Shadow Box

I have been working on this project foe a while now. Before I went to California I just hit a mental block and couldn't think what I could do to finish it. When I came back it was like a light bulb went off and everything just came together and looked really good.

I used the SU set Baroque Motifs for the background and my SU punches. I used the emboss resist technique, a little ribbon and I got the flower from Archivers.

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Nic

Spotlight on Lucy

I hope you have enjoyed seeing what I made during our trip to California. I thought before I get back to showing you what I have been doing around here lately I would show you some of what my friend Lucy made while we were staying with her. She is a very talented seamstress.

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She made 3 sets of skirts and purses. This is just one, they were all different fabrics which she let the girls pick out themselves. She also made a skirt for me that I absolutely love.

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These are beach coats she kindly made for my kids. They are perfect for getting changed under and are made from a lovely warm waffle fabric which keeps the kids warm after they have been playing in the water.

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These are DS cases that have a pocket on each side for keeping games, headphones, etc. These are what inspired me to make my husbands DS case. She made a bunch of bags varying sizes including one for my daughter for school. She is very excited for the first day of school to be able to show off her bag. I also got a bag made by the wonderful Lucy. She made it reversible so I could use it either way. It has lots of pockets which I love. I have been using it ever since I got back.

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You can find the link to Lucy's blog in my inspiration central over there on the side of the page it's called Sew Much Fabric. You may not see these projects on there as she hasn't posted them yet. Consider this a sneak peek.

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Nic

Craft Catch Up - Part Four

This is the last of my California projects I have to show you. There's actually no sewing on this project. No stamping either. This time I had a try at beading. I picked up some really pretty beads at a store in Tahoe. Beading is another of Lucy's hobbies and I find myself unable to resist the pretty charms and clasps. I kept it pretty simple cause after all I didn't have a clue what I was doing. Lucy helped me plan out the pattern. I made a bracelet for myself and one for my daughter first then I had just enough beads left to make a necklace also. My thanks to my wonderful friend Lucy for showing me so many new cool things.

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Craft Catch Up - Part Three

My friend Lucy made my kids each a DS case to carry their DS in, with a little pocket on each side to hold games and stuff. She made them so quickly and they were so cute, the kids love them. I loved them too, so much so I asked her to walk me though making one for my husband. He works for Disney Interactive so obviously I just had to use the Mickey colors for my project. I was over the moon at how it turned out.

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Craft Catch Up - Part Two

While in California my friend Lucy took me to the most Awesome quilt store I think it's called Material Pleasure. I picked out some really nice fabric with a plan to make placemats and a table runner amongst other things. Lucy said she would teach me quilting while I was visiting. I was very excited about this prospect as I have been wanting to learn for a while now.

Lucy also had plans of her own to make things for the kids but that's for another entry. As you can see below I had the help of another friend while ironing my bias. Also a few step by step pictures from as I went along.

Here are the pictures of my finished quilted project. Thanks to a wonderful teacher!!!!!

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Nic

Craft Catch Up - Part One

I got to try a lot of cool things while in California. My wonderful friend Lucy is the most awesome thing when is comes to anything to do with a sewing machine. She kindly let me loose in her sewing room. One of the first things I noticed though was that she has no coasters anywhere to put drinks on so I decided the first thing I would make would be a set of coasters for her (in her favorite color of course). So now whenever she sits down in her sewing room with a cup of tea or glass of water she is instantly reminded of me :-D

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Nic