Just listed in my Etsy shop!

I just listed some stuffed felt barrettes in my Etsy shop. Here are some photos and links to the listings. Hope you like them!

Listing for Sweet & Adorable Stuffed Felt CUPCAKE Barrette on Etsy found here.

Listing for Bright & Sparkly Stuffed Felt GOLDFISH Barrette on Etsy found here.

Listing for Charming & Cute Stuffed LOVE Heart Barrette on Etsy found here.

Credit: Photos taken by me. All barrettes hand made by me as well.

Completed Stuffed “Love” Heart Barrette

Today I made a Stuffed “Love” Heart Barrette.  It’s stuffed with fiberfill, stitched with the word “love,” and decorated with white iridescent bugle beads to for a little added sparkle.

I hope you guys like it!

I’m thinking about making a variation of this in a ornament (a similar heart in a larger size).  What do you think?

Once I get this Stuffed “Love” Heart Barrette packaged nicely, I’ll be adding it to my Etsy shop.  I’ll let you know with another post when that happens.

You can see more photos on my Facebook page if you are interested.

Credit: Photo taken by me.  Photo editing by me using Photoshop.  Felt heart sewn by me as well.

Let Them Eat Cupcakes!

I took a theme of "Let Them Eat Cupcakes" for February and ran with it. From my brainstorming came 2 different designs revolving around yummy yummy cupcakes. Let's be honest, cupcakes are a much cuter version of cake, and therefore, perfect for a birthday card theme.

My first "Let Them Eat Cupcakes" birthday card was made on 1/22/2010 for my mom. I made it early and it was burning a hole in my pocket holding on to it, so I couldn't resist on throwing it in the mail a tad early...unfortunately it made it to Wisconsin about a week too early...oops! This card took me FOR-EV-ER, let me tell you. It may not look it, but there are a ton of little pieces that had to be measured AND cut AND glued down using a tweezers. Definitely not as tedious as my "Many Thanks" octopus thank you card of a few months back that I vow to never make again, but still very tedious.

My second "Let Them Eat Cupcakes" birthday card was made on 2/1/2010 for my boyfriend Chris's mom's birthday. In the case of this card, I could think of no better combination than cupcakes and dogs, so I made a puppy leaving a bakery carrying a birthday cupcake home to its owner. More little pieces on this card (like usual), but for some reason it didn't take nearly as long. Maybe I was a little more focused...or perhaps growing more accustomed to the new glue I recently purchased (and am still hating by the way).

I think these are the only birthday cards for February, which means I can now fully focus my attention to Valentine's Day cards!!! And upcoming March birthdays too if I really get ahead of schedule (but we'll see about that).