Frog Lids on Mason Jars

Can you see these as wedding centerpieces? Maybe a bit more flowers or taller

What is a Flower Frog Lid?

Frog Lids help hold flowers in place so that you can arrange them how you want….and they’ll stay put! The little openings in the wire help the flowers to stand up and make your bouquets look fabulous. You can reuse these handy devices for many

 Oh and did I mention, you can make these for super cheap?! If you have a jar ring, you can turn a mason jar ring into a flower lid for about 5 cents each. no joke. 

The frog idea we used in vases and had to tape with a tape that would go along with water and stick.  It wasn't fun to tape and sometimes the tape wouldn't stick and you didn't want people seeing the tape. This to me is so wonderful

Tutorial  for this is  http://www.craftaholicsanonymous.net/how-to-make-mason-jar-flower-frog-lids-tutorial

What a wonderful website this is. Lots of things to DIY and  free tutorial 

Chiffon Glitter flowers are here now.

I am waiting on baited breath for these flowers to arrive to me. They are so beautiful!!!  These scrumptious flowers are for decorating garments, pins on purses or bags and of course hats and hair pretties.  It has been so long since I ordered them I have had to much time to get excited. Should be here soon.
I wrote this long ago and have the flowers now. Put these flowers around a green tutu, added a green romper and matching headband. My best and favorite client bought it. :)  Carly you are my best advertisement.

Shabby Flowers

Just some colours I have of the Shabby flowers that everyone is loving this year.

Pretty dotty Shabby

This has a glitter to it. The picture shows how the flowers come.

Grape colour

This is a bright yellow. I have bright Orange also.  I will be showing some head bands with the flowers on very soon.

Multiple uses for Felt Shapes

I am just loving these Shapes. As you can see when you look at the webpage I found the tutorial on the shapes are used for headbands.

I thought this DIY was something that a anyone could use for a craft.  These are shapes that every one loves, especially boys.  Whales are a big favorite. You could cut these out for boys and stitch them to something they love.  You could even attach to a scrapbook album. 

Such a versatile craft shape to use. After you hand stitching put iron on fusion on the back of the whale, elephant or car and iron on a onesie or tee shirt.  Look great on the front side of a corduroy jacket or a big one on the back.

http://petitepurls.com/2012/Spring12/spring2012_a_clips.html

 

 

Little Felt Hair Pretties

by Anne Weil

I adore making hair accessories for little ones.  I think animals and shapes cut out of felt carry their own sweet charm. They are soft, warm and fuzzy.  And, they can be very versatile.  I have provided three templates here for you to use, but feel free to sketch your own little shape or animal that is a perfect fit for your kiddo.  

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Materials
- 100% wool felt
- Download Templates (whale, elephant, vw bug)
- DMC 5 Embroidery Thread
- Scissors
- Needle
- Plastic headband
- Plain barrette (found in jewelry making section of craft store)
- Elastic (for soft headband)

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Soft Whale Headband


Trace template on 100% wool felt and cut out shape.


Cut 1/2 inch strip of 100% wool felt.


Embroider around whale shape with small stitches.


Place whale (or other shape) on soft headband such that it will be positioned a few inches to the left or the right of the crown of the head.


Attach the shape to the felt, being careful not to bring the needle through the front of the felt.


This is the back of the headband.


Cut 1/4" elastic such that the headband will fit snugly, but not tightly around your child's head, allowing for 1/2" overlap with the felt on each side.


Wrap the felt around the elastic, keeping the elastic centered in the middle.


Sew the elastic into the felt securely. Repeat on the other side.

Finis!

Car Barrette


Trace template on 100% wool felt.


Cut out shape.


Embroider windows on car with small stitches.


Embroider a lazy daisy on the hood of the car.  To make a lazy daisy, bring thread up in center of flower, and bring thread back down into center of flower almost in the same location.


Before the stitch pulls tight, bring your needle up inside the loop where you want the end of the petal to be.


Make a small stitch over the end of the petal, securing it in place


 Repeat process for each of the petals.


I did my flower with six petals.


Now attach the car to the barrette, by stitching through provided holes on the barrette, being careful not to bring the needle through the felt.


Finish it off in the back.


The back of the barrette should look like this.


Finis!


Hard Elephant Headband


Trace template on 100% wool felt and cut out shape.


Embroider elephant outline with little stitches. Another idea for the elephant would be to embroider a little saddle for him with french knots and more decorative stitches.  Then, do his toes.


Cut a small rectangle of felt such that you can position the entire thing on underside the elephant without seeing the rectangle from the front.


Attach rectangle to plastic headband, just to left or right of crown of head.


Attach elephant to rectangle using a running stitch along either side of the rectangle, being careful not to bring needle through to the front of the elephant.  Finish off in back.


Finis!

Anne Weil is a working mother of three lively and adventure-seeking kiddos. She knits, blogs, sews, designs and generates exciting crafty ideas at her blog. Anne relishes design that combines beauty with meaning. She loves creating things that stimulate the senses and makes that happy-making place inside you really hum.

Tutorial& Photography © 2012 Anne Weil. Contact  Anne.

Pink ballet bathing suit

You will find this bathing suit. On my Facebook Dianne Armstrong Payne

This bathing suit can just be a little outfit to play in.
size is infant to size 3

Price is $15.00

Boys top hat and tie

This is my latest creation. The hat goes higher on boys head. Boys can wear for photo's.  It comes in other colours if you would like and different sizes. This is a new born 0-3 months for photo shoots.

Mother's day card Jackie made for mother #2

Same sort of design as the card before but she changed it up a bit with this one and the flowers.  There is a lot of work in that card. Come to a class and find out.

Mother's Day card

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Peony and diamond bridal bouquet

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