Sunday, July 31, 2011

Printing photos onto fabric sheets....

Hello lovely bloggers!!

Hope you are all well and enjoying your weekend,

So much to catch you up on!!

I have been busy with orders this week but have spent last night and today playing around with some old photos in photoshop...

This is my sister Deb (left)and I in 1962.. 

It was a very small old black and white photo so I made it sepia toned and added some colour! 
 I love how it turned out :)!

I am going to make it into a shabby pillow for her for her birthday..


didn't I have the cupie-doll hair thing down pat!!



And this one is of my Grandpa and a couple of visitors to the Tower of London.. 
 I have mentioned before that he was a Beefeater and I just love this photo of him in his uniform..

This was another black and white photo which I sepia toned, then added some colour to the ladies clothes for effect..





And did I tell you I ordered a Sizzix Big Shot Machine a few weeks ago!

I got totally excited when I found out that they cut fabric!!!!

I am still waiting for it to arrive but a few of the dies I ordered got here on Friday!

I can't wait to try these Tim Holtz dies - 

The Sizzix machine is much cheaper than an Accu-quilt 

and you can fit Accu-quilt dies into them

along with alot of other dies also.



....We are in the middle of our very stormy season here in Perth, 
the perfect weather for sewing

(isn't all weather perfect for sewing though?!)

 so here is what I have been working on today -

I printed these photos out onto printable fabric sheet...


This is my mum when she was a little girl..

the embroidery says 'My beautiful Mother' in French (I googled it so I hope it's right LOL!!)


I tea stained one of these Riley Blake Crochet flowers to match..


then added a bit of lace....



What do you think of this little maltese puppy !!

I got the picture from 'The Graphics Fairy'

her designs are just beautiful and she is so very  generous with all her free downloads...

...added some sweet rosette lace and a bit of bling!.


All bound and ready for stuffing


ooohhh, isn't he adorable!!


...  how much does my mum look like Dorothy Gale from the Wizard of Oz?!


In fact when I had finished them both I realised that together they look like 

Dorothy and Toto!!!


hehe, we're not in Kansas though!!




.. and here is a cute quilted set of Sox I just finished that are on their way to the US...



 Sorry if this post is a bit of a mish mash!!  
Just a bit tired I think ;)!
 Back soon with more!
Hugs,


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Monday, July 25, 2011

new couches and the worlds cutest customers...

Hello lovelies!  hope you are all well!!

Scuze my absence, 
been working hard then got a nasty virus on my computer but the Other Rockstar 
 has it all fixed now (he is my technical genius!) !


We got our new couches on the weekend.
They are huge!! so we need to do a bit of re-arranging to fit them in.

The white one will have to go and we will move the big chair on the left over to the right...
and then I have a couple of smaller chairs to re-cover..
Will get some better pics soon!


But I did make some simple new pillows for them - you know how I love to make pillows :)!!



 the cats love them...
 my sweet Twitchy girl has a new favorite spot...



And now can I introduce you to my latest Jingle Sox customers! 

Their mama, Pam,  has ordered them a Jingle sock each and I have had so much fun making these!

We are doing heritage style quilted 'memory' sox  with their photos on them.

I have to tell you, looking at these gorgeous little faces every day has made me really want a French Bulldog of my own
 .....now to convince Mr Deekie Belle to add to the pack :) !



Please meet Tonka, Beauregard and Frankie!

Gaaahhhh!!  aren't they adorable!!!!







Hugs,
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Friday, July 15, 2011

Christmas in July at Etsy



I am always so flattered at how often "Jingle Sox"are included in people's etsy treasuries,
I have finally found a way to share a few of them with you here on my blog!

Thank you to all the lovely Etsian's who made these treasuries!


'tis the season' by calicrafts



Vintage North Pole ...
$6.00

Personalized Sticke...
$5.95

Naughty Santa Chris...
$12.00

Christmas Napkin Ri...
$29.99

Have an all-time Fa...
$50.00

Illustrated Christm...
$12.50

Polka Dot Tree Hand...
$16.00

boy's cookies f...
$48.00

Christmas Spirit Qu...
$48.00

Santa's Retweet...
$65.00

Shoveling Santa - G...
$3.95

Christmas Tree Quil...
$180.00

CHRISTMAS FABRIC BL...
$15.00

Family set of 5 Jin...
$340.00

Really Rotund 1909 ...
$4.50

Mini Quilt - Deck t...
$25.00

'For the love of blue' by rold2003



Earrings, Gold, Cry...
$15.00

Stunning Set of Thr...
$210.00

Decorative Boxes
$40.00

Daphne Bureau Trink...
$249.00

Baby Blue Hand Knit...
$17.50

Beach Baby French M...
$5.00

Royal Blue Bottle S...
$12.50

I'M NO ANGEL......
$30.00

Twilight Large Sign...
$30.00

Small Rosette - Cha...
$35.00

0 to 3 Months Croch...
$20.00

Sassy Little Sling ...
$49.00

Pair of Teacups. As...
$36.00

Hand Painted Colbal...
$18.00

Queen Angel Fish - ...
$12.00

Inner Balance. Ench...
$18.50



'Dashing Through the Snow' by donnabaes

Christmas, Santa ,Snowmen, Elves.....anything that makes your eyes light up.


Personalized Silver...
$19.95

MERRY CHRISTMAS in ...
$42.99

Vintage Santa Joyeu...
$5.50

Super cute set of J...
$140.00

Edible Snowmen Chri...
$18.00

Needle Felting kit,...
$20.00

Altered Holiday Pla...
$8.00

The Stars of Today ...
$138.00

Minky Binky Blankie...
$17.99

Snowflake - Bridal ...
$29.00

CATCHING SNOWFLAKES...
$15.00

Hand Embroidered Wi...
$82.00

Felt Snow Owl
$7.00

NORTH POLE STAR Nec...
$36.00

Scrappy Scarf - Bea...
$35.00

Snowgirl Party Pixi...
$26.00

'It's a HOT PINK Xmas in July' by Chickiebands

What girl doesn't LOVE the color pink! And how FUN are the holidays! Let's combine the two...


Vintage ornament ch...
$125.00

Christmas Time is H...
$14.00

The Princess, Jingl...
$70.00

Pink Snowflake Flow...
$5.60

Cheers
$3.50

Vintage Putz Style ...
$25.00

Snowbunny Pixie F
$14.00

Luscious hand-paint...
$10.95

Ornament - Mini Cup...
$24.00

Pink and Green Orna...
$54.00

Christmas in July S...
$14.95

Poodle Skirt Cupcak...
$15.00

Ballerina Stocking
$40.00

Christmas Blossom (...
$59.00

Ornaments for BCA, ...
$10.00

Primitive Skinny PI...
$30.00

Hugs,
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