Cricut, Cats, Embroidery and More

Mermaid Story Book - Using Cricut

2009-04-11T19:54:00.006-04:00

Here are some pages of the Story book that I made for my Niece this year who turned "6" on March 7th. The book was created using my Cricut and a 8 x 8 scrapbook. I mainly used the paperdoll cartridge for this as well as George. I was alot of fun to create and well worth the effort.

A search for the right paper was important to the over all look of the book. A glittery paper was used for the coral. Some fishes were accented with wiggle eyes. Stickers were also used in the background to give more of a under sea look to the project. Paper with a shine was used for the mermaid. With this type of paper the scales showed up very well. The under sea tunnel was created with a mountain from paper dolls and a piece of acetate was used in order to see into it.

Purse Entry

2009-04-11T19:51:00.001-04:00

Recently I decided to enter a purse in a contest sponsered by Nancy's Notions. I completed this purse this past week and entered it into the contest. The purse had to be constucted from an specific pattern package. I choose to create my own crazy patch "butterfly" using Masterworks to digitalize it. It came out better than shown in this picture. I also quilted the fabric around the butterfly with a little flower design created from Masterworks. The handle loops are also stitched down with an appliqued flower that is 3 D and created in Masterworks than stittched down. I can't wait to see how I do in the contest.

Quilt Giveaway

2008-11-13T11:57:00.002-05:00

http://oldredbarnco.blogspot.com/ is giving away 3 quilts, go to this site to see how you can enter. Any of the 3 would make a great place for you and you cat to curl up in on a cold winter day.

Modified Miranda Day Bag

2008-10-30T23:38:00.000-04:00

Here is the completed Miranda Day Bag that I finished today and started last weekend in a sewing and embroidery retreat. It is a little larger than what I am use to and has pently of great pockets. The embroidery design is on both sides and the bag is quilted. The flowers are dimensional. I modified the bag by adding a zipper.

Butterfly Hanging Vase

2008-10-27T00:25:00.000-04:00

Here is the Finshed Butterfly hanging vase that I completed in a Sewing and Embroidery Retreat this weekend. The butterflies are stitched on organza. The color does not show well on the vase but it is beautiful. Complete with butterfly spacer beads on the top ribbons and edges

Showman Wallhanging

2008-10-26T18:56:00.001-04:00

I went to a Sewing and Machine Embroidery Retreat this weekend. Here is a finshed wallhanging that I made in class and finshed at home. I used my machine to attach buttons for the first time (had it for 5 years).
I had all buttons attached in under 10 minutes and it was effortless. I love the finged designs on this wallhanging as well.

Mixed Media Creation

2008-10-08T11:15:00.001-04:00

This Mixed media creation will soon be a purse. It is created with painted fabric, rubber stamp images, collaged images, sewing and quilting.

Garage Sale Find

2008-08-21T18:21:00.004-04:00

Today was a great day for going to garage sales. I found this lamp for $30. The shade is all stain glass. Also found a bunch of quilt magazines for .10 each and computer tower for 5.00. The computer tower is in the shop for diagnostics. If can get working will be a computer for crafting programs only.

Chevron Scraf in Progess

2008-08-20T14:01:00.004-04:00

Just joined Ravelry Community and found idea for this scraf. The pattern is in "Last-Minute Knitted Gifts" by Joelle Hoverson. I used a cheaper yarn by Patons and did not do any color changes but it is going fast and I like the look.

Flower art quilt

2008-08-06T13:38:00.002-04:00

I just got a floral instructional DVD from: http://www.quiltingarts.com/shop/QuiltingArtsWorkshopDVDs.html and wanted to try some of these techniques. I made a small mixed media art quilt from some sun dyed fabric that I had. The sun dying was done from a kit that I found at Micheals. The fabric was also stamped with a fern stamp. The flowers were created with bits of fibers and trims. Tulle was placed over flowers before quilting. See DVD for full instructions. I will also add some embroidered butterflies in the next couple of days.

Paper bag Book

2008-08-04T11:16:00.003-04:00

This is my start at a paper bag book that I started a while ago and plan to finsh in the near future using some cricut cutouts as well as other techniques. This little book is truly mixed media. The binding of the book is actually cooper tape used to hold pipes, etc. The cover is covered with old pattern pieces and pattern envelope pieces. Old letter tiles, a knob are other elements used on the cover. Inside the journal quilting scrap pieces and embroidery "trials" are used for the pockets. The butterfly tag has a baby picture of me and is transferred to clay using tape transfer.

Knitted wire and beaded Necklace

2008-08-03T22:15:00.007-04:00

Remember spool knitting: I walked into a local bead shop and found necklaces created with spool knitting and wire so I decided to try one. I completed it in one evening. First beads were strung on a roll of 26 teal craft wire and then knitted with the spool knitted every couple of stitches. I first started with only 1-2 bead every few stitches and ended the same way.

Applique snowman

2008-07-25T00:28:00.004-04:00

http://www.mediafire.com/?2vd1szjnzyc Here is a link for this applique showman decoration in pes format. It fits in a 5 x 7 hoop. First sew snowman on single piece of fabric, just before edging is sewn place loop at top and layer of fabric on backside of hoop.

Cricut Pestle and Mortar

2008-07-25T00:04:00.005-04:00

With many medical family members and friends I am always looking for medical elements for scrapbooking and other papercrafts. With Cricut Expression and Design Studio I decided to create one of my own and wanted to share the file. George and Walk in My Garden are the cartridges used. I just started with blogging and have many more ideas yet to come. http://www.mediafire.com/?girm0t1scjs

Felted good luck Fairy

2008-07-24T17:55:00.002-04:00

Here is my first try at felting. This felted fairy is mounted on a block that has been predrilled to allow the creature to stand. An old clip earring makes a great bouquet.

Cricut Cat Card

2008-07-24T01:03:00.002-04:00

This is one of the first projects that I made with my Cricut expression and Design Studio. It was a great learning experience and fun to create. I was a lot quicker than I expected it to be. It was made with Plantin Schoolbook and Animal Kingdom. The mouse, collar and fish elements to the card are stickers. Link to cut file for this card: http://www.mediafire.com/?rmejwmmljne