Ideas For You
When I hit the after Christmas sales I ran into a purse hanger at Old Navy for just a couple of bucks. It was super ugly but my creative side knew instantly that I could switch it up and make it my own.
I busted out the goofy gem stone with a hammer and filled it with a piece of baked Sculpey Polymer clay pressed into the Country Life Cuttlebug Embossing Folder. I love that sewing machine – so cute! For the complete tutorial click here: Purse Holder
Happy Crafting xoxo Lovely Lula
While helping an elderly neighbor of mine to unpack all of her Christmas things I came across a vintage ornament printed with a recipe for Campbell’s tomato soup cake. She shared with me that this was a popular thing to do bake in the day when you were trying to be thrifty and change up flavors. It was also from the hay day of adding cream soups to everything. Those days have died out somewhat, but for a thrifty Christmas throwback I thought I would give it a shot. I didn’t follow their recipe because they just used a boxed cake mix and I am more interested in the “from scratch” approach. I added a contemporary spin by making the recipe into cupcakes instead of a cake. They are actually pretty good.
Learn how to make Tomato Soup Spice Cupcakes via my post over at Phoenix New Times Chow Bella blog: Tomato Soup Spice Cupcakes
It’s shopping season friends and the last thing you want to do when you are running from local handmade shops to craft fairs to holiday trunk shows is lug your purse. So why not whip up a simple pouch purse the you can place over your shoulder or across your chest. This design is perfect for just carrying the essentials including your keys, ID and credit card. Leave all that other stuff at home when you are out power shopping. With a little bit of sewing and your trusty Cuttlebug you too can make one of these little gems.
Supplies:
Fabric, four different kinds
Felt, four different colors
Webbing
Tacky Glue
Sewing machine and thread
Straight Pins
To Make This Project Click Here:Power Shopping Pouch
Happy Crafting xoxo LL
A simple project as we all gear up for the holidays is a gingerbread book. Make this book and you’ll be ready to write a story in it, do drawings in it or tape in photographs of your gingerbread house making party. This book is made using the fabulous new Your Story Photo machine.
For the complete tutorial click here:Â Gingerbread House Book Enjoy and happy crafting!
“Just don’t give up trying to do what you want to do. Where there is love and inspiration, I don’t think you can ever go wrong.”
Ella Fitzgerald
I am going to stretch my nanowrimo into December. My word count is 13, 408. I am so on fire but so short on nuggets of gifted time. We’ll see what having all of next week off will bring me.
Today I must bake cupcakes for the fall harvest picnic and the preschool – stay tuned for the cupcake post.
