handmade...

handmade is my favorite... i'm very happy when i'm creating something... it's a big part of who i am...

 

my dining room has been overrun this summer with supplies, my sewing machine, and fabric... piles of fabric...

 

now that the girls are back in school, i have high hopes to get everything moved back up to the studio space on our third floor... i love working up there but in the summer months it's not the most convenient... and it's hot!

 

the pocketful of posie garlands are one of my favorite things to make...

maizie and marina help pair fabrics and choose buttons...

  they enjoy it and it's a nice way to spend extra time with them while i'm working...

 i just love all of the colorful combinations...

and i'm so happy that so many of you love them, too!

 

i've had a few questions come up about the flower and mason jar hoops...

i honestly am working on things as fast as i can and i'm hoping to have a few more of these available soon...

 

but right now i'm up to my ears in pumpkins...

the requests for these have way exceeded my expectations...

 i'm so thankful for all of you who've shown an interest in the pumpkin patch garlands... it means the world to me that something that i've created will be in so many of your homes...

 

i recently added these hand crocheted hats to my etsy shop...

super cute for fall...





{removable frilly flower clippie that can also be worn as a hair clip...}

 

sharing my love for handmade and creating is something that i've always wanted to do and i'm so thankful for all of your orders and patience as i try to find balance in it all...

 

xo

angie

cupcake gift tags...

9 times out of 10, when it comes to wrapping packages {which is one of my favorite things to do} i omit the card and go with a cute gift tag instead...

 

marina has had a flurry of birthday parties lately and we've been busy tag making...

 

yesterday's loot was tucked into a cupcake gift bag that marina chose... so we decided to make a tag to coordinate with a few supplies we had on hand...

some washi tape, pom pom yarn, crepe paper, mini ball fringe, and tags punched from pink card stock {we used my creative memories tag maker... although craft/shipping tags would work just as well...}

 we just lined up some washi on a scrap of white paper and then cut out the cupcake liner shape and glued it onto the tag... added some white pom pom yarn icing and a mini ball fringe cherry with twisted crepe paper stem... then, threaded some bakers twine through...

 

and there ya have it... a cute cupcake tag...

what are your favorite go to supplies when it comes to gift wrapping?

xo

angie



recycled water bottle flowers...

hi there... hope you're all having a great weekend so far...

ours has been good... busy... but good!

marina had an extra dance class today... after that we had some chipotle {yum!} for lunch... stopped at barnes and noble... and then headed home... i did some cleaning... picked some flowers since it's supposed to get so cold tonight and put them in vases about the house... we had cereal for dinner... and the girls and i did a project for earth day...

recycled water bottle flowers... {i'm going to apologize in advance for the coloring in these pics... the lighting in my house in the evening is the worst for photo taking...}

we started with a pile of empty water bottles...

i cut the bottoms of the bottles off at various heights...

then we took the half of the bottle with the cap... this is where you can get creative with it... by snipping into the plastic... you can cut the bottle into any shaped petals you would like... we did a variety... rounded, pointed, squared... even a tulip as you can see above...

then we bent the petals downwards towards the cap... {except for the tulip... those petals stayed upright...}

 and then the fun part... painting!

 this art table has seen many projects...

and that makes me happy...

paintbrushes and paints = a creative mess

i love to watch the girls choosing colors and coming up with their own patterns...

 while the flowers were drying... we used wire and wrapped it with scraps of fabric for the stems...

 we added crinkles of tissue paper to the centers of some...

 these girls made quite the bouquet...

a little close up...

 i think they turned out really cute...

a fun project to do with your kids for earth day... 

we put them in one of my milk glass vases when we were all done :)

have a happy day~

angie

peony wreath...

do you like peonies?

i do... they are such a pretty flower... i have them in my yard and every year i look forward to them blooming... they started peeking through the ground this week...

in a previous post i mentioned this peony wreath kit from paper source...

it's made out of paper... 

and i couldn't wait to get started on it...

i got all of the pieces ready to go...

