tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-53649735633496872582024-02-21T06:06:33.463-05:00Staci SewsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger76125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5364973563349687258.post-2468356406733087592011-06-09T18:26:00.003-04:002011-06-11T23:46:59.976-04:00Necklace organization at last!<div>I have tried many different types of necklace racks, both store bought and DIY and never found anything that really worked for me. Yesterday I couldn't stand the tangled mess any longer and tried one more time. I found a board I purchased months ago at the dollar store and some cup hooks that have been hanging around waiting to be put to use. A little white spray paint and a few minutes with my cricut later I have a fantabulous new necklace display! I think I finally found something that works for me. Now to figure out what to do with my bracelets and rings...<br />
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Sorry about the crappy picture. I can't find my camera and had to use my phone. I have worn this for the last 2 days and LOVE it! I have a few more to share, but I'll save them for another day.<br />
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I took the first step tonight and applied for a NYS Sales Tax / Resellers ID #. Once that has been processed I will work on getting some inventory built up for my Etsy shop (which has been dormant for way too long) as well as for the upcoming spring craft shows. I will start looking into how to open an online fabric/yarn store with the ultimate goal being to also have a small brick and mortar shop where I can give sewing lessons for adults and children. I would love to invite other crafters and artists into my shop to give demonstrations and/or lessons on their craft.<br />
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I am excited and hopeful and afraid all at the same time. I think that this will be the year that I finally answer the question "what do you want to be when you grow up?" <br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">...and lots of room inside all kept secure with a drawstring closure.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>These are actually the ones that they did not choose so they are now up for sale in my<a href="http://www.stacijane.etsy.com/"> Etsy</a> shop. They are lined with water resistant nylon jacket fabric so they are great for bringing wet bathing suits home from the pool. I plan on making more of these to add to the shop soon - they make up very quickly and are a great way to use up some of the novelty fabrics I have collected!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5364973563349687258.post-15695880323329995242010-04-10T16:28:00.003-04:002010-04-13T07:22:54.241-04:00So Cute - Baby Hats!!I made these hats because I love all things baby. I had no baby to give them to though - until a coworker became an Aunt! Now I have a baby to send cute little things to whenever the mood strikes. Here are 2 hats I sent to her over Easter.<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">Too stinkin' cute!! The crocheted cap is from a pattern I found on <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/the-most-versatile-crochet-newsboy-hat-pattern">Ravelry</a>, the sewn hat is a McCalls 4478 and the shoes are from <a href="http://family-centered.com/life">a free tutorial</a> I found on this website.<br />
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The other one was done using one of my favorite pictures from my wedding. It's my older daughter dancing with my dad. We lost him to lung cancer in 2004, so this picture is very precious. The quote I used sums life up pretty well, I think.<br />
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The flowers were cut on my Cricut from the George and Basic Shapes cartridge that came with my machine. (Flower 2)<br />
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I have been seeing all of the faux mercury glass all over and finally got around to giving that a try too. It was very easy, but tool several coats to get this look.<br />
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Here it is all together, I still need to put something in the little vases for some height I think.<br />
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Spring is just around the corner! I decided to put winter away and start decorating with spring in mind. I have seen these cute little birds on other blogs so of course I had to go to the Dollar Tree and get some for myself. My original plan was to attempt a faux mercury glass treatment, but I didn't like it. I ended up painting them ivory and using a black antiquing glaze over that. I love the result - they resemble concrete.<br />
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I dug out the candle stick I used for my fall table and topped it with a small grapevine wreath and some spanish moss to make a comfy little nest for one of the birds. The largest bird is sitting on a little flower pot I turned upside-down. The flowers are in a glass vase I picked up a while back at a great little shop here where I live. (Olde Homer House for any locals!)</div><br />
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<a href="http://www.sleeptalkinman.blogspot.com/">www.sleeptalkinman.blogspot.com</a> is the creation of an American woman who is married to a British man. Not just ANY British man, mind you. This man has the habit of talking in his sleep. Unlike most people who mumble unrecognizable babble in their sleep, he blurts out hilariousness. One night she decided to use a voice activated recorder to document some of the random thoughts that he comes up with in his sleep and it has turned into a world-wide phenomenon. They even sell t-shirts with some of his sleeping thoughts. <br />
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It's only appropriate that my maiden voyage be to the blog of one of my oldest and dearest friends. She is a stay at home mom to 3 rambunctious boys. Lets take a trip to the the land of <a href="http://www.amyshortart.blogspot.com/">Amy Short Art</a>....<br />
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Amy is a sculptor, painter, photographer and illustrator. Her drawings of children are simply beautiful. She does commission work as well. Here are a few examples of her work (all available for purchase in her <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/amyshort">Etsy </a>shop)<br />
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I purchased this little set of glass bottles at The Christmas Tree Shop a couple years ago. The have done their time sitting on the kitchen windowsill holding stems of various flowers. I decided it was time to make something better out of it.<br />
