Valentine's Tree Decoration

February is almost here and I wanted to get this decoration made so I can put it up in my house.  I made a Valentine's tree decoration to show you.

This is a very simple project using the following a twig tree, silk roses, painted wooden hearts in red and white, valentine's ribbon, red bows, and tin hearts in red and white.  (Floral wire, wire cutters and hot glue gun not shown here).

I wound the ribbon around the tree and hot glued it in place.  Using floral wire, I tied on the red ribbons and silk roses (that were cut from the bunch using wire cutters).  The wooden painted hearts were hot glued on to the tree.  The tin hearts were hung on the tree because they came with hangers.  The finished project is shown above.  Easy quick valentine's decoration.

This project was featured on Joyful Stamper's Inspire Me Fridays!  See post here.

Challenge:
Inspire me fridays - anything goes

The Queen's Royal Digi Challenge

The Queen is having another challenge and the theme of this challenge is Valentine's/Love!  We have a lot of prizes to give out so you'll want to enter for your chance to win!

Here is my DT card for this challenge:

I used a Pink Cat Studio image called Itty Bitty Betty Pulling Heart Wagon

Recipe:
Image - Pink Cat Studio - Itty Bitty Betty pulling heart wagon
Smash Pad - Favorite person
Lifestyle crafts - flourish
heart brad
heart punches
paper - my mind's eye

Prize - 4 digital images

Prize - 7 digital images

Prize - 5 digital images

Prize: 3 digital images

Plus Guest Designer Spot

{which give 4 more Images} 

 Prize - 5 digital images

Prize - 5 single images

Head over to The Queen's Royal Challenge and enter you card today!

Animal Love

I found this little beaver at Karen's Doodles and just had to get him.  He makes for an adorable Valentine's Day card, don't you think?

You can find this adorable image here.  Have you started making your Valentine's cards yet?  I just have a few more to go.  Hopefully, I remember to send them out to everyone.   LOL

Recipe for this card:

Image - Karen's Doodles "Beaver Valentine"

Martha Stewart - butterfly punch

papers - my mind's eye
Lifestyle Crafts - scalloped circle and circle die
2 EK Success punches

Stitch it Challenge

Hey Everyone!  Happy Saturday to ya!


We are having another challenge at One Stop Craft Challenge today with the theme of Stitching faux or real!


We have a wonderful sponsor for you today:

Prize:  Set of the latest stamp plates worth £40 - check out the OSCC blog to see the lovely stamps you will be getting if you win this challenge.  

Here is my DT card for this challenge:

I just got this stamp from Bugaboo and I so love it!  I had asked Jodie for more Deacon stamps and boy did she deliver.  She added quite a few for Valentine's Day that I loved so much I bought them all.  Check out the new Deacon stamps here.

Recipe for this card is:

Image - Bugaboo Deacon Cupid

Hero Arts - Old French writing stamp

MFT die-namics - say what?

MFT die-namics - notebook edge

Lifestyle crafts - nesting eyelet ovals

Martha Stewart - heart punch

So head over to One Stop Craft Challenge and enter your card for a chance to win the wonderful prize.

Challenges:

Crafty catz - things with wings

glitter geeks - myths and legends

mami doodles - for a loved one

the poodles parlour - valentines/love

simply create too - love is in the air

wags n whiskers - valentines/love

craft us crazy - valentines/love

catch the bug - color challenge

di's digi designs - valentine's card

Valentine's Yo Yo Table Runner

Are you into home made table runners?  Well, do I have a project for you.  This project is using linked fabric yo yo's to make a table runner.  This is something I have been making for years and years so I have a lot of different designs.

First,  you need to get at least three yards of your favorite cotton fabric.  The fabrics that work the best are ones that have a  design with a small print.  That way the images will be clearly shown on the small face of the yo yo.  This is the fabric I chose for this project.  

To start, wash and iron your fabric.  Then, turn the fabric to the wrong side and using a bowl, small plate, or cup trace circles onto the fabric.  You are going to need a lot of circles.  The smaller the item you use to trace your circles the smaller your yo yo's and the more you will need to complete your project.

Once all your circles are traced onto the fabric, you can start cutting them all out.

Ok.  Now that you have a pile of circles and the next step is to stitch them closed.  Fold over the edge of the circle so that the fold is on the wrong side of the fabric and then sew on the fold like in the photo above.

Pull the strings tight then tie the ends together to close the circle. Right side out.

Flatten the circle, then sew them together on four sides like shown above.

When you have enough circles sewn together to fit the size you want you are finished.  Turn the circles over to hide all the stitching and decorate as you wish.  These can be really fun and add a great look to your table for any holiday.

Take care!

Inspire me fridays - anything goes

XOXO

Love is in the air!  Well almost.  Yes, we are still in the month of January but we are getting close to the month of LOVE.  LOL.  This is a card for a new love or love in the new year.

This image is called "mailed my heart" and she is a freebie from Whimsie Doodles.  You can find her here.

Recipe:
Image - whimsie doodles "mailed my heart"
Paper - my mind's eye
Lifestyle crafts - nesting eyelet circles

Whimsie Doodles - what's new challenge

Blue and White Challenge

It is time for a blue and white color challenge at Crafting for all Seasons!

We have three wonderful sponsors for this challenge:

 Di's Digital Downloads

 who are providing a $10 gift card for one lucky winner

Pink Cat Studio

who are providing 5 digital images for our second winner

and

Saturated Canary

who are providing a prize of 2 digital images

   

I made my DT card using " Hot Cocoa, A (Chilly) Ragamuffin" from Saturated Canary

  

Head over to Crafting for all Seasons for more inspiration and to join in on the challenge!