Trevor's Birthday

Tomorrow is Trev's 26th birthday so I made him a personalized card.

He loves his plaid flannel shirts :)

Adventure to the Ocean State

It finally happened. I moved from Missouri to Rhode Island! My lovely and amazing mother flew to MO, rented a minivan, and after fitting everything I possibly could (and leaving much behind) we hit the road to RI. It's been a busy week of unpacking, making myself at home, and enjoying the perks of living in New England. Here are a few photos to summarize...

Mom and I took a detour to Niagara Falls on our way to Rhode Island. Neither of us had been before...it was AMAZING!

My new craft studio!

Trev's mom bought this desk for me as a graduation gift.

My handy-dandy organizer from The Container Store


I treated myself to some new fabric from a shop in downtown Boston


Trev's mom also gave me this gorgeous vintage Singer. It was sitting on my new sewing table when I arrived. How sweet!

Today Trevor, his Mom, his brother and I headed to

downtown Boston for the SOWA Open Market.

This cupcake truck was adorable!

I enjoyed a delicious sandwich from this food truck

This photo was taken last summer at Trev's brother's house. I noticed it during our visit today. We're celebrating today too :)

Etsy Sale!

Happy Memorial Day Weekend!

All clutches are ON SALE at my Etsy shop.

{ Was $20...Now $13 }

Featured on Etsy

Today when I checked my Etsy page I was pleasantly surprised to find that my Nautical Map Clutch was featured in a Treasury! Thanks Liz (of WickedlyClean)!

I'm flattered that I was featured in such a beautiful collection of nautical accessories :)

See it here!

My New Fancy Felt

So, if you haven't visited the Giant Dwarf etsy shop you need to take a gander. Sue Eggen creates such beautiful accessories and sells Fancy Felt, an eco-friendly, high quality, fabulously vibrant collection of felt. I just received my Birthday Party color assortment the other day and can't wait to put it to use!

Don't you just love this bundle of color? I especially love the sweet note attached. Thanks Sue!

Tutorial Time!

Flower Hair Pin Tutorial

MATERIALS:

* 17ish inch strip of fabric (1-2 inches wide)

* 1 inch circle of felt

* Hair pin

* Button or bead for center of flower

* Glue

STEP 1:

Cut your fabric strip. It can be any fabric you prefer but should be thin enough to gather. Here I used a raw silk. The strip can be approximately 17-20 inches long, depending on how many layers of petals you want your flower to have. Leave the edges raw.

STEP 2:

Sew a basting stitch down one edge of the fabric strip.

STEP 3:

Pull one end of the thread to begin gathering the fabric. Once it is gathered to your liking, tie of the ends.

STEP 4:

Coil the fabric to create layers of petals. The gathered fabric will naturally want to do this.

STEP 5:

It's time to assemble the flower. Choose a button or bead for the center of your flower. Next, glue each end of the strip where you want them to secure the petals.

STEP 6:

Glue the felt circle to the back of the flower and the button on the center front.

STEP 7:

Glue the hair pin to the felt on the back of the flower...

...and TADA!

New Business Cards

With the opening of my Etsy shop I figured I needed to order some updated business cards. What do you think? Would you want to buy my crafts?