Felt Fabric Confections

Just TWO MORE DAYS until the premiere issue of Paper Crafters Sampler goes live!  You'd think with a big launch like that I wouldn't have time for much more.

Introducing my Felt Fabric Confections.  Isn't this an A-dorable felt heart adornment?   Layers of creamy white fleece and soft sky blue flannel, sandwiched between two dark chocolate chip felt covers.   This layered heart reminds me of those big coconut layered candy bars.  Do you remember those?   They were white, pink and brown made by Brach's.

It's hard to tell the scale of this heart but those who are familiar with the Movers and Shapers die  then you'll have a good idea. 

Here's a few more samples but with only one layer of felt.  The felt embellishes on the hearts are from the new Sweet Pea Stitched Felt from SU!.  The chocolate heart is embellished with the Flower Fushion pieces.  Both of the felt accessories from SU! work so well with this project due to the small scale of the heart.

Aren't they YUMMY?!  They look like candy to me, which is why I call them confections.  So dainty, so pretty.  Below they adorn a fancy hanger, but wouldn't they look just as lovely as a tag for a gift?  My original idea was to create a garland with them (and I still may do just that).

Here's a better view of the individual hearts.  The polka dot ribbon is the "Mambo Melon" by SU!.  One of the sassy new In-Colors.  To make the flower, simply stitch one side of the ribbon, pull the thread to gather it and sew the ends together. 

It doesn't take any time to put these babies together, especially since the bulk of layering is already on the pre-sewn Stitched pieces.   To assemble the hearts, tuck a piece of cotton thread between two felt hearts and use your Tombow Multi-purpose adhesive to glue them together.  What's great about the adhesive here is the very fine tip allows you to guide a thin line along the edges.  It holds GREAT (I know because I tried pulling them apart).  You'll use the same glue to attach those felt pieces to the top.

The beaded trim is something I had laying around the house; thought it added a more girly feel to the piece.  The only other addition I added was a little sewing with embroidery floss around the brown heart.  A tip in case you try this at home.  If you'd like to sew around the heart, then don't use the glue.  A needle does not penetrate that glue easily at all.

Now let's move on to the next project.  Looking for another great use for your  Petal Card Bigz?   How about Jumbo stuffed fabric hearts?   Here are a few I threw together.

The red heart is cut from fleece and is used as a pin cushion.  The edges were sewn together with a machine and then pinking shears were used to cut a decorative edge.  They are all stuffed with polyfil.

The white flower may be familiar to some of you.  It's the same flower used on the Little Fleece Baskets (taken from the Baskets and Blooms Bigz).

Making the hearts are easy.  Just cut your fabric from your die and trim off the two of the four petals. 

This chocolate felt heart is a bit different.  You'll cut two piece of felt but remove two of the petals from only one piece (the front piece).  Glued three sides together leaving the bottom left open to stuff with polyfill.  Stitch the opening after it's filled and then wrap the bottom petals from the back heart around to the front; sticth in the front to make the pouch.  Use some green grosgrain to make a flower and embellish once again with your felt pieces. 

The green flower was made the same as the pink polka dot listed above, and then sticthed to the heart.

I'll upload instructions for you next week for those who need a little more explaination.

There you have it!  Now you can go practice making your own valentine fabric confections.

Melanie

Tulipe die-cut gift bag

Created a little video yesterday. Here's a GREAT idea for getting some use of your Tulipe Bigz die.

Make sure you check out the "promotions" page as there are specials EVERY week in July. This week, the Big Shot Doc's bag is on sale at 30% off. Regularly $69.99 on sale for $49.95.

You'll also want to mark your calendars for this months "Tour de Freaks". Just 14 more days!!! You can view last months submissions HERE.

Now, on to the video. Enjoy.

July 4th Holiday Craft

Here's a little tutorial for creating some colorful red, white and blue paper baskets for your upcoming July 4th holiday! Personally I think they came out A-Dorable!!

This video was so much fun to make. The music has a lot to do with it. It reminds me of old movies where music quartets wore red and white striped jackets singing under a gazebo. Famlies sat on their blankets enjoying their picnic lunches while kids flew their kites. Yeah, those would be some nice summer memories.

Ever wonder how women got through the day in those ankle-length dresses and men in jackets when it was 100 degrees outside? I'm breathing heavy just thinking about it. Think I'll stick to watch'n the movies, LOL! I guess what parasols were for back then.

Enjoy!

Melanie

Tulipe Vinyl Tutorial

Here's a "Tulipe Vinyl Tutorial" demonstrating the use of vinyl cling with the Tulipe Bigz diecut available from Stampin' Up! ©. The tutorial is a series of photos and narration explaining how the vinyl cling was applied to the "Decorative Fleur Plaque". While the sample shows the vinyl cling applied to wood, glass, cardstock and tiles are just a few more items useful for this application.









"Tulipe Vinyl Tutorial" $5 and is sent in .wmv format.

The "Decorative Fleur Plaque" shown above and below is also available for purchase for those who are interesting in adding a charming plaque to their home or as a gift to your significant other for upcoming father's day. The Decorative Fleur Plaque is available for $12.00 ($3 S&H not included). Each plaque was individually hand-crafted, painted with acrylics, oils, wired and sealed all. The cream colored dots were added one by one achieving an old folk art effect.

Plaque measurements are 5" x 7". There are only 10 plaques availalbe currently. Please remember that each of these are hand-crafted and the colors of the oil paint and acrylics will vary slightly with each (some lighter, some darker) which only adds to their appeal and orginality.

Treat Box Video Tutorial

WOW! It's been almost 30 days since my last post. How about a little video tutorial to get back on track?

This video concentrates on how to create the inner pouch used to store your treats in this Frankenstien "Monster Box" (originally created by fellow demo Cambria Turnbow). Find something sturdy that can withstand a bit of pressure and fits inside of your die cut image. Simply fold the cardstock around the object like you're wrapping a gift. The advantage of using this techniques is NO measuring or scoring needed, just fold!

The Monster box It uses new Stampin' Up! Big Shot. This entire project was created using Stampin' Up! punches and the Top Note Bigz die cut. Easy Peasy! Let your imagination guide you. I've also created a little mummy box using the same technique, viewable at the end fo the video.