Mom, if you're reading now, please delete the email and wait until AFTER Mother's Day to visit my site. Thanks! Just to make sure she doesn't see the picture of what may be her Mother's Day gift I included this filler picture of my cat trying to help with the project. What you can't see is that he's sitting directly on top of what I'm trying to photograph! I can't tell you how many pictures never make it into the tutorial because it's got a cat nose, paw, tail, or ear in it somewhere! So for Mother's Day I wanted something simple but useful to send to both my Mother and Mother-In-Law and I think I succeeded! I made them each a pair of … [Read more...]
Tutorial Tuesday: Fabric Flower Necklace
I was working on a home decor project and couldn't get enough of these cute little red poppies I was making so I knew I had to make something I could wear one with. (Did I tell you I'm redesigning my living room/dining room/kitchen with a new color palette? I couldn't be more excited about it! You can see my new color palette and the inspiration behind it at Fresh Nest Design.) I decided on a necklace and kept it pretty simple with just a touch of black and silver. It's super simple, just make a few bead pieces mixing 2-3 beads, attach them to some silver chain, hand stitch your flower to the necklace and voila, you're done! I think … [Read more...]
