"Brave" Pet Collar

I've come to the conclusion that our little kitten is just like,  Merida from the movie "Brave". So with that I decided to make a "Brave" pet collar. It is so adorable on her! I'm actually surprised I found the "Brave" fabric. I knew then I couldn't pass up on making this for her.

You will need:
Brave fabric
An old collar ( unless you prefer to get the items and I'll let you know what those are)
D-rings
Slider
Webbing (ex. Nylon)
Snap



Start out by cutting the webbing to your pet's most comfortable length. Nutmeg was 8 in. So we added 7 more and that worked out perfectly. If you have to cut the width down you can alway burn the edges slightly so it doesn't fray. I did my collar to about 1/2 an inch.

Now its time to cut the fabric. I made the fabric twice as long in width so I could fold it in and sew it. To make it easier for it to stay in place while sewing I ironed it to leave the crease in place. Then sewed two lines length wise straight down.

Here comes the tricky part or at least for me it was. I thought it would be simple since I had made bow tie collars before but I guess for me it wasn't.  Here is a great tutorial to get you there fast http://m.instructables.com/id/How-To-Make-An-Adjustable-Dog-Collar/.
I decided to add a cute little bow to her's but it's all of up to you.

Have a great week everyone! 

Prayer Flag

So I finally created my pray flag for October 15th. Basically all that is required of this project is your heart and soul! :) So get to it! Mine will be traveling to Australia to be with a hundred other's praying for babies lost too soon. 

Halloween Vases and Flowers :)

So I finally I had sometime to fit in some Halloween decor! Yay! Their really simple and are a cute addition to any home.

You will need:

• Coca Cola Bottles
• Acrylics Paint
• Mod Podge
• Card stock
• Crazy Scissors
• Pipe Cleaners
• Floral Wire
• Glue
• flower punch

I just started out by picking out to of my favorite Halloween items, candy corn and pumpkins. I painted them, doing three coats each. I drew a face on the pumpkin and then mod podged them both.  

Now for the flowers I stuck with the same themes. The pumpkin I made into my usual rose and just curled a green pipe cleaner for the vine. Then poked another pipe cleaner through the other end and glued. The candy corn one I used my flower punch to punch the three color card stock out. Then I just glued them together and add a floral wire to the yellow side. Once dry you can fluff it. 

Happy Crafting!

Canvas Crazy!

I decided recently that my magazine frames were just not going to cut it anymore. So I bought some 4x4 canvas's to make the most of my project and guess what they were buy one get one so I got even more bank for my buck! I then proceeded to print the picture of my choice. I did these on just normal paper, but you can use printable vinyl as well. If you use paper like I did glue under first and smooth out the glue before applying the picture. I used mod podge for mine. I just recently bought a set of those crazy scissors, so I used those to make each pictures edges unique. If you want you can apply a coat of mod podge carefully over the picture to give it a glossy look. When I say this I truly mean it or else your picture will smear! You can apply a design around the edges. I just left mine plain for now!

Now I did a bunch of small ones, but what was really cool was I remember seeing paintings in a puzzle/canvas like fashion. I thought wouldn't be wonderful if I did it with one of wedding photos and I did! :)
It came out great don't you think! Basically I just glued the big picture over and then cute with a craft knife. The hard part for me was hanging it up.


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Homemade Beignets

Well I said I was going to do it and I did. Presenting homemade beignets!!! :) Who would have thought I'd find the recipe that is similar to Cafe du Monde's! Its really easy, it just takes time. Here's the website http://whatscookingamerica.net/History/BeignetsHistory.htm. It shows you three ways, I use the first method.  Enjoy!

Disneyland Countdown

I'm so excited!!! We are going to Disneyland in November!!! I'm such a kid but that's alright with me.  I've decided to make a countdown of when we are going to Disneyland. I already have one on my phone and it says only 75 more days!!! Or in my husband case he would say "Only 75 more days til the Pooh Corner! " What he means is that's how many days til he gets to take a picture in front of the "Pooh Corner" shop and pretend he's going # 2! This is when I start walking away totally embarrassed!  Him and his drummer buddies started this tradition about you 6 years ago and they all have to do it every time they are there.

You Will Need:

Countdown print
Printable heat resistant vinyl
Paint
Ribbon
Canvas
Iron
Fabric(to cover vinyl)

Anyway back to the countdown. I found this cute printable at http://thecraftingchicks.com/2010/08/disneyland-countdown-free-template.html . Then I printed it on printable, heat resistant vinyl. I then peeled it and placed it on a canvas. Then I placed a sheet of fabric over so I could iron the vinyl on. Next I cut red ribbon to hand but you don't have to or you can choose another color. As well as the border I painted my own design and you can do so too. :)

Have a magical day!

Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remeberance October 15th

I'm writing this post to let anyone who has lost a baby know that there are a few special rememberance events going October 15th. One is a balloon send off. You can send the names of your babies and a small donationt to PregnancyandInfantLossBalloonRelease. There is also a prayer flag beach project going on where you create your own flag in memory of your baby and send it to this wonderful lady Carly Marie Project Heal. I've also just come across a blog that you can buy flags that say Angelversary on them and you can place them anywhere. The blog is greensborogardens. I will be doing the first two for sure! :)