Up marketing with tulle flowers

Make the lovely tulle flowers.

Back them with felt and string them together.

Now sew them around the neck line, looks great now and gone from an $80 to more, well I think so.

Another use for fabric flowers  [ thanks pinterest.]    This is a top that I bought unfortunately it was too low, so fabric flowers to the rescue.   It looks really great.

Tags my effort

 Having seen and pinned so many Tag ideas, I was keen to make a few.

 I had so much fun, having sewn most of my life I have a good supply of fabric and lace.

Smocking for Grandies

             

            

This is some of my smocking, I made this wee dress for my lovely friends first Grand child.  I have always loved sewing for children.

                                           

     This romper suit was for my grandson, he looked gorgeous in it.

See the details sailor buttons and smocked boats.

         

   The blue is so sweet, I love to do the piping it always finishes off a garment.                                            

                                                                                                             

                                      

                       

   

This is the little suit I made for his Christening, I used white Viyella and smocked in cream and pale fawn threads.   The photos are not clear he never sits still.                                  

                                            

  

                                                                      

The power of paint and using what you have.

This is the room I made for my Grandchildren.

The bed heads were very old so I painted them the same shade as the walls but in Oil based satin paint, they blend but still look good.

I recovered chairs and made cushions.
 I kept the drapes plain, white linen, we have big views so things need to be simple.

 The bed linen is mail order, white with an embossed pattern and pale blue micro fiber blankets, all wash well.

 Other furniture got painted too, its looks white but I always use just a  hint of cream.

Before I painted the headboards I glued on rubber molding, cost just a few dollars but makes big dollar impact.

I embroidered these fun cushions and it was finished.

I love blue and white, it suits seaside homes and have tried to have some blue and also green in most rooms.

Sock monkey

Whats there to say, I have wanted to make this for a while.

I saw them being made about a year ago at a craft day and thought how cute, so finally here is mine.

 I just gave him to my Grand daughter at her Dedication this morning, he will never look this good again, but will be well dribbled on.   Bless her.

Another one.

Wax paper flowers

 Having Pinned this idea from  nicepackageblog.com I was inspired to try it out, very easy and so lovely.

So simple

Just placed on a white linen runner

The wax catches the light, they look candle like

We were having a few friends over for diner, I had no fresh flowers, so out came my wax paper ones.

 They looked great.

Headbands for Grandaughters

Rolled fabric flowers on plastic headbands.

This is only my take on what I've seen others make, but these flowers are quite addictive and I have made a few of these, the girls love them.

Timiah wearing her's

Leah with feathers