My So Called Green Life...: Felt Flowers - my favorite project of the year! This adorable felt flower is - by far - my favorite project of the year. Just imagine the things you could do with some of these: headbands, brooches, gift toppers, itty bitty magnets, a giant holiday wreath for your front door, glue them on picture frames...the list goes on and on.
This is the first one I've made, but I'll be sure to overwhelm you with everything I glue them to in the near future. I originally saw this on Pinterest (can you say obsessed?) Linked to a half-arsed how-to description. I used that and my own creative genius to recreate this one. After burning my fingerprints off with a hot glue gun all evening, it suddenly dawned on me that I could actually look for a tutorial...but what's the fun in that, right? Love, love, love the brown/green/orange one at the top. From there I found the original tutorial on Holidash by Megan Reardon. My dahlia has been sewn to this throw pillow to cover a certain little boy's slobber mark. Some meshy cross stitch. Oh it was so hot yesterday – another dry, sizzling scorcher. It was so stifling at home we decided eating out for lunch – in airconditioning – was the the most sensible option.
We ate beautiful food down Balaclava way (poached peaches, chocolate brioche, vietnamese coleslaw and other yummies) but wouldn’t you know – the cafe’s air conditioning was on the blink. So we sat stifling there too. The afternoon – hot! - each of us sprawled out in front of a fan, sucked on frozen juice pops, drank lots of iced water and tried not to move to much. After a few chores, I finished off the painted frame I showed you yesterday – with mouse mesh! It is now a cross stitch canvas. Instead of wool or cotton thread, I’m using 1 inch strips of fabric and a very large needle. As a way to spend a long summer eve in the garden, this meshy cross stitch was just lovely. By the way – I have all these scratches on my arms from my feathered girls - Gifting DIY: Hot Pads.
With the resurgence of handmade gifts this year, why not make these easy hot pads!
They are a snap to sew up and the fabric combinations are endless. 1/2 yard of top fabric 1/2 yard bottom fabric 1/2 yard Insulbright 2 packages extra wide double fold bias tape Layer the pieces sandwiched together as they would be sewn. Bottom fabric wrong side up, 2 layers of Insulbright, and top fabric right side up Cut out your rough piece of 8.5: wide by 11″ long Draw a diagonal line from the top left to bottom right. Pin along the line and sew a line right down the mark. Wine Cork Crafts and Wine Cork Projects - 30 Ways to Reuse Wine Corks.