Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery right?

Here's a preview of what I've been working on today - wrist corsages for Mother's Day. My friend Jen of Mary Poppins Presents started making these and here I am copying her. I stopped by her house tonight and this is what she saw when she opened the door. I'll have to take individual pictures later. Underneath the fabric roses there are cute, coordinating bracelets. So fun!

Daisy Earrings

I'd been wanting to make crocheted flower earrings for quite a while now and I finally got aruond to trying it this past week. These are the first pair I made. Each flower measures about 1 1/4" across. I really like how they turned out.
Yesterday I made a few more pairs in a variety of colors.

crocheted fabric pot

It'd been a while since I'd crocheted with fabric and I was having so much fun making these little containers out of tshirts that I thought I'd make one from fabric. I found this random yard of fabric that I had no plans for so I ripped it into 1" strips and started crocheting away. I have to say though that I prefer crocheting tshirts over fabric. Tshirts are generally the same color on both sides so you don't have to worry about keeping your strip of fabric going the right direction. As you can see here the white backside of the fabric often ended up on top. I guess it's ok to have the contrast but I think the solid knit looks better. If I crochet with fabric again maybe I'd better stick with a lighter print so when the back of the fabric ends up showing the contrast isn't as stark.

DAMIAN name plaque

So when we cut out the vinyl for the name frame there was room for two names. Secretly I was hoping for two vinyl names so I'm so glad it worked out. I had a scrap piece of 1x4 I wanted to make into a name sign since there was a bit of paper left over from the frame that would fit it perfectly. One edge of the board was very crooked but after several minutes with the sander I got it straight enough. Since I had a better idea of what I was doing I painted the entire board black first, then I mod podged on the scrapbook paper. Then I applied the vinyl lettering and then I added a top coat. It is completely nerve wracking working with paper as it wrinkles up something terrible everytime you add a layer but eventually it smooths back out. I really like how this turned out. I think I'll be making a couple more soon.

Vinyl Ornaments

For many months now I have been itching to get my hands on a cricut and see what they are all about. Finally yesterday one of my friends came over and brought hers. It was so much fun. I'm sure if I had one I would use it all the day long.
These are a couple of the projects we made. I got these ornaments from Hobby Lobby on clearance after Christmas and when I saw them I knew these are the words I wanted on them. So even though they are out of season I don't mind. I'm just happy to have some vinyl on them. I fell in love with this font so I used it for all the projects I did.

Instead of buying cartridges she has a program on her laptop that she uses to design her projects. It was great fun. I can't wait to get together with her again and make some more stuff. I have lots of surfaces to put vinyl on I just need to be organized enough to know what I want to put on each item so I can make them.

Grand Opening!

Today I had fun painting outside the lines getting "Suite 3" ready to open for business tomorrow. My friend will use it as her design studio during the week and it will be open as an exclusive boutique on Saturdays only. I'll be there tomorrow to help get things rolling. If you are in the Phoenix area I hope you will take the opportunity to stop by and check it out. It is in Mesa near University & Country Club. Click here to check out pics and for the exact address.

Better!

I actually made these quite awhile ago but today I saw them just sitting there and I decided they needed daisies so I crocheted a couple and sewed them on. I think they look much better. Check out the original post to see what they looked like before. They can be used as gift card holders, little wallets, business card holders, etc...