In Process - Tea Cup Pin Cushions!

What do you do when you have a bunch of vintage tea cups and no one wants to buy them? Soy candles are one thing that came to mind but I wanted something not so overdone but still just as cute. Mine aren't done yet but here are some real cuties I found on Pinterest that I am inspired by:

This one is so cute. But....cross stitching a pattern first requires a level of commitment that don't have right now, lol!

Seen on The Making Spot

Look at the little floral print on this sheet. I used this same fabric on my own teacups! Love this pattern.


Cute and regal.

Seen on Folksy.com

No way. This is way too cute!

Seen on Etsy by Mimi Kirchner

Wow. This is one of the girliest things I have ever seen. Pretty.

Seen on BobbiJ's gallery on Scrapbook.com

These are adorable, aren't they? I hope mine turn out at least half as cute :)

Sneaky Peek ~ Capris

I am working my little fingers off to try to get this one done today. Buuut, people gotta eat and I need to take a break for dinner. I have a feeling I am going to miss today's magical sunset photoshoot time though. Anyway, I am so excited about this project, it's turning out so cute and I will have a tute to come. Believe me, this project is so simple . . . . .

Upcycled capris

Upcycled capris

Sneaky Peek

I've had a request for something. I am going to do it with this:

70's Hippie Dress

Can you believe this seventies hippie dress? I found this one recently at the Salvation Army. I love, love, love the fabric!


* Update * You can find the completed request here.

In Progress Apron

In progress: Apron. I'm in the middle of a floral landscape on the pocket. I expect that it will be cool! But, alas, it is past midnight here and time for bed. * Yawn *

Embroidered floral scene

Nighty-Night!!

Quilt ~ In Progress

The inspiration:

Denim Blanket from MintBasil

The embroidery (project in progress):

Let's all remember here that I was inspired by the above quilt (as well as others) but have no intentions to try to copy it.....

Following are a few quilt squares that I have been making. My idea is to hand embroider a few, machine sew most of them and sew them together with the edges out for the frayed look. I am sewing together two denim squares, 7" x 7", with no batting. My intent is that the back denim will serve as the batting material (ever held a denim quilt? They're heavy) and when it's all done, I will use a cute cotton sheet, hopefully vintage and floral,  for a solid backing. We'll see how it goes.....

Embroidered quilt square

Embroidered quilt square

Embroidered quilt square

Embroidered quilt square

Embroidered quilt square

Embroidered quilt square

Embroidered quilt square