Mini Notecards gift

Just sharing a little gift I put together for a sweet older lady I know whom I know loves birds just as much as I do.

These are so basic to do.

I used some plain Kraft blank cards and envelopes.

Printed out a page of bird images from Karen of the Graphics Fairy.
Cut them to size and with a white marker did some simple little markings on the borders and envelopes and stamped the pictures and envelopes with various postage stamps or birds.


Put them in a little cellophane wrapper and wrapped them up with vintage music paper, a paper doily and ribbon.

Voila!
Cost: nothing except a little bit of time and ink.

Reveal: Crochet blanket

Remember this blanket I started for my son?

Well I finished it, I say "finished" it, but I actually got tired of it and I knew he would like it just the way it is! *shhh*

The idea behind it is to add a couple of rows when I feel like it, eventually making it the size of his bed.

He was very happy and LOVES it and I must say, it feels so good to have made something special, unique and something that can be passed on...like the blanket in the photo under the one I made him, which my Gran made and is now over 40 years old!

note to self: Complete one crochet project at a time!

8x8 scrap kits in action

I thought I would share a few pages of a 8x8 album I did last week.
I used the papers I sell in my shop. (although these particular papers are not the ones in the kit, but they are ones I have designed and printed). I wanted to show what they look like with all the ribbon, lace and tags in the kits.

I kept the pages very simple, just a few embellishments like washi tape, buttons and lace.
I told you I would find a way to use those organza flowers I made!
A little glassine bag with a tag in it and a bird in a nest on 3d foam. More washi tape (am in love with it!)
One of the tags in the kit, machine stitched with a little pocket for a tag.

And all the pages in my album. Just need to put it together now!

I hope you had a good weekend, what did you get up to?

Anniversary Gift and Free Printable tickets for you

It's friends of ours anniversary coming up on Saturday and I made some little tickets to go with a jar of goodies I put together for them.

So here is the card

Then I recovered two little matchbox's with paper. I used a alphabet for each of their First names.

Then printed out the tickets I designed and cut them up, tied a ribbon around them and put them into the box's.

Each box gets the same tickets. The idea is that, at any given time, one of them can "redeem" their tickets with each other, for whatever the tickets says on it.



Download the FREE printable by clicking opening the image below in a new window.



Also in the Jar are 9 Tags,
Felt brooch I made for her
and the matchbox's .
I then Decoupaged a jar lid,

Popped everything into the bottle,

put some ribbon around the jar, a paper doily and an organza flower I made.

Wrapped it up in brown paper and tied it up with ribbons and tags and now, it's ready!

Piles of softness....

It's been a little while since I last wrote...

*This blog post is coming from the depths of my very messy and unruly craft room*

I have been busy making tulle and organza flowers.
I love making these.
They make me smile.
Even though I burn my fingers quite often.
Which is not that fun.





But once I started I found I couldn't stop...
Hours whizzed by {while the kids and hubby slept!}
Countless cups of coffee were consumed...
40 Flowers later...

Until I had exhausted my organza and tulle supply....

And myself!

and so some will grow up to become hair clips like this one I sported today...




Some will become brooches...

And others yet hair bands.

And so *SIGH* I will have to part with them, but not all of them...
Some will become all mine!

I have a month left before my first market where I will be selling.
The nerves are starting to set in...
But I am excited!
The stock pile is accumulating and soon I will show all the goodies I have been making for the market.

hope you are having a great week!

Etsy shop: NEW 8x8 scrapbooking kits

I love putting together kits for people to use, to preserve their precious memories.

I am in love especially with a more vintage, romantic style for these kits I put together.
I am inspired by Paris, Spring, roses and love.

I have put together two unique scrap booking kits.
Paris in Spring
Consists of:
*10 papers 8x8" (20cmx20cm) printed on high quality card stock

* a pack of trim 1/2 yard each (approx 50cm)

*3 card and fabric sewn tags with lovely seam binding. The fabric on the tags I stamped with various Parisian stamps.

*6 little paper flowers with buttons sewn in the middle. (2 have butterflies I cut from a newspaper I got in Paris!)
* a packet of assorted buttons, a buckle and 2 half pearls.

