Cutest Apron Ever!

I just had to share this apron because it is just so darn cute. 

find it at Paper Source

Working, Working

I have been busy making lots of cards and magnets for an upcoming show. Plus, Ive been working on other goodies I'm not quite done with yet...more to come. 

Happy Thanksgiving!

Just wishing you a wonderful Thanksgiving...plus sharing some holiday artwork by S.Britt.

visit his Etsy shop here and flicker page here

I had a chance to go to (WHAM) Winter Holiday Art Market this past Saturday with my friend Michelle. It's sponsored by Spacetaker and held at Winter Street Studios. It was a great time to see some of Houston's talented and diverse artists and spend time with my new friend.

Christmas Booth Banner/Garland Thingamabob

I will be at the Artist Market in the Heights on December 4th so if you're in the area come say "Hi". Mention this blog post to me and you can get your choice of three free cards. Gotta love that!

 I'm really making a good effort not to wait until the last minute (like I normally do) to get all my goodies done for my booth. I have so many projects going on at once right now it's crazy...crazy good! I wanted to have a Christmas banner/garland at the entrance of my booth but finding one that is 10ft. isn't that easy. I decided to just do one myself...heck, I'm pretty crafty. 

I chose to use felt because it's easy peazy and super cheap. This entire project took me about 45 minutes from start to finish. Very simple...

basically all you need is your felt, scissors (I used pinking shears), white marking pencil (this is just a Prismacolor one), paper and bias tape.

What I like about using bias tape is that it's already pressed, folded and ready to go. 

Fold your 9x12 piece of felt in half, then trace your pattern. 

cut it out...

Viola! You can get three pieces from a single sheet.

Once I got them all cut out I was ready to start sewing. And we all know that's the fun part.

Place your felt pieces between the bias tape. I found it was much easier if I only did a few at a time because the banner was so long.

I left about 5 inches of bias tape at the ends so I could easily tie them to the booth. I decided not to pin them after the first two because it was more work than it was worth. The felt and bias tape stuck together so well I didn't need pins. I just sewed all the way to the end of the felt piece then just simply placed the alternating color between the tape and repeated. It was SO much quicker and easier.

Yay! I can mark this off my list of things to do!! I might put letters spelling out Merry Christmas or something if I have some extra time...however, realistically I don't think that is going to happen. I will make sure to take pictures of it hung so you can see the end result.

All together my 10ft. banner cost me $4.25 can't beat that! *Fist pump*

Christmas Time at MoMA Design Store

It's time to start thinking about Christmas cards. I love the designs from The Museum Of Modern Art and wanted to share a few of them with you. This year's selection has more than 70 designs...ready to have the cuteness scale go off the charts?

Snowman Party

Sabuda Pop-Up Holiday

Santa's Workshop

Pop-Up Igloo

Santa On The Slopes

Winter Pups

Snowman Party

Portable Yule Log

Santa's Motorbike

Festive Holiday

MoMA has one of the best catalogs EVER!! Sign up to get one here.

2010 International Quilt Festival

I'm lucky to live in Houston were the International Quilt Festival is held every year. I enjoy going to the vendor fair and looking at all the fabrics and fun projects. My pictures really stink because they were on my iPhone.

How cute are these puppy quilts? That pug is the best!

These were trees made from felt balls...they were so cute in person. Really wish I could have got a better picture.

Cute little pins

If you are a cupcake lover these pincushions are for you!!

Great sign for the shop huh?

Owl dolls are always a great little thing. I really wanted to get the pattern but talked myself out of it because I have so many other projects to finish.

ric rac.....oh how I LOVE YOU!

Button Rings

I'm in a button ring mood here lately...

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Total Fact Randomness...until the 19th century, most buttons were used for men's clothing. Hooks and lacing were the norm for women's clothes. After the mid 1800s, women became the primary consumers.