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I gave them a (much needed) washing, used some heavy gauge wire, burlap and my Cricut (my wonderful hubby bought me for Christmas) and turned that sad little set of jars into this too-cute-for-words photo holder!<br />
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Last year I found some treble clef ornaments at JoAnns and make one of these for myself, my sister and all 3 of our kids.<br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_sGlFbr_LUZE/Sx7m7rvg96I/AAAAAAAAAVQ/r427OG5G7Ho/s1600-h/stuff+081.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413017699387281026" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 301px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_sGlFbr_LUZE/Sx7m6w7hjoI/AAAAAAAAAU4/toXy0ykUCr8/s400/stuff+075.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Sorry the picture isn't great. I somply found some picture frame charms in the jewelry section of the craft store and added a photo of Dad. I used a jump ring to attach it to the ornament.<br /><br /><br /><br />I also finally got around to taking down the autumn decorations from the top of my cabinets. I replaced them with some snowy berry garland I had been using on my tree but didn't this year. A couple strands of white lights finishes it off. The enamel ware teapots and scales are always up there. :)<br /><br /><br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413017715174602658" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 166px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_sGlFbr_LUZE/Sx7m7rvg96I/AAAAAAAAAVQ/r427OG5G7Ho/s400/stuff+081.jpg" border="0" /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_sGlFbr_LUZE/Sx7m7WNkl8I/AAAAAAAAAVI/RMyJMHzAeNU/s1600-h/stuff+080.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413017709395089346" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 167px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_sGlFbr_LUZE/Sx7m7WNkl8I/AAAAAAAAAVI/RMyJMHzAeNU/s400/stuff+080.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413017707691559170" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 115px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_sGlFbr_LUZE/Sx7m7P3ayQI/AAAAAAAAAVA/rXTeNwjEeI0/s400/stuff+079.jpg" border="0" /><br />I linked up to Show and Tell and Blue Cricket designs - check it out!<br /><a href="http://bluecricketdesign.blogspot.com" target="_blank"><img alt="BCD Show and tell" src="http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c201/rdulgarian/showingoffmyskills-2-1.jpg" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5364973563349687258.post-38920924948359490542009-12-07T19:18:00.010-05:002009-12-08T13:57:25.796-05:00Christmas centerpiece revampI finally got around to decorating the kitchen/dining area over the weekend. I wanted to do something new and more creative than the poinsettas I usually use. I remembered the cupcake stand my hubby had made for my DDs birthday and had him go dig it up from the garage for me. (Thanks hubby!) It was black, so I sprayed it silver. I found the cute green, red and silver balls at Dollar Tree (3/$1) along with the mirrored cone tree that I have been seeing all over blogland. I wanted to carry on the snowy theme I started on the main tree, so I also picked up some epsom salt. I used a glue stick to attach the strip of paper to the edges of the tiers and poured some of the salts in each one. I stole the votive cups from another cande display I have and removed the candles and filled those with epsom salt too. Each cup them got a shiny ornament. I used silver and black paint to attempt the faux mercury glass effect on the mirrored tree. On each side is a candle made by attaching a glass vase to a candle stick - both also from Dollar Tree. I think I'll spray the candle stickes silver too. What do you think?<br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_sGlFbr_LUZE/Sx2djucRG9I/AAAAAAAAAUg/tZc2xu9i5xk/s1600-h/stuff+069.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412655564256779218" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_sGlFbr_LUZE/Sx2djucRG9I/AAAAAAAAAUg/tZc2xu9i5xk/s400/stuff+069.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_sGlFbr_LUZE/Sx2djb_B_sI/AAAAAAAAAUY/pRF2VBQSrVQ/s1600-h/stuff+073.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412655559302315714" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_sGlFbr_LUZE/Sx2djb_B_sI/AAAAAAAAAUY/pRF2VBQSrVQ/s400/stuff+073.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_sGlFbr_LUZE/Sx2djDkOOvI/AAAAAAAAAUQ/qKOcWyhKlzc/s1600-h/stuff+072.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412655552747420402" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_sGlFbr_LUZE/Sx2djDkOOvI/AAAAAAAAAUQ/qKOcWyhKlzc/s400/stuff+072.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_sGlFbr_LUZE/Sx2di8fbKJI/AAAAAAAAAUI/ntVV16I2dLU/s1600-h/stuff+069.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412655550848247954" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_sGlFbr_LUZE/Sx2di8fbKJI/AAAAAAAAAUI/ntVV16I2dLU/s400/stuff+069.jpg" /></a><br />I'm linking up to:<br /><br /><br /><center><a border="0" href="http://itssoverycheri.blogspot.com" target="_blank"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL7ZVpf3_l2yceCbpnJJLjoDslqwuia1aFiIeJhVfRwMrSk4oVZpRRdQ1ei6x6IWb8naRXDzZdaOdvnm_wtTNwwDLuH1UY86d2bPaWOUnxvYzfKjeFqIoLOZy7DNHxXfFmaH7Nx9tnMOSj/s320/Its+So+Very+Creative.jpg"/></a></center><br /><br /><center><a href="http://www.betweennapsontheporch.blogspot.com/"><img border="0" src="http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii164/Magnolias_Moonlight/butterfly-09-t-1.jpg"/></a></center><br /><br /> <center><a href="http://thediyshowoff.blogspot.com/search/label/Christmas" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="The DIY Show Off" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPQk2Y0MkcQXhojNwAlj7JHCnF_6QNooc2glmczpiK4BIRyEx8IzPzTq8CCon3I1vE61s-PIudXVbpF5ujpDiVWStGgIgDC-_Ig5EpzN6CUn0cPkBBawUG6J39bCCAOJ-7HesWdNRn5OY/s230/holidaybutton.jpg"/></a><br/></center><br /><br /><center><a href="http://cottageinstincts.blogspot.com/"><img border="0" src="http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b186/momof6and1/100_1731-1-1.jpg"/></a></center><br /><br /><center><a href="http://asoftplace.net/"><img border="0" alt="DIY Day @ ASPTL" src="http://i534.photobucket.com/albums/ee349/GDest07/Kimba/kimbaDIY125.png" title="DIY Day @ ASPTL"/></a></center>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com9