Posted By: Alyx on February 18th, 2012

St. Patrick’s Day is about a month away. If your anything like me then soon it will be time to find that “Kiss Me I’m Irish” tee that’s somewhere in the back of your closet. Oh… and we must not forget to add green food coloring to our grocery list. What is
Continue reading >>Shamrock Kimekomi Ornament
Posted By: Alyx on January 24th, 2012

Here’s a easy ornament for Valentine’s Day.
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Posted By: Alyx on October 3rd, 2011

Ornaments aren’t just for Christmas anymore. There are lots of ornament artists out there creating wonderful stuff for Halloween. Check out some of the wonderful ornaments I have found over at Etsy.com. Click on the picture to go to the listing for each item on Etsy.
I love Ornament Boutique’s fun fabric and
Continue reading >>Halloween Ornaments
Posted By: Alyx on June 30th, 2011
Tools and Materials:
ball point pen
tape measure
craft knife
tucking tool
liquid whiteout
glue stick
craft glue
60mm smooth foam ball
cotton fabric in red and white
1cm red satin ribbon
6mm navy blue satin ribbon
7mm white satin ribbon
dark blue metallic cord
twelve 15mm blue star sequins*
3/4 inch sequin pins*
15/0 clear iridescent seed beads*
two pearl topped corsage pins
two red hologram sunbursts*
two 8mm clear iridescent round faceted
Continue reading >>Star Spangled
Posted By: Alyx on June 26th, 2011
The 4th of July is almost here and in honor of my country’s birthday I’ve made another American Independence Day themed ornament. This is a great ornament for beginners.
Tools and Materials:
ball point pen
tape measure
craft knife
tucking tool
liquid whiteout
glue stick
60mm smooth foam ball
cotton fabric in red, white and blue
red, blue and silver ribbon
silver star
Continue reading >>Stars & Stripes 2011