*3 handmade flowers. 1 large one about 8cm -hand stamped fabric, white tulle and a lovely pearl button. 2 smaller fabric rose flowers with buttons sewn in the middle. You could use the big one as a brooch too, just add a safety pin to the felt at the back!

*2 pieces of A4 size netting in orange and pink

*3 dainty doilies
Everything is sealed and wrapped.
(Click on image for larger view)


Everything you get is not your run-of-the-mill commercial supplies, but a unique, vintage inspired set for your scrap booking projects or card making needs.
Purchase HERE


Kit 2
A Garden in Paris

20x20cm (8" x 8"). 9 papers in total.
Embellishments all handmade by me too and include:
* a pack of 4x trim 1 yard each (approx 100cm)
*3 card and fabric sewn tags with lovely seam binding. The fabric on the tags I stamped with various stamps.
*4 little paper flowers with buttons sewn in the middle.

* a packet of assorted buttons(10)
*4 handmade flowers. 1 large one about 8cm - fabric, orange tulle and a lovely pearl button. 3 smaller fabric yoyo flowers with buttons sewn in the middle. These can be made into a brooch too!

*2 doilies.

Purchase HERE

I have ONE special 10% discount voucher hidden somewhere in this post! You may use it only for purchase of one of these kits (or both of them and other goodies in my shop).Sorry only
one available!

Crochet hat or shower cap?

Hello!
Hope you are doing well...here it is still cold but the days are slowly getting warmer...but I say
S.. L.. O.. W.. L ..Y...

I crocheted this little hat for my daughter. No pattern used, just started with a basic circle and then after a few rows, started with a htcr stitch and then onto dcr stitch.
And finished it off with a little ruffle edging. I kept calling her, much to her irritation, to try it on as I worked so I could get the fitting right.

I think it's cute, but kind of looks like a crocheted shower cap! Anyway she loves it!

Come on...tell me honestly hat or shower cap?

DIY T-Shirt Scarf {tutorial}

hello!
Easy peasy little tutorial to get a funky fringe scarf from an old T-shirt.

Step one
Take an old T you don't wear anymore. I didn't wear this one anymore cos it had misshaped in the wash.
Step Two
Cut the shirt just below the arm holes.
For my one, it had a hole in the middle, so I had to cut about 5cm below the arm holes.
Step three
Along the bottom cut slits through both front and back pieces of fabric about 8-10cm, all the way across. Spacing as evenly as you can.
Step four:
Repeat step 3 on the other side.


Step five
Simply open it up and put the loop of fabric over your head and voila! You have a new fringe scarf that didn't cost a cent! {when I wore this, someone asked where I got my 'shirt' from, cos it was the same color as the shirt I was wearing, it looked like a cool fringe detail on the shirt!}

Rosette Shirt tutorial

Hello!
It's Friday again!
The weeks fly by!

I thought I would share with you a little tutorial.

I love to alter bought shirts, give them the "Bonnie" touch. Make it feel my own.
It's nice to know nobody has the same shirt as you!

Here is what you need for this quick and easy tutorial:

a plain shirt in the color of your choice. (go for the really cheap ones, I picked this one up for R30 or $4.32)

scissors
needle and thread
sewing machine (not necessary, but ideal)
contrasting fabric
little bead pearls (not necessary but a nice touch).


1. The first thing you are going to do is cut strips of your fabric about 2"(5cm) wide and about 30cm in length (11.8"). Cut as many as you are making the rosettes.

2. next fold the fabric in half and then tie a small knot as close to the end as possible.

3. Thread your needle and tie a knot at the end. Sew through the knotted fabric part from the outside in and again from the inside out. You want to almost each time you do this, go in and out right next to the same hole, so that you are not seeing any thread each time.

Now you are going to start twisting the fabric and as you twist you are going to wrap it around the knotted part and sew a stitch to hold it in place. One twist, one stitch and keep going round and round in this manner.




You can see it starting to take shape.

Once it is finished, end off with a knot and cut the thread.
Now arrange all the rosettes on your shirt and see how you want it to look and simply sew on. I just sew in a circle or a square shape with the same color thread.
And here is the finished result!



And here is one I did in turquoise.


I like this one, remind me of sugar coated cookies!




And I finished this one in a trim made from the same fabric I used for the rosettes.

Well I hope you enjoyed that and have a fabulous weekend!