Fabric! Fabric! Fabric!

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Back by popular demand (I think) I have thrown together some for the taking for friends or friends of friends. Family too of course. Starting from the top are clips, below are bobby pin button barrettes and finally are flower pins that can be pinned on tanks, purse, jeans, you name it. Trying to cover up a stain with something pretty, these babies are perfect! Email me if you are interested in having at any of these treasures.. anytime. Before I give them away of course! Enjoy!

My Creative spot...

I went down to the Pasadena Flea market a couple months back and picked up these old frames and window pane and revamped them for my sewing room. With a little brown paint, fabric, cork board, and old glass knobs (and Sam's help of course) this is what came of these treasures.... A couple inspiration boards and a little colorful window hanger. Yay for salvaged treasures! Someone else junk......

What I've been up to latley...

Busy Busy Busy... is the easiest and quickest way I can describe my life right now. You would think I would have more free time with Carys in school but no dice. I have been preparing for my sister(in-law) Christine's shower coming up here soon. And whipped out some 60 plus invites this past week. Only Christine would know and invite 60 plus people, but hey what the heck, the more the better right?!?! Along with some sweet help from her BFF Becca, we knocked em out in two days. Can you believe, it was kinda last minute but Becca came in clutch and saved my life. Above is my finished product...Ko'u Keikikane Malu lani means, for those wondering, My Son Protected by Heaven. I think they came out pretty good for being so stressed. I do that best you know.So when I revealed the finished product to Mama Lasko she burst into tears, I think she might of liked them a little. So I took a deep breathe and was thankful she liked the end result. And I also put together some favors, close pins with a strip of magnetic tape on the backside. I also used scrap booking paper and this Diamond Glaze over it to give it a dimensional effect. They came out cool. Very easy. So Let's say I am back in action and ready to start blogging again. Thankx for reading.....

Trip time Game!

I found this somewhere online, can't remember where but this is NOT my own genuine idea. But way cool and for Carys on our trip this weekend I thought she would enjoy it. So I will share. All you need is fun stuff around the house that will fit inside a reg. empty water bottle. Fill it with those things (I used pennies, little scrap booking letters, paper flowers,ribbon,little mini animals, ect) and then filled with rice. It's described as an I-Spy game that you can travel with. They roll the bottle around to find and count the many treasures inside! The more treasures, the more fun!Thanks for stopping by! Hope this helps someone!

Butt-ons!

No sewing required! So get your bums' to Beverly's or Micheal's and pick up some do-it-yourself buttons and cut from the pattern on the back of the package and......Vola! Your own style! Super fun and way easy! So no excuses, get going!

What a Peerrrrrfect Gift!

This is my next crafting adventure. Seems easy enough explained here and when I get some FREE TIME (thats funny huh) I'll try it. Seems a great gift for the kiddos and just a way to make it personal.... Thnkx again for stopping by

Flower power

Scoping out Heather Bailey and found this quick easy way to hair bows and such. These were super easy to make, a little hand stitching, fabric glue, some fabric brads and they were done. minus the setting time. Cut out your fabric felt or whatever and you are ready to go. I also found this link to easy easy seriously easy way of making headbands as my sewing is average on a good day. Have a fantastic day by the way! Zo-

Cupcakes Anyone?

So I found a little pattern for these yummy treats. Super easy. I did however miss a step in adding interfacing which would have kept the shape better. Better luck next time. They turned out good enough for the girls to think they have baked yummy cupcakes for me and dad though. A little decorative glitter sprinkles and here they are, ready for some imaginary fun. Thnkx for reading!

Some of my....

These old knobs are too some of my favorites too. I will be collecting these to attach to one of my old dressers I'll be fixing up soon. That project is on deck. Fun to look at.

....favorite things to look at in my art room. I actually made these topiary's yesterday. Very easy and I love just looking at them. I bought one of the pots at Portebella's in Salinas and while browsing I broke the other one into pieces. Uggg so I begged the owner to let me buy it anyway(I truly liked it and still wanted it) and she begrudgly agreed not wanting to make me pay for it. I insisted! So with that glued it back together this is the run down:

* Pots-12.00$

*Green moss-5.00$

*Wood rods- pennies$

*Foam balls- 2.00$ each

*Look on sister-in-laws face when she finds out how cheap this recreation was compared to her similar splurge @ anthropology...........Priceless! :)

Ideas...

