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2Jun | 2011

Felt Daisy tutorial and pattern

Posted by Joy | under Crafting . Sewing . Tutorials | 17 Comments

Daisies are so cute and I love the way they smell, so of course I wanted to make some Daisies for the spring celebration. These flowers, unlike the Poppies and the Camelias, require a lot of cutting. I made a template just in case the first way I will be showing doesn’t turn out as easy for you. That way with the pattern you’ll have [...]

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26May | 2011

Felt Poppy tutorial and pattern

Posted by Joy | under Crafting . Sewing . Tutorials | 19 Comments

Today we are going to keep with the spring celebration with another felt flower tutorial, this time poppy flowers, they might not look exactly like Poppies but to me that was the real flower they resemble the most =] I’ve made these kinds of flowers for a very long time but I never really named them, so there you go. These ones are super easy [...]

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21May | 2011

Felt Camelia tutorial and pattern

Posted by Joy | under Crafting . Sewing . Tutorials | 60 Comments

Remember when I shared that I wanted to celebrate spring? Well the celebration has begun =] First I am going to share flowers made out of felt. And these particular ones are very easy! I know I am kind of biased with the color combination but all the felt flowers I will be sharing are going to end up in projects for my office so [...]

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16Apr | 2011

Upcycled Summer Dress – Second version

Posted by Joy | under Crafting . Sewing . Upcycle | 8 Comments

Last year I was lucky enough to find a 6XL men shirt in my local thrift store and I felt like I won the lottery because I had the perfect shirt to make a dress for myself (I am 5 11″ so it’s hard to upcycle from just one shirt) Well, that happened again this past week =] I found a really cute plaid blue [...]

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16Nov | 2010

Tiffany’s dress – yes another dress!

Posted by Joy | under Crafting . Sewing . Upcycle | 6 Comments

Remember a couple of weeks a go when I showed Beth’s dresses, the jacket and my Halloween dress? Well, there was more I did that week and finally this past weekend I got to take pictures of one of them! Tiffany’s dress. She asked me to make a pretty dress to attend her cousins wedding and of course I said yes! We look at different [...]

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