Happy Valentine's Day

Hope you're having a wonderful day, celebrating those you love.
We've had a great day! The girls both had super fun parties at school, and have been so involved this afternoon with the Valentine's they received from their classmates. It's so nice to see lots of homemade Valentine's in their boxes.
I love that!

Each Valentine's Day, our PTA hosts an appreciation lunch for the teachers and staff at school.
This year, I made a reusable lunch bag from a felted sweater.
I embellished the bag with one of my ruffly flower pins that can be removed and worn on a jacket too.

The staff and teachers really enjoy this special lunch, and it's so fun to be a part of.

** On a side note, isn't the vintage valentine up top, cute?
It was one of many I received from my daddy this year.
The little birdie holding the heart is attached to a spring so it jumps out at ya when you open the card - adorable!
I'll try to take pictures of the others I got. There are so many really cute ones.

2011 Valentine's - Felted Rose Hair Pin

My girls requested I make my felted flower hair pins for all the little ladies in their respective classrooms for Valentine's Day. . .

. . . and, in red and pink no less.

And the boys . . . well . . . they'll just be getting candy.

Valentine Pom Pom Scarf

The other night, I made 30 pom poms in Valentine colors.

I strung 15 pom poms together, and ended up with a cute scarf.

A fun and funky accessory for Valentine's Day!

Both my girls are excited to wear theirs on Monday.

Organizing Fabric (Mainly Vintage Chenille)

Finally the last piece of flooring has been installed and all baseboards nailed down - my studio is complete!
Only problem is, it looks like this...

So...I'm in the process of moving stuff out, so I can move it back in.
I was able to get most of my vintage chenille bedspreads organized in the fabric room before I about sneezed to death. Whoo hoo for Benadryl!

I feel like I've barely made a dent in all this organizing - but at least it's a start!

One Thing Leads To Another

After reading the title to this post, do you have that 80's song by The Fixx running through your head? If you didn't... you might now that I mentioned it - ha!

So anyways, I was thinking today, how sometimes "one thing really does lead to another".
Take for instance custom orders.
Right before Christmas, I was commissioned to create a couple button bracelets.
At that time, I was so busy with scarf orders that I had to put off the job until after the holidays.

Since I couldn't get right to the bracelets and because my stash of "really good" vintage buttons had dwindled, I suggested to my client that she gather up an assortment of her own personal buttons to use. In the meantime while she was on a button search, she became curious about my scarves, and that lead to this custom one for her.

Which in turn, turned into more scarf orders from her.
One thing truly does, lead to another.

Embellished Baby Onesie's

Today, I embellished a few onesies for a baby shower gift.

I don't know about you, but I have lots of fabric scraps always ready to be used in a project - and this project was perfect!
Cashmere pieces added such a nice soft texture to a couple of the shirts.

I created a pattern template for each image.
Cut out the image on fabric, and used fusible web to attach it to the shirt.
(I love fusible web because it helps keep the applique in place while topstitching).

This fun and simple project added some cuteness to an otherwise not so exciting set of onesie's.

Today Is National Pie Day

I couldn't let "National Pie Day" pass without baking a pie.
Pies are definitely one of my most favorite confections to bake, and my family's most favorite to eat!
Hopefully, you will get to celebrate by enjoying a piece of pie today too.