Friendship Bracelets

{Friendship Bracelets, 2011}

{Friendship Bracelets, 2011}

{Friendship Bracelets, 2011}

I found a really inexpensive and fun tutorial for a breezy summer craft! One of my favorite blogs to read, Fieldguided shared a link to a friendship bracelet DIY project on the Honestly... WTF blog. Making these bracelets made me think of my trips to summer camp and swimming in the lake! Plus, colorful friendship bracelets are all the rage right now! These are the first few I made, but I have enough embroidery floss to do several more for friends!

Sewing Project Finished: Flower Girl Doll

{Flower Girl Doll, 2009}

{Flower Girl Details, 2009}

I created this flower girl doll over the past few weeks. I designed the pattern and all the details as I went. I tend to put a lot of planning into my illustrations, but when I sew I use a more intuitive creative flow. If something doesn't work out, I just grab my seam ripper and redo it! I hand painted her face and made each little flower lovingly. Her bouquet is attached to her hands with eyelets. That way, it can be removed and she becomes huggable!

Yeah, I DIY! Crafty Wreath

I go to Goodwill or the Salvation Army weekly to see what kinds of goodies are there. We have several in Des Moines, so I work the town! I recently found a small wreath made of vine. I had plans for it! I went to the dollar store and picked up some springy silk flowers. I cut the flowers down to size, wove them into the wreath and added a pretty ribbon.
Total Cost: $3.50! The pretty spring wreaths at Target are like $30.00!
Viola! We have some spring flair on our front door!