These fabric pom poms from Ashley of Dolci Odille are shown as different ways to accessorize at a wedding. They'd also look beautiful hanging in a room! [via Sweet Jessie] DIY Fabric Poms DIY Wedding We recently created this fabric pom pom as a tree topper for an inspiration shoot over at Design*Sponge, but it’s a great DIY project for a wedding as well. They have so many creative uses… hung above tables, chair aisle decor, or an alternative to the expensive flower poms that flower girls use to walk down the aisle. -Ashley of Dolci Odille
Supplies: Fabric, scissors, hot glue gun, and chinese lanterns.
Step 1: Cut circles out of fabric. Step 2: Fold the circle in half and put a little hot glue on the center, then fold over to secure. Step 3: Apply more hot glue to the bottom of the folded circle.
Step 4: Press the bottom of the folded circle with the hot glue onto the chinese lantern. Step 5: Repeat these steps until the whole lantern is covered. Once finished, attached some fabric to the metal frame of the lantern to hang.
Project created by Dolci Odille |
For Green Moms
Sunday, December 27, 2009
DIY Wedding Decor
Wednesday, December 23, 2009
Vintage Milk Glass Houseware Collectibles and More by ClutterCult
Welcome to Clutter Cult! Clutter Cult's not just another vintage shop on etsy. We are here to provide you with unique quality vintage finds for your home or your friend's home!
Visit my Handmade store on etsy to view positive feedback: www.MammaRachel.etsy.com
http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=37297552
Garfield Collectible Mug
 DescriptionThis is a nice collectible McDonalds glass mug part of a set from the late 70s to the 1980s. The glass has cartoonist Jim Davis' character Garfield on one side of a teeter totter and pals Odie, Arlene, Pooky and Nermal on the other side. Garfield's quote says "I'm not one who rises to the occasion".Wonderful quality as this mug features the Anchor Hockings marking on the bottom.Excellent Vintage Condition no chips, cracks or scratchesMeasures approx: 3 1/2" tall and the mouth is 3" wide. Great addition to a Garfield, character glass or vintage kitchen collection!This item ships First Class Mail USPS Be sure to check out my other items - will gladly combine shipping. Any significant shipping overages will be refunded. |
Monday, December 21, 2009
FOSTERWELD cuff any color you want by fosterweld on Etsy
Purchased this as a Christmas Present for a Friend. So many options and styles to choose from. I chose the White leather band and blue as shown in this picture I also requested to have my friends name punched into the plate.
Can't wait for it to arrive. I'm thinking today's the day ;)
Description
Check out these killer wrist cuffs by FOSTERWELD. Each cuff features a piece of recycled ALUMINUM that is tastefully beveled and distressed, with the color of your choice. That plate is RIVETED to a piece of GENUINE LEATHER that is soft and supple and your choice of color. There is a post and 3 holes for a comfortable fit. Our most popular size is a MEDIUM, fitting both the ladies and the fellas. Feel free to convo with any questions.
The last picture shows some color variety but is our THIN cuff.
CUFF SIZING = post to first middle last hole, holes are 1/2” apart:
LARGE- 7.5 8 8.5 MEDIUM - 6.75 7.25 7.5 SMALL - 6 6.5 7
YOU MUST LEAVE ME COLOR + SIZE SELECTION
METAL COLOR:
black white silver pink lime turquoise red purple kelly green royal olive yellow orange
LEATHER OPTION:
black white brown cracked black cracked white
ABC Gift Card Download
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We have a birthday tradition in our family we’ve been doing since we My family is now scattered across the country. So I thought this ABC
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Easy Handmade Christmas Gift Tags
This is a great little tutorial to make your own gift tags for the holidays. All you need is some paper, a printer, a few cutting tools, some scrap fabric and glue.last-minute christmas tags
Here's what you need: your printed template, a ruler and an x-acto knife, a bone folder (in order to get nice crisp folds), a cutting mat, glue (spray adhesive or glue stick), 1.5” circle punch (or you can cut the circles with your x-acto knife.. be careful!), a few cute fabric swatches (cut to roughly 1.75” squares), and a hole punch.
