a little gift idea

sorry for the lack of posts

we've been enjoying our summer

and visiting the beautiful city of columbus, OH

have you ever been there?

it was our first time

and i liked it.

but i did happen to come up with a little gift idea

in the midst of playing outside

my SIL had a birthday last week and i wanted

to give her a little something for her house

something for the summer

and this is what i came up with

if you've seen my etsy shop

you've also noticed that i like fabric hoops

they are so multi-functional, i love it

so i started with some muslin and secured it

inside of the hoop

then i made a little bundle of fabric flowers

out of my fabric stash

two of them are simple gathered flowers

one has a button and the other has a covered button

and the third flower is a yo-yo

once the flowers were made

i took a needle and thread and secured

them to the muslin

then i did a little simple hand-stitch

of the words "bloom"

any words, or flowers would be darling

and who doesn't love a little handmade gift!

have a happy week

linking up here

just finished a custom order on etsy

i loved how the kentucky one turned out

can you imagine a whole wall with these?

that's my goal, at least 15 more states on mine!

no sew fabric pennant banner tutorial

my sister-in-law is going to have a baby boy anyday now,

so i decided to make her a little something for his room

the room is sports-themed

which led me to these colors...

i really love orange and blue together for a boy
plus i thought the orange would pair well with
footballs and basketballs


most bedroom walls are about the same size
i got 1/4 yard of each fabric and had plenty to work with

i cut out a template of a triangle
ironed my fabric and then simply used my
pinking shears and cut each triangle...
7 from each different fabric

then decide which order you'd like them to hang

i took fabric glue and lined the wrong side of each fabric triangle

and then laid it down on top of my ribbon
i chose a big thick navy blue satin ribbon
it came in 7 yards, the longer the better



then simply glue the rest of the ribbon right across the top of the banner



you can leave longer lengths of ribbon on the end
but i wanted the pennants to reach all the way to the corner of the wall

let the glue dry and then hang!
we used navy blue pushpins to hang
and it worked wonderfully



simple way to add a little custom
decor to any bedroom
or any place in your house
just think of all the holiday banners you could create!



the "where we've been" collection

handmade home decor

hoopart hand embroidered in your favorite felt state

for example: we're medical students so we've lived in 3 different states in the past 4 years but each state has such special memories and each one was our home at that time... what better way than to display the history of your family or it can be a favorite vacation spot, or a place where part of your family lives

{please let us know your specific state you love}

we {heart} missouri

we {heart} utah

we {heart} michigan

in my home they're grouped together

since each state is a big part of our family's lives

the "show it off" collection

handmade and handpainted unique display case for any of your favorite things
this piece is displaying easter eggs with a bright yellow stand
other things you could hang...old-fashioned keys from ribbon
pictures of your family, handmade fabric hearts, etc