The Pumpkin Patch

WELCOME TO THE PUMPKIN PATCH!

FABRIC PUMPKINS THAT WILL MAKE YOU SMILE!

I'm just here to say these Pumpkins are GREAT for FALL DECOR! You can customize your pumpkins to your own personal taste--just add ribbon, fall leaves, garland, etc. (The striped pumpkins are made from fabric that I used last Fall to make Throw pillows in my family room!) I think they could be addicting!

I did a post on these Pumpkins several days ago. I was inspired by Holly at There Is Sunshine In My Soul Today!

You can see her fantastic Tutorial here. I love the different patterns and textures of fabrics that you can use! I filled mine with polyfill and added rice to zip lock bags and tucked them in the bottom of the pumpkins to weigh them down. What I love most about these pumpkins is how GREAT they Welcome Fall! I also have them available in my etsy shop for a limited time!

Cupcakes, zero calories

I am stocking my shop with more yummy cupcakes and aprons! Soon, you will see Christmas cupcakes!

Quilt Bulletin Board

Hello friends! I have posted this bulletin board in the past, so it may look familiar to you. I have had many requests on how to make this Quilt Bulletin Board, so here you have the tutorial! This bulletin board is great for a sewing/craft room!

Items to Collect:

12" X 30" frame, acrylic craft paint, paintbrush, foam board, craft knife, 1/4" thick cork board, Spray adhesive, cotton batting, scissors, double-stick tape, piece of quilt fabric (fabric should be large enough to cover batting/cork/ foam-board insert, with extra fabric to allow for aligning pattern and wrapping to the back.) Picture points or brad nails, tacky glue, craft paper.

Let's get started!

1. Paint frame with your color choice of paint, then dry Brush with white craft paint Let dry.

2. Remove and measure frame backing. Using a craft knife, cut a piece of foam board to those measurements. Our frame backing measured 9" X 26".

3. With craft knife, cut a piece of cork board to the same measurements.

4. Following the adhesive manufacturer's instructions, spray one side of both the cork and the foam board with spray adhesive(see "spray" photo).

5. With scissors, cut a piece of batting to a size large enough to cover the front of the foam and cork assembly, including excess to wrap and secure on the back.(see "wrap batting" photo).

6. Apply a strip of double-stick tape along each long side on the back of the foam board. Center the board-and cork assembly over batting, wrapping excess batting onto the back. Secure batting to the tape.

7. Apply another strip of double-stick tape along each long side next to the batting. (see "wrap fabric" photo)

8. Insert the fabric-covered board into the back of the frame. Secure with picture points or brad nails.

9. Finish the frame back by cutting a piece of craft paper to fit the frame. Glue the paper to the frame back.

10. Hang your beautiful quilt bulletin board!

11. Deck the Halls of HOME with JOY!

It's The Little Things....That make House a HOME!

The radiant smiles and sounds of loved ones running through the house with joyful laughter in their voices.

The messes that fill our life each day, like cereal and milk left out on the counter, crumbs on the kitchen floor.

The artwork that fills the front of the fridge along with crayons all over the house and under the sofa cushions.

The endless laundry that is evidence of family at work, school, sports and play.

Little boys pockets filled with treasures.

The stuffed animals, polly pocket, barbie dolls, blocks, trucks and legos left behind on the family room floor.

The endless tents and club houses draping the furniture and chairs made from blankets.

The sound of music, childrens music and music from the piano or a musical instrument.

The sights and sounds of a child playing in costume as a princess or a favorite character or super hero.

All these sights and sounds make a house a HOME. So many little things that are put in our daily lifes, our busy lifes, we tend to forget how precious they really are. I for one, as my children grow older have learned to appreciate them more. They are all evidence of a happy life filled with love.

The Great Art Of Quilts!

Cheers to the blogger's Quilt FESTIVAL by Park City girl! I'm happy to join the Festival! This Quilt is one of my favorites!