STEP 1: Cut out your tags (each template makes four tags) with a ruler and an x-acto knife, using the guides on the template. I cut the top and bottom horizontal lines first, and then the vertical lines.. do not cut through the paper top to bottom, you want to stop shy of the edge of the paper so you keep the border and your guide marks intact.
STEP 2: Take the four cards and punch out the 1.5” circle, as marked on the template (your circle punch will be slightly larger than the circle on the template). Line it up as closely as you can.
STEP 3: Apply glue to the entire wrong side (or back of the card) especially the edges. Pick your fabric swatch and affix it to the back of the card, wrong side up, making sure it covers the entire punched circle. (The right side of the fabric should be face down). Fold the card in half to sandwich the fabric, use a bone folder to get a nice tight fold (or your fingernail). Rub the card all over, making sure the glue is spread evenly over the entire card. Punch holes where indicated. Add string or ribbon and enjoy!
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Hawaii Has a Lego Store! « Mamma Rachel's Blog
My favorite Lego Store Creation.
"The Bus"
I haven't gone to the Lego store since it opened in Ala Moana about 6 months ago.
I need to get out more.
I'm missing all the Christmas displays ;(
Vintage Waffles
| Today I found a vintage waffle maker at the thrift store. I was so happy I never liked Belgian waffles and have been looking for a waffle maker with little squares, like Eggos. I was so excited after a good cleaning I had to plug it in and try it out, so we had breakfast for dinner with my new old waffle maker, lol. They came out great! I'm really please that it worked so well. It took me a little while to figure out temperature and cooking time, and I still need more practice to know what amount of batter is just right. This Vintage Waffle Iron is a 2 in 1 Grill and Waffle Maker. You can open the Waffle iron so it lays completely flat. Then you can reverse the plates on the waffle maker to reveal a smooth non-stick surface, and voila you have a counter top griddle. Fry some beacon and eggs on one side then cook some flap jacks on the other. I'm going to try that next.I folded my waffles around a hot dog to try to recreate that yummy KC waffle dog taste. |
Saturday, December 19, 2009
Soft Soled Baby Shoes for less « Mamma Rachel's Blog
Apple Dot Shoes
Soft soled baby shoes are said to be the best thing for babies and tots that are still learning how to walk. Soft soled shoes allow them to still “feel” the ground with their feet so they can wear shoes to protect their feet with out hindering balance and coordination. My son who is 15 months old and still not walking has given me plenty of time to shop around for soft soled shoes, and once he decides to get up and go I don’t want anything (like thick hard soled uncomfortable shoes) to get in his way.
We live in Hawaii so most of the time he goes barefoot. Like a lot of children in Hawaii he doesn’t like shoes when it’s time to wear them because he’s so used to going with out them. Remember we don’t wear our shoes in the house either. Robeeze is the popular brand of soft shoes for babies and tots. I’ve been looking for something comparable to Robeeze soft soled style baby shoes for some time now. I like Robeeze but hate the price. $30 for a brand new pair at Baby Gap. I was over joyed to find this little shop on Etsy, all the way from Canada, littlejumpingbeans. I’ve seen other soft soled baby shoes on etsy, but by far these are the best ones on Etsy, and only $14 a pair! I also love the fabric and designs. LittleJumpingBeans’s shoes are made out of high quality designer fabrics and cute Kawaii imported Japanese fabrics.
The design I chose has little blue and green guitars on it. What caught my eye with these shoes are the little grippy dots used for the soles.
Sweet Guitar - Soft Soled Cloth Baby Shoes
Description
Flexible, Cozy, Fun
These soft soled baby shoes are perfect for little growing feet! Robeez style, but without the higher price!
♥ Made with a cool blue and green imported japanese guitar print on a white background with a few mnusical notes!
♥ Please choose a size and put in “notes to seller” at check out.
Size 0-6 months with a 4″ sole
Size 6-12 months with a 4.5″ sole
Size 12-18 months with a 5″ sole,♥ Shoes have a generous toe box for lots of wiggle room! Great to help those little feet develop!
Little grippy dots
♥ Shoes are fully lined with a green cotton!
♥ The sole is made from white grippy dots!Can’t wait for mine to arrive. There are so many cute designs I think I’m going to get a pair for my baby on the way, so I can buy one of the little girl designs.
Here are some of my other favorite designs.
