Monday, August 29, 2016

Selina is turning 19...& she is having a big sale!

Selina (my daughter) is turning big 19 this week!
So she decided to have a big birthday sale in her Etsy shop!
19% off anything and everything...just use the coupon code when checking out.
The coupon code is:   BIRTHDAY
She has lots of pendants blanks: Mini hoop circles, ovals, tags, banner shapes, hexies....
which she makes herself, right here in America! 
I love the circle mini hoops...they are the perfect size for lots of projects.

All the supply blanks/3 packs come with how to sheets and a free pattern design.

She has earring blanks...
Imagine matching your dress fabric exactly with your earrings.

This pattern design comes with the 3 pack of earring blanks
So sweet! 
She has ring blanks and hexies!
I have a fondness for playing with the hexies.
The rings are adjustable.
Lots of finished designs too...
19% off!
like the new halloween ones....
in the brand new oval shapes. 
Love this face!
She even has tag pendant blanks.
The cat design pattern comes with this one.

The sales starts now and goes until Friday September 2nd midnight.
coupon code: Birthday


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Friday, August 26, 2016

Love, yesterday, Vintage Halloween and more!


I love this saying...so funny!
I drew the tag along time ago...just a simple tag and now I can add whatever saying I want...so very easily!
This would make a great gift tag...for someone with a sense of humor.
*Please note that all freebies are for you to use to make a couple finished goods (no mass producing) and a couple gifts...they are still legally my designs.

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This is my Brand new pattern!!

Get ready for a fun Party!
There are 6 projects in this pattern: Sitting pumpkin head, Mr. Pumpkin with bat, 
Three pumpkins in a row, and The dangling cat, ghost and pumpkin.
What a perfect addition to your Halloween decor...easy and quick too!

Mr. Pumpkin with bat (11 1/2" tall x 4 1/4" wide).
These are Fun and addicting to make.....plus they are great to sell at craft shows! 
Sitting pumpkin head (6" tall x 5 3/4", not including arms & legs).
These make great displays & are fun gifts! 
The dangling cat, ghost and pumpkin (16" long x 3 3/4")
These float in the breeze so nicely...I love using cheesecloth.
Three pumpkins in a row (14" long x 4 1/4").
I used lots of shades of orange wool for these...they remind me of decorations of long ago!
I can't wait to get all these up in my house ....plus all my other goodies....it's like adult kid candy!

I am in the new Autumn 2016 PRIMS magazine...with my pumpkin man doll with his skull balloon and Agatha Willow witch.
Both patterns are available in my etsy shop or on my website. The magazine doesn't have the patterns, but I wrote an article about them and the process.
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Here is Selina....

My daughter started up a you tube channel....where she will make tutorials.
She re-filmed the Ticket flower tutorial

You got to go over to her blog and see the amazing renovations she did on our camper....
She has lots of pics and info.

Now it looks so retro and fun...not depressing...lol.

Have a fun Friday!!!

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Monday, August 22, 2016

Cats cats ...cats!!!

It is no secret that I LOVE cats!
Here is a little collage of my babies...The first column is Froy (7).
The middle is Lucky (9) and the last column is Trix (9).
The middle row shows them being alittle younger.
And the last row shows crazy big faces.
Here is baby Froy....he still uses that root as a scratching post. 
This pic shows Goldie (who has 6 toes on each paw), Lucky is the middle kitten and the bottom kitten is Trix.  We had too many cats then, so we gave goldie to the store.  People seem to like cats with extra toes.  All are fixed and 3 is my limit.  (mainly because they get mad at each other)
I love creating designs with cats too!
I can't help drawing more cats...but I am not very good at drawing dogs....I gotta try harder. 
This pattern above is a BIG pattern...all 12 designs are in one.
Each design represents a month of the year. 
 There is a snowman, hearts, shamrocks, bunny, catnip, flowers, flags, watermelon, schoolhouse, witch, turkey, and santa with presents. Each Finished stitchery square measures: 3 5/8" x 5 3/4"
Quilt measures: 19 3/4" x 33 1/4".
These are fun, quick, and use all your lil tiny scraps of wool or wool felt. They make great gifts, great for craft shows, and also can be made into magnets. 