I love quilts that give a vision of who we are, and have a significant meaning in our life. This quilt has a lot of meaning for me. I made it in the summer of 2007 with my sister! It is the first time, I have ever done applique on a quilt! I have often looked at quilts like this, and my thoughts were always over whelmed at the thought of actually making one! I am happy to say, I made it! I now hang it proudly in my family room! It is more then just a quilt to me! Here are ten top reasons why I love it so much! :-)

1. I have a loving sister who took the time to show me how to do applique and made the same quilt along with me!
2. "The old house" in the quilt reminds me of my roots(born at home) and family!
3. Country life is good, it reminds me of the safety and simplicity I felt growing up.
4. I love Trees, especially tall green Christmas trees! I miss the pine trees and mountains!
5. Birds in the trees remind me of the birds that lived in the tall trees across the street. I loved to hear them sing!
6. The basket reminds me of charity, a loving heart of friends and family!
7. The colors of fall, my favorite!
8. Memories of grandmothers who sewed so beautifully and made us beautiful dresses when we were young, appreciating their talent!
9. A loving mother who hand quilted so perfectly!
10. The Love and desire of learning!

"I Wooly Love Ewe"! This quilt and instructions on how to make it is in Fons and Porters (January/February issue 2009) You can purchase a quilt kit from their web site! I love it! I'm posting it because I think it is so cute for Valentines and a great wall hanging and perhaps it has some significant meaning for you!

Cuttlebug Winter Wonderland - White Christmas Baubles

Hi and welcome to my little world :-)

I thought I would have a little change of scenery from making Vintage cards to make some quick and simple cards for Christmas using one of the folders from the fabulous new set by Cuttlebug called "Winter Wonderland".  It is available here at Fat Cat's Card Corner.  I have made a couple of others which I will upload here to my Blog over the coming weeks.

The gold snowflake on the ribbon was diecut using my Cuttlebug Snowflake #2 die and gold cardstock, then I glued some very fine gold glitter to it.

The longest part of the card was waiting for the glittery snowflake to dry!  Here is a little close-up of it.  It was lovely and sunny here today, so I was lucky enough to catch a little bit of sparkle in the photo!

I am popping this card into the Clean and Simple Challenge CAS75 of 'Dry Embossing' over at Splitcoaststampers.  It's great that there is no time limit to play the challenges at Splitcoasters so you get to see lots of people's cards made for each challenge.

I am entering this card into the Our Creative Corner Challenge of "It's Embossable" where you can use any type of embossing on your card, eg: heat, dry etc.  Wish me luck!!

Thanks again for stopping by!  Back in a few days with a birthday card.

Jocelyn

Card Recipe:

Accessories:  Cuttlebug, Winter Wonderland embossing folder set, Cuttlebug Snowflake #2 die, fine gold glitter, Art Institute Designer dries clear adhesive (for glitter), Bow Easy, ribbon, Stampin' Up corner punch, Cardstock: white, gold

Another vintage card from the NEW Debbi Moore Vintage Christmas CD

Hi and thanks for stopping by :-)

I made another DT card for Fat Cat's Card Corner using an image from the Debbi Moore Vintage Christmas CD.  I was playing around with the settings on my camera today and discovered that you can tell the camera to photograph using "low colour" and "high colour".  I have always had trouble photographing cards with red as the red seems to overwhelm the rest of the photo and editing it in my software program didn't improve the card hardly at all - if you toned down the red, the rest of the card looked washed out.  So this card used the "low colour" setting and the sparkly red ribbon didn't overwhelm the card.  Yay!!   I still need to play around a bit more, but it's an improvement at least.

The main panel is up on 2mm mounts (dimensionals).  The fancy corner on the top RHS is a diecut from my Cuttlebug Vintage Die set.  Not much to explain about the card really - WYSIWYG.  Just a simple card that would be quick and easy to make a few of.

The gorgeous designer paper is from a digital set made by Designer Digitals called "Old Time Christmas No. 3 Kit".

If you have any questions, please feel free to Email me - my addy is on the top LHS of my Blog.

Thanks again for stopping in - see you again soon!

Jocelyn

Card Recipe:

Stamps:  Sentiment from Hot off the Press 'Christmas Art' HOTP 1006 clear stamp set

Ink:  Colorbox Chalk Deep Green

Designer paper:  Designer Digitals 'Old Time Christmas No. 3 Kit'

Accessories:  Debbi Moore Vintage Christmas CD, Cuttlebug, Vintage Die set, Tiny Tags Die set, cream lace, red sequin ribbon, pale gold ribbon, 2mm mounts (dimensionals), Cardstock:  burgundy, green, cream