Still thinking fall over here!! Today I made a simple Welcome Fall frame. All you need is an X-acto blade, 3 adhesive vinyl colors, and a dollar store frame! Find some of your favorite images online, print and trace them on the vinyl. Cut it out and place on your glass piece. Easy peasy! Happy Crafting! Erin … [Read more...]
Tutorial Tuesday: It’s Fall
I love fall! From now through the end of the year (maybe even into February) is my favorite time of the year! So many great holidays to make stuff for. Today is a little mix of some things I've been working on. (No time for a tutorial this week because I'm busy playing with stamps, NEW stamps that is! I'm finalizing the sets, and testing to make sure that they all work out just how I want them to! I can't WAIT to share them with you!!) Here's a few other things I've been up to: Sewing samples of my free fabric pumpkin sewing pattern (available here) for the class I'm teaching at CityCraft in Dallas next month. (They just opened … [Read more...]
Fabric Pumpkin Update!
Thank you so much everyone for all your comments! I appreciate all of them! I've worked out an alternate top for the fabric pumpkin pattern. This top involves much less hand stitching, well, actually none. If you don't remember how to do a blanket stitch, or want to get your cute little pumpkins done faster than this pattern is for you!Download here.It also involves some slight changes when you're sewing your pumpkin. The changes are as follows:Once you get your pieces cut out, sew them together so you have two groups of three pieces. This will give you two halves of the pumpkin. Below is one half of the pumpkin.Then, sew up the stem with … [Read more...]
Tutorial: Fabric Pumpkins
Ok, so I think I'm ready for fall, and in a pumpkin mood.... So here's today's tutorial! Fabric Pumpkins These ones will last you just as long as the pumpkin pets in the previous post, and are a little more lightweight. :) You'll need these three PDF's: Pattern: Panel Pattern: Stem Tutorial Instructions The finished size is about 7" around (not including the stem.) You can enlarge the patterns to make different sized pumpkins. I'm working on one about twice as large and will post a separate pattern for that one very shortly. The larger one will also have a fabric stem as opposed to a felted wool stem. (Thanks to my … [Read more...]
Pet Pumpkin Rocks
So my husband and I carved our pumpkins a little early. :) Why you wonder? Because these are our little Pet Pumpkin Rocks and they will last until Halloween! See that one in the back there? The one with the vampire teeth? His name is Edward. :) So these are SUPER easy to make. You know me, I keep my projects short and simple. The longest time for this one is waiting for the paint to dry. Here's what you need: 1 can each Orange and Green Spray paint Various sizes and shapes medium sized rocks for the pumpkins Smaller rocks for the stems Sharpie Permanent Marker E6000 adhesive To get started, wash and scrub your rocks … [Read more...]
