Floral Paper Banner

Happy Easter friends! I hope you are enjoying the holidays by taking some time with your family and of course having some crafting time too. We usually spend Easter having a nice lunch and lots of treats. I am sure we will watch some movies and I'll get some knitting done too.

Today I'm sharing a very simple DIY for this Floral Paper Banner. Perfect for Easter home decor.

I used the following supplies:

• Sizzix Big Shot Plus Starter Kit
• Sizzix Thinlits Die Set 660801  - Speech Bubbles (just the flag die)
• Sizzix Flower Die from Big Shot Plus Starter Kit 660515
• Card stock
• Lace trim
• Sewing machine

Using the Big Shot Plus, I cut out 4 flowers and 4 flags for each colour of card stock, I used pink and blue.

I arranged the die cuts along the lace trim to work out the positioning before stitching.

Using a sewing machine on a straight stitch (and on a fairly low speed), I stitched the card stock pieces along the top edge of the lace trim. Stitching through card stock can blunt your needle, so it always good to change it regularly if you are alternating between sewing fabric and card.

Once I had sewn all of the flowers and flags, I trimmed any stray threads and hung my banner. Very Spring like don't you think?

We're having some white chocolate rice crispy cakes with marshmallows as a treat today, they're really tasty! I'll be back next week with some cake toppers for those treats above.

Claire

A cute Easter Basket

Happy Easter to everyone!  Today I come with a new cute project using  Sizzix dies and some applique idea. This  nice bag is perfect  for Spring time  and I  hope to enjoy it during next months.

Supplies

9"x 24" background fabric (similar to rustic cotton) and batting

7.5" diameter of a circle for background  and  same for lining fabric

4.5"x 24 " lining fabric

4.5"x 24 " fabric like background for lining ( both pieces sewn together)

scraps of green and yellow fabric 

24" cotton lace

Fusible web

Dies

Big Shot

I have used a nice Brenda Walton die but you can use any bird die too like Sizzix Bigz Die - Birds

Before doing the cutting I ironed a fusible web on the wrong side of the fabric  and laying this side up 

I love the new die by Eileen Hull with Leaves ,perfect for any project even patchwork.I ´m sure I will use a lot.
I cut out 14 big ( they will be double), 7 medium size and 7 small.
First I appliqué the medium  and small leaves  with green thread. Then I sew two big ones , right face together , turn out and finish with hidden stitches by hand.

Sew the big leaves  just in the middle , leaving something free, ironed the  three birds and appliqué.

Added the batting and sew all the pieces doing the bag.

Then I did the lining and finished the bag  with it as usual.I  added some cotton lace before.

Take a look to the pics.

I love so much this cute bag. It can be a cover pot for your flowers or as a treat bag or even for your keeping your sewing goodies!!.

Hope you are having a wonderful Easter Time and like this new project I have designed for Sizzix with dies. See you in two weeks!

Love

Mercedes

.............................................***********************...............................................

¡Feliz Pascua a todo el mundo! Hoy vengo con un nuevo proyecto usando los troqueles de Sizzix y algo de aplicación. Esta bonita bolsa es perfecta para la época primaveral y espero disfrutarla durante los próximos meses.

Materiales:

22.5 cm x60 cm tela de fondo( similar a algodón rústico)  y los mismo de guata

Círculo de 19 cm de diámetro de tela de fondo y lo mismo de tela  estampada de forro y guata

11.5cm x 60cm de tela de tela  estampada de forro

11.5cm x 60cm de tela de tela de fondo ( estas dos últimas se coserán por el lado más largo)

Trozos de telas en verde y amarillo para aplicaciones

60 cm de puntilla de algodón

Entretela de doble cara

Troqueles

He usado un bonito troquel de Brenda Walton pero puedes elegir cualquier otro  que tenga un pájaro como     Sizzix Bigz Die - Birds                            . Antes de cortar planché por el revés entretela de doble cara. Dejé  el lado derecho hacia el troquel antes de cortar.

El troquel nuevo de Eileen Hull   con Hojas  me encanta y veo que tiene muchas posibilidades para patchwork. Estoy segura que lo utilizaré más de una vez.

Corté 14 hojas grades ( luego serán cosidas dobles), 7 de tamaño mediano y 7 pequeñas. Primero apliqué las medianas y grandes  con hilo verde. Luego cosí  las grandes  dobles , derecho con derecho y cosiendo por el revés.Dí la vuelta y rematé a mano con puntada escondida.

Esas hojas grandes las cosí a la tela de fondo por el centro dejando partes libres. Añadí  la guata y monté la bolsa cosiendo los laterales y añadiendo la base.

Luego apliqué los tres pájaros. Preparé  el forro , añadí la puntilla de algodón y terminé la bolsa con el forro. Echa un vistazo a las fotos.

Me gusta mucho como ha quedado. Puede servir para cubrir una maceta , para decorar  en casa o como bolsita para guardar cualquier cosa de labores.

Espero que estés teniendo una Semana Santa estupenda y que te haya gustado esta bolsa que he diseñado para Sizzix usando sus troqueles.

¡Nos vemos en un par de semanas!

Cariños

Mercedes

Spring Home Hanging

Hi Everyone! This is Anna. To get in the spring mood, I am sharing a home decor project. I decided to create a wall hanging using some wonderful Sizzix products.

