~Gifts for Giving~ Inspiring Words Embroidery Hoop Tutorial

With the holidays quickly approaching I have been trying to think of some fun DIY gifts you can make and give to others!  If you have a DIY tutorial you would like to feature on my blog feel free to email me at boutiquenutmegdesigns@hotmail.com!

Inspiring Words Embroidery Hoop Tutorial

Materials Needed:

Wooden Embroidery Hoops ~ any size

Acrylic paints and paint brush

Fabric

Embellishments such as ribbon, flowers, buttons

June Taylor Quick Fuse Iron On Ink Jet Fabric Sheets ~ I found mine at JoAnn's

Felt

Hot Glue Gun

I started by painting the outer ring of the hoop.

 You can see I did one in red, black & Aqua

 I typed out some Inspiring words in my computers word program and printed them on the Quick Fuse sheets.  All the instructions to use these fabric sheets are on the package.  They are super easy!

 Then I sorted through to see what embellishments I wanted to use.
I used this great free tutorial from Jennifer Paganelli for the frayed fabric roses!

 I Ironed my word on to a piece of felt and then used my pinking rotary cutter to cut a pretty border of felt around the words.

 For the fabrics you can use anything.  Here I stitched together 3 different prints for a patchwork look.

 Once you have your fabric in the hoop turn it over and use a hot glue gun to glue the edges down on the backside of the hoop.

 If you have lots of excess fabric just trim it off!

 Now for the fun part!

 Arrange your embellishments how ever you like and add your inspirational words.

Using the hot glue gun glue them on to the fabric!

 Here are how mine turned out!

 Be creative if you are giving as a gift think of words that would inspire your friends or family!

Enjoy! Meg

~Perfect for Gift Giving~

I have been working more on my jewelry line! Just in the time for the holidays and perfect for gift giving!

Silver or Gold Wire Beaded Hoop Earrings Pick a Candy Colored Czech Glass Beads Cheery and Colorful Custom You Choose!

Choose from:

22 Karat gold plated wire hoop earrings 1 inch

Or

Silver Plated Wire Hoop Earring 1 ¼ Inch

Colors

Petite Czech glass bead Colors pick up to 3 colors

~Chocolate ~Cherry Red ~Aqua ~Chartreuse ~Lavender

~Caramel ~Pale Pink ~Yellow Gold

~Cream ~Ocean Blue

You can also find my Greek Goddess Headbands in Gold and Silver!

 You can find them here in my etsy shop!

Meg

PTS6~Red & Aqua ZigZags

Here is the pillow cover for my PTS6 Partner!  I tried to work in their likes so I hope they love it.
This is only like the 2nd time I have tried the zig zag pattern I think it turned out ok!

 And I added a zig zag quilting to go with the flow of the design...

 And of course finish it off with red candy striping!

I hope it makes you happy partner!
Meg

~I Love Candy Corn~

I love candy corn!  It is even better when done in ruffles!  I used the basic "pillow case dress" concept here but added layers and layers of ruffles! 

 Love the attitude here!

 A little silly here....

Hope you are having a wonderful day!

Meg

~Fall is in the Air~

Fall is in the air and inspiring my baking, I did this Autumn Wreath cake for a customer.

 The leaves, bow and sunflower are in fondant and the rest is butter cream!

Hope you are having a great Wednesday!

Meg

~Pillow Talk Swap 6~

Yippee!  It is time for PTS6. I was so bummed I missed round 5,  so I am glad I made it to round 6! 

This is my Design Mosaic!

1. Dreamsicle, 2. Untitled, 3. My crochet blanket is finished!, 4. 4x5 Bee heater_pk's Block, 5. Fabric Petals, 6. My Fabric Selection, 7. HAPPY BIRTHDAY ERIN, 8. PTS4, 9. PTS 5 received, 10. PTS 5 Complete!, 11. Bloom Pillow, 12. DMB Pillow, 13. Ruffle Hill Pillow, 14. Sweet Dreams Pillow, 15. Happy Mochi Yum Yum, 16. Mini Quilt Monday!

~Crayon Canvas Art ~ I just had to try it~

As soon as I saw this on Sara's Blog I knew I had to try it!  So many happy colors!

Sara found here inspiration from here!

All you need is an artist canvas, crayons ( Crayola work the best) a glue gun and then a heat source.

 Row all of your crayons however you want, I choose a rainbow of colors.

Then use a hot glue gun to glue into place.

 Make a nice neat row!

 I do love crayons.......

 Once they are all glued into place I propped mine up against a glass vase to hold it up right.

Make sure to put some sort of protection under your canvas I used paper towels!

Then I used my heat gun (the others have used a hair dryer on the hottest setting).

 and just go back and forth over the crayons until they begin to melt. 

Mine made a more drippy pattern.

 I just LOVE it!

 I think this would be a great gift for a teachers classroom!

Christmas is right around the corner!

I already had a glue gun so this total project cost under $10.00!

I hope you try this project! It is sure to brighten up any room!
Meg