Raspberries and Rose Petals

Tuesday, May 17, 2011

Monday, May 16, 2011

SPRING!

One of the advantages

to having an

abnormally cool spring

is that the tulips

have lasted a lot longer than usual!

I love this time of year!

Can't wait for my lilac bush to bloom!

Have a wonderful day!

Hugs!

Lori

Saturday, May 14, 2011

Time Flies

This weekend my husband and I

celebrate 22 years

of wedded bliss!

And...

... I still can't get enough of him!

(Thanks for the awesome digital image, Dawn!)

Stephanie at Angelic Accents

is hosting her annual

To Have & To Hold

Wedding Blog Party

on June 10th!

We have 3 weeks to plan something to share:

special memories, pictures, stories, collections...

~ Anything Bridal and Romantic ~

And there will be a giveaway!

Sounds like fun!

I hope you all

have a wonderful weekend!

Hugs!

Lori

Tuesday, May 10, 2011

Inspiration

Inspiration is EVERYWHERE!

There are so many things

that catch my eye,

and I think,

"Someday, I would like to try that!"

If I had a book to hold

everything I would like to make

it would fill many volumes in a library....

~ But this ~

This was just what I needed

to get myself off my seat

and actually create!

Karen over at Todolwen made this beautiful

sewing kit from a

Bath & Body Works Wallflowers box.

Isn't that the cutest thing you've ever seen?!

(You need to go to her blog & see all the goodies she has packed inside this little box! It's incredible!)

And here is my version:

What started out as my own sewing box...

ended up a "nature" box!

(which is why there's pattern paper covering the inside instead of sheet music!)

Stamped muslin and sprigs of lavender cover the inside of the box lid.

And little inspirations of nature fill the bottom.

This was to be a Mother's Day gift for my mom,

so I wanted to fill it with things she likes...

like lavender and bird houses!

I'm hoping to find more of these little boxes at

Bath & Body Works so I can make more!

Linking up with

Kathleen at Faded Charm

for

White Wednesday #99!

Have a Wonderful Day!

Hugs!

Lori

Wednesday, March 23, 2011

Last Saturday was the first Saturday in a long, LONG time that I didn't actually have something that NEEDED to be done. And for a long, LONG time (since the making of my first bag), by daughter has wanted me to make her a bag featuring her all-time favorite actress,

Audrey Hepburn.

So Saturday was the day to

"Get 'er done!"

I have never printed on fabric before, but have read from several blogs about different methods. The method I chose is probably not the best method for something that could need to be washed in the future...but I think there is a way to set the image before washing. I'll have to check my files again. I used an 8x11 sheet of mailing labels, stuck the muslin on it, trimmed & ran it thru the printer ~ Easy Peasy!

And here we go:

After printing the picture onto white muslin,

we added a small black floral border.

Then sewed the picture onto the front of the bag.

Whipped it all together and added straps & bows...

And...

WhaaLaa!

An Audrey Hepburn backpack bag!

Not bad for someone who doesn't sew much!

And it all started with a simple idea!

I'm linking up today with Tea Rose Home's

Link Party #46!

Check it out for some great inspiration!

Hugs!

Lori

White Wednesday All Around

Boy, have I been a bad blogger or what???

Way too long since my last post!
Has it REALLY been 2 months???
Well, I'm glad to finally get back to it
by joining in the fun of White Wednesday!

It's a snow day!

So far we have 8" with 2-4" more to come later...

UGH!

I'm so ready for spring & warm weather!!!

This display has actually been up for quite awhile

on top of my bookcases.

I did it at the same time as the Valentine's

display on the piano over a month ago.

I really like it, so it will probably stay this way for awhile yet!

Most of what you see here has come from thrift stores and garage sales last year.

The blue rose canvas was painted by my daughter, Taylor, when she was about 16 years old.

The cameo picture was a garage sale find for .25!

The "naked" book is wrapped with a printed muslin and tulle bow.

Here is the other bookcase top, a little simpler:

with notes of spring, hopefully on it's way SOON!

To enjoy more White Wednesday beauty,

visit Kathleen at Faded Charm!

Have a

Wonderfully

White

Wednesday

my friends!

Hugs!

Lori

Mojo Monday with Tim Holtz

I finally decided to cut into my Tim Holtz paper and break in my new Tim Holtz stamps for this

Mojo Monday.

Let me tell you, it was very hard to cut into this paper....I always think: what if I will need this for something else - once I use it, it will be gone! Well, I finally just did it!!! And I'm very happy that I did!

Here is the sketch: