little fabric flower

I can't take ANY credit for this flower whatsoever....[other than the fact that I made this one].... because I used a pattern that I found here. I couldn't get over how cute it was so I decided to make some of my own.    I followed the pattern pretty much step by step, but I thought my step-by-step was worth sharing. So without further ado... Here goes!

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Here's what you'll need to make your own:

enough fabric for (6) 3.5" squares, (6) 2.5" squares and a button cover

fabric glue, scissors, needle, thread, etc.

cardboard for a template (optional)

button covering kit

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cupcake fun

Ever since I got these cute cupcake books for Christmas a few years ago I've been OBSESSED with adorably designed cupcakes.

The only problem is...I haven't even attempted to ever make any. What's my problem? For my sister in laws baby shower, I offered to make cupcakes and told myself I was going to try some sort of design (no matter how small and simple).

So here's what I did:

I made 2 different cupcakes

I made 2 different icings

Decorated them (semi-adorably but not book worthy)

Made doily cupcake wrappers for them

Then...I ate one of each (they were good!)

I'm pretty happy with how they turned out.
Everyone said they were delicious and pretty!

Here is the cupcake breakdown and a little step by step on how I made the doily wrappers:

Cupcake #1: 

Chocolate Fudge Cupcake with "Cloud" Frosting

diy flower picture ::guest blogger::

Dana from Lets Meet For Lunch is here today to share a fun and creative DIY project. I'm already itching to make one for myself. Enjoy [and check out my Apple Dumpling recipe on Dana's blog here]. There's nothing wrong with eating and crafting at the same time!

DIY Flower Picture

Hey Sewing Barefoot readers! I am so excited to be here today with a little DIY project of mine. I’ve always loved crafts and DIY stuff of all kinds. I was even an Arts & Crafts Counselor at a summer camp for 4 years running in college (Listen, it was that, or being an Athletics Counselor... which was completely and TOTALLY out of the question). I’m not always the best at them, and my stuff hardly looks professional... no judging! I’m sure you could do far cooler things than I did with this little project, but the thing I like about it is that anyone can do this. The hardest part is cutting out the petals and deciding where you want to place them. If you used a template, they would look even more consistent, but I kind of liked the idea of free-form petals. You can do whatever you want to get the effect you are going for!  

I normally take a picture of all materials needed, but for some reason I became a cutting fiend and totally forgot that part. So imagine that you have a picture here of some scrapbook paper in varying colors/patterns that you want, and scissors. A little further on I’ll show you what else you need.

Cut some strips of the paper, about the size that you want the petals to be. I made mine around 2 inches. Then stack the sheets on top of each other, to make quick work of cutting them (I have 6 stacked up in the picture).

easy peasy hair clip

Like I’ve mentioned before, curly hair can be hard to handle. 

That’s why I’m always looking for a new clip or headband to tame the “sometimes frizzy, always doing whatever IT wants to do” hair of mine. The other day I was board with some of my other hair accessory options and decided to whip up a cute fabric barrette to add to my collection.

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Here is what you’ll need to make your own:

small scrap of pretty fabric

small scrap of felt

needle and thread

button

some sort of barrette

fabric glue

something round to use as a template

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flower headband

Little girls in headbands are something that I absolutely love. This tutorial is simple and fun - and in 1 hours time you'll have an adorable headband to give to a friend or to keep for your own little one.

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Here is what you'll need:

1. Felt (any color you choose)

2. Elastic ribbon

3. Scissors

4. Pinking sheers

5. Rotary cutter (optional)

6. Hot glue gun

7. Scrap piece of cardboard (a cereal box works great)

[NOTE: I chose to use hot glue because I'm impatient and I don't like to wait for regular glue to dry. Just be warned that you might burn your fingers constructing the flower petals with hot glue... You could always use a regular fabric glue in place of the hot glue].

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