A Very Crafty Christmas

Starting Monday December 1st, I will feature some great artist and shops that will help you have a Very Crafty Christmas. Help support artist this Christmas by buying handmade.

Happy Thanksgiving

Hope you had a Happy Thanksgiving. I had a crafty Thanksgiving, afterall all the cooking was done, I made these little guys. I found them on www.Macula.tv , they are so cute and my son had a blast playing with them. Now to get started on the Christmas set :)

Tutorial- Embroidery Hoop Artwork

I've been fixing up my office, and trying to find artwork to put up on the walls. As I was cleaning I found a few embroidery hoops that were sitting in a box forever. I remembered seeing them turned into frames for fabric scraps. Since I have a ton of fabric laying around also, I thought Perfect! I have my artwork.

This project is very simple, and quick. It is also inexpensive, and would make a great Christmas gift.

Supplies:
1 embroidery hoop ( large enough for your fabric image)
craft paint ( any color)
paint brush
scrap fabric (larger than embroidery hoop)
scissors

1.Collect supplies.

2. Paint outer embroidery hoop.

3. Let hoop dry.

4. Lay fabric over inner hoop. Center as desired.

5. Place outer hoop on top of fabric. Push down, and pull fabric until it is tight. Tighten screw as much as possible.

6. Cut excess fabric from back.

7. Hang on wall. Make more, all different sizes for a really cool wall decoration.
You can also embellish the fabric for a really unique look.

Now I'm off to make more to cover the whole blank wall behind me. Well maybe not the whole wall but a good portion of it.

Not feeling crafty but like this project check out www.cutoutandcollect.etsy.com for artwork similar to this.

More cool art work like this:
http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?ref=sr_gallery_8&listing_id=17653814
http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?ref=sr_gallery_4&listing_id=16814212
http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?ref=sr_gallery_9&listing_id=16651398
http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?ref=sr_gallery_8&listing_id=17162631

More Etsy Dallas Jingle Bash Goodness!!!

XY Factory

designcandie

TP Designs

rhea-cycled

tefi Designs

Karma Crochet

PinkFairyWand

SugarLoveHoney

laAlicia

B.Liscious Bags

Cut out and Collect

Stay tuned for more.

I Survived Jingle Bash 08

After a lot of drama, we made it to the show! The first ever Etsy Dallas Jingle Bash was GREAT! While I was upstairs setting up my booth, people were lining up out the door downstairs ready to shop and have fun. The Etsy Dallas leadership group did a fantastic job putting the show together. Business was great but even better than business was the entertainment. Live music by Nathan Jones, DJ Jappy X, and rockin karaoke by Mc Bammer. I can't wait til the next Etsy Dallas event.

I've decided to take this week to feature some of the awesome artist that were at Jingle Bash. Stay tuned.

Catching Up

I'm still trying to catch up on some work so I haven't had time to put together a tutorial for the week. I thought instead I would let you into on my life a little. I've seen this list on a few blogs recently and thought it looked kind of fun. If you would like to play along copy the list, paste it to your blog/ email and bold the items you've done in your life. Here are mine:


1. Started your own blog
2. Slept under the stars
3. Played in a band (middle school)
4. Visited Hawaii
5. Watched a meteor shower
6. Given more than you can afford to charity
7. Been to Disneyland
8. Climbed a mountain
9. Held a praying mantis
10. Sang a solo
11. Bungee jumped
12. Visited Paris
13. Watched a lightning storm at sea
14. Taught yourself an art from scratch
15. Adopted a child
16. Had food poisoning
17. Walked to the top of the Statue of Liberty
18. Grown your own vegetables (beans in 1st grade)
19. Seen the Mona Lisa in France
20. Slept on an overnight train
21. Had a pillow fight
22. Hitch hiked
23. Taken a sick day when you’re not ill
24. Built a snow fort
25. Held a lamb
26. Gone skinny dipping
27. Run a Marathon
28. Ridden in a gondola in Venice
29. Seen a total eclipse
30. Watched a sunrise or sunset
31. Hit a home run
32. Been on a cruise
33. Seen Niagara Falls in person
34. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors
35. Seen an Amish community
36. Taught yourself a new language
37. Had enough money to be truly satisfied (oh to be a teenager again)
38. Seen the Leaning Tower of Pisa in person
39. Gone rock climbing
40. Seen Michelangelos David
41. Sung karaoke
42. Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt
43. Bought a stranger a meal at a restaurant
44. Visited Africa
45. Walked on a beach by moonlight
46. Been transported in an ambulance
47. Had your portrait painted
48. Gone deep sea fishing
49. Seen the Sistine Chapel in person
50. Been to the top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris
51. Gone scuba diving or snorkeling
52. Kissed in the rain
53. Played in the mud
54. Gone to a drive-in theater
55. Been in a movie
56. Visited the Great Wall of China
57. Started a business
58. Taken a martial arts class
59. Visited Russia
60. Served at a soup kitchen
61. Sold Girl Scout Cookies
62. Gone whale watching
63. Got flowers for no reason
64. Donated blood, platelets or plasma
65. Gone sky diving
66. Visited a Nazi Concentration Camp
67. Rode a Horse
68. Flown in a helicopter
69. Saved a favorite childhood toy
70. Visited the Lincoln Memorial
71. Eaten Caviar
72. Pieced a quilt
73. Stood in Times Square
74. Toured the Everglades
75. Been fired from a job
76. Seen the Changing of the Guards in London
77. Broken a bone (fractured my ankle)
78. Been on a speeding motorcycle
79. Seen the Grand Canyon in person
80. Published a book
81. Visited the Vatican
82. Bought a brand new car
83. Walked in Jerusalem
84. Had your picture in the newspaper
85. Read the entire Bible
86. Visited the White House
87. Killed and prepared an animal for eating
88. Had chickenpox
89. Saved someone’s life
90. Sat on a jury
91. Met someone famous
92. Joined a book club
93. Lost a loved one
94. Had a baby (2) 95. Seen the Alamo in person
96. Swam in the Great Salt Lake
97. Been involved in a law suit
98. Owned a cell phone
99. Been stung by a bee
100. Read an entire book in one day

The Countdown Continues

Only 3 Days until the 1st ever Etsy Dallas Jingle Bash. Today I'm working on a few last minute projects, baby pants, tomorrow I will be pricing. Hopefully Friday I will have everything ready to put together my booth here at home so I can take photos and have a reference for setting up on Saturday.
Don't forget to stop by and check out all the awesome crafters.