Elephants Hippos n Zebras
Sweet Pink Octopus
Starry Dots
UPDATE: Yay! my Shoes just arrived!
Excellent Quality, Super Fast Shipping & so Cute. My baby likes to Play with the little bumps on the bottom.
Soft Soled Baby Shoes From LittleJumpingBeans Etsy Shop
For more Unique Handmade Items on Etsy Check out:Some of my Etsy Favorites- Unique Christmas Gift Ideas
For Mommy and Baby related posts check out: DIY Tutorials For Moms N Moms To Be
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Friday, December 18, 2009
Tutorial: Tube Box
Material:
1. UPVC pipe (150mm diameter and 350mm length)
2. 2mm thick cardboard
3. Wrapping paper of your choice (I got this from Ikea)
4. Craft glue
5. Craft knife, steel ruler and cutting mat
6. Scissor and a pencil
7. A saw with a suitable blade to cut plastic material (I used electrical saw in my workshop)
8. Sand paper
Step 1
Cut the Pipe to your desire length, a body and a cap (200mm and 50mm). Sand-off the sharp edges from the cut.
Trace the outer diameter of the pipe on the 2mm cardboard, make 2, cut them out for the top and bottom cap.
Cut 2 pieces of 30mm wide and 1 piece of 10mm wide strips from the 2mm cardboard. The length must be
Step 2
Cut wrapping paper for the top and bottom caps.
Apply glue on the pipes surface. Wrap the wrapping paper around it and seal the open end in by putting some glue there.
Fold the top end of the body and both ends of the cap in and glue it.
View complete Tutorial Here:
http://www.craftpassion.com/2009/12/tutorial-tube-box.html#more-2683
View complete Tutorial Here:
http://www.craftpassion.com/2009/12/tutorial-tube-box.html#more-2683
I seem to like gnomes
When ever I see gnomes listed on etsy i add them to my favorites, lol i don't know why. i guess i like them. I've never had a gnome garden figuring, but i do remember watching a cartoon about gnomes when i was little. Anyone remember that, lol they used to heal the sick or something.
The World of David the Gnome
View this item on etsy:
http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?ref=fp_recent&listing_id=37098621#
Description
These are two adorable little Gnomes to hang on your Xmas tree! They're handmade from polymer clay, no molds, then glossed. They have ornament hooks attached so they're all ready to hang up. This set makes a great gift or stocking stuffer!
These Gnomes are approx. 1.5 inches
**These are handmade so each one is unique and may vary slightly from the item pictured.
Necklace made out of a REAL butterfly ? by Butterflysenses
Description
UNIQUE NECKLACE!
This unusual NECKLACE is made from REAL BUTTERFLY WINGS. The wings are encased in very thin layer of crystal clear plastic for protection against wear and tear. Most of the time, you'll see a different pattern on the other side of the earring. It's the beauty of nature made into beautiful jewelry.
SIZE OF BUTTERFLY: Approx. 3-1/4 x 3-1/8 inches
BAIL: Bright silver tone bail with CZ stones
CHAIN: 19-1/2 inches bright silver tone chain (aluminium)
NOTE: **This is a whole butterfly necklace. Very unique and beautiful. Chain is given FREE of charge. Please check out the various butterfly wing pendants we have for sale in our Etsy store.
If you would like us to create any other whole butterfly pendant, please convo us. We would be glad to make it for you.
SPECIAL OFFER:
For every purchase of 2 FULL laminated necklaces, you are entitled to 1 free LAMINATED BUTTERFLY WING NECKLACE worth $5.00 or below of YOUR CHOICE. During checkout, kindly let us know your free item choice in the message area. We will gladly choose for you if you did not make your FREE item choice known.
ABOUT OUR BUTTERFLIES
All the butterflies used in our jewelry have expired naturally. No butterflies are killed. All butterflies are sourced from butterfly breeding farms around the world that are conservation minded. The main purpose of these butterfly breeding farms is to protect the environment with the various programs they have implemented from the sale of naturally expired butterflies.
Please note that we are using stock photos for our jewelry. As each butterfly is unique, minor variation in size or color may occur in each jewelry even though the same butterfly specie is used. However, the variation is so minor that it's not noticeable.
