Felt Flowers

I don't know if you're on Pinterest, but if you're not you should be! There are all sorts of great craft ideas! It can be mildly addicting, but oh so fun! :) Here is the link to my Pinterest account if you want to see some other things I've collected.

Here are some of the lovelies you can find on Pinterest:

                                          Source: littlemissmomma.com via Elyssa on Pinterest

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Source: westermanfam.blogspot.com via Elyssa on Pinterest

 

                                                                                 Source: nestofposies-blog.com via Elyssa on Pinterest

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This is the tutorial I used for my flowers:

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If you would like to make some of your own I would recommended using her tutorial, but here are a few things I did and some pictures.I made a large one which I might use on a wreath, but the pink one is for pinning on a top or in your hair.

They don't take too long...Maybe 45 minutes. I cut all my squares with scissors. If you had a rotary cutter it would go faster.

 The circle diameter I used was 2 " and the squares were 

1 1/4" and  1".

 I got this nifty clip at Hobby Lobby. I also put a circle of cardboard between the back of the flower and the gray felt backing. I just cut a slit in the gray piece and slipped it over the clip. Then I sewed the gray piece to the back of the flower.

Finished!

Let me know if you have any questions!

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New Designs

I'm getting ready for an open house next weekend where I'll be displaying some of my jewelry. Here are a few of the items I worked on yesterday.

Ceramic and brass

 Ceramic and brass filigree.

 Ombre Pearls

 Patterned silver 

 Brass filigree chandeliers. (These are up on my Etsy shop.)

 Silver stitch.

 Brass birds and iridescent green seed beads

Kidney ear wires and howlite.

handmade invitations

C's first birthday is in a couple weeks. We are just inviting our immediate family and doing something simple at home. I thought it would be fun to hand make the invitations since I'm not making that many. I wanted something simple and I knew I wanted a fun ribbon at the top.

I went shopping at Michael's and found a lovely yellow one with a white stitched edging. They also had plain notecards in several fun colors. I chose an apple green.

The first thing I did was punch holes in the top for the ribbon. The only punch I had was this diamond one, so I just did several. I wanted the opening for the ribbon to be large so you could see the design.

Next I threaded the ribbon through the holes.

 I looped one of the ends back up through the holes to the front.

 This is a back view. Then I brought the other end back through to the front.

 This is how the back should look.

Here's the front.

Trim the ends in a 'v' and that part is finished!

I also found some cute acrylic block stamps in the dollar section at Michael's. They are the coolest! You can peel and stick the design onto the block. It's so much less to store than traditional rubber stamps.

I found one that says "It's a party!" and also a cute little elephant. C's room is a jungle theme so the elephant caught my eye right away.

 

And here's the finished product!