A Little of This and a Little of That

Hope all is well in your world.
Has been a very busy month of August for me her in My World.

First, I would like to introduce you all to my new Grand Daughter Sydney Elizabeth.
I know I may be partial but...isn't she the sweetest?
August 29 TH she made her arrival. All is well.

A Primitive Door Hanger I just finished up for the arrival of Fall.

A close up of the buttons. They were my G.G. Aunt Alice's. Perfect for any Primitive project!

A close up of the Sunflower.

Challenges I have been working on hosted by the Sisters of the Sisterhood of Scrap Forum for the month of August.

ATC Card

Summer Sizzle and Sketch Blog Challenges hosted by the Sisterhood of Scrap

Another sweet Grand Daughter of mine.

and another

My Aunt & Uncle when the got engaged.

Summer Sizzle Challenge/ Vintage Images are from old Sheet Music sized and turned to Black and white.

Summer Sizzle ABC Challenge/ tough one here... a list of products from A-Z to be used on One layout.

On the list was to use the Alphabet , I snuck mine in by adding them to my flowers.Hey, whatever works! Right?

Next is a little door hanger for my Grand Daughter's room. As of Sunday she has a new little Sister and will soon be moving into a big girl's room.

Hoping this makes the transition a little smoother for her.

Now this was really a different type of Challenge and I recommend that everyone should give this a try! It will really make you look at your photos in a whole new light.

First take a photo

Next create a sketch based on your photograph.

Then Create a layout based on your sketch! Wonderful way to create those layouts when you are feeling a little stuck for inspiration.

Last , but not the least A layout created from the August One Hour Sketch Challenge. Love this monthly challenge...though my Craft room always needs a major cleanup when I am done.

That's it for now, will be back soon! I hope!

Take care :)

Upholstery Flowers

It's that time again!

Time for another Create It- Green Design Team Reveal !

I really look forward to the monthly reveal.

Each month this group of creative women present us with so many different ways to look at objects around us.

Objects that might normally be found in the trash bin by the end of the day, become useful in our creative process.

Stop by and check out what the DT has to share with you this month.While your visiting why not check out past project reveals!

My project this month is a Flower Basket for my Kitchen.

The basket I located at our local Thrift Store for .50 cents. Excellent Bargain!!

The material for the flowers came from a Upholstery Fabric Sample Album that a friend donated to me. Their store was upgrading their sample books and this one was destined for the bin.Apparently this is what happens when they are dated.

If your ever out checking out furniture ...why not check with the store and see if they have any books that are outdated. They may be more than happy to share!

You will be surprised at the size of the sample once you pull them out of the book!

I used a free Primitive pattern found on "Crafting With Lillie Mae's" blog for my flowers.

Check out all the wonderful free patterns she has shared with everyone. Love her Primitive and Country patterns !

Her Potted Country Flower template and tutorial may be found here

The buttons for my flowers came from a tin that once belonged to my G G Aunt Alice.

I switched up my flower stems a little by using wooden skewers found in my kitchen drawer and wrapped them with hemp twine.

I also added some leaves to my stems.

The flowers are held into the basket with a piece of foam that came in a package delivery to my home.

Poking a hole and adding a touch of glue to secure in my flowers.

topped off with some Spanish Moss.

That's it ...fairly easy and fast to come together.Makes my kitchen just a touch more happy.

Couple of Small projects & Embossing tip

Most of my spare time lately has been pretty well planned out for me..but I have been able to squeeze in a few projects here and there.

This little guy is my first attempt at using Coffee for a stain and also creating hooded eyes.
My daughter- in-law thinks he looks like a potato and my husband would not like to run into him on the street...how bad is that !
I figured that maybe he needed a heart with hugs on it and a kiss and a hug to his backside in hopes that somebody feels sorry for his homely little self and dishes him out some love :)
All digital products to create this layout are from Weeds & Wildflowers.



Last of the cards that I have been creating for A Scrap Addict Sketches.
It has been a great time being part of Deanne's Design Team.
I look forward to all the new teams creations.
Thanks Deanne your the best!

Via a request for tip on embossing on my canvas project.

I would suggest for your needs to use a Versa Mark pen the fine tip end..no worries on the tapping off...just turn over and give it a thump with your finger ..should clean off pretty easy.

For a hard back Canvas just give it a tap with your knuckle this should do the trick

Also if stamping on a

stretched and mounted canvas, use your hand on the back of the canvas for support when pressing down stamp for a clean image. Hope this helps :)

Hope all is well in your Crafty World and thanks for stopping by :)

Rag Doll

Finally, a little spare time to sit down and share.

My grandmother would spend her winter months sewing .
At any given time you would see her with some type of thread or yarn in her busy hands.
Whether it was tatting , embroidery ,yarn ,doll dresses you name it she created with it.

Her stitches were perfect with speed from her hands.
I imagine working in a glove factory in her early years did help in improving the speed at which she was able to create.
Under Grandmother's watchful and helpful eye she guided all the women in our family to learn how to sew.

My first lesson to learn was mending socks.
Having painted faces on Grandmother's Darning eggs helped to hold all our attention.
As we grew older so did the lessons she would share.
I still find myself looking for a needle and thread in the winter months as some old habits are hard to give up.

I love the look of Primitive Art and decided I would try my hand at it.
Here is a little project I created while teaching myself some of the tricks to Primitive cloth creations.

Lets see...there is tea dying , Using Ranger Ink, painting, embroidery, creating hair from Rags,stitching a 3d nose and drying techniques.


I used an old shirt of mine and some lace from a set of my grandmothers old curtains (just to old to hang :) for the dolls dress. Touch of embroidery for the smock.


A close up of her face and hair. Not having any yarn for her hair ,I used strips of left over cloth from my doll pattern.

I need to finish her shoes with laces, still have not decided on how I want them to look.

Here are some links I found helpful in helping me to create this doll.

Pattern Jackie's Girls by Annie's Cupboard

How to Needle Sculpt a Nose tutorial by Traci Dunn Courtesy of PrimMart

Embroidery Stitch Videos Mary Corbet's Needle and Thread Blog

Basic Tea Staining Olde Country Cupboard

Coffee Stain and Prime Sunflower Tutorial courtesy of Free Craft Articles

contributed by KKL Primitives

Tutorials for doll making by Traci Dunn

If you really want to see some wonderful Primitive Creations out there...check the ones showcased on the Ditty Bag...such creativity and talent in the World of Primitive Crafting.

Just a little thanks to all the crafty folks out there,who spend the time and willingness to share all the helpful tips and Craft tutorials found in the cyber world !

They help bring Crafting back to the kitchen table for sharing.

Take Care and a Crafty Day to you all :)