 

 

Items used:

Sizzix Thinlits Die - Grid Works (1 3/8" Squares) (658867)

Sizzix Thinlits Die Set 6PK - Flower, Yarrow (658866)

Sizzix Textured Impressions Embossing Folders 2PK - Lace Set #2 (658924)

cardboard

photo

cardstock: vanilla, turquoise, pink, light pink, green

patterned papers: Webster's Pages, Prima, Echo Park Paper, American Crafts

embellishments: “spring” and bird (American Crafts)

fabric: natural (Ikea), floreal

twine

eyelet

pom pom ribbon

sewing machine

thread

glue, hot glue

 

To make the wall hang base, cut a piece of cardboard 16x24 cm and completely cover it with fabric. Make two holes to insert the stripe of floral fabric to hang. Cut a rectangle of vanilla cardstock, sew the edges and adhere.

Use a Thinlits Die - Grid Works to cut out the turquoise cardstock and the photo. Assemble and attach to a turquoise square. Cut a stripe of patterned paper to make the curtain and adhere together onto the wall hanging, as shown. Cut a vanilla rectangle, use embossing folder to create a textured background and attach below window.

Cut a stripe to make the flower box. Use a Thinlits Die Set 6PK - Flower, Yarrow to cut out some flowers and leaves. Glue the flowers and the flower box below window. Make a banners with some triangles and twine and adhere n the high side. Add the title and embellishments. Adhere the pom pom ribbon... Hang and admire!

Well, I hope you liked my project and it inspires you to create some crafty goodness of your own.

Thanks for stopping by!

 

 

**************************************
Per le amiche italiane! :)

Ciao! Ecco un nuovo appuntamento con Anna. Per entrare nello spirito primaverile, oggi vi propongo un progetto di home decor allegro e colorato come la primavera! Ho deciso infatti, di creare un “quadretto” con una foto dei miei nipoti, usando alcuni prodotti Sizzix, naturalmente.

Se volete sapere come ho fatto a realizzare il progetto, seguite le spiegazioni qui di seguito...

 

Materiali:

Sizzix Thinlits Die - Grid Works (1 3/8" Squares) (658867)

Sizzix Thinlits Die Set 6PK - Flower, Yarrow (658866)

Sizzix Textured Impressions Embossing Folders 2PK - Lace Set #2 (658924)

cartone

foto

cartoncino: panna, turchese, rosa, rosa chiaro, verde

carte fantasia: Webster's Pages, Prima, Echo Park Paper, American Crafts

abbellimenti: "spring" e uccellino (American Crafts)

tessuto: naturale (Ikea), floreale

spago bicolore

occhielli

nastro pom pom

macchina da cucire

filo

colla, colla a caldo

 

Come fare:

Per realizzare la base, tagliare un pezzo di cartone 16x24 cm e coprirlo completamente con tessuto di colore naturale. Fare due fori per inserire la striscia di tessuto a fiori che servirà ad appendere il quadretto. Tagliate un rettangolo di cartoncino panna, di misura inferiore al cartone e qualche centimetro più basso. Fare una cucitura colorata a macchina (a scopo decorativo) lungo i bordi e incollare sulla base di cartone e tela.

Utilizzare la Big Shot e Thinlits Die - Grid Works per tagliare la griglia dal cartoncino turchese. Assemblare la griglia sopra la foto prescelta come a formare una finestra, incollando il tutto su di una base turchese. Tagliare una striscia di carta a righe per fare la tenda ed incollare in alto alla griglia, così come mostrato. Tagliare un rettangolo color panna, embossarlo con la mascherina e incollare sotto la finestra.

Tagliate una striscia turchese per fare la fioriera e creare i fiori: utilizzare Thinlits Die Set 6PK - Flower, Yarrow per tagliare alcuni fiorellini e foglie. Incollare sovrapponendo le foglie ed aggiungere i fiorellini qua e là, come in foto. Infine incollare sopra la fioriera.

Fare un banner con alcuni triangoli e un po' di spago, incollate nella parte alta. Aggiungere titolo ed altri abbellimenti, se volete. Come tocco finale, incollare il nastro pom pom... Appendere e ammirare!

 

Beh, spero che vi sia piaciuto il mio progetto di oggi e che possa ispirarvi a creare qualche home decor primaverile.

Grazie per essere arrivati in fondo a questo lungo post!

A presto

Easter Baskets from Gerry

Hello Sizzix friends!

Gerry's here today with some Easter inspiration.

I have two Easter Baskets to share with you today which 

I made for my kids. These baskets will be part of their decoration

during their Easter breakfast at school.

655268 Sizzix Big Shot Machine

657724 Sizzix ScoreBoards Die - Candy Cup

657707 Sizzix Sizzlits Dec. Strip Die - Flower Burst w/Ribbon

657747 Sizzix Sizzlits Dec. Strip Die - Regal Edging

658506 Sizzix Sizzlits L - Vintage Doily

I used peel cardboard (1.5mm) to die cut the base for the basket. 

Then I chose pattern papers to "dress it up".

I sanded the edges of each side of the basket.

To make the Flower Burst w/Ribbon more stable I die cut it three times -

twice using white cardstock and once using pattern paper.

Then I adhered them to one another. 

I added Pearl Drops and a paper flower on top.

I also inked a little bit the edges.

The Regal Edging strip die was cut as normal.

I removed one of the die-cut pattern as I needed 4 for one basket.

Fold in 4 so it will look quadratic and adhere only in the middle

of each side of the basket.

Add a twine and a flower to the front side.

Die cut the  Vintage Doily and adhere underneath each basket.

OTHER PRODUCTS I USED:

Webster's Pages - "Modern Romance" Collection

Webster's Pages - "New Beginnings" Collection

Webster's Pages - "Best Friends" Collection

Prima Marketing Flowers - Velvet Rainbow Brights

 I hope you enjoyed my projects today!

Wishing you a Happy Sunday!

Gerry