Claire Selby 12 days of Christmas ATC Holder $45

I just finished up another Christmas project, the 12 Days of Christmas Decorated ATC Holder. This started out as a kit with 7gypsies ATC Cards and the ATC Receipt holder, I decorated the ATCs with Aleene’s® Original Tacky Glue™ and fine pale green glitter from Martha Stewart Crafts. Next, I decorated the holder with the handmade paper rosette. To make the rosette I just used 2 strips of 2″ by 12″ sheet music paper and accordion pleated them. Once they were pleated I glued them together with the Tacky Glue, and added my embellishments to the top. I will share some more paper flower decorations soon. There are so many ways to make them and this is just one that I use. Only 4 months, 1 week and 6 days til Christmas! Yes, I am Counting

Claire Selby 12 days of Christmas ATC Holder $45 Closeup

Claire Selby Making the Paper Rosette

Claire Selby ZEBRA Stenciled Table

I decided to Recycle this vintage Sewing Table into a nightstand for my Daughter’s room using her pink & black & white colors. I found the awesome Zebra stencil in Tulip® Tie-Dye Fashion Kit™. I loved the way the Zebra stencil angled on the top corners mimics the shape of the angel wings! It took several days to paint this table just because black and white are so bold, so be prepared to let the paint dry in between each layer until the desired opacity is achieved. The white polka dots were pretty fast because I just dipped the end of my paint brush into the paint and then touched it to the table, instant polka dot! Lots of fun and can’t wait to work on some smaller projects for my other kiddos You can also check out my Facebook Pinkdilla page for more projects as well as the www.ilovetocreate.com Facebook page.

Claire Selby ZEBRA Stenciled Table

Amy's Free Personal Use Vintage sewing Label

Amy Barickman’s new book Vintage Notions is out and to celebrate Where Women Create is featuring a great Fabric Contest in honor of her book release! I love vintage images and frequent Amy’s Vintage Workshop blog to find Free Downloads. And to get you inspired to start a sewing project,( or in my case finish one) here are some great Sewing Labels for Free Personal Use from Amys Blog! Don’t forget to enter the Fabulous Friday Contest at WWC.

Amy's Free Personal Use Vintage sewing Label

Amy's Free Personal Use Vintage sewing Label

Amy's Free Personal Use Vintage sewing Label

Vintage Crown Tie-Dye Onesie

I’m working on more baby onesies and this time it is for a little prince! I printed out the Vintage Crown free download onto cotton printer fabric and then Hand Stitched the fabric crown onto the center of the onesie. Before you begin dyeing * Wear the plastic gloves included in the kit and fill the onesie with a plastic bag to protect it from bleeding* I covered the onseie in decorative tulle and sprayed Tulip® Tie-Dye Fashion Kit™ black darker on the bottom and sleeves and just misted toward the top. I then removed the tulle and covered the bottom and sleeves in the giraffe plastic template, (you can see the giraffe print easier on the back). Let dry for several hours before handling or removing the plastic bag from the inside of the onesie.

Vintage Crown Tie-Dye Onesie DETAIL

Vintage Crown Tie-Dye Onesie Back DETAIL

What do you do when you need to combine a baby girl and her older brother into one room? Oh, and you need it to be quick and affordable? Well, for my daughter and son’s room I decided to re-use their existing bedding, curtains and wall color. I also decided that Vintage maps would be the way to go in blue, greens and pinks. I found the Vintage North America 1775 map online and printed it out on Studio sticky back canvas. I also decided to re-use a blue embroidery hoop and some cotton fabric I already had. Then I cut out the printed map and glued it to the front of the hoop with Aleene’s® Acid-Free Tacky Glue™. To finish I lightly covered the top of the map in the glue and tied a green ribbon to the top. Voila, Quick, Eco friendly and Acid free!

Here are my supplies and the before and after photos! I hope you like!

Vintage Map craft

Acid Free Vintage map Craft

Room for a Boy and Girl BEFORE picture

Girl & Boy Room Redo AFTER