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Adorable Giftcard Holders with a twist!

August 27, 2009

Yesterday I was browsing around SWAK and had to do a double take on these adorable “in the hoop” cardholders by Jesse Kate Designs.

Don’t you think they’re sweet??  Here’s a few more ideas to  maximize their cuteness:
1. Place them above your children’s book-bag/coat hooks on the wall as a note holder.
2. Use them AS your [...]

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A Cute Free Card Project with Embroidery Tutorials!

August 23, 2009

I spent some time this weekend putting together a fun little project for you involving some back stitching, split stitching, a french knot here and there (don’t freak on this one it’s really not that hard!), and some running stitches.
First here’s a picture of what the card you need to print out as a .jpeg [...]

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Mini Winter Quilting

August 17, 2009

Well now that the website is halfway normal I can get back to work. LOL
I’ve been working on some exciting new quilting projects. As I work on the design for a new winter lap quilt I experimented with this adorable mini quilt. It literally would be perfect for Barbie.
I designed raw edge applique for the [...]

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Halloween Spider Wall hanging FINISHED!

August 4, 2009

I was so stinkin’ proud when I finished this quilt today. LOL
It’s the first out of 4 that I actually finished from start to end. I have to admit that I LOVE the way it turned out with my machine embroidery set ” Eek! Spiders!” . It makes me want to get another set started [...]

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Baking Bread, Mac & Cheesy, Doodly Day!

July 8, 2009

Today felt like a well oiled ballet. LOL
I started out by working on my new dooldes for a special project coming up with a special digital scrapbook designer for some special holidays – .
I was off to a good start when I stopped myself to take a break and build a Robot, Boat, and [...]

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Happy 4th of July??

July 5, 2009

So it was soggy, but that didn’t get us down! We had a great 4th and I hope you did too.
It started out a bit frustrating in the morning. I was planning on waking up and whipping up a cute little shirt for DS who just turned 4 – so naturally I thought my “Happy [...]

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New Summer Freebie Hand Embroidery Patterns!

June 22, 2009

Well I think it’s about time I got some new freebies on the website. LOL
You may recognize some of these as recent machine embroidery patterns that I’ve posted. I think they would make lovely hand work as well so enjoy stitching some out and let me see what you made!
You can find all of the [...]

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Get Your Patriotism On!

June 18, 2009

Well I didn’t think I’d get them made in time, but I’m sending these sweet crafty embroidery patterns over to SWAKembroidery.com today. So keep your eye out for them to decorate your July 4th aprons, shirts, hand towels, or whatever your needle will punch through – LOL.
My SIL was asking me if you could do [...]

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