All Knotted Up!



So... It's been a LONG time since I've blogged about anything. First off I got sick and was out of work for 5 WEEKS!!! It sucked big time and I was in no mood to try anything crafty. Sad I know, but when I went to Hobby Lobby to buy something to keep my mind off of being sick I had a migraine attach driving on my way back. So, that bumbed me out big time!!! I'm back to being healthy and feeling good so I've got my crafty little hands a going!

Thanks to my bestest friend of all times Jaclyn I started making these super cute wreaths. Knot Wreaths is what I like to call them but they might have another fancy name. They are so easy to make and turn out looking super cute but it takes FOREVER to make one. Not really forever but it takes me at least two hours. Well worth the time though because they turn out so cute and you can add any thing to them to make them personalized. Of course I added wooden letters because I love monogram anything. Jason left for his week trip to Memphis with Ali last Friday so I had a little time to myself to play ARTSY FARTSY craft time! I ventured off to Hobby Lobby in Maryville to get a grape vine wreath to play with until Jaclyn sent me the coolest idea and I went to town in the fabric section. I swear I was there for at least 2 hours!!! We can decorate our desk at work however we want now so I wanted to make a cute wreath for my cube door. :)

After I picked out the fabric I needed I headed to the floral section to get a simple wire wreath. ($1.99-woo hoo!)  I'll put the instruction on how to make the wreath below. It's so simple and turns out so cute and it a GREAT gift for anyone! I made myself one then decided I should make my boss Alice one for her boring plain wooded door at work. Every time I make her something everyone else seems to want one too! I guess she's my Guinea pig for my craft project. ;) I think they both turned out great! I'm not cutting my fabric perfect I just fold and fold until I get a strip then cut down the middle then cut the pieces that are folded. SIMPLE AND EASY!!!!  As always enjoy and get crafty!!!

P.S.
I also found another blog that instructions if that helps!! :)
(Instead of a hunny bun roll of fabric I bought 5-6 different colors of fabric and had the sweet ladies at Hobby Lobby cut them into 1/4 of a yard. That's all you need!!! :)
Looky Here!!! :)

I bought the one next to me left foot. Middle sized one.

5 strips of different colors. You can use as many as you want though!

Keep going around and around.

LOVE the wooden M for a personal touch!

A for Alice! Love the colors I picked for her wreath!

My newest request from Karen at work. This will be for her front door! The colors match her house! :)

knot after knot after knot... ;)

Just gotta add the M for her last name! :)



FLOWER POWER!!!

After blog stalking one night I found the most perfect blog! I'm in love with her site and all of the creative things she does. Her site is Little Miss Momma and I check it every day now! She has so many different things she talks about and makes. Also... she has pretty cool blogger friends too! I found the super cute idea on her site on how to make flower brooches or a hair thingy! Ashley clips them on head bands which is super cute. I've started making them for ladies at work and they just love them as brooches! Making things for people makes me happy! She also made some into a necklace... which made the light bulb go off in my head! Hmmm... off to Hobby Lobby! On my usual Saturday trip to Hobby Lobby I was alone because Jason knew I would be in there forever and there is only so much Hobby Lobby Jason can take. :) Ha Ha! As I took my LONG drive to craft land I decided to stop at my first antique shop! Boy was that a mistake! I was very good though keeping in mind all the things I needed to buy at Hobby Lobby. I checked out all of the cute little booths they had set up... keeping my eye out for something that scream out at me. I started to think of the flowers I started making. What would be something cute to put in the center of the flowers. I was getting tired of pearls being the only thing I had. I found a pack of gold/ copper buttons. A mini bag of different shapes and sizes for $3!! I was pumped! Right before I decided to check out I found the coolest pair of clip on earrings. They looked very vintage which called my name... saying YOU NEED US MeG!!! I was afraid to see the price since they almost looked like they had a pearl as one of the decor balls. They pulled them out of the case and the tag said... $3!!! Really? OK, I grabbed them and went to the check out asap! My grand total was less than $7 for tons of cute center pieces for my flowers!

I was so proud of myself for my awesome cheap-O find! Once arriving at my destination I grabbed my shopping cart and took off to the paint section. $.99 paint was my first problem... then 30% off canvas too! EEEK! I need to U-TURN this buggy to the fabric section A SAP! When I strolled up to the fabric I was tickled to see.. 30% all of the fabric I was interested in! WOOP! I bought a really cool navy almost denium colored. Then a basic khaki that would be a good netural color. (Perfect with the copper buttons) I really wanted some type of silky or meshy fabric to play with. I found the CLEARENCE rack of fabric and it had two PERFECT colors! A white and caramel color silky/mesh fabric. I racked up big time on those since they were on sale.

I stayed up until 4:00a.m. on Saturday playing with crafts! I swear I have ADD when it comes to crafting. I start one project and finish then I rotate to another. WEIRD I know... but it keeps it fresh and exciting for me. I was also jamming out to some Norah Jones. I'm in love with her newest album right now. I just couldn't stop making things and had to make myself go to bed knowing I would hate myself for staying up this long.

 I made my boss Alice a necklace and brooch since she is always sporting a cute flower brooch on her blouses and jackets. The necklace... well, it reminded me of Talbots in a way and the way Ashley designed one of hers made me want to make one! I used the white fabric for all three flowers. I made the center flower puffy and fluffy with the vintage earring in the center! PERFECT touch! Then I made two different types of flowers for the end. While shopping at Sloans eairler that day for a new toliet kit... (yeah, I felt like a plumber helping Jason fix the toliet) I found some cool chains. Not really sure what the good ole people of Vonore would use these for... they were also next to a bucket that said, "Dog leash chair...$.39 a yard." Ummm... first of all, poor dogs being chained up and second why the hell am I getting crafty ideas from Sloans hardware store?? I loved it! My creative brain was going nuts thinking of ideas. I bought gold in a few different styles and one silver colored chain. No dog chains.. don't worry.

I've made a few so far and it's so easy and fun to make! Below are a few of the flower powers I've made! Enjoy!!!

 

The white material with the vintage earring!! <3

Vera Bradley material!!! Java Blue! :)

The necklace!!! :) I'm in love with this! <3