My Sassabelle Featured in an Etsy Treasury!

Doesn't every artist love to see other people love their work?!

Somebody loved my My Sassabelle invitations enough to include them in this Girls Night Out treasury on Etsy!

Check it out!

See more of My Sassabelle on Etsy!

Image Credit: Etsy.com, Treasury by JenniFulton2004

In Bloem - Spring Hair Blooms

I was really excited to get a little time last week to craft.  I also got a chance to purge some unnecessary scrapbooking supplies {I really haven't scrapbooked in years}, and even had extra time to painted my nails....blue!

Going through my supplies, I got reinspired to make some flower hair combs.  It also helped that I recently sold another pair on Etsy!

Starburst Flower Hair Combs (Set of 2)

Happy Saturday!!

Hot Chocolate Mix in a Jar (Easy & Budget Friendly Gift)

This year, we made Hot Chocolate Mix in a Jar for our neighbors and friends.  Just a little gift to warm people up during the holidays, without breaking the bank.

Here's how we did it:

1 Cup Powdered Milk

3 Heaping Tablespoons Dutched Cocoa Powder

3 Level Tablespoons Sugar

1/4 Mini Marshmallows

We mixed 5 batches at a time

2 Cups per Mason Jar.

YUM :)

I decorated the jar top with Christmas-y fabric and a raffia bow.

Make sure to include a card that tells your recipient how to make and enjoy their delicious treat!

"Mix 3 heaping Tablespoons (1/4 to 1/3 cup) cocoa with 8 to 10 oz of hot water.

Makes about 4 servings"

 

That's all there is to it!

-Sarah

French Memo Board - Tutorial

How to make a French Memo Board

by bloem

I just made a French Memo Board for one of our friends daughters.  These are a fun and stylish way to display and stash mementos like pictures, tickets, hair clips, etc.

 

Here's how I made my French Memo Board.

Materials:

 1. Pre-stretched canvas, your choice in size. 2. Fabric of choice, enough to cover canvas with about 1.5" to spare on each side. 3. Batting. 4. Ribbon of choice. 5. Buttons of choice. 6. Scissors. 7. Staple gun. 8. Glue gun or needle & thread (not shown).

Steps:

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1. LAY the canvas face-down on the batting.  PULL the batting around the edges and STAPLE the batting to the back.  Stretch the batting as you go, just enough to be taught.

2. LAY the batting covered canvas face-down on the fabric and do the same thing with the fabric that you did with the batting.

3. TUCK the fabric to make your corners are neat and STAPLE.

4. LAY the ribbon out in the pattern that you want (Generally criss-crossed).  You may want to double check that the ribbon is spaced far enough apart to hold whatever you plan to put in the memo board.

5. & 6. STAPLE the ribbon onto the back. Tip: tape the ribbon in place first to make sure the ribbon is evenly spaced and where you want it to be.

7. SEW buttons on at the ribbon cross sections, or GLUE them with a hot glue gun.

That's it!  It's super simple!

-Sarah

Klic N Kut vs Pazzles

I have been dreaming of a personal yet versatile cutting machine for a while now.  And, sorry, the Cricut just doesn't cut it! Pardon the pun.


I have BIG ideas and I need a machine that can deliver.  These are the two that I'm drooling over right now:

Klic N Kut Maxx 24"

Pazzles Creative Cutter Pro

The Klic N Kut is much more affordable unless I go for the smaller Pazzles model, which doesn't do everything that I want to do.  I'm sure they both require quite a bit of learning and trial and error.


The nice thing about both of these is that you can design your own images to cut.  You can also (supposedly) emboss, etch, cut fabric, and write with regular pen.  And (supposedly again) you can cut thin wood and metal as well!  ooooh  ahhhhhh.


The bad thing is, the price, for one...yikes!  And from what I've read, the software is not that intuitive. 


Anyway, I think I'm going to go for it with the Klic N Kut.  I'm on the hunt for a lightly used one. 

My DIY Baby Shower Favors - Take 1

So I had a mental block for a loooong time over what favors to give at our upcoming baby shower. I even went shopping a couple weeks ago to get inspired and came back empty handed! But today, I gave it a second shot, and came up with an idea that I like.

I wanted to incorporate the mini wooden shoes (Rogér, my husband, is Dutch)that we didn't end up using at our wedding. I bought some "baby" ribbon, as well as some blue and some green ribbon at Michael's. I also bought a Sharpie Paint Pen (it's a pen with oil based paint!!)

Here's the results:

I'm thinking of adding a magnet to each shoe so guests can put them on their fridge.  Any opinions or suggestions??

On My "Workbench"

Our kitchen cabinets just came in! So exciting, except that they are "Assembly Required", sooOo, they're sitting in boxes piled up in our living room.  Hence, my latest flower head wreaths are resting upon the mountains of cabinets.  I'll be adding these to my Etsy store soon!

In the bloempot....

These handmade, pretty little fairies are looking for a home!   They would be perfectly happy in your potted plant or adding a little whimsy to your computer desk :) 

bloempot