Ostersäckchen

So, I guess I had a few plain flower vases lying around and decided to spruce them up a bit for my Easter table. This is not necessarily a tutorial that is anything "new", but if you've never made a simple bag with a round bottom, this could be helpful.... again, I'll show you how to get started and you take the creativity from there. Using a double-sided interfacing, cut out the shape that you would like to apply to your bag and iron it in place. For the outer fabric I used a simple heavier weight cotton muslin (ca. 10.5 x 15.5 inches, 26.5 x 39.5 cm). I used both the "Hippity-Hop" and the "Hippity-Hop Friends" patterns. With the "Hippity Hop" pattern, I simply reduced it down and added...

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Loveliest of Months

It's no secret that we are now in the month that I would call my favorite time of the year... that season where one can see the beginnings of new life, the days don't seem as short and gray as they once were, and one's soul is filled with the anticipation of what is yet to come. La Belle Jardiniere, Eugene GrassetI love to capture the beauty in the things that have not yet fully "sprung"... nature's subtle wonders without the bright painted colors of summer. That first little pop of spring, in what I find to be the prettiest and freshest shade of green there is.But other than the new life that came to us in the month of March, there is something else that makes this month special for me. No...

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Hippity-Hop Projects

So, do you have any weekend projects planned? As promised I thought I'd pass on a couple ideas using the "Hippity-Hop" Friends pattern. Don't know what your sweet little one should wear for Easter? ... a simple T-shirt, your favortie fabric, "wunder-under" (Vliesofix), stitch-stitch, and add a bow and you're done! (P.S. just is case you went that way, this is NO hint of any little ones to come... I have FOUR nieces, you know) Wouldn't this fabric also make a sweet matching skirt? From Tula Pink's Hushabye collection. It seems as if I've been stuck on "Easter Deco" projects, but this time with a little different application. I really love to combine different mediums and why not...

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We Have a Winner!

So are you maybe just a little bit curious who gets a pretty package of MoMo fabrics this week? Then I'll not keep you in suspense any longer...So, seid Ihr vielleicht ein kleines bisschen neugierig, wer diese Woche das hübsche Päckchen MoMo Stoffe bekommt? Dann werde ich Euch nicht länger auf die Folter spannen... I really appreciate every comment that I get and I especially love to hear what you think. I have a one year old "little man" that sometimes keeps me from dropping by and telling you all so, but just so you know... I'm thinking it!I habe mich wirklich sehr über jeden Kommentar gefreut und besonders über Eure Anregungen. Da ich einen einjährigen "kleinen Mann" habe komme...

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"Hippity-Hop" Friends

So I thought that perhaps "Hippity-Hop" was just a little bit lonely sitting on the Easter table all by himself and might like a friend...
I used the same technique as with the "Easter Deco" eggs to make this adorable "Blumenstecker" (flower pick) I've worked up a few more projects with this little guy and you can find him here... I'm really on a roll and I'll be sharing a couple more Easter projects coming soon!

Just in case you happened to have missed it, you still have time to enter the "I'm 100!" Gewinnspiel/Giveaway... but you only have until tomorrow, March 15th!

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One Year

One year ago today... we made one giant place in our hearts for the tiniest of ones... and we told him that he would have it forever.One year ago today... a sweet little boy decided that he wanted us... and we said yes.... and like the flowers that begin to appear in this season, what started as a very small and very tiny thing, has quietly blossomed into a love each day, bigger than it was the day before.... Happy Birthday, Sweet P...

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Easter Deco Tutorial

Ich freue mich sehr, dass so viele von Euch einen Kommentar auf Deutsch hinterlassen haben und hoffe, dass es weiter geht! Ist doch klar, dass ich es verstehen kann, oder? Mein Mann hat keine Lust, alle meine Posts zu korrigieren... Deshalb ist meine Anleitung wie immer auf English, aber Ihr kommt ja gut klar, denke ich. Viel Spaß beim Nähen!I know I have seen this Easter egg folding technique somewhere, and I got the idea recently to make flowers "pics" out of them and I wanted to share in a tutorial how to do it. Of course, these would be sweet hanging on the Easter tree, adorable gift tags, or whatever else you can imagine... so, I'll show how to get started and then let you take it from...

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