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Tutorial Tuesday: Halloween and Thanksgiving Place Settings

Erin — Tue, 12 Oct 2010 18:00:15 +0000

I’ve been working on some projects for BurdaStyle and teaching some classes at my local sewing shop and boy have I been having fun! This weekend I taught 5 very talented and stylish ladies how to make my cute little stuffed pumpkin decorations! (I’ll have pictures of their projects soon!) One of my upcoming classes I’ll be teaching is a Thanksgiving table runner and place mats.

If you visit Burda Style this week you’ll see my reversible Halloween and Thanksgiving table runner and placemat project there available for download! (Yep, I said reversible, and it’s free too!) It includes the basic instructions, fabric requirements, and piecing diagrams as well as the hand embroidered pattern (full sized!)

Happy Crafting,

Erin

Tutorial Tuesday-Wedding Gift

Erin — Tue, 18 May 2010 20:24:19 +0000

My cousin got married yesterday and I’m so excited for her! I wanted to make them a little something to send along with their other gift. I ended up taking their engagement photo and framing it in a shadow box from IKEA, etching the glass with some hearts, and adding the sentiment and their wedding date. I LOVE how it turned out! I hope she does too!

I also love how versatile it is. This could easily be changed to make an anniversary gift, graduation gift, or a teacher gift!

Supplies used:

Cardstock and patterned paper from American Crafts and Bazzill

Adhesives from 3L Scrapbook adhesives

Frame from IKEA

Friday Favorites: Home Decor and a Recipe

Erin — Fri, 07 May 2010 19:32:47 +0000

A few of this week’s favorites:

Helvetica font cookie cutters from Beverly Hsu.

Ravioli with Garlic-Herb Oil recipe from Women’s Day. Yum!

Butterfly Collection pillow from Ruffles and Stuff.

Purple Tiles Tote from Bundarra on Etsy. (Seriously, why do bags have to be so darn cute! I could buy bags everyday….I actually had a dream last night that I went shopping and bought a bag, much to my husband’s dismay!)

Screenprinted dish towels with red poppies from Michelle Brusegaard.

Tutorial Tuesday: Welcome Spring Wall Decor

Erin — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 00:42:38 +0000

I have a bunch of frames I picked up a while back from the Dollar Store. I’ve been trying to decide what to do with them but I knew I couldn’t pass up a bunch of cheap frames! This weekend I made a fun, easy, Welcome Spring sign to hang up. It’s just now showing signs of spring here in Chicago and I couldn’t be more ready!

Supplies:

Frame with back removed

Stamps (I used my Boughs set)

Various StazOn Ink (These work best on glass and other shiny surfaces!)

Coordinating Ribbon for hanging your sign

Rhinestone sticker embellishments

Stamp the various images on the back of your glass. Add embellishments on the front. It took no time at all to stamp the little flower garden along the bottom. I used the same green for all the stems, and various shades of pink and purple for the flowers.

I used my Cricut to cut out the Welcome Spring. If you don’t have a Cricut try using rub-ons or alphabet stickers to get the same effect. I love how when you hang it up you get a nice shadow that provides depth to you sign.

Happy Crafting!

Table-scape Class!

Erin — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 13:03:45 +0000

Where in the world has October gone? I’m really not sure, but I’ve been busy creating some new projects to share! I’ll also be teaching a few classes right here in the Chicago area! This is next week’s class that I’ll be teaching at Craft Fancy. We’ll be doing a complete table-scape, just in time for Thanksgiving! We’ll be completing a custom placemat, place cards (or dish labels, whichever you prefer) as well as napkin rings and votive holders. Here’s a sneak peek of the project:

(Photo courtesy of Craft Fancy)

If you want to sign-up just give them a call at 847.670.6065. There’s two classes next Wednesday November 4th. One from 11AM-1PM and 5:30PM-7:30PM. The cost for the class which includes all supplies is just $25!

Hope to see you there!

P.S. If you’re not in the area, check back next week and I’ll share the placemat pattern with you!

P.P.S Thank you everyone for your continuing submissions for the Design Team! I’ve gotten so many awesome entries! It’s still open if you’d like to enter! See the details and submission form here.