Hello April!

Happy Spring!

It's April....time for renewal....time for the magic of life~

This winter was a doozie, but it makes me awful grateful for the end of it and Springtime~

Above is the new tablet/phone calendar freebie....just click here and download and add to your background or wallpaper. 

And here is the desktop calendar freebie.  I love changing these up every month.  It makes me get into the spirit!  The design is my wanna be Easter bunny....the sweet chick has taken over the job!

This is perfect for your laptop or computer in your office.

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I love learning from Mindy Lacefield....I have joined her art club.  Recently she painted some large tags...so I wanted to do it too in my own style.

I had a blast...it was so much fun!

This was the set when I was working on them...I just kept switching from one to the other.

After painting them ...I turned them into a digital download set of tags....these are them above.

They are $4.49 in my etsy shop!

There are a purple bunny, Chick and blue bunny, bunny with basket of eggs, pink & blue bunny, white bunny with large egg, purple bunny and chick. Zoom in to see them closer. Each large tag is 3.125" x 6.25". There are 2 sayings added to make a little banner with as well. They fit 3 tags to a page and there are 2 pages. 

The colors are very bright and vivid!

There so much you can do with them....hang them on an easter basket, decorate with, put in your journal, hang on a tree....etc....

I just punched a hole and looped some ribbon through the hole....so easy!

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Guess what....I finally learned how to crochet a little!

I learned how to make flowers....I was hooked....bad pun!

so I made a few cute things out of them...

a party girl badge....

Jumbo clips for journals and bookmarking....

In lots of colors.

Then I learned how to make a rose...

and a bow!

Search on YouTube for videos...there are a ton of them!

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DMC gave me some happy mail....which I can't wait to play with!

I do love their floss and always use it for all my designs.

These tassle kits look amazing....I think tassels are very popular again.

The earrings are so adorable.

I also got a tote...and new pearl cotton.

a great quality hoop and marking pen.

This Secret Garden kit has some amazing colors...great textures...

I can't wait to sew with them!  I will post when I start tackling them.

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My daughter took some pics of me...they are for a special reason which I can't discuss yet...but for now I put it in my easter collage.

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I have been painting with watercolors....the more you do it, the better they get.

Practice makes perfect (or close to it).

Painting makes me feel like I am in therapy....its very relaxing and tranquil!

Online classes are very affordable and you can watch them over and over.

Sometimes your favorite artists also teach...so look them up!

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I created a new item...a 1 sheet 

bunny coloring book.

This bunny book prints out on one piece of plain white paper. I give you the instructions on how to fold and make it into a sweet 8 page mini book. Plus we also share a video on how to fold, cut and create....in case you prefer watching a short video. 

This is Great for anyone who loves to color! Plus makes a great Easter basket stuffer. Kids will have so much fun coloring this sweet bunny book. 

This is an instant download, u print it on your printer.....It prints on regular white copy paper, 8 1/2" x 11". It is a PDF file. You can print this as many times as you want! This is easy to create....you can show the kids and make them together. 

This is fun to make! 

and to color!

This is the first of many to come!

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Another jar design from my daughter Selina....we painted it and added this embroidery....which is one of nine designs in the 3 pack!

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Have a very happy April...

watch out for those who try to trick you on April 1st.

Retro TV time... tiny embroidery

Time for a little TV.

Isn't this so cute?!

My daughter made this adorable TV pin/brooch blank....I designed the embroidery inside and stitched it up!

I drew up this little design...just to play with it.

This is how the TV looks before using it.

The center slips out. 

I cut a piece of cotton batting using the inner shapes as a guide.

Place some glue on it.

and put the batting on it. 

This will make a soft center for my embroidery to be placed on. 

I stitched it up while watching TV....lol.

2 strands of floss and one strand for the windows.

I stitched it during "Survivor" and washed the blue marker off.

Then let dry.

I placed the embroidery over the center piece with batting on it.

then pushed the TV over it and glued it in place. 

I glued a scrap of black felt and a pinback.

It is so sweet and any small design makes and interesting piece.

Even just pretty fabric is cool...like this Henry Glass cat fabric.

They should be in her shop in a day or two!

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My new business cards came in and I love them...vista print.

This one is showcasing my daughter Selina's hexies and my embroidery designs.

This one is for my fabric design.

I love pansies and had to make a collection for that. 

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This is my "April" one of the coloring pages calendar that I colored....it sits right by my computer in my office.

This week I have the 12 month printables on sale in my other etsy shop called ShirleyHudsonDesigns.

It is only $3.99.

You get all these designs to either color or you could use them for embroidery designs.

They are fun to color and use...they can be clipped to a clip board or hung up.

I may have to stitch up the America basket soon.

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Come to home matters!

Inspire...hearts

Sometimes we need to be inspired...I'm hoping this little tutorial will inspire you to make a sweet hanging heart!  It would be cute in valentine colors too!

It is really very simple. 

Here is a heart template....or you could draw your own heart shape. 

The ribbons I used are just a clump of seam binding ribbons tied together.

I love stamping out words and sayings...the sky's the limit.

You could personalize so easily!

This heart would make a great sachet.

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Sweets for the sweet.....

This is my sale pattern of the week: Valentine Bouquet stitchery pattern, only $2.99

This is quick and easy....so fast and fun...this has been a best seller for me.

Finished design measures: 5" x 7". 

This sale is for this week only...until next Friday.

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Happy Weekend!!

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