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I was reading a blog post last week entitled The Top 10 WORST Corporate Gifts! Item # 4 on the list was the mouse pad. “The average person is never in the market for a mouse pad. And with laptop sales on the rise, they won’t need one in the future either.” When I saw this [...]
Each mother’s day I treat myself to something handmade. This year I decided to treat myself to something I made – you see, I am always creating for others, but never for myself. As I was looking around my house for some kind of inspiration, I came across a project that I did about 10 [...]
That someone is my son. I bribed him with a snicker bar to pose for the picture seen below. Some one’s knocking at the door. I changed the image to gray scale and printed it to a piece of cotton fabric. I added flowers to the basked using various spring colored silk ribbon. I [...]
…Using Silk Ribbon Step 1. Bring the needle up through to the right side of the fabric (at A) and pull through. Step 2. Lay ribbon flat on fabric and insert needle at B, piercing ribbon and the fabric. Step 3. Pull through slowly to the back of the fabric until the desired petal shape [...]
….Plus Free download I work Full-time, I am a marketing consultant Part time, I am a parent and I am a craft project devotee. I love to embroider, I find it calming, it relaxes me, it is the perfect hobby for people in high stress jobs. Unfortunately, it can be very time consuming, therefore, sometimes [...]
Embroidery and Weight loss About 1 year ago, I closed my inbound marketing business and returned to corporate America. I guess the guilt of ‘selling out’ was so overwhelming that I gained 30 lbs. I had to do something about my bulging belly. I started thinking about the things I did before returning to a [...]
My Valentine’s day Project. It is written, if you fancy yourself a crafter, you must create a project for every occasion . Since we are in the season of Love, I have decided on a project that showcases my love for hand embroidered motifs. I started the project by doing a simple illustration (in Adobe [...]
It has been an excitingly busy holiday. I felt like a true business person, I sold several custom pillows and a few pillow pattern – I was quite thrilled. Despite the hectic holiday season, I was still able to abide by one of my resolutions for 2010 – that is – give handmade gifts for [...]
Fold the raw edge of the ribbon down and roll the ribbon three to four times to form the center. Stitch through the base of the ribbon with a matching thread. Fold the ribbon at an angle, stitching down as you roll the center into the fold. Continue to fold, roll and stitch. Note:- When [...]
What is the definition of vintage? Honestly, I have no Idea – my friend Michelle the fashionista says it’s anything purchased more than two seasons ago – (My closet is totally vintage). Anyway, I was cleaning up the files on PC and I came across a few projects that I completed more than 10 years [...]
