inspired by: annie

This outfit is for my seamstress friend Susan and her latest obsession, Annie. Which she has passed on to me. If I can ever find and digitize it, I'll post a video of a 4-year-old me singing The Sun'll Come Out Tomorrow at our church talent show, complete with little red dress. You'd like the parts where I try to hit the high notes.





Dress, cardigan, leggings (navy), shoes, locket

embroidery pattern

Nothing ever turns out quite how you planned, does it? Which can end up being a good thing. I really like this talk by Joseph B. Wirthlin, and as a reminder to myself I made this phrase from it into an embroidery pattern. Download the pdf here -- I'm trying out a new file uploader, so let me know in the comments if you have any problems, hopefully it's a better system than the last.


Frame is 4 x 6"
Fabric is Cosmo Cricket (Girl Friday line)
Thread is DMC (not sure which color)
All backstitching


Tutorial on backing your embroidery for framing to come, I learned a cool way to do it from an expert.

little upside-down cake

Sanda Vuckovic Pagaimo has an incredible bakery in Portugal called Little Upside-Down Cake and a couple weeks ago I was lucky enough to have her contact me about making a logo. Here's what we came up with (I love the strawberry on top!):





I'm only sad I don't live nearby. Will you look at these brownies? Sanda, come to America.



She made a splash at a local food fair last weekend and I just had to share her business card idea -- instead of having cards printed, she hand-stamped her logo and info on recycled paper. Eco-friendly and a great look.

fabric flower favors

I made fabric flower hair clip favors for a bridal shower on Saturday, and was totally inspired to start making kits of them! post a tutorial! get a booth at our farmer's market!... but all that enthusiasm wore me out so I took a nap.

These are addicting; once you've made about 20 you'll feel like a pro. Here's how you do it:


1. Knot one end of a strip of fabric. A fat quarter is long enough, and these were about 1.5" to 2" wide.
2. Start wrapping around, twisting as you go.
3. When you're done, hot glue some felt on the back, and a clip. (I used bobby pins that I fastened through a slit snipped in the felt.)
4. Stamp something at the top of a block of cardstock, punch a hole in the middle and fasten the clips on for presentation.


(Can't find the video tutorial I originally used, although I did find these ribbon roses, which look awesome. Ah, here is a similar tutorial. I like the use of Glimmer Mist on muslin.)

"Tie the Knot" stamp is by American Crafts.

free printable: for mom :)

This is a little last minute, and it'll only work if you live close by your mom -- but if those things apply to you, here is a free print of a cute little house in fun colors (5 x 7") and the same thing in card form.


(The colors look a little funny when you click on the links, but just hit the "download" button at the top and it will look better on the pdf.)


UPDATE: Some people have had problems with the download, and I'm not sure what to change to make it work -- so if you can't download, email me at tmorrill at gmail.com and I'll send it to you asap. Thanks!



5 x 7" print


Card

i heart tumblr

I just love the bubbly emails tumblr sends you when someone starts following you, don't you? It's like getting a happy text from your little sister. If you don't have an account and therefore haven't experienced this, the subject line will say "so-and-so started following you on tumblr" and the email says one of the following:

Sweet.
OMG!
Swoon <3
Whee!
Win

Here's my tumblr if you want to see the crafty + domestic stuff that catches my eye and possibly start following me and possibly let TumblrBot make my day YET AGAIN. I'll follow you right back, girlfriend! Swoon <3

$10 blog headers, plus new colors!

ALL the blog headers in my store are now $10. Because, well, why not? Cheap is good. I'm cheap (I mean, frugal) and I figured that's about the extent I'd pay for a header.


Also, you can now choose your fave fresh colors for most of them, so that opens up a world of possibilities, doesn't it? I chose shades I particularly love and that will work well together. Tell me the color (or colors, as the case may be) in your order notes and I'll whip it up and send it your way.