May day! Welcome new month...

I think April moved along a little faster than March did. 

Maybe it was Easter....or getting into the rhythm of the new world...that made time go faster.

Or maybe its just me feeling this way.

In any case...I am happy we are into another warmer month!

The above calendar is free and is for your phone or tablet....get it here.

This free desktop calendar wallpaper can be found here.

I chose some uplifting colors and kept it simple.

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May kitty cat

May is all about beautiful flowers, Mother's day, birds tweeting and warmer weather.

This is my brand new pattern: May Kitty Cat Embroidery pillow pattern #409

Stitch up this quick design that features a sweet cat that loves 

celebrating with a balloon.

Make it up in a cute pillow adorned with easy to make felt & wool flowers.

There is and will be more in this series....one available for each month of the year.

These little felt or wool flowers are super easy to make...instructions are in the pattern.

  It only takes scraps!

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My daughter Selina Hudson has a new class on skillshare.

Here is a little about it:

Great Photos are key to selling your products.

Have you ever taken a bad shot of your products and it doesn't sell? Getting a great photo can be very difficult. Its so frustrating and wastes time.

Do you want to keep the cost down in your business and sell much more?

In this class you will learn:

• How to make lovely backgrounds using inexpensive supplies.
• I explain tips on photography just using your smart phone.
• You will learn about props and how they help sell your items.
• I will be explaining how to use a free editing photography program called Pixrl X.

This photo shows the backdrops you can make... taking the pics with your smart phone and using props...plus easy free photo editing.....making a lovely pic for your etsy shop or ebay listing.

Check out skillshare because they have thousands of useful video classes....free for a month.....9.99 after that....a great way to use your quarantine time.

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We have been making masks...I bet you have too!

I love using the sweet fabrics in my stash.

This is my first attempt.  I luckily had a stash of elastic.

Selina made one using her fabric designs on spoonflower,

There are so many types of masks....I used this one.

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My book which is out now ... is a dream come true for me....so excited about it. 

I had book signings set up, but the covid 19 came along...all will be rescheduled.

I look forward to seeing you at a future date. Come to my website to purchase a signed copy.

I love pincushions, so I included many in this book,,,along with mug rugs and pillow tucks ( little pillows on a shelf). 

Happy Birthday kitty cat pillow is in the birthday section of the book.

She is a sweet party guest!

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My daughter Selina and I have collaborated to make a fun art kit!

You can make a hanging heart with fun artwork...perfect for mother's day, a friend, or for your own home.  You can choose from 1 heart or two.

This is one I made...before adding ribbons.

Check out the video here 

WE show how easy it is to make.

Selina cuts the wooden heart with a hole to hang it and a hole to add lots of ribbons, lace, and other trims....that dangle down.

We have a video showing you how easy it is to create.

This is the one Selina made with the kit.

I made this one.

I made the art work, just cut out and glue where you want to.

It also comes with a big wood heart and lots of trims to add to it.

The kit comes with 6 collage sheets...already printed. 

You only need a few supplies like a glue stick, scissors, elmer's glue and glitter.

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I have been making a lot of art this past month.

Drawing is fun and my imagination is going wild.

I love cats so I had to make a jumping kitty in the garden.

I have been also drawing out of my comfort zone...like this succulent.

I have one in my yard...so I used it as a reference.

I survived through the winter in this little pot.

Have a wonderful weekend!

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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Revamping Valentine boxes!!

I love my newly revamped old Valentine boxes...this one has the sweetest valentine of a pussy cat.

I want to show you how easy it is to do it yourself! 

Here are my ugly boxes....a pink one from goodwill...$1.

There was dirt and marks on it....making it sort of sad looking. 

And this one is alright...but just advertises Russel Stovers. 

I gathered up supplies...like my party streamers.

I LOVE party streamers because they are usually dirt cheap at thrift stores and are easy to work with.

I just took my white party streamer and started gathering it up with my fingers and pressing it down to keep the gathered shape. 

I then started hot gluing it to the edges...making it evenly hanging over the edge a bit. 

I started at the top middle point of the heart.

Lucky was helping ...like a good tabby cat.

He put his paw on things I should try next...no kidding...he is amazing. 

I kept going around in layers.

When going around curves...just tuck to go around. 

I wanted another color to be added. 

It was addicting to keep on going. 

I love the sweetness of it...reminds me of Marie Antoinette. 

While I was working on this....I took my old valentine ...glued it onto cardstock and then added glitter.  I let it dry.

This is the kitty valentine I used. 

I covered it up alot. 

All these pics were taking while watching tv...so I am sorry the pictures are a little crazy and dark. 

I also covered up the little red box. 

I added white too. 

I glued the kitty valentine on the center....glued ribbons under it (with a heart button) and added a few stickers. 

I put a dog valentine on this one.

They are sooo cute and corny at the same time! 

Now my boxes are not sad...

I can proudly put them out and enjoy.

Here is my last tip:

Don't put party streamers in the sunshine...they will fade...

but maybe you want it to fade?  It would look vintage if it was faded....lol.

Have an amazing day!

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How easy is it to make a pendant?

How easy is it to make a pendant?

The answer:

VERY EASY!!

Today I am going to show you how easy, quick and fun it is to make a fabric pendant.

These are made with my daughter Selina's hexie pendant blanks ...

Which are in her Etsy shop...plus many more shapes and finished goodies.

I highly recommend this great glue....

Aleene's quick dry tacky glue...so much better than elmers glue.

You get three sets of hexie pieces in Selina's pack.

Just cover the inner hexie with a piece of thin cotton batting...glue in place.

I love to take the outer hexie and place it on fabric pieces to see what area of the fabric will be cutest.

This is the same fabric, just a different area...see how completely different it would look. 

You could also add embroidery or beads to the area you want to use on the fabric.

I like to pull out a few fabrics to try out. 

I have a scrap of "Hello Kitty"...cute!

These pendants only need a tiny piece of fabric. 

I love this summer time/patriotic fabric.

So many choices! 

Imagine all the choices in your fabric stash!

I decided that I wanted to do the blue.

Just set the fabric on top of the inner hexie and push the outer hexie over it! 

I cut the back of the fabric down to 1/4".

One section was even with the wood...glue will take care of that. 

Add tacky glue.... 

Fold over fabric...press with fingers for a second.

Cut out a piece of black felt for backing.

Add some more glue...

Sorry my pic is crazy...my cat was trying to get into the picture. 

Press down the felt on the back.

Looks cute! 

Add the necklace chain...then it is complete! 

Perfect to wear to a summer BBQ or to the beach.

Selina sells them in packs...it comes with the bunny embroidery pattern and a how to sheet. 

She also sells mini hoop blanks...it comes with the "hello" embroidery pattern.

She sells rings, tags, banners, earrings and more!

She graduates High School on Sunday!!!

So proud!!!

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