These little guys' are easy to make and fun. Grab yourself some clips @ the craft store or any local drug store(Rite-Aid, Walgreen's, whatever) and then get your embellishments. I used old buttons covered in my fav. fabric, small rhinestones and soft felt flowers. And hot glue away. Really easy and I will have to let you know how well the hot glue holds up but so far so good.

Quick n Crafty Moment

So I was cruisin the web and found some cool crafty websites and this little trick I thought I'd share. Very easy. With everything you see above plus a pair of scissors. You can use either fabric or paper. Cut a small circle that fits behind the glass beads(found at any craft store) and glue with clear tacky glue(I used fabric glue) works fine. And then glue the small magnet to the back of the decorated glass bead. And basically you are done. Wait for drying time and..Yeah! Quick easy gifts for baby showers, friends, family, really anything!

p.s. Would anyone tell me how to leave a link please. I would have done that in this case but I have no idea how to do it? That would be awesome! Have a good one!

A mini Version

So this was my first attempt at a version of this great blog tutorial on an apron @ (morganmoore@typepad) and I made it for one of my daughter's friends, just her size! I problay did a total 'hack job' but hey I got it done in about an hour. Kids up running around and all.And had my Carys model it for me too. Funtimes.

My Artist!

These are Carys' paintings for me on my birthday. She explained that(green one first) the black was a storm and the blue/purple was a cloud. Which makes sense since we have had the worst storms ever here lately.The more pinkish one with the yellow dots is Arizona. This would be her excitement pouring through her art as we leave tom. morning for YES! you guessed it, Arizona. Don't ask!?The peachshish thing is my cake with a candle because she didn't know how many 28 was which suits me just fine! lol I never got a description for the other two colorful goodies in that picture so I get to imagine what she was trying to make me picture in it. Super!

As for the one on top, that would be a rainbow. She loves rainbows! And they always vary in size, color and just plain what they look like period from day to day. It's the best!

Thank you gooshgabee, you always make me smile.

What is a girl to do?

Can someone please tell me what to do with this book? It has the greatest ideas and the fabrics I picked up at the Treasure Hunt in Carp are anxiously waiting to be used. Just can't even wait to jump into it any day now.....any day!

I'm trying

This is something I 'literally' threw together. I seriously need to be schooled in sewing. I just get so ahead of my darn self and think, yes that being the operative word, and 'moosh' it together. I know I am settling but it's so fun. I am not a perfectionist and it's so much fun not being that in my creative moments. I have the perfect person(baby) for it. This is the first thing out of my new space(see post below).

Beyond my Wildest Imagination

This has to be the most amazing thing ever. While I was out of town on my retreat weekend down south, this is what my husband did. I was floored. With a whole lotta planning and help from should I list his crew, oh Yes! I should... My sister, Christine and Shawn,The entire Bruno crew and many friends, Sam remolded the back bedroom into a Sewing Haven for me! Right down to the perfect crisp color, iced blue. With new crown molding and wainscoting (s/p)?, new lighting features and an amazing assortment of furniture he created a space all my own. The pictures just do not do justice to this earthly heaven. I later found out he had this planned for a month for this is my early Bday present. And enlisted his army for support and help way back. But the best part of the story is...... while I was gone and he embarked on this project, Monterey Bay was hit with a crazy, and I mean CRAZY storm which knocked out our power until the day I returned. Changing the course of craziness into a battle for the fittest. AnD folks, He won. Putting together the furniture at the Bruno's to borrowing a generator to complete what he intended to finish as much as possible!The stories that came out of this weekend were hilarious. Sam will have to fill you in on his perspective sometime soon. Needless to say, I was blown away by his thoughtfulness and creativity in making me a space to create. I just had to share and he warns it is not finished and he will put finishing touches on it this weekend. He has BIG PLANS.

Creative Moments

I thought about sharing what has become a bit of an obsession/passion of mine over the past year or so. Once I had my girls, I had a flood of ideas to customize their plain old onesies and just get Creative with the ordinary. My sister(in law) but she is practically my sister, has collaborated with me in the past months with our ideas and plans for things we make. We bounce tons of ideas off each other and it has become such an outlet for me as a mom.I also enjoy checking out many other Mama's ideas as well for inspiration and color use. I believe we have much to learn from each other as mother's and to express ourselves in our children's lives is just the best part. Enjoy. These particular ideas I have pictured are one of a kinds and unfortunately I have no other ones but I have this place I am going to drop in on in Carpinteria CA..Heard of it..The Treasure Hunt. The most amazing place ever. Anyhoots....more to come.