At CHA I was thrilled to see a whole lot of Ric Rac in pretty much every color you can imagine.  I was inspired by all the colors and thought that I would make a project that featured ric rac.  Here's what I came up with: Here's how to make your own super cute ric rac accent pillow: Materials: -2 fat quarters of fabric (one for the front and one for the back of the pillow)  I'd choose a solid for the front because your ric rac is going to provide enough pattern on it's own! -2 yards each of 3-4 different colors and widths of ric rac -Aleene's Fabric Fusion glue -poly fill stuffing Cut the front and back piece of your … [Read more...]

I hope everyone is safe and warm!  Looks like there has been snow pretty much everywhere this week!  Here are a few little projects I've been working on this week with the Cricut: And have I ever mentioned that pretty much all my crafting talant came from my mom?  Here's proof: How cute is this card?  Get it?  I'm "toad"ly into you!  And how about that cute extra long curly tongue on the frog? Have a great weekend and a Happy Valentine's Day everyone! P.S.  Here's a sneak peek of the project for Tutorial Tuesday next week: … [Read more...]

Need a quick Valentine's Day Card?  I've even done two different colorways for you:  Sherbet and Jewel. Download the Sherbet one here and Download the Jewel one here. But wait!  Before you print them out try this: It's called a Color Check!  Print this out first on your printer, then you can see how the colors will come out on your own printer, before you print the full sheet of cards!  I know that it can be annoying to download and print something, only to have it come out different colors than you wanted it to because of differences in printers and computer monitors.  Now you won't waste paper or ink!  Download the Color Check … [Read more...]

Happy Groundhog Day!!  I'm hoping that spring will shortly be here, although so far the Chicago winter hasn't seemed that bad! Guess what?  It’s Tutorial Tuesday time!  I did some super cute, and super easy napkins…just in time for Valentine’s Day! Supplies: Build A Border stamp set 4 blank cotton napkins Violet Permanent Ink (I used the ColorBox pigment inks) Coordinating skeins of embroidery floss- 1 Dark and 1 Medium/Light Violet Water Soluble Fabric Marking Pen FREE Embroidery Pattern Ready to get going? Stamp the large oval border with your lighter ink about 1 ½” above the hem line. Stamp the dotted … [Read more...]

Back in December I announced my lovely and talented design team!  Over the next two weeks I'd like to introduce you to them!  I asked for them to answer a few questions so we could get to know them a little better.   Today our Designer spotlight is: Tracy Schultz Tracy kindly answered the following questions for me: -Tell us a little bit about you: I'm married to a wonderful man named Mike and work as an IT Specialist. We don't have any children but we have one cute and crazy cockatiel Kiwi and a school of fish. When I'm not crafting you can usually find me getting sporty! -When did you start crafting? I've crafted for as long … [Read more...]

I'm SO excited about this year!  Great things are happening-new stamp sets, new sewing patterns, some new downloadable projects, and other BIG things to be announced soon!  I spent the last few months working for Provo Craft and was on the road about 28 days a month since September, so I apologize for the lack of posts, it's a little difficult to work on projects in a hotel room, although I was able to sketch up quite a few to complete once I got home! I've got some great projects to share and the return of Tutorial Tuesdays are on the horizon!!!  Santa even brought me what I wanted-a video camera-so many of the tutorials will also be … [Read more...]