Pin cushions ...

Stick pins are one of my favorite things to make.  I love giving them to friends or adding them as embellishments to items I make. 

I wanted to share some of the pincushions I have made to hold a few of my stickpins   They are really fun to make and are beautiful to display.

Mini Dress Forms

I really, really love dress forms and wanted to share a few I have made. 

They are great as embellishments for cards, tags or even to be displayed on their own.

Most of the forms I have used are from the Tim Holtz Dies.

This white lace is just adorable and I love the way the little skirt came out.  The corset was a die cut that I painted, added some trim to and the flower is one I made and added a button to the center. 

 

This is one of my favorite colors lately.  The fabric is from a bridal dress I cut up.  I used the satin from the dress to make the flower, made the stick pin and added the beaded lace .

 

 

 

This was so much fun to make.  Each dress reminds me of a friend and what style they would wear. 

Thanks for looking.  Have an awesome day.

Fairy Pin Cushion ...

This is a pin cushion I made  for my friend Bobbie. 

I used a Yankee candle Jar.   Lined the base and two thirds of the back with paper, embellished the base with trim and a little spool.  I put a sentiment on the back of the paper and added the fairy. 
For the pincushion part, I used a half Styrofoam piece, covered it with batting and fabric and stitched some pearls to the top.  I glued it onto the lid and added the outside trim. 
I love making stickpins and made a few to embellish the top. 

 

 

 

Fabric Book...

This was my first attempt at making a fabric book.  It was for a swap for my secret sister Martica. 
I had a hard time parting with it once I was finished. 

Materials used:  2 pieces of chipboard and cotton fabric for the front and back cover.  I used some vintage laces, fabric flowers, stick pins, fussy cut some images and different embellishment to finish it off. 

The fabrics were stitched together  and added batting to give them some extra padding. 

Flowers, flowers and more flowers ...

I love to keep busy when I am watching tv and I have been working on these flowers. 

Cigar Box

I went into a local Cigar Store and asked the owner if I could have some cigar boxes and he said on condition I go back and show him what I have created.  After I left the store, I could smell the cigar smoke on my clothes and haven't gone back since.  Guess you can tell I am not a smoker.


Here is a cigar box I painted, covered with my favorite paper and embellished.  I love the Tim Holtz feet, they just add such a stylish fininsh to a project. 

Curtain, Heart, door hanger and basket

My craft room has a small window in the corner and I wanted to add a really girly look to it. 
I purchased some really, really frilly fabric for it (my husband was a little shocked when I showed him :) )  It was really simple to make and I gathered it at the bottom and added some pink and white ribbon to the bottom of it. 

I had some left over fabric and made this heart to hang on the door handle.  I am really happy with the way is came out.  The ballet shoe I bought at a Thrift Store, which incidently I don't have much luck shopping it.  The fabric flowers are so much fun to make and I added them for a touch of color. 

 

 

This hanger I going to be for bits of lace and ribbons.  I used an anglaise fabric, lace, trim. and attached it to a satin covered hanger with chiffon ribbon.

 

 

 I always have bits and pieces of lace and ribbon that I can use on other projects so I decided to cover this little basket and added some of my fabric flowers to it.  I leave it on my desk for when I need little pieces, this way there is no waste.

 

 

 

 

Shabby Chic Lamp and Shade

When I saw this beautiful Cherub lamp base I absolutely fell in love with it.  It really need some TLC, so I spray painted it with a lovely paint that has a rough texture. 


I bought a plain white lamp shade and embellished I with the fabric flowers I made, some ribbon and an embellie to go with the theme of my room. 

Repurposed Ribbon Holder ...

I was driving by a garage sale and stopped to see what they had.  They had this wooden shelf and three little mini tables which I knew I could make use of.  So, I bought them.  When I got home my husband said he thought we were minimizing what we had but I told him these were a steal and I "needed" them. 


I added five dowel sticks to the rack., lightly sanded and painted it and the mini tables.  For the little tables I added the little borders for decoration. 

Shabby Chic Altered Paper Mache Dress Form

I love dress forms and really enjoyed making this one.  

I made the top of the dress with some beaded bridal fabric I had and the bottom from an off cut of the curtains I made in my scrap room.  I made from fabric flowers and made the little tiara with some floral wire, flowers and leaves.  

In memory of a very dear friend

Yesterday, I received such sad news that my dear friend who was 87 passed away. I worked with her many years ago and we have been friends ever since.   There was  huge age difference between us but we had such a wonderful friendship and I will miss her dearly.  I was so fortunate to have seen her in November 2014 when I visited South Africa and shared her birthday with her.  RIP Vonnie until we meet again. 

Wall Hanger for a Secret Sister in a Swap

I was in a swap over at Scrapbook.com and I made this wall hanging for my friend Debbie.

My Scraproom ...

This is my Scrappy Area - I love Shabby Chic and a lot of the items I have displayed are from my Scrappy Sisters or things I have made.