Embroidery Garden

June 27, 2013

Flag Mats

My new Flag Mats stitch up quick and 'in your hoop'.

This set includes 4 sizes:

*Coaster

*Mug Rug

*Mini Placemat

*Snack Mat

The fronts are quilted and the star motif is stitched on.

You can read more about this set and purchase the files on my site HERE

June 18, 2013

Patriotic Flameless Tealight Pins

Just in time for summer and the 4th!

I've created an Uncle Sam & Raggy Star pins.

The base of these pins are small battery-operated tealights.

My machine embroidery designs are made 'in your hoop'.

These pins are very easy to assemble.

You can read more about my pins and purchase my original machine embroidery files on my web site.

Uncle Sam & Raggy Star Flameless Tealight Pins

June 13, 2013

Fairy Gardens

I recently went to a class with my daughter~in~law to learn how to make a Fairy Garden.

The class was at Washington Nursery.

They had a lot of small plants and accessories to use in our gardens.

We purchased large glass jars with lids to build our terrariums in.

They're really easy to make.
Start with a clean jar, add a layer of pea gravel, horticultural charcoal and soiless dirt.
Add plants and little decorations to build a scene.
Add a very small amount of water and pop on the lid.

My first fairy garden is simple but sweet.

This one has one small plant, the small gnome reading a book and a few mushrooms.

The other one I made is larger with more plants, rocks, larger gnome and a few more decorations.

If these fairy gardens do well, I've got plans for a large one :)

May 30, 2013

Layered Flowers Using Texture Magic

I've designed a set of machine embroidery flowers that use Texture Magic to give them LOTS of dimension.

There are 6 styles of flowers in this set.

Each style is included in 4 sizes.

Coordinating leaf designs are also included.

Read more about this set and purchase the files on my web site HERE

To achieve the dimesion Texture Magic is used in these flowers.

Texture Magic is a steam-activated shrinking fabric made of polyester.

It can be purchased on my web site HERE

May 16, 2013

For the Bride

The wedding is next weekend!

This bride shirt is the last of my wedding stitching.

KC's new monogram is embroidered over the pocket.

The wedding date is on one cuff and a pair of intertwined hearts is on the other.

She'll wear it while she's getting her hair and make-up done and before she slips into her wedding gown. I would have liked to made all the bridal party one, but time has run out.

April 28, 2013

The Baby Shower

Our oldest son, David, and his wife are expecting!

We will be first time grandparents in August.

'Rub-A-Dub-Dub A New Baby to Love' was the theme.

These were our centerpieces.

I got the small tubs and blue bath scrubbers at Dollar General.

I added vinyl dots to the tubs and made custom labels to attach to dowel rods that were secured in a small block of styrofoam in the bottom of the tub.

A little rubber duckie and a small bottle of bubble bath from Bath & Body Works were placed inside.

I filled little baby bottles with duck-shaped Runts candies and added tags cut on my Cricut.

I used Cricut Pens to write "Thank You"

The centerpiece tubs turns out so cute I made the Mom-to-be a larger version.

The big tub and duckie came from Target. I made a bigger custom tag to attach to a dowel rod.

The bottom of the tub has 2 packs of diapers. A blue blanket covers them.

The bow around the duck secures it to the dowel.

There's baby shampoo, wash, etc in the folds of the blanket.

I also made a Stork Diaper Bundle. About 1/2 pack of small diapers were rolled and rubber banded together in a pyramid shape. I cut a piece of cardboard for the bottom.

Flannel fabric was folded around the cardboard and tied with a double bow. A pacifier hangs from it.

The stork & 'Special Delivery' tag was cut from cardstock on my Cricut and attached to a painted dowel rod. The rod is stuck down in between the rolled diapers.

I made our son a "Daddy Doo-ty Apron". A few brown splats are randomly embroidered on it.

Daddy Doo-ty Apron is embroidered at the top. Baby bottle nipples are glued on in the appropriate spots. Safety googles for and a face mask are attached.

A "Panic Button" is stitched on near the belly button with 'Call 1-800 GRANDMA' embroidered underneath.

'Wet' & 'Dry' pockets with rubber gloves, air freshener & clean diapers inside.

A pair of tongs to pick up those dirty diapers completes the apron.

Cute & fun :)

We had duckie shaped iced cookies

As a rememberance of the day, I cut onesies from cardstock, again with my Cricut, and had everyone write a bit of baby advice on them.

They were hung on a ribbon clothesline with tiny baby clothespins.

As the gifts started to arrive, they were placed on a table decorated with a clothesline of baby clothes.

Rub-A-Dub-Dub, I can't wait to get my hands on that baby to love :)

April 21, 2013

Flower Flameless Tealight Pins * Machine Embroidery

My Rose & Mod Flower Flameless Tealight Pins will make great gifts for Mother's Day.

These designs stitch up 'in your hoop' and are easy to assmble.

Make Mom a rose

or this cute Mod Flower

She'll love either one

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April 13, 2013

New Web Site

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March 10, 2013

The Shower

Our youngest son, Alex, is getting married in May.

My daughter-in-law & I spent several months planning a garden themed bridal shower for him & his fiancee, KC.

The shower was held in the room of a local restaurant.

I chose a few options for lunch and they made up special menus

The favors were little silver 'take out' boxes filled with silver hershey kisses.

We put round stickers on the bottom of the kisses that said "Thank You Alex & KC"

Machine embroidered lace butterflies sat atop the boxes

Unfortunately Alex couldn't attend the shower, but we skyped him in :)

He 'sat' at the head table and could view the guests and talk with them

Our dessert table featured rose swirled cupcakes in white & pink frosting.

We also had heart shaped cooked with their names put on them

For the cupcake stands I purchased pretty glass plates and various vases and candlestick holders from thrift stores and glued them together with E6000 glue.

I created topiaries from large tissue paper pompoms, painted dowel rods, styrofoam and clay posts for the dessert table. A tall glass vase with lighted branches and more machine embroidered butterfiles was in the center.

Guests enjoyed the day.

The table centerpieces were potted Spring plants ~ tulips & hyacinths.

We played 'The Price Is Right' game. Everyone seemed to enjoy it.

I found cute prizes for the winners from Bath & Body Works.

Under $5 each! - Hand soap, hand sanitizer & a cute little holder for it.

Me & Jen during the Price Is Right

Before opening the gifts we did the 'product poem' which was a big hit.

It's basically 2 letters, one to the bride & one to the groom.

In part it went, Dear KC, soon you will marry Alex a (SUAVE) and (CHARMIN) guy.

A bottle of a suave product and toilet paper are handed to the bride as the poem is read.

It continues on featuring several household products.

A similiar letter customizef for the groom is then read. It was lots of fun.

We also passed out wooden spoons and fine tip permanent markers to each guest.

Everyone was to write a bit of marriage advice, wisdom, congrats, doodles, whatever they wanted for the couple. Afterwards the spoons were placed in a 'mason jar' vase so the bride to be would have a bouquet of marital advice. Some were quite funny.