Treasure Hunting

Today I would love

to be treasure hunting

but it is raining so

I will create and dream

of treasure hunting ~

This is my sister, Kim ~

we love going to Canton

when she visits

from California ~

 I miss her!!

I am off to sew and

 listen to the

 birdies singing 

in the rain ~

Tattered Strip Rose Tutorial

I was making some

tattered strip roses 

today and thought

I would take some pictures

along the way to 

show you how to do them ~

1. Tear a strip of muslin

4 inches wide by 2 yards ~

This will make 2 small roses

or one large ~

 

2. Sew the strip in half

and then cut in about half

inch sections ~ I sewed

mine with a serger but

any machine will do ~

3. Tea dye and let dry in the

sun ~

When dry kind of scrunch it

in your hands to make

it all tattered ~

4. Gather either by hand

or on a machine ~ I used

a gathering foot so it

looks pleated but doesn't

 have to be ~

5. Glue on to a piece of

felt or canvas using

the instructions here~

6. Glue a jewel or pearls

in the center and 

that is it!!

Have fun!!

New Creations !

Oh my goodness I kind

of feel like we have fallen

off the face of 

blog world lately ~

This has been such a fun

summer with a new baby

in June and a new

baby in August ~ 

What precious precious 

blessings they are!

Our family came from

California to meet 

the babies ~ We have

made some wonderful memories!

 While family was here

Kristin and I did a

little creating ~

Here are some of the 

new things that

 we added to the 

Vintage & Handmade Category ~

We are on a roll!

Chat with you soon!