It involves fleece -- in lots and lots of colors.
Itty Bitty Oven Mitt Magnets
Juice Pouch Coin Purse
Rhinestone Bracelets from Shoelaces
Mini Duffel Bag
A 4 yard length SUPER cute leaf garland!
I love fall!!!
from Allison
I *LOVE* the pies and utensils!
from Audra
from Carol
from Holli
from Jennifer
from Rebecca
from Susan
from SwapBmaster Susan :o)
and from little old moi
I learned after the last sad, sad attempt (what WAS I thinking??) at this quilt that it is a REALLY good idea to do a test run, so here it is. And I LOVE it! I mean really, really *L*O*V*E* it! And it's easy to do, too!
I just have to post this little picture of my piles of scrap strips. It has been SO fun to go through all my scraps, and my mom's, and remember which quilt each fabric was originally used for. And I get to have all those memories sewn up in one quilt -- for me! Meeeeeeeee!!
Today's Dollar Store Craft is an embellished fleece scarf. Don't let that snowflake applique scare you! It's actually not as hard to do as you probably think!
What you need:
STEP ONE: Lay a sheet of tissue paper over your snowflake image and trace around it using a pencil. You will need to trace one for each applique.
STEP TWO: Layer a square of white fleece on top of your scarf with your tissue paper snowflake pattern on top, and pin all layers in place. Avoid pinning directly on any of the pencil lines.
STEP THREE: Sew directly on all the lines. I use a free-motion foot, which makes it MUCH easier, but you can accomplish this with a regular sewing machine foot and lots of turning.
(Look! It's even cute on the back!)
STEP FOUR: Tear away the tissue paper. I like to start on the outsides...
...and then tear away the insides.
STEP FIVE: Using finely pointed scissors, snip away the excess fleece near the stitching lines. I like to tuck my fingers underneath the excess fleece and push the scarf fabric away, to help avoid accidentally snipping the scarf.
All you need to do is repeat for the other side, and that's it!
Bring on the cooler temperatures!!
from Tara
from Carrie
from Michelle
from Milica
from Robyn
from Susan
from me!
Now. Nostril has all KINDS of creative adventures. Recently Nostril put on a tapdancing show for a bunch of little friends, who were all seated on tiny chairs. (The chairs are from the Jenga-like stacking game called "Chairs." The stage is a Littlest Pet Shop thing.) I also hear that Nostril enjoys wearing a little grass skirt, and a "night cap" borrowed from a Littlest Pet Shop. Nostril also enjoys going camping, sleeping in a sock sleeping bag.
Then I raided my Barbies and picked out some glasses. They fit these little guys perfectly! Then I found some sparkly, ruffly sheer elastic trim stuff and created a tutu. Doesn't this ensemble look lovely on Ms. Hippo?
Teeny tiny! :o)
I had to get out some cocktail swords, which fit perfectly around the little pets' appendages. And then of course they needed eye patches! I simply folded tiny ovals of black felt over some small hair elastics and hand stiched them in place.
And then winter gear! Yeeeeeeeears ago, I bought a stripey lambswool scarf on clearance, not knowing what I would ever do with it. I never wore it; it just sat in the closet. A couple years ago I cut into it and made some hats and scarves for my freaky tall dolls, which was perfect. Well, it turns out that the scale of the stripes is just perfect for these little pets, too!
Last but not least -- T loves Red Riding Hood, and even dressed as Red for Halloween. What could be more perfect for Nostril than a tiny Red Riding Hood cape??
It was super simple to make -- I just whacked out a shape, sewed around it, added some ribbon trim and ties, and VOILA!
Cutie Crayon Pouch
Wash Mitt Ball/Creature