Vintage Buttons from Atomic Veggie, 12 for $3.50.
Apatite & Brass Earrings from ElisabethSpace, $20.
Nesting Apple on White Linen from Aunty Cookie, $22.
Granny Bag with Scandinavian Flowers from Sea Breeze Studio, $60.
Felt Patch from CynContemporary, $18.
Pinhole Enclosure Cards from Heather Smith Jones, $14 for set of 5.
Seahorse dress from Courtney Courtney, $30.
One-winged Bird 6″ x 8 1/2″ print from The Flashbulb, $16.
Garden V-neck from AhPeele, $32.
I never thought that I would have the need or inclination to purchase a “Bedazzler”, but I’ve done it. Despite the fact that I have tried to talk my husband out of running 26.2 miles dressed as Elvis, he remains unconvinced. He’s running the San Diego Rock ‘n’ Roll Marathon this weekend. So I bought a Bedazzler! I’m already disappointed with the thing as it isn’t all that fast and the rhinestones that came with it were unimpressive. I’ll update you on my Bedazzler progress later this week. As seen on TV!
I just love vintage embroidered ribbon trim. Here’s where I found these goodies (in order from top to bottom):
Pschedelicat Vintage Goods (bottom two trims)
Those Canadians are at it again. Laural Raine of the wonderful blog thimble and Jen Anisef of Toronto Craft Alert have joined forces to open goodEGG Industries, an online shop featuring handcrafted items from some of my favorites like Bookhou, rikrak, and sweetbeets. Plus other great crafters from Canada. We know that Canadians do healthcare better than us, so what about crafting?
After seeing this and this, we decided to try this simple class project for end of the year teacher gifts. We gave each child (three and four year olds) a shape to decorate, with the only limitation being no stickers or three-dimensional objects. We used thick watercolor paper for the shapes and then I spray mounted them to acid-free paper and framed them together. I have found group art projects for young children rather challenging, but this allowed us to have some control of the project while giving the children the opportunity to do their own work. I think the variety of media and colors made a nice collection and represents the unique personalities of the children.
