Cute Little Girl's Shirt Applique

So it was the Saturday night before Easter and all through the house, not a kiddo was stirring......but mommy was scurrying frantically to find something to fill the Easter baskets! Then I remembered: "Hey, didn't I buy some cute little white shirts on sale to dress up some time?" Yep, found them in my stash, now what to do to dress them up? I've heard that you could use the trusty Cricut to cut out applique..............and I heard correctly! So easy peasy and cute! Just make sure that you have a really sticky mat and your Heat and Bond already ironed to your fabric. Take a look at how these cute little purse appliques turned out:

Here are the sweeties modeling their new shirts for Easter:

Creative Crate

Boo Mr. Scaredy Cat!

I like the whimsical side of Halloween - I'm not into really getting scared - just playing around a bit!  To tell you the truth, I'm quite the scaredy cat!!!!  So this little block set fits me perfectly:

What To Do With a Rather Large Bun Foot - Make a Primitive Pumpkin!

One of my favorite persons to buy junk from is a guy named John.  He travels back to Kansas to his farm each year and brings a trailer load of  junk (treasures) tied every which way and that, to a local flea market.  My friend and I have a date every year to go visit John and hunt for treasures.  Well, I had an opportunity to visit John's home on the other side of the state recently.  He has barns full of these treasures!  I love to find junk and turn it into something cool....like the old window screens I posted about here.

Anyway, on part of my treasure hunt, John challenged me to come up with a use for these:

It is an old oak bun foot made for the bottom of furniture.  This one is about the size of a softball.

The immediate thing that came to mind (of course) was a pumpkin!  So here is what I came up with.  After painting the primitive scene, I attached some rusty leaf and wire garland along with a rustic nametag. 

So, this is what I came up with.  Can you think of any creative ways to use these old bun feet?













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Punkin

How about a punkin?  =0)

How much fun is this?  This fun pumpkin has been embellished with scrapbook paper, a rusty wire vine and star and, of course, a nametag!



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Eek - Mr. Spider!

For me, fall also brings the thought of little kiddos dressed up in silly costumes begging for candy.   When thinking about this time of year, I couldn't resist making a few things for Halloween.  I'm not a huge fan of spiders, but I couldn't resist drawing this little critter.  I wish all spiders looked like this!