Friday, August 27, 2010

Link Parties 'R' Us!

There are so many link parties out there, I don't think I could list them all without some serious time on my hands. But, with the help of the Ctrl + C and Ctrl + V buttons, I was able to make a quick go of the most popular ones.  This way, when I link to parties other than my own fabulous My Crafty Weekend I have a great go-to list as well as proper credit to those wonderful blogs hosting them! If you host a party that you don't see here, please let me know! I have not visited all of these parties yet, but I am hoping to in the next few days, feel free to recommend some! For those of you that are with me on the unfamiliar ones, maybe we'll see you there soon.

Monday:
Making
The DIY Show Off
The Girl Creative
BWS tips button

Tuesday:
Photobucket
 http://linda-coastalcharm.blogspot.com/
BWS tips button

All Thingz Related

Wednesday:
Show and Tell Green
 http://www.thethriftyhome.com
My Backyard Eden



Life in the Pitts

NightOwlCrafting



giveaways
Get your craft on Thurs.
make it wear it
Friday:
Simply Designing
Decor Mamma
Saturday:


BWS tips button




Funky Junk's Saturday Nite Special
Sunday:
UndertheTableandDreaming

Thursday, August 26, 2010

My Creative Space - Sew What? Sew your holidays away!

I love love love this button!
After some careful thought (and always fun digital scrapbooking) I think I have figured out how to manage a sew along and the holidays (Thanksgiving, Halloween and Christmas) and all that they entail. I have to plan, plan, plan and make sure that everything I make fits into my gift giving agenda.

Sounds easy enough right? Well, let us hope so. I am going to do things a little bit differently this time around though. I will announce all four projects at the beginning, giving everyone a chance to pick and chose the challenges they can and/or want to do. A weekly project announcement with reader showcases will still happen of course.

I am adding some added stress to myself this time though, I am hoping to make a tutorial out of all of my projects. I realize, in my haste to have my projects done before, I avoided process photos. This time, I hope to change that.

Watch for more details and an official announcement soon though! See what is others are cooking up at Kootoyoo.

Wednesday, August 25, 2010

Wednesday on Wednesday

My family.
Happy Wednesday from our family to yours. I hope you are enjoying every last bit of awesome the summer has to offer.

Tuesday, August 24, 2010

How To : Denim Barrette and Flower

Hello there! I am just pleased as punch to show off what I made last week!This post has been like money burning a hole in my pocket!

Pair

You might recognize the fabrics from a little outfit I made?

skirt collage

Well, the colour combination of lemon yellow and over-dyed blue denim was just, well memorable. And when I was contemplating what hair accessory to make to go with it, it was a natural choice of the same denim and yellow.

My Creative Space

So I scrounged, and I mean scrounged for the last remaining pieces of those blue jeans. And let me tell you, toddler size skinny jeans do not render much scrap fabric! But, I managed to find two pieces big enough to cover a few barrettes. And they really do look wonderful don't they?

I looked around at some tutorials, but nobody seamed to make their barrettes the same way I did, so I am posting my process photos as a tutorial. Seriously, I love these and I couldn't be more happy with the result.

Materials:
Snap clips (I used 2")
Scrap fabric (I used denim and a vintage sheet)
Buttons
Coordinating embroidery floss
Mod Podge
Hot glue

barrette piecesglue poloroid
gluedenim
stitchpre post trim

My creation
My creation

And there you have it folks! Pretty and simple one of my favourite combos! But, I do have a couple things to add as a kind of afterward.
  • Stitching through wet Mod Podge will gum up your needle a bit but it is a little easier than stitching through hardened glue. You can try to use hot glue in place of Mod Podge but I cannot tell you how easy (or not) it is to sew through.
  • I did add a piece to the back with Mod Podge, I added it as an after thought right before I stitched it, that is why it has a flower on it in the photo, I didn't take a picture of it until the end.
  • If you need bigger pictures with bigger print you can always either click on the photo to be taken to a larger size or you can visit the Flickr photo set here, also done as a tutorial.
Thanks so much for taking a look! I hope you like it as much as I do. Cheers and happy crafting!



    Monday, August 23, 2010

    My Crafty Weekend : K is for Korker Edition

     I am really taking advantage of this scheduled post feature this week. We are supposed to be renting a cottage for a couple weeks so I am trying to do as much as I can ahead of time so that I can just craft and cottage in peace! So, without further ado I will show you what I worked on last week.


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    Among other things, I was testing the Korker ribbon waters. And, I must say, I didn't do too badly. I took a lot of photos because I thought about doing up tutorial, but there are already some great ones out there and even though I had to fill in a lot of my own blanks when i was done I found some answers. So instead, I'll just elect to answer any questions you may have and if there is enough interest I'll do a links post to share with you the goodies I found.Capiche? Capiche.


    Pair

    And if you would like to learn how to make these beauties, you'll come back and visit me tomorrow!
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    Now, on to you! Last week, we had nineteen entries. So awesome. A far cry from the hundreds at some other blogs, but I like things small and simple. It means I can actually visit each one! A few of my favourites from last week were:

    I'll tell you a secret, make something fabulous out of recycled denim and you can bet on me loving it. That easy! In this case, it is a gorgeous bib necklace made by Allie of More Than Just "Mom". It is fabulous right? And the patience it must have taken to make all those denim rosettes? Seriously. I almost don't even want to tell you she is giving it away at her blog, I don't want the competition!
    Have you seen this t-shirt by Nina of Mama Go Round around the blogosphere? If you haven't, don't worry I barely caught it through a link up. I loved it so much I asked her to link up here. It is one of the nicest 'knock-offs' (J-Crew) I have seen yet. You can make your own too because she was swell enough to do it as a tutorial. For kicks, check out her other great t-shirt tutes!

    As a vegetarian, I constantly come across great recipes that have meat. Seriously my favourite recipes mags always seem to forget about the vegetarians/vegans in the world. So, when I find a super simple and super tasty meat free recipe I am nearly ecstatic. Enter A Little Bit of Everything's stuffed mushrooms. So good, I am going to the market this weekend and buying the goods to make them.

    There you have it, a sample of your fabulous links from last week. Thank you so much for linking up and I hope you continue too! As always, I have some buttons but posting them is not a pre-requisite for playing a long! Also, I do not have a featured button but you are welcome to put one of these two in your featured section. I'll whip one up this week hopefully!



         
              

    Saturday, August 21, 2010

    Gone Cottagin'

    Gone Cottagin'

    We are off to a cottage for the remainder of the month and then some. There is no internet, but I have scheduled next weeks posts to post daily. I will be checking email periodically when we venture into town, so please, feel free to email me with comments or questions, I just may be slower to respond than usual.

    Cheers!