Fuse iron-on Craft Backing & Heat n Bond Ultahold. They all worked well but I prefer the Ultrahold as ut was the most user friendy. 
          4. Iron on stabilizer as directed, remove backing BEFORE putting on Circuit mat or else you will have a HUGE mess. If using ultrahold you will not need to add any other backing as it is double sided. 
        5. Start with the bottom later first. Ex: I ironed the felt hearts onto the burlap then ironed the printed material hearts onto the felt hearts. If you use a double sided stabilizer and reverse the order you will bond the second layer to your ironing board!

It is fast and easy!! Can't wait to get started on my St. Patty's crafts!!

Happy New Year!!

I hope everyone had a wonderful Holiday and best wishes for 2015. Tim and I actually stayed up to usher in the New Year, this is the first time in a decade! What do you all do on New Year's Eve? I am creating New Years cards to send out to family and friends and making more mini albums.

Here is one of the many mini-albums I made.

This is a 6x6 fold out album that has spots for about 20 photos.

Pages 2 & 3 

Pages 3, 4 & 5.

Pages 5, 6 & 7.

Pages 7 & 8.

Pages 9 - 15.