Showing posts with label Etsy. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Etsy. Show all posts

Thursday, April 7, 2011

Fruit of the Spirit Dish Gloves

I had a special request from a good friend for 18
 of my "Fancy Smacie" Dish Gloves.

My motto is...
If you have to do housework
you may  as well look good doing it!

This was Linda's  last week for the bible study she was leading
 on "Fruit of the Spirit". 
 She wanted to do something special for the gals.
  So why not FANCY dish gloves. 
 Last year I was in the study and you may recall the gloves I made.  Take a look HERE.
Linda's only  request  was that the fabric had to have fruit on it.
So off I went to find "Fruity" fabric!

Here's what I came up with...

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I didn't want to use the typical fruit fabric.
  I wanted something bright that reminded me of spring time.


I love the PINK plaid fabric that I used for the yo-yos. 
I think you know by now that PINK is my favorite color.
 The fabric worked well with PINK dish gloves. 
 Gotta have a rhinestone for some BLING
 while doing the household chores.
So I added these MEGA teardrop rhinestones
 to the center of the Yo-Yo.


I wanted to do something special for Linda,
so I decided to make matching gift bags for the gloves.


I had lots of scrap fabric
because I had to match the Fruit pattern on each glove. 
I tore the fabric into strips and hot glued it to the bags.


The color combo was PERFECT !



 I made a tag for each bag that had the verse from Galatians 5:22.
I added a little flower and a bit more BLING
 with another  rhinestone.


This Red and White polka dot ribbon went perfectly
 and I had it in my STASH!


 
I had to try on a pair while doing some dusting.
It put a smile on my face.


The gloves were delivered and the last bible study was today.
Everyone seemed to enjoy their new
"Fancy Smancie" Dish Gloves.


These gloves are the perfect Mother's Day gift. 
 If you are interested in a pair with the matching gift bag,
 contact me.
.  The gloves and matching bag are $15.99 plus shipping.
  I also have some fun styles in  my ETSY SHOP.

I'll be linking up to these wonderful sites....

Posted by Creations from my heart at 9:02 PM 6 comments  

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Tuesday, March 15, 2011

100 Pretty Pincushions....

Have you ever taken on something
and in the middle of  doing it you ask yourself

"WHAT WAS I THINKING?"

Recently I just completed an order for 100 pincushions.
Are you asking yourself right now,
 "How long would that take to do?"

ONE YEAR!
Yep, That's right an entire year.

Here they are ready for delivery...

I was on the hunt ....
at garage sales,
thrift stores
and estate sales for all the teacups.
I love all the different colors.
But PINK is still my favorite!

Here's a close up of some of the pretty teacups.

After finding the teacups,
I had to find fabric that coordinated with each teacup.
That was a challenge!

I found two different ribbons for each teacup, to match the fabric
 and made a pretty bow.
Each teacup was then glued to a piece of glassware.




I then glued  a spoon to the saucer.
The spoon was embellished with a button and rhinestone.

So I was on the hunt for 100 spoons
and I needed 100 buttons and rhinestones....


Each teacup had 5 floral pins
that had buttons attached to one side of the pin
and a rhinestone to the other side.

Are you doing the math?

That comes out to 500 PINS,
BUTTONS
and RHINESTONES!


These pretty teacup pincushions were favors for a bridal shower.

It was a beautiful shower and everyone loved the teacups. 
They were arranged at each place setting.




In addition to the teacups,
I also made the centerpieces for the table. 

Each plate had beautiful cupcakes arranged on them.
Fresh flowers were placed inside the teacup.

The mother of the bride, who is a also a friend of mine
was thrilled with everything.
I was just thrilled because the job was done!

Never again will I do 100 pincushions.

You would think I am sick of doing pincushions,
 but I just added some to my Etsy.
 Here's a few of my latest creations. 
 Stop by and take a look.

If your a woman who loves shoes these may be for you!

(Sweet Little Vintage Baby Shoe)

(Delicate victorian Shoe Pincushion)

(Buttercup Victorian Shoe Pincushion)

( Floral Victorian Shoe Pincushion)

(Pink Rose Shoe Pincushion)

(Animal Print Shoe Pincushion)

How about a Leopard Vintage Sterling Siver Creamer Pincushion?
This is my favorite!

(Sterling Silver Leopard Pincushion)

Are you a Blue and White Gal?

(Blue and White Pincushion)
 
Is it a Teapot or Pincushion?

(Basket of Fruit Teapot Pincushion)



 If your interested in anything let me know.
I'll be linking up to...

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