Things With Wings

Hello Monday! This week we are all about Things With Wings! I "flew" off in a different direction with this challenge and created a stuffed felt bird.

It has been great having Linda with us for the month of March, sharing her creative talents!! Looking forward to your creativity in the future and wish you the best, Linda! 

I recently taught a group of friends how to make these birds. My idea was to put them on a stick and put them in a houseplant to bring in some cheerful color (we've had a lot of grey days) at home. Another idea is to add some thread and hang them. 

So, where do we all go for ideas - Pinterest, of course! I did the same looking for ideas, and then I created a pattern to make my bird. You can see the different pieces here which are laid out onto a piece of 8.5 x 11" cardstock. (21.5 x 28 cm)

I made up bird kits with different colored pieces of felt that I cut out.

Each set was different, so we made an entire flock of colorful birds.

As you can see, I went with one of my favorite color combos - green, blue and purple. I had to remember the different embroidery stitches, but it came back pretty quickly. You can also google basic embroidery stitches and there are a ton of resources available. 

I embroidered each larger piece, then sewed it on to the body, along with the beak and eyes. I stitched around it with the blanket stitch, leaving an opening of about 2"(5 cm) in order to stuff it with polyfil.  Final step was to insert the skewer and it is ready to "plant."

I had also put together hearts for us to embroider, and even though it doesn't have wings, I thought I would share it too. Lucky for me, my husband had given me these beautiful tulips which were the perfect prop for the photos! 

It was a great evening with friends making our stuffed birds and hearts, I really enjoy crafting with others. I hope you the opportunity to create with friends too! I would love to see you join our challenge this week and make something with wings! 

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Love is in the Air at Creative Carte Blanche!

Love is in the Air, and I am joining the challenge at Creative Carte Blanche!

I am getting ready to teach a class to a group of friends, and designed these felt hearts to embroider with colorful floss and buttons. I chose bright happy colors to bring some sunshine into my winter and finished adding the buttons and embroidery before I stitched around it and stuffed it. 

As I worked on my heart, I thought these could look pretty neat on a stick and put in a plant to bring some color into the house.

I love this bright green, and I know it is not the typical color we think of in the month of love! But, I did photograph it in my beautiful tulip plant I received on Valentine's Day! 

Can you tell I am ready for spring?

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Felt That Flip Frame

Hello Monday, and welcome back! 

This week we are all about felt! I made my own felt flowers to add to my project. 

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I really love my Tim Holtz Flip Frame and enjoy making new "pages" for it! This week I pulled out my alcohol inks which I haven't used in a very long time, to try them out on the Yupo paper. Wow! Did I have fun...and get really messy!!

The alcohol ink colors I used are: Snow Cap, Sunshine Yellow, Citrus, Sailboat Blue, and Sunset Orange. Honestly, once I got started playing, I couldn't stop, so between losing myself in what I was making and really inky fingers, I did not take many photos!

I created my background on the Yupo paper first, then die cut the flowers and leaves from Simon's plush felt. Next, I laid them down until I got the look I wanted, and that is when I decided to add the yellow butterfly stem. Time to put it all together!

I really like how the yellow flowers add dimension to the project and great contrast between the felt textures and the inks. The Flip Frame adds a touch of elegance, and now I can enjoy my little burst of spring. I could see this as a lovely wedding or anniversary gift too.

Time for you to pull out your felt, and try making something for the challenge! Maybe you'll  create a felt embellishment, or just use one on your project...whatever it is, we want to see it! Join in the fun this week, and you could be the lucky winner of the $50 gift certificate from Simon Says Stamp!

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