Embellishing Life: July 2011

Sunday, July 31, 2011

Craft Catwalk no.41 AND a Giveway {CLOSED}

I am so excited to announce

a giveaway by Annie at Sew Obsessed!

Their shop is full of beautiful designer fabrics.

Aren't they pretty?

Annie is giving one of our readers 6 fat quarters of 30's reproduction fabrics from Wyndham fabrics.

She is also offering a 15% discount to our readers with the coupon code "SUMMER".

Now here's how to enter this giveaway:

*{Required} Visit Sew Obsessed shop and come back leaving a comment telling

us your favorite item. ( 1 entry)

Additional entries:

* Follow Annie's blog Originate and renovate. (1 entry)

* "Like" Sew Obsessed on Facebook. (1 entry)

* Follow Sew Obsessed on Twitter. (1 entry)

* Link up here at the Craft Catwalk. (1 entry per link)

{Leave a separate comment on this post for EACH entry}

This giveaway closes at 10:00am CST Friday, August 5th.

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Inspiring ideas!

{Come back in a few hours for this week's Catwalk and a giveaway you will not want to miss!}

Head over to check out all the clever ideas for this party!

Beach Themed Party @ The Joys of Home Educating

Beautiful Desk Makeover @ Homespun Happenings

Burlap Bubble Wreath Tutorial @ Today's Fabulous Finds

Quilt Turned Pillow @ Cherished Treasures

Anthro Inspired Pillow @ Cherished Bliss

Lemonade Picket Fence Sign @ A Diamond in the Stuff

Salvaged Lamp Shade @ From Gardners to Bergers

Wood Grain Initial Plaques @ From Gardners to Bergers

Homemade Rum Truffles @ Nifty Thrifty Things

{YUM}

Chevron Frame and Free Printable @ The Crafty Scientist

Hogwarts Cake @ Chameleon Girls

Saturday, July 30, 2011

New in the shop

I just added 4 different Fall embellishment kits in the shop. They come packaged in a little bag with a coordinating tag attached, so you can use them for gift giving.

If you keep them for yourself, they are perfect for creating specimen art or mobiles.

Last year I used these paper pumpkins for specimen art...

pumpkin specimen art

I am going to make some form of a hanging bat mobile this year.

I wanted to last year, but just never got to it.

Source

These little strings of leaves I hung around the house last Autumn.

I LOVE warm Fall colors.

Falling leaves

There are lots of fun crafting possibilities to be found with these little paper kits!

Friday, July 29, 2011

The Summer months are always creatively slooooooow in my house. As the Fall approaches I always get back into a creative mode, but for now we are enjoying the lazy summer days.
The ladybug and little guy fell in love with the beach this summer.

I've been seeking ways to preserve our beach adventures.

I love the colors of this mini album, especially the yellow and blues. Love the doily on the front.

Two Peas in a Bucket

This is just the most precious beach themed mini garden.

HERE you can find a similar idea, but for the kids. We always filled mason jars with sand and shells we collected.

I'm loving these sand crab treats. She always comes up with some cute and creative treat!

The Seven Year Cottage

These sandal cookies are too fun not to make.

Family Fun Magazine

Etsy never disappoints either. This is a premade beach mini album.

Pollys Paper

Any great beach ideas you'd like to share? I'd love to see them!

Sunday, July 24, 2011

Craft Catwalk {no.40}

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