{the kit is very user friendly...}

first attempt at a bloom... not too shabby...

the kit includes the wreath form, the paper, the foam tabs, and the ribbon... {additional supplies needed are double sided tape and a bone folder... but i just used a pencil to bend/roll the petals of the flowers}

i did switch up the ribbon on mine... that's the only change that i made... it came with plain, white satin... but i saw this green checked at joanns and thought it would bring out the green leaves a little bit...

making the flowers was fun... 

i think they would also be cute on the top of packages...

i kind of want an excuse to make more of them... 

 really pretty... don't ya think? 

here's the finished wreath... 

now i just need to find the perfect spot to hang it...

what fun projects are you working on?

have a happy day~
angie

right now...

right now...  i'm perusing the wheatfield by katie daisy on etsy... 

i love her shop...

i have this be filled with joy print...

 it's hanging in my kitchen... it makes me happy whenever i look at it... and i've had my eye on a couple of others... this mason jar print has the best colors...  and this happy day print is right up my alley...

right now... i'm beyond excited... because i was able to get maroon 5 tickets...yay! 


right now... i'm working on some new things...

right now... i can't get enough of this song...

The Lumineers - Ho Hey (Official Video)


right now... i'm taking care of this girl... {she's sick... with a fever :(}

right now... i'm looking forward to making this wreath...

{i placed my first order with paper source last week... i'm super happy with what i ordered from them and it shipped quickly... if you've never checked out their site, you should take a peek... lots of great greeting cards, stationery and gift items...}

right now... i'm wondering if any of you know what type of bird this is...

 it was in my yard this morning...

 and was making a lot of noise... pecking away at the inside of this birdhouse...

such a cute little thing...

what are you doing right now...

have a happy day~
angie

crocheting... a fabric bowl

when i was little... like 6 years old... i wanted to learn how to crochet... my mom showed me how to do the simple chain stitch...

i remember sitting and chaining a whole skein of yarn... 

one skein turned into more skeins... and i remember gifting those LONG chains to family and friends... {they must have been thrilled...}

then... i started taking crochet lessons from a neighbors grandmother... the first project i wanted to make was and easter outfit... whoa! can't even imagine now what that would have looked like but it's a pretty funny memory to think that i was that ambitious...

i settled on making granny square slippers... with pom poms on the toes... they were red and white... and i gave them to my mom for christmas that year... i'm pretty certain that she still has them tucked away somewhere :)

anyhow... i've been wanting to give something a try for a while now... crocheting with material strips... 

i tried it out the other day and am pretty excited...

i started going in a circle...

and kept going and going...

{love the colorful stitches}

i made a bowl...

with fun colored scraps that i had...

i think i'd like to make a few more...

they'll make for cute storage in my creative space...

do you like the top edge plain or do you think it needs a little ruffled or scalloped trim?

i'm on the fence and would love your input...

have a happy day~

angie

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a springtime project... birds and nests...

the other day when we made salt dough flowers, 

there was a nice size amount of dough left... enough for each of the girls to make a little bird...

{maizie's}

{marina's}

they finally had the chance to paint them today... we went outside to enjoy the weather and they did some painting at the picnic table...

then... i remembered these little nests that i pinned from here quite a while ago... i thought they would make the perfect nest for their birds...

we shredded some paper lunch bags...

covered a bowl with tin foil to use as the basic shape for the nest...

 cut small pieces of the brown bag to use as the base layer...

and used mod podge to attach the paper to our form...

once that part was finished... we took our paper shred and added texture to the outside of the nest...

marina thought it would be cute to add some yarn snippets to the outside as well... 

once they were all dry... we carefully removed the tin foil... added some filler... 

and in went the little bird...

a cute addition to the nests...

the girls had fun with this project... these will be a favorite springtime decoration of mine for years to come!

have a happy day~
angie

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