Have a Happy & Safe New Years!!

tawk of the day::

EVERYONE, HAVE A HAPPY AND SAFE NEW YEARS!!!!

=)

I am currently chillaxin at home with the husband and watching my 6 month play in his jumper.. Doesn't get better than that!!

How to make the T Shirt Flower!

Tawk of the day:: 

thank God for this day, this family, this home

use kind words-obey your parents-always tell the truth

encourage your siblings-share in their joy

give your guest your best

there is no mine in this house-it’s all God’s

husband, love your wife-wife, always be on his side

be creative at all times

act responsibly, be respectful, choose wisely

you can never do wrong by doing right

say what you are sorry for-forgiveness is mandatory

Love the Lord your God

Before I get started.. I just want everyone reading this to know that I AM NOT taking credit for this flower.. I DID NOT come up with how to make it.

A fellow blogger/friend asked me to show her how to make this::

So here are my own pictures, but same procedure as the person I got the idea from, JonesDesignCompany.com

Hand-made MOSS Monogram.. You can make one, too!!!

Tawk of the day

"It's supposed to be hard.. If it wasn't hard, everybody would do it.. the HARD is what makes it so great."
~A League of their Own.

Here is what you need to make this:

Letter printout off picnik.

Cardboard.

Sharpie.

Scissors.

Burlap.

Hot Glue Gun.

Faux Moss.

First, get on Picnik.com and save a BIG letter to your files and print it out.

Have a piece of cardboard on hand. 

(I used a box)

Cut the letter out and place it on the cardboard and trace it with a sharpie.

Cut the cardboard letter out.

Hot Glue strips of burlap on one side.

Cut the burlap out of the spaces of the Letter.

Next, do the same with the opposite side of the Letter.

Hot glue some moss to the side of the letter you want to show off.

Cut stragglers of  moss that have left the face of the letter.


(sorry no pics of the last two steps.. but it's pretty self explanatory]

ALL DONE!! .. Easy, right?

Moss Letter Ruffled Burlap Wreath

Tawk of the day: 

What if you woke up today 

with only the things 

you thanked God 

for yesterday?♥

Hello!

Remember my kitchen Redo??

Well, right now I have a strong love for wreaths :)

So I decided, since my kitchen decor is a light green/white, birds/garden theme, I decided to make a wreath to go perfectly!..

Here is what I came up with..

:: RUFFLE BURLAP WREATH Supplies you will need ::

:: Scissors

:: Measuring Tape

:: Burlap

:: Hot Glue Gun

:: Styrofoam Wreath (whichever size you want)

:: Material to attach wreath to door hanger

(And for my door hanger, I actually cut off the bottom part of a door-purse-holder.  I cut the elastic off the metal piece and attached material to the metal piece to hold my wreath!!) .. I'm always thinking ways to save the big $

:: Other items I used to make mine garden-y and birds-y ::

:: 2 Birds nests

:: Fabric Flowers

:: Hand-Made MOSS Letter 'M' (My next tutorial, directly after this post will be How to make it!!)

First, wrap your wreath in 3 inch wide burlap.. (Around 76 inches long)

Next, cut 9 strips of burlap 4.5 inches wide, 85 inches long/per.

Now go 3/4 inch into the burlap on either side and start bunching it, causing it to ruffle...

To make it a little easier so the string doesn't pull out, bunch it 3/4 of the way down on one side, then follow that string to the end of the other end of the strip and start bunching the rest..

Now take one strip and place it like so::

Start wrapping it around the wreath like so::

Til eventually it is all covered like so::

(Depending on how RUFFLE'D your strip is, it all depends on how many strips you will need.. I ruffle'd mine pretty tight.)

Now.. Hang your Wreath wherever you would like.

(I hung mine before I added all the accessories!)


I added some of these FABRIC FLOWERS:::

I followed THIS tutorial from Jones Design Company to make them!! I LOVE THEM!!

[These Flowers are actually made from an old T SHIRT!!]

I attached the nest with a crochet needle and some thick string.

I hot glued the Moss Letter and Fabric Flowers.

My kitchen is soooo small so I was limited on where to place it!

But wreaths make ANY area that much neater and nicer.. I placed mine on the basement door so when you enter the kitchen, you are looking straight at the wreath when you walk into the room! :) .. I think I'm in LOVEEE.

I added a few more flowers yesterday, cause they are just so much fun to make!! :)

Crocheting a Purse-Pouch

Tawk of the day::  "I love the way you hold me, Promise that you'll never leave.. You take each & every day.. Make it special in some way... Lord I love the way you hold me."

Hello :)

Meet my purse..

Meet its mess..

Meet my purse's new best friend..

This little crochet'd pouch is the best thing that's ever happened to it ;)

Look how neat it now looks;;

This is awesome for a purse with NO pockets what-so-ever, besides the little zip pocket.. This is great for holding your favorite lip glosses, your tampons, extra cash/change, pens, etc..

Want to make one too??

All you need is a J/10-600MM crochet'r

Yarn

A button

I did 35 rows of 16 chains..

Single stitch..

*Remember wherever you want your hole to be for your button, do not do the single stitch in that particular row, JUST LINK whatever length you think you will need for your button & continue to single stitch

-Once you have your 35 rows crochet'd, flip up the bottom to create the 'pouch' and crochet the sides together.. 

-Flip inside out.  

-Sew a button on.

-Fill it and Enjoy it!