Cut 'n Paste

A little something for someone...

My friend and boss, Melissa is celebrating her birthday today so I decided to make her a necklace combining one of our Melissa Frances brooches and green beads as it is her favorite color. There are some ongoing office jokes about Melissa being the "Queen", so I thought it would be appropriate to use the crown brooch☺
 
After making the necklace I wanted to package it nicely, so I made a little fabric bag for it embellishing it with Melissa Frances lace, a tin type photograph and a mother of pearl button.
 Then, I put the fabric bag inside a cigarette tin which I decorated with antique ledger, dictionary and music paper.
 

It's a small world...

It's a bright sunny day here on the west coast, and I'm feeling happy as I'm finally getting over the flu I've been battling since Saturday. I've got to say, flying when sick is on my 'worst things ever' list. 'nuff said.

Onto happy thoughts. Last week I told you that I'd been feeling creative the weekend before and had whipped up some passport holders. It was a ton of fun. It's been years since I've actually used my sewing machine for a fabric craft project. I used the tutorial from this crafty girl to help me on my way.

Have a great day!

Sharing the Etsy love!

Over the past few weeks I have been the very pleased recipient of two fabulous fabric items from some very talented seamstresses.

The first goodie is an adorable tote bag designed by Lilli at Make Mine Blissful. Lilli is a local Vancouver gal who I discovered through her posts here on the blog. It's amazing what a small world it is! Lilli designs cute bags combining beautiful fabrics, great words in a fabulous font and she has just started taking custom orders too. The bag is really cute and practical. Some would even say that it's 'sweet' (giggle!). Her store has just been restocked, so check it out!

The second item is a fabulous craft apron by Suzy at Georgia Peach. I've long been meaning to sew myself a little apron to wear when I'm teaching classes. After seeing Pam's apron at Silver Bella last November, I really loved how pretty and practicle it would be to have one. Fast forward 8 months, and I still hadn't made one. So I finally bit the bullet and asked Suzy if she would take a custom order for me. I was thrilled she agreed and was so excited to get it in the mail yesterday. It is shabby perfection. LOVE it. Suzy's workmanship is exquisite and the piece is just delightful. If you like it, she has a similar design currently available in her shop.

Tonight Rick and I are going to a football game. It's been a while since I've attended a game with him as our team has had a lot of away games lately and I've missed some with my traveling, so I'm looking forward to a fun date night.