Ruffled bookmark

I have been looking for a cute bookmark for a while.  A friend of mine had a special one ruined and I wanted to make her something to replace that bookmark.  I found this wonderful tutorial:

http://go.tipjunkie.com/hm/926/funkypolkadotgiraffe.blogspot.com/2011/05/tutorial-thursday-ruffled-bookmark.html

I loved the final result so much, that I had to make a few for myself.  (I am usually reading two to three books at a time)

 I made a monkey one for my son. 

Happy Crafting!

Ruffle back pack/purse

I saw this tutorial and fell in love!  this is my summer purse:

http://go.tipjunkie.com/hm/901/www.mesewcrazy.com/2011/04/bustle-backpack-from-chloes-spring.html

I HIGHLY recommend making the straps wider (these were a pain to turn)  and if you want it as a backpack for yourself, I recommend making them longer as well (this size is for a child).  I think it would be an awesome diaper bag.  It is quite large, I didn't realize how large it would be from the pictures.

Happy Crafting!

Fabric Roses

I saw this tutorial and just had to make some!:

http://homemade.tipjunkie.com/long-stemmed-fabric-flower-tutorial-diy/

Happy Crafting!



Last name picture idea

I saw this great idea here:

http://mom.tipjunkie.com/mothers-love-photo-gift-mothers-day-gifts-to-make

and I thought it would be really cool to do the letters of our family's last name (also for a Mother's Day gift).  As I got to co-ordinating this (as most of our families are scattered throughout the U.S., I realized that I could e-mail everyone the cropped and black and white photos and we can all have one in our home!

We only did the grand kids, but families would be great too.

Happy Crafting!

Fabric flower pots

My Mother in law used to have chives in her yard that she used all the time.  This year, they didn't come back.  I saw this tutorial here:

http://go.tipjunkie.com/md/184/www.christinechitnis.com/2010/01/pretty-pots.html

and decided that I wanted to do this for her Mother's Day gift.  They turned out so cute, I can't wait to do my own!  I got plastic pots at walmart for super cheap.  The bottoms snap off, so it worked out perfectly with the modge podge.

Happy Crafting!

Mother's Day paper corsage

I found this tutorial here:

http://go.tipjunkie.com/md/160/www.makeandtakes.com/handmade-paper-corsages

and wanted to make one for my Mother in Law for Mother's Day.  It is made out of scrapp book paper so she can keep it and wear it for special occaisions.  I found out her favorite colors from my Father in law and made it last night. 

I pretty much made it exactly the same way as the tutorial, but instead of having a closed center, I glued a pearl button from an old shirt in for my center piece.  Super cute, might have to make one for myself!

Happy Crafting!

Birthday banner and gift for 'hard to shop for' Husband

Okay, the banner was not my idea, it was something our church made together and it has inspired all of my other banners as well. 

 My husband is pretty hard to shop for because it doesn't take a lot to make him happy and so I have a hard time coming up with things for birthdays and Christmas gifts.  This year I lucked out.  We have been trying to clear out the woods behind our house and he came across the perfect walking stick.  I kid you not, it was perfect!  So I decided to mark it with some of the nicknames he has gained over his lifetime and then I also marked it with things that he likes.  Like a soccer ball, basketball, a saw (he likes to build things), etc.  I borrowed some one's soldering (sp?) tool to do this.  Then I wrapped leather around the part where he would hold the stick for a comfortable grip and hot glued the ends in place.  It turned out to be a great gift and now we can't wait to go hiking together as a family!  My son has been looking for a good walking stick since then.

Happy Crafting!