Stamp Princess

Okay, here is a cute story. On Christmas morning my husband handed me a small gift to open.  Inside was a small pile of scrap fabric. ??  Random bits of scrap fabric?  For me?  I was so confused.  It was really cute fabric, mind you … but I still didn’t get it.  He told me to hang on for a second, and then he had our 2 little girls open their next gift.  This is what they opened.

He MADE those for the girls!!  Little bitty darling skirts!  With the help of cute Paula and lunch breaks, he made them!  I’m still so impressed.

And the scrap fabric?  He said it was for me to make the girls matching things for their hair.  Uh oh … fabric hair things?  Me??

I finally pulled out my cute sewing machine (yes I do have one, but it hasn’t made more than comfy pajama pants years ago), dusted it off, and played around.

Keep in mind, these are my 1st attempt at sewing in a very long time.  Be nice. Not to mention that I had a 4-year-old “helping.”  That was interesting.  Okay, here goes.  No laughing!!

I love my Big Shot machine!!  I have more plans that involve cutting my fabric with this machine for little sewing projects.  I cut these flowers and batting with my Flower Folds die.

Okay, I realize the black thread was not my best choice.  Should I not admit I just used it because it was already in the machine and I didn’t want to change it? Oh, and a huge note here … I saw this cute video on Angie’s blog (here) explaining how she made similar flowers.  I didn’t have any adhesive spray, so I just pinned and sewed.  This is why my edges are the way they are and hers are clean.  I think I’ll get some of that spray.

I added a clear rhinestone brad, some retired ribbon, and glued (with crystal effects — seriously, that stuff is strong once dry) it onto an old headband.  Not a very clean look, but I was experimenting.  With a 4-year-old.  Let’s not forget that part.

Then I made these.

Much better with white thread, right?  I pulled out my user’s manual to remember how to change the bobbin.  I’m not kidding.

I punched a hole with my crop-a-dile and added these cute corduroy brads (in a retired color, kiwi kiss) and added hair clips to the back.

I’m having fun experimenting and playing with these cute scraps! I’ll post more as I play more.

Laura

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Okay, this was fun.

My oldest girl will be 4 this week. (Side note: We brought her home from the hospital as a newborn on Valentine’s Day. She is my little Valentine. Awwww!)

She wanted to make little cards for her preschool class valentines, so I peeked online and saw this cute image from Stampin’ Up.

My girl loved it, so we just pretty much copied it.  I was glad I had 2 sets of the heart treat cups on hand.

For the white scalloped border we used (okay, I used … that was one part I did myself) the border punch from the sale-a-bration goodies.  At the time I didn’t have the coordinating corner punch, so I just did 4 strips for the sides.  Man, that took a long time.  I highly recommend the corner punch!

How cute is she writing out the names of her classmates? 

I found the stamp from Sweet Season for her to/froms.  She stamped the image on the back of her cards and then I helped her spell out her friends’ names.

There is something so fun and adorable about seeing little words that your child’s hand has written.

These little crooked ones are my favorite.

The perfectionist demo in me had to hold back quite a bit to let her do these on her own.  Didn’t they turn out great?  Of course I helped with some things, like putting on the white pieces and some adhering and we did the heart punching together, but overall, this was her project.

And hey, what preschooler won’t love m&ms?   She sure nibbled a lot while we assembled!  It’s a fun bonus that she gets to give these out on her birthday.

Thanks for peeking in!  Visit my store if you’d like to purchase any of these items.

Laura

I have a few more pictures of my daughter’s butterfly decor elements.

1st of all, this is her bedding.

We had fun matching her colors.  We used a little of this,and a little of this.My girl was so excited to help … or rather, “do it herself.”

(Yes, I do realize these dots are intended for layering.  We were just trying new things … but I do recommend sticking to layering, especially because pink on purple doesn’t show up very well. )

So fun!!

I’m off to bed, but I just have to show you how easy our decor elements vinyl is to apply!

My 3-year-old can do it! And she is so excited to have butterflies in her bedroom. (She had a butterfly birthday, and is all-around obsessed with them right now.)

I’ll post a couple more pictures in a bit, but for tonight — good night!

Laura

Supplies: Flitting By II

My daughter that just turned 3 (Ariana) loves to have crafty time with mom.   Yesterday she made a thank-you card for a friend, Paula.  (Who, by the way, has a great Etsy shop — click here.)

Ariana chose the color paper she wanted and I cut/scored it for her.  The rest was all her.  She glued, cut ribbon scraps of her choice, and made a great little mess.   Oh wait, I did help her punch out some hearts, too, with a retired punch.  Those punches can be tricky for little hands.I love to watch her create.

Laura