Dana of made shares how she made a sweet heart doily print t-shirt for her daughter for Valentine's Day. You could use the same method to create a heart doily applique for a Valentine tote bag for all the class cards that come home, too!
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Sure, you could spin this heart and arrow pin cushion as a Valentine project, but it's beautifully designed in a way that doesn't pin (pun intended) it down to just one holiday. Head over to the Purl Bee for the chart and full tutorial.
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This cute pillow project from Maureen Cracknell would be a great Valentine decoration for your home. It uses simple quilting and reverse applique to create a sweet pillow cover that can go right over your existing cushion and be easily changed out after the season. You could even use the same idea and techniques to create a whole wardrobe of pillow covers to switch out throughout the year!
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I've seen loads of balloon-and-yarn projects in craft blogland, but this one from Michele Made Me has a new twist ... literally. See how she uses a balloon animal approach to making this simple and beautiful yarn heart wreath. [via @SisterDiane]
The picture here is of my first patch in the 2012 Stitch of the Month (SOTM) from ANG. I am using all stash threads in my favorite color, Teal. Throughout the year I’ll be sharing my progress with you.
I’m committed to being thrifty in my needlepoint purchases, so I try to use what I have on hand. I love this because it means I need to exercise my creativity and make something my own. I always find inspiration in how using scarce resources can make something beautiful by thinking of my beloved Amish and scrap bag quilts. In these quilts using what is on hand makes quilts of great beauty.
While I don’t aspire to those heights, I do want my needlepoint to be beautiful as well as thrifty.
Starting from the teal threads I pulled from my stash I did some other things to make changes.
Since I didn’t have any opal canvas, I made a unique canvas of my own. Using a natural sponge and Martha Stewart Pearl Craft Paint in Jet Stream, I sponge painted the entire piece of canvas. This will create a textured light teal background that is, easy to do and very interesting.
A teal heart will look odd, so I turned it into a rectangle. But I kept the small heart on the inside and I may even make it the focal point by stitching it in another color. The new shape meant I had to extend lines. It also meant that the shapes near the bottom of the heart were too large, so I added some additional lines. Those spaces will most likely have SOTM‘s from previous years in them.
The first area is stitched. I used Dragonfly Lotus Panda Threads, a hand-dyed and hand-spun silk/wool blend. It isn’t super shiny like Panache, but I love it’s subtle look. The color is Teal Shadow.
Watch for more next month. If you are stitching this project, check out the ANG Yahoo group, they are assembling information about the different thread and color combinations.
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ANG SOTM Update
Grace and Light shows us an adorable way of re-using those colorful paint samples we have left over by making them into heart garlands. Way easy and super cute!
Grace and Light shows us an adorable way of re-using those colorful paint samples we have left over by making them into heart garlands. Way easy and super cute!
Grace and Light shows us an adorable way of re-using those colorful paint samples we have left over by making them into heart garlands. Way easy and super cute!
Scrapbooking ideas do not always flow easily for the beginner, but with a little planning and help, the creative juices will soon start to flow. This article gives some essential tips for the keen amateur and struggling veteran alike. You may encounter numerous definitions of what a scrapbook is. You will probably have some definitions of your own. However, of all those definitions associated with scrapbooks, there is always one fundamental element at the heart of the craft – preserving memories.
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Essential Tips For Scrapbooking Beginners
I have one of those lovely canvas bags from Needlepoint of Back Bay. I decided several years ago to finish it and make it my regular tote.
So I looked for something the right size and settled on one of my sapphire hearts (available as an ebook here).
Great idea! It fit perfectly. But now a problem has occurred. Because I used metallic canvas, dirt and dust got through onto the adhesive. You can see how the heart is still mostly sticky but the background is gray with dust.
The result is that the edges of the needlepoint came untucked and the whole thing fell off last week.
When I get back from vacation next week I want to fix this.
What do you think I should do?
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What Should I Do?