Isn't this the Cat's meow?  Celebrate Valentine's day with this sweet kitty cat doll... made from chenille stems, felt and wool. This project is easy, quick, and makes a great gift. It is also purrfect for your holiday decor!

There is a rainbow of good fortune for this kitty cat. The luck of the Irish is a quick to make project, easy, and makes a cheerful addition to your home. Gold seed beads add a special glistening touch!

This sweet Kitty cat is giving a small but lovely gift of love in a flower. What a fast, easy, and fun design to make for a gift or for yourself. This is the easiest of Dresden plate appliqués...all the details are included in this pattern. No turning appliques under or hard applications....raw edges showing is part of the charm of this pattern...so easy too. 

This little kitty is giving Sweets to the sweet. There is a heart pouch to fill with goodies for your Valentine. What a fast, easy, and fun design to make. How fun would this be to receive on Valentine's Day? 

This cute kitten is sitting inside an umbrella....saying sweetly....April showers bring may flowers. What a fast, easy, and fun project to make for spring. The design can be made into this adorable patchwork pillow ...all the details are included in this pattern.

Make into a wallhanging, old window frame, pillows, or lil mini-quilts. IT CAN FIT INTO ANY WINDOW FRAME BECAUSE THE BORDER FABRIC CAN BE MADE SMALLER OR LARGER. Each Finished piece measures: 4 3/4" x 5 3/4" -muslin area.

This pincushion fits onto a spool of thread...very handy, Super fast to make, & makes great gifts! These are great sellers at craft shows. Uses simple supplies and scraps. Design measures: 5" x 2 3/4" including tee.

Create a special gift for your BFF. The "All you need is love" pincushion scissor fob keeps your pins, needles, and scissors handy. The pins and needles can't poke through and hurt your table or you. This is the sweetest accessory to your end table or sewing room. This is a fast, easy, and fun project. Finished design measures: 4 1/2" x 5 1/2" not including ribbon. 

This is one of my very favorites!
This little kitty cat has gathered happy memories ... sweet flowers in her paws. The inspiring design can be made into a pillow or a table mat. This design is quick, easy, and fun to stitch up! Pillow measures:7" x 7".
Lucky says..."Have a wonderful rest of the day"!!!!

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Friday, August 19, 2016

Enjoy today Freebie hexie & Froy

Today's freebie design is
Enjoy today!
This is perfect to fit inside my Daughter Selina's Hexie pendant blanks!
They are the cutest necklaces!
Just right click, copy ad save.
This is a pic of the hexies.
*Please note that all freebies are for you to use to make a couple finished goods (no mass producing) and a couple gifts...they are still legally my designs.

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Here is the world's cutest cat (in my eyes) ...Froy!
He sometimes poses for me and then other times a take 50 pics and not one turns out.
He is a stinker!
I wanted to show you how I changed up my pic in adobe illustrator.
I did an image trace and changed the colors alot....crazy purples here.
It reminds me of paint by numbers...but very wild. 
It just shows you how colors can change the whole look!
These are banana split colors. 
It's like Jackson Pollack meets impressionism.
I love it!
I could do tons of changes...but I just focused on these colors for now.

Now this is CRAZY!
I feel like I am in the swinging sixties!

Austin Powers eat your heart out.

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Monday, August 15, 2016

New designs and little cakes

You probably know how super duper proud I am of my daughter Selina...a recent high school grad and business owner.
These finished pendant are for sale as well as her pendant blanks...for your own fabric or designs.

I love the "paint by number" fabric...that was one of my favorite things to do as a child....I bet you liked it too!
This fabric has the word "love" embroidered on it. 
My favorite shape of hers in the hexie! 
I love this  face! 
There are french knots on his party hat. 
Jack...the pumpkin king!...he has a few beads on him...I need to watch this movie again soon! 
He has French knot highlights in his eyes. 
in a hexie this time!  Boy am I looking forward to halloween decorating! 
I need to make some clips on earrings for myself...my ears always grow back...I give up on pierced earrings.  I guess my body says No!
Selina also made lots of Petit fours!
They are great tea cakes.
She had a blast and brought them to a party. 
Plus she made up a box for her boyfriend and her friend as well. 
They were so yummy and looked great!
She just keeps surprising me with her talents!

Happy monday!

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