Wedding Gift

I have seen some lovely embroidery designs like this around the internet, and thought it would make the perfect gift for my cousin's wedding. I have made one before, but unfortunately have no pictures (they weren't backed up before my computer crashed). This is a relatively simple gift to make, because you only need to use one embroidery stitch. Just make sure your lines are as smooth as possible, and your stitches are all uniform size, and it looks so pretty! I want to make one for myself next, to adorn our new home.

 

I used some natural unbleached cotton, I like the look of the little flecks in it. For the arrow, I tried some sparkly thread to add just bit of a glittery accent! 

I don't know what happened to my camera here, but I'll pretend like I did it on purpose... the effect is soft and pretty! This is the back, all nice and neat so you can't see any raw edges and the messy underside of the embroidery.

I hope she enjoys it! :)

New Elephants in the Shop!

These took a while to make, because this little guy:

*aww, sweet kisses for mama!*

is my new boss! He tells me what to do all the time, and it's usually, "hold me!". I am only too happy to oblige! But somewhere between baby, getting ready to move, karate classes, and more, I did manage to make a whole parade's worth of elephants! (Among other things, which are not quite ready yet).

I have so much fun deciding what the fabric combinations on these will be! These elephants look good with more "realistic" (gray) colors, with crazy bright colors, or pretty pale colors.. you just can't go wrong! Here are some of my favorite pictures:

The light gray one has already sold, the dark gray one with red and white striped ears has already been put into two treasuries, and lots of people have hearted them! So if you want one, don't wait too long, or they might be gone! :)

Quick Shark Pajamas

I found some really cute pajama pants in great condition at the thrift store the other day. I picked them up for Kade, but he wanted a matching set- so I grabbed a navy blue shirt, and and orange shirt, at the dollar store, and did a quick project!

 

I found the shark silhouettes on Google and printed them out. I traced them onto Heat'n Bond, and used the orange shirt and some light blue fabric I already had to make some big sharks for the front of the navy blue shirt.

It took less than half an hour, and looks really cool! Kade is very happy with it!

When the weather gets cold later this fall, I can use the rest of the fabric from the orange shirt to make long sleeves. Perfect! :)