Happy Hands. Happy Heart.

I've been on a felt kick lately. I was digging around in my mom's sewing tool box for pinking shears and found this goody!

It's a pinking rotary cutter. AWESOME! So I haaaaad to make hand warmers.

I still got to use my grandmas pinking shears.

I'm telling you. They set me up for life. And these are good tools!

Here they are! 4 heart hand warmers and one "Love Bug". They're stuffed with rice and when microwaved for 30 seconds they hold enough heat to keep my hands warm well through recess.
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What I'm Up to at the Moment

My wedding sweater. Can you say cashmere, Debbie Bliss Baby Cotton, and sparkle?
Felt golf bags and clubs for our ring bearers/caddys.

Stay tuned after the wedding for the final products! These are faaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaar from done!

One In Every Color-Felt

This is what our dining room table looks like right now. Color therapy! Every day...well I know they might be driving my dad crazy so I'm making an attempt to get to a stage where I can put them away.

Blooms and Buttons!

Some of you might remember from my previous post about Princess Lasertrons flowers that I was very smitten with her wedding arrangements. I even inquired with her regarding a possible cost after we got engaged. Alas...they were...well...out of our budget. Sooo we (my mother and myself) are going to attempt our own version of these pretty petals. Now of course you wont be able to see the real deal until after the big day. These are just some hints, pondering, and me looking for feedback.

Here are some of the cut out shapes and possibilities for multi color flowers. (Keep in mind they have no stitching yet, and no buttons) These represent the monochromatic possibilities.

Here are a few of the monochromatic blooms together.

And these buttonous beauties arrived in the mail from my friend Janice! When she was visiting her family in Fresno she stopped by to visit us, at which point I learned that she has a knack for finding buttons! Janice even stopped by again with a box of crayons to use as samples to know what colors I was on the hunt for! Aren't the buttons she sent fabulous?! The little green ones on the bottom are the most delicate glass! I can not wait to start putting these guys together! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!

Fab Florals

This woman, Princess Laserton, knows her color therapy! I've been sitting here, not doing my work, going gaga over HER work! Its awesome!


She takes vintage buttons and felt and turns them into works of art! Bouquets like these are her specialty! Love them!
On her blog she shows how one bride sent her colors, and then she created the fabulous flowers below to insert into real flower bouquets.

These are some of the corsages she makes! There were too many great ones to show them all!

This is a one of the wrist corsages from my favorite color combination!

While "colorless" its stunning, and captivating, and did I mention I'm in love with Princess Lasertrons flowers?This bouquet is my grand prize winner! Love it! Cant get enough of it.