Georgia Pillow

like i said on my last post, i can't stop sewing!! i keep thinking i'll run out of ideas....since i live in GA, UGA is very popular here...my husband also loves the georgia bulldogs...we have so much football stuff in our house...and i could careless about it!! i'm hoping that someone will see my pillows and be interested...i had fun on this one...i tried something new this time...i created a stencil and painted the G on the fabric...it was so easy!! i used a flat brush...the paint didn't even bleed out of the lines...i originally started with the color graphite but my pen parks could still be seen...i know, i should have used something else but it was my first time...i then painted on the black...covered perfectly...i thought this one might be for the person that didn't want alot of color but still wanted to show they were a fan...i am positive that people don't like red as much as i do...

another thing that i am now doing is putting my name on my pictures...or at least the ones that i know are original...all of my pillows have been my own creations...and yes, i can be a copy cat...but only on the fabulous stuff and i give credit where its due...leave me a comment!! let me know what you think

Creating Love & Joy

Ashley

Linking Up To:

Not Just A Housewife
Savvy Southern Style
Fireflies and Jellybeans
At The Picket Fence
Homemaker in Heels 

Pillow #2

once i get started sewing, i don't want to stop..ideas are flooding my head...so many ideas and not enough time!! i had another shirt to yard sale but decided to use it for my next pillow...i cut up the shirt...made some flowers out of it...sewed the G onto the fabric and stuffed...this one ended up being a little skinnier than the other one...the stuffing was different and it made it kinda lumpy so i took some out...

i would love to have comments on both of my pillows...if you like them let me know...

Creating Love & Joy

Ashley

Linking Up To:

Tipjunkie

Pillow

just a quick post to say i didn't go crazy trying to make this pillow...the actual designing part is what was getting to me, not the sewing...the G is from a destructed tank top that i was going to sell online but had a stain on it...i'm kinda glad now that it did...makes for a nice one of a kind pillow!! the trim is a seam that i took apart on the drop cloth that i used to make the pillow with...stuffing was from a pillow off my couch...total cost was $0 since i had everything on hand...

Peace, Love, & Joy

More Vinyl

what a rainy day its been in GA today...i have a handle that needs  to be spray painted in order to  finish one of my projects..its a sewing machine cabinet and i'm super excited about it!! i'll be posting about it soon...as i was loading the dishwasher i noticed that i'm almost out of detergent...i've been making my own since summer...found the recipe on another site...i believe it was tipnut....

the recipe:

1 cup of borax

1 cup washing soda

1/2 cup of kosher salt

15 packs unsweetened lemonade koolaid 

vinegar for rinse cycle

use 1 tablespoon per wash

i've read what seems like a thousand recipes...for me this works..i have very hard well water...also, my dishwasher stinks...not in a smelly way, but a mechanical way...its very old too...i have to pre-rinse everything that i wash...

take all your ingredients and mix together...

i decided to make a label to go on my container...for the last 2 years we have had to adjust how we live..less money means less things you can buy...one of the reasons i make my own detergent...i also would love to have a nice glass container to put it in but i already have a container that i'm using...for right now i will remain frugal and thrifty...

nothing fancy here...a vintage tupperware container and a scrap of vinyl....cost of this project was $0...i even had all the ingredients for the detergent...

Peace, Love, & Joy

Cat & Dog Food Containers

just 2 little projects that i worked on today...i wanted to share...

i made this for tom the cat...i got the cat print from the silhouette website....i chose a solid one because they are easier for me to work with since i'm new to all of this vinyl stuff...

i also got the schnauzer print from silhouette...even though maddie looks nothing like that right now...she is such a wooly booger...LOL...

like i said before, i'm gonna get this...i love my silhouette and i learn something new almost every time i use it...trying to get some of my little projects done before i move on to my crafty things...had someone inquire about buying some vinyl...its funny how the little things in life can make you so happy...i really love making things...i'm right where i need to be!!

Peace, Love, & Joy

Another Decal

finally!!! i made my new car decal...i have had this idea in my head but i had to figure out how to do it...even though i figured it out, i still messed it up...but, its ok...i know what to do next time...i still put it on my car...i have come to the conclusion that it can be trial and error...

here it is! i'm not letting this silhouette kick my butt!!

Peace, Love, & Joy