Christmas Village Card

 

Hello everyone! I hope that you are having a wonderful weekend. Today I am sharing my first Christmas card of the year. These are my favourite type of card to make. I purchased the Card Stacks Dies from Concord and 9th last year, but haven't had a chance to use them yet..and now I am so glad that I have.

I used dies from the Honey Bee Winter Village to decorate. I decided to limit the colours in the village to make my life easier. I used a stencil to create the snow with ink, next time I should use a different medium as I wasn't happy with how it turned out...never mind. I used Glitter cards stock to create snow peaks and liquid glue to adhere everything. 

Supplies:

Dies: 

Concord and 9th Card stacks bases, Die-namics fishtail flags stax, Tim Holtz Vault Christmas Magic, Honey Bee Stamps Winter Village, Uniquely Creative Christmas Sentiments and Dies

Cardstock:

Kaisercraft: Steel CD 105, Lemonade CD314, Frost CD350, Ruby CD325, Glittercard GC104 Crystal, Forest CD 114 Kraft CD65101, Licorice CD102, Coconut CD101

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Moda Love Quilt ~ Nantucket Summer

Hello everyone! I hope that you are well. Today I am sharing a quilt that I made using charm squares. The fabric is Nantucket Summer by Camille Roskelley, which I absolutely love. I spent ages looking for a pattern as this fabric sold out so quickly and I didn't want to waste it as it is hard to find!

I used the Moda Love Charm pattern, which is free on the Moda site. 

Once I had finished my quilt, I used a diagonal grid pattern as my final quilting pattern

I found a coordinating navy fabric from Spotlight which matched the collection. I machine stitched the front and handstitched the back of the binding into position.

I didn't have any yardage from this collection, so I cut up an old duvet cover that I no longer used and used it as my backing fabric. I am so happy happy I kept it for this reason!

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Sentro Knitting Projects

 

Hello everyone! I hope that you are well. I am sharing a post, which will show some projects that I made over a period of time. I have been stock piling these for when I was ready to donate. School is currently supporting the winter appeal and are collecting donations which include beanies, scarves etc for the homeless. 

I made quite a few using  my Sentro knitting machines. I also played around end experimented with different yarns, used up scraps and made a combination of scarves, fingerless gloves, and beanies.

I will share more over the next few days. It feels great that I can contribute to those who are not so fortunate.

Stay safe and thanks for stopping by!

Cross Stitch Pillows

 

Hello everyone! I hope that you are well. I am back at school and this year I am trying to balance work with some more craft. I am working on managing to fit smaller projects, however I have just finished a blanket which I will share in my next post.

I have been collecting some of the Lori Holt stitch cards and I have just finished stitching two from Set O. I am not stitching in any particular order, just picking designs that are appealing to me. I like to add some lacey trim on the back to cover the stitching when you whip stitch to close. I am also using Aleenes glue now and not hot glue which works just fine!

I hope you have a great week crafting!

Take care and thanks for stopping by!

Plush Ornaments

Hello everyone! I hope that the week has been a positive one. Here are the last of my plush felt ornaments. I have a felt deer and gingerbread boy. The gingerbread boy of part of the new Spellbinders Collection. I felt proud of myself when stitching this one as I had to stitch quite a few French knots!

I have had this die in my stash and haven't had a chance to stitch it yet. It was fairly easy. Love the glue!

Here are ALL of my completed plushies. Each year, I plan to add more. I also hope to add some cross stitch pillows in there as well.

Supplies:

Simon Says Stamp Plush Deer, Spellbinders Felt Stitch and Create Gingerbread Boy and Girl.

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Plush Ornaments

Hello everyone! I hope that you are well. I am behind with my posting of completed projects as I have been busy making last minute cards as well as trying to get my last minute shopping for Christmas in. It's very busy! I have enjoyed my stitching and have made even more plush ornaments.

I have had this die for a while, so it was great to bring it out again. I have used it as gifts for others, but not for myself. I plan to display them in a basket (will share in a later post).

 

This is another die that I have had for a while. It is great to reimagine with different coloured felt!

Supplies:

Memory Box Plush Frosty Mitten, Memory Box Plush Holly Stocking

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Felt Snowman and Candy Cane Ornaments

Hello everyone! I hope that your week has been a great one so far. I have been on a roll with my stitching. I have purchased some dies from Spellbinders and I am so glad to have the time to stitch them. So far, I have made two from the release.

I plan to have my ornaments in a Christmas basket so I am not hanging mine. I followed the tutorial and made some changes to make my life easier as there are lots of pieces and doubling to have the back covered as well (which is not necessary for me). I doubled the hat and the gloves ONLY to add stability. I stitched the buttons, the hat band and scarf then glued into position using Aleene's tacky craft glue. 

I watched the tutorial, and simplified it again to make it easier for myself. I only doubled the leaves as the back will not be on display. I stitched the can edge white, the read pieces red and glued them into position using Aleene's. I also used Aleene's to glue the leaves and red holly berries into position. I am avoiding hot glue!

Supplies:

Spellbinders Felt Candy Cane and Felt Snowman Star Etched Dies - Felt Stitch and Create Collection

Other: Felt, DMC floss, Aleene's Tacky Craft Glue

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