Keeping the Crafting Bug Alive!

Above: This sweet little primitive bear is on his way to a new home.

 

 

Above: Thank you card. I tried to make a ATC card but the 2 1/2" x 3 1/2" size was a little too small for me. I do want to make alot of ATCs (artist trading card) so that I can fill my 7 gypsies rolodex. I have had the rolodex for about 5 years now and have never really made anything for it.

Above: Heart Pincushion that I made as a thank you gift. Sorry, I should have taken a picture of it before I sealed the bag. The plaid looks a little loud but it is not that bright. The brown "nest" in the middle is actually a rosette with a pearl in the middle. I used hand dyed ribbon, hand stamped tag, picture of my great grandmother, piece of vintage style lace and corsage pin.

Above: Little better with a white background.

 

I know that it has been a while since I blogged here but I just haven't been making as much primitive stuff as I have whimsy/cutesy stuff. I have finally cleaned up my craft room and it is a very whimsy one now. My house is decorate for the most part primitive, but I also love red, aqua, sunny yellow and cutesy stuff. This is why my craft room took on a brighter look. Now I can enjoy the best of both worlds and it no longer has to be a competition of Whimsy vs. Primsy!! So, if you haven't seen the pics of my craft room go on over to www.littleredhenstitches1.blogspot.com and check it out :)

 

Have a wonderful night and keep that crafting bug alive!! Go ahead....make something!!!

You'll be glad you did!!

Holly

Time For A Torial....

A tutorial today! I am going to finally show how to "flock" something.  The image below is going to be used in a birthday card for a preschool friend of D#2. The theme D#2 and I picked out was princess. You can read about the gift we bought the birthday girl here. I was really bummed that I didn't have a princess stamp. I thought for sure that I had bought one. But, no, my stamps are real organized and there was not a princess stamp. I had to improvise. I googled princess cartoon image and found this one. It is a retired stamp from Stampin' Up. I drew the princess on a plain piece of paper and designed her like I wanted. I knew that I would want to paper piece some of her dress to make it look more professional.

Above: Hand drawn princess. Colored with my Copic markers.

Above: Here are the supplies that you will need to make the flock: yarn and scissors.

Above: Cut the yarn into tiny fluffy pieces. Zoom in for a closer look.

Above: Apply glue to the area to be flocked. If the area is small, pour a little glue on to a piece of paper and use a toothpick to apply the glue.

Above: I just smush the flock on and press it into the glue. Let it dry for about 10 minutes and then lightly brush the excess flock off with a soft bristle brush.

Above: Here's the finished card. I love using the corsage pins, but I always make sure to clip the point off, especially if it is for a child.

Above: I love to hang the card from the handle of the gift bag. Usually I use an envelope larger than the card so that I can punch a hole in the envelope to hang it. Today I had a eureka moment. I thought why not make a hanger for the card. So, I used the normal size envelope and taped a scalloped circle on to one short side of the envelope. The tape needs to be really strong. I use something called "red line tape". It is very sticky.

Above: The "red" is the backing. You just peel that off and it becomes double sided sticky tape. I usually buy mine at Wally World over in the office supply section. H Lobby also carries it and you can use that awesome coupon!

Above: Here is the back.

Above: D#2 modeling the present.

Gotta go now, thunder is rumbling so I should get away from the computer.

Have an awesome and crafty weekend!!!

Holly

Cards and Notebooks

Today I really don't have anything "prim" to show, but I have a couple of crafty things. I am not sure if you know this but I love to make cards and other paper crafts. The card below is for D#1 to give to one of her best friends. She picked out the paper and I designed the card.

Above: I did ink the edges to give it an antique look. The candle flame is yellow flock. I am not sure if you are familiar with "flock", but it is all the rage in the card industry. It is just basically fluffy fibers. I am not really sure what the companies make it out of but I have a very cheap and easy way to make your own. I think that it looks pretty neat, but it is expensive, especially if you want all the colors. Hopefully this weekend  I can do a tutorial on making your own "flock". It really adds dimension to your projects. I will do some before and after pictures so that you can see the difference. This tutorial will be on my other blog: http://www.cottonpickinfun.blogspot.com/ .

Above: I used glitter on the icing. Colored the mice with my copic markers.

Above: Little Tailor Mouse is in my Etsy store (http://www.cottonpickinfun.etsy.com/) . Read about him and his brothers: http://www.cottonpickinfun.blogspot.com/ .

Above: this is a mini notebook that I created recently. It is a thank you for an Etsy customer that recently purchased something from my Etsy store. I really do appreciate my customers and my goal is to make them happy and pleased with what they ordered. And that my items they purchase live up to their expectations.

Above: I love these little books, especially for writing lists.

A big "thanks" to everyone that reads my blog- THANK YOU. I love writing entries and find it a wonderful way to communicate to others throughout blog land. My sister and I talked about this for a long time and I am so glad that we decided to embark on this adventure together. Her blog is : http://www.patternpaperandcoffeerings.blogspot.com/ .

Tonight I don't have to think about supper. Son's FFA (Future Farmer's of America-for school) is having a fundraiser: Fish Fry, glad it is not monster truck racing or tractor pulling,

Have a great night,

Holly