Posted By Shirl on March 7, 2010
I love buttons, they are so fun to make. I am not too skilled at it, but that hasn’t stopped me from creating many types of buttons. I added a Buttons tab with a little gallery of buttons I made. Judy inspired me to make a dorset button. I saw her buttons at Stitching Fingers which led me to her beautiful blog CJ Stitching and Blooms that is full of wonderful eye candy. Hope you enjoy my first attempt at making a dorset button. I had no idea how to finish the back so I stitched a loop.
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Posted By Shirl on March 5, 2010
Yesterday, I went to JoAnn Fabrics to score some Lizbeth thread, which I recently learned they were carrying. Lizbeth thread is 100 percent Egyptian cotton and is a dream to tat with. After the short but determined trip to JoAnn’s, my husband and I stopped at Border’s books and had some over-boiled and burnt coffee, and I was inspired to tat while sipping on said burnt offering. Regardless of the state of modern “gourmet” coffee, we had a great time, and this piece was the result of a nice afternoon in the bookstore, which happens to have a better atmosphere than coffee.
I am offering the piece as a giveaway! Leave a comment to enter to win the bookmark. Your comment can be about anything, even a stern disagreement about my coffee opinions! This bookmark was made with Lizbeth Thread, size 20, 100% Egyptian cotton in Blue Med. col. 651. Bookmark measures 6″x1″. I am counting this as #3 for the 25 Motif Challenge.
Drawing will take place March 15, 2010. Good luck!
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Posted By Shirl on March 4, 2010
Playing around with fabric. Here are a few postcards I made using fabric yo-yo. Centers are made with a thick stabilizer. Backs are white smooth bristol paper and stamped with StazOn ink.
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Posted By Shirl on February 28, 2010
At Amusing Muses I am in a fabric postcard swap. This quilted postcard is my entry. Made with mostly batik fabric . Center is a very thick stabilizer. The back is acrylic paint on smooth bristol paper and stamped using StazOn Ink.
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Posted By Shirl on February 28, 2010
I used a random number generator to pick 5 numbers. The winners are #7 Melissa, #3 Sharon, #8 Elizabeth, #9 Teri, #6 Diane. Congrats ladies! I am sending an email to the winners to collect your addresses! Thanks to everyone for playing.
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Posted By Shirl on February 25, 2010
Making these little stitch markers is really a lot of fun. Yesterday morning I made these cute little markers. The glass beads reminded me of candy hence the name Butterscotch Swirl.
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Posted By Shirl on February 23, 2010
My first attempt at making stitch markers. I have had the stuff to make jewelry for some time but never did get around to making anything. So I am happy to make stitch markers which is more useful. They are not perfect but practice will make perfect…hopefully.
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Posted By Shirl on February 22, 2010
Since my knitted postcards are being featured at Cool 2 Craft for yarn week I will be hosting a giveaway for 5 of my knitted postcards. Five lucky winners will have a postcard addressed to them and mailed out on March 1st. Just leave a comment on this post to have your name entered into the drawing. Names will be randomly picked on Sunday Feb. 28th. Good luck and thanks for playing!
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Posted By Shirl on February 21, 2010
How exciting my knitted postcards are being feature at Cool 2 Craft for Yarn Week. Those postcards were a lot of to make. I still make them and mail them out often. They also featured some other wonderful yarn crafts. Go check it out!
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Posted By Shirl on February 21, 2010
Last night I was on Ravelry looking through peoples completed projects when this great little bookmark showed up. I had to make it–I couldn’t help myself. What a great thing to crochet if you haven’t picked up a hook in a long time. The pattern is offered for free personal use at CrochetRoo. This one is made with DMC Baroque size 10 Ecru. I think I will make it again in a finer thread.
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