Attempts and Outcomes : Heart Shaped Pin Cushion From Country Living Magazine
Since I am on a “Country Living” kick I thought I would share one of the heart-shaped pin cushions that I created. They included instructions in the February issue or you could do as I did and get them online. I wanted to make this cute sewing notion for my mom’s Valentine’s Day gift. For … Read more
Fun Fabric Friday : A Modern Twist Valentine’s Day
For my last Valentine’s Day fabric feature I wanted to share some more modern takes on the holiday. Of course, the best source for these lovelies was once again, Spoonflower. Gotta love that place! First up a super cool Rabbit and Heart print from Holli Zollinger. Love Stuck by Heather Dutton of Hang Tight Studio reminds me … Read more
Sewing And Crafts : Valentine’s Day Cards
Today I shared our plans for my Little Guy’s preschool classmate Valentine’s Day cards over at Kitsch Designs. During my search for ideas I came across several neat versions of sewn Valentine’s Day cards too. It got me to thinking that I might need to put together something for family, not just the classmates, with all the great … Read more
Fun Fabric Friday : Alora’s Adorables – Vintage Chenille
Ooh, la la! In keeping with the Valentine’s Day theme I wanted to share these vintage gems that I found through Etsy shop, Alora’s Adorables. This shop is chock full of the chenille bedspreads and fabric cuts in some of the cutest and coolest patterns I have ever seen. Since she has over 300 (yep, that’s … Read more
Cool Shop : Cozy Blue
I came across a product from this shop through another blog I love reading, Our Humble A{Bowe}d. Cozy Blue is a shop full of tree related items and, well, I have a thing for trees. In fact, I had to stop buying artwork from craft fairs for a while because I found myself wanting to … Read more
Shop Updates Over At Kitsch Designs
I thought it only fitting to let you all know about some additions to my Kitsch Designs Etsy shop that fall into the world of sewing and crafts. I recently opened a new store on Etsy called, KD Vintage. This new shop is home to all my vintage treats, leaving room in my original store for handmade items. … Read more
Library Love : Martha Stewart’s Encyclopedia of Sewing and Fabric Crafts
How I never came across this book before is beyond me, but I am so glad to have grabbed it at our last little library adventure. I say “grabbed” because when you are toting an excited 2.5 year old through the library to any section other than the kids area, you have to work fast. On … Read more
Sewing And Crafts : Heart Shaped Pin Cushion
If you are my mother please stop reading now. Oh well, you now know what your Valentine’s Day package will bring. Sorry for the spoiler. I spotted this project in the February 2012 issue of Country Living while awaiting my allergy shot last week and just had to add this one to the “To-Do” list. Here … Read more