Please check out our Etsy store to view all the different styles of butterfly wing jewelry available.
Thank you
Letterpress Friendship Card I would trade by sycamorestreetpress
I Love this card reminds me of my best friend
Description
"I would trade two of my other friends for you."
Let them know you've got your priorities straight.
+ Letterpress printed in Tulip (red) and Rose (pink) soy based ink.
+ 100% recycled, 30% PCW white cardstock.
+ 30% PCW recycled colored envelope (color may vary).
+ Slipped into a cellophane bag for protection.
+ Size: A2. Cards: 4.25 x 5.5". Envelopes: 4 3/8 x 5.75".
+ Written and designed by Amy Shaffer and Kristin Mills for {Lark} by Sycamore Street Press
We hand crank these one at a time, one color at a time through our vintage Vandercook letterpress which gives them a gorgeous texture and impression you can see and feel.
Although we pay careful attention to quality and detail, small variations in color, impression, and registration are a part of this handmade process, and a part of what gives letterpress its distinction and charm.
Wholesale, bulk, and custom inquiries welcome.
Bright as the Sun Bridal Hair pins or Special by sibodesigns
Description
This listing is for two Bridal or special occasion hair pins. The flowers are mounted on gold plated hair pins.
These pieces are made with Golden Macaw feathers. The base and center of these flowers are richly beaded with white pearls and two different types of Swarovski Crystals.
The flowers are approximately: 2" (5cm) x 2" (5cm)
This piece will be send to you in a very nice gift box.
These pins are a beautiful bridesmaid or made of honor gift!
These hair pins are handmade!
Thank you for looking at this listing!
Hammered Bottle Opener Buckle RED by metalogical on Etsy
Description
Our top selling buckle! Field tested and approved by experienced bottle openers worldwide! This unique buckle makes a perfect gift for that hard to shop for person and comes in handy at those parties or camping trips where no one can find a bottle opener!Each buckle begins life as a piece of 3/16” steel. The 3” blank is heated in a forge to 2300 degrees and shaped on the anvil. The circular opener is hot cut with a handmade chisel and shaped meticulously with a hammer. It is then bent in a press, welded, cleaned and detailed to perfection, and sprayed with a durable clear coat and our RED metal dye.
Copy and paste this link to see a video of a Bottle Opener Buckle being made:
Our steel belt buckles are tough and built to withstand a lifetime of use.
Measures 2” X 3” and fits a 1.5” – 1.75” belt.
This listing is for a buckle only and does not include a belt. Please see our buckle/belt combos if you need a belt to go with your buckle.
Added on Dec 15, 2009
Pretty cool
http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=36853292
Free Downloadable Pattern from Kwik Sew
Free Downloadable ProjectsCup Cozy and Can Cozy
These fun cup and can holders have fleece interlining, Velcro® closures and include extra pattern pieces for both appliqué and a photo pocket. Use your imagination and embellish with a favorite photo, beads, decorative stitches… Be creative! The patterns include a printer check to verify that your computer printer didn’t alter the pattern size. Free download includes cup and can cozy patterns with complete, easy to follow instructions. Clutch Purse
This stylish clutch purse is offered in two sizes and is lined, has piping at outer edge and a snap closure. The downloadable pattern includes both small and large clutch purses. Just as in KWIK SEW's printed pattern, each size of the clutch purse pattern is color coded so the correct cutting lines are quickly and easily identified. The pattern even includes a printer check to verify that your computer printer didn't alter the pattern size. Free download includes multi-sized clutch purse pattern and complete instructions. Download PDF Cup & Can Cozy PatternsDownload PDF for Clutch Purse Pattern |
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He's Backwards driving?photo by mammarachel
I wish my phone had a better camera because I love how easy it is to upload photos to my flicker. I don't have internet on my phone so I use multimedia text messages.
I'm trying out the "Share this on Posterous" tool and it is quite easy to auto post ;)
Created this post using "share this on posterous" from my flicker photofeed. not a bad looking post
I'm Lovin that Posterous posts everywhere, my 2 blogs, twitter and facebook all at once.
NOT loving that it's double posting to my twitter. And I have to go back and edit my wordpress, add tags, categorize, ect. But it is making blogging a lot easier and faster for me. You should get into this posterous stuff ;)