Love those birds..............

The boy in our house loves blankets, especially fleece ones.  As he's grown, so has his phases.  He has had a Thomas the Tank one, Bob the Builder and Wall-E.  His newest love is Angry Birds.  But who doesn't, right?

So this year, instead of buying him one, I'm going to make it.  Here are the first two birds so far. The birds are made out of felt. I am then going to sew them on fleece squares. 

After getting started I regretted not doing this as a sew-along.  But I'm not so far along that you wouldn't be able to catch up pretty quick.  I made both of these appliques over the last two days. That includes searching down the pictures to use as a guide.

Anyone interested?  Just let me know.

Happy Crafting

FREE GIFT BOXES!!!

Do you need a last minute gift box? SVGCuts is giving away this FREE pattern for gifts boxes!  Just click on the Free Gift link on the left side here on my blog and it will take you to the download page.  


Happy Crafting!

This Smurf's for You!

It's been a while since I have joined any challenges. When I saw this challenge on PageMaps I knew immediately what I wanted to do.

Have you seen the Smurf movie yet?  It's very cute.  Be forewarned though. If you're sensitive about magic or spells, there is a LOT of it in this movie. I don't remember magic being a part of the original cartoon.

But here's my card for Becky's contest.  Hope you like it.

Aren't the Smurfs cute?  If you want the SVG file for them, I've included them in my Mediafire files.  Just click on the SVG Templates button on the left and it will take you the files.  Make sure to come back and leave a comment with a link to what you created with them.

As always, thanks for visiting!

Can we start fall a little earlier this year?

Yeah, yeah, I know.  It's only August.  But the Boy and I have started the school year and it has me in the mood for fall.  I can smell the gingerbread pumpkin cookies coming from the kitchen already................sigh.

And let's face it, I live in Florida.  The weather is going to be like this - well - probably until next January.  So I say let's start fall early this year!

Aren't these pumpkins cute? I just love them! And they were so easy to make.  They can be made either with a lid, like I did, or as a decoration. LOVE IT!

You can get the pattern FREE for a limited time at www.svgcuts.com.   They've also included a video to show just how easy these go together.

So go check them out and happy crafting!

Calling all Buggers!!!!

I'm so excited!  Consultants have been asking Close To My Heart for some type of punches or cutting system to coordinate with all the wonderful stamps.  Let's face it.  We're tired of cutting out all those shapes.


And boy, did they listen!!  

Introducing the exclusive Close To My Heart Cricut Art Philosophy cartridge!  This exclusive cartridge works with any of the Cricut Personal Electronic Cutter machine and contains 700 shapes with a touch of a button.  The exclusive images are extremely versatile and many are designed to be used with specific My Acrylix stamps in the new Fall/Winter CTMH Idea Book!

When you purchase the Cricut Art Philosophy cartridge you will ALSO receive 3 exclusive D size stamp sets (retail $17.95 each), designed to perfectly coordinate with images on the cartridge.  Also included are three 9 x 12 dimensional elements. Stamp on your cricut shape, cover your Dimensional Element with a Cricut shape, or cut, stamp and then cover!  Creating uniquely beautiful artwork has never been easier!  

Can it get any better than that?  Well, actually - YES!  Because when you order this incredible Cricut package, you will automatically qualify for the Stamp of the Month, Wicked for just $5! 

So don't wait! Just drop me a line and order yours today!!

I've been so busy lately....

....I haven't had a chance to post anything let alone craft much.  So I thought I'd share what I made for a couple of online spring contests.

After opening the card there is a cute little surprise on the inside.... bunny finger puppets!

To make the card base I used my Sure Cuts a Lot program to measure out a rectangle 7" x 10" .  I then aligned 3 holes at the 5 1/2" line. The holes are about 3/4" round.  After the base is cut, score it along the 5" line. This will give you a 5x7 card base with the 3 holes for the bunnies.

I then cut out felt in this shape and sewed them together to make the finger puppets.

It was my daughter's idea to glue on the wiggle eyes.  It was a nice touch.

As always, thanks for stopping by and leave some love so I know you were here.

Till next time...............................

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