Crafty Brides Drawing Craft Tips
July 5, 2009 Allie Contests, Crafts, Holidays & Seasons No Comments
Congratulations to Nancy T. from Menomonee Falls, WI, who was randomly chosen as the winner of our Crafty Brides Drawing and a $100 CreateForLess shopping spree! Her tip was…
“My son’s new bride loves black and pink. We couldn’t find something suitable for the table decorations, so I made 22 small quilts to fit the bill. The quilts are made using 4 strips (these are 2″, but they can be made in a variety of sizes) into a strip set, then cutting 60% triangles, alternating the placement of the ruler. Combine the six triangles from each strip set to make one small quilt (sew three together twice, then join the halves). Layer with batting on the bottom, right side of quilt up, with backing right sides together with quilt top. Sew around the outside edges, leaving enough of the edge open to turn. Trim corners, turn right side out, press. Using a decorative stitch from your machine, stitch around the outside edge, then along each “round” until you get to the center. Everyone wanted one!”
Some of our Favorites Craft Tips!
“These tags were made for Nikki Shrader’s red and white wedding. She and her groom recently lost family to cancer so in lieu of regular wedding favors they made a donation to the American Cancer Society. For a thank-you to her guests, Nikki and her mom made special cookies and bagged them for her guests. This was a tag she attached to the cookie bags. The tag was die-cut from a big shot die of textured white cardstock and I used my Cricut to make the flowers and leaves. There are adhesive rhinestones in the flower centers. I stamped Thank you on the tags and Nikki signed them with she and Ryan’s names”.
Theresa R. from Irvington, VA.
“My card box was handmade using chipboard boxes covered in fabric. The boxes are stacked to resemble a cake. I used ribbons and pearls as embellishments“.
Colleen C. from Johnstown, NY.
“I handmade my wedding invitations. I printed the info on a laser printer. The designs were hand stamped with black pigment ink and clear heat embossing. I glued Swarovski crystals into the designs”.
Gina C. from Sussex, NJ.
“I made champagne bottle decorations – brides and grooms! I took satin ribbon, (in white and black) and folded it in half and stitched up the open side. Then I put elastic in it and closed up the raw edges. To these tiny garters I attached tiny tulle wedding veils or tiny black satin bow ties. I have full patterns and directions. Adorable!”
Connie W. from Kilauea, HI
“This was my sister’s wedding invitation the first I created under my new company name deshiadesigns.com the “Toadally Handmade” creations line. She wanted different and colorful which is exactly what she has here in a center bi-fold textured turquouise cardstock with orange back drop and white printed in black. It was all clasp with a beautiful sticked button/brad and all tied up with ribbon. The envelopes each had a decorative stamp with the orange and turqouise coloring”.
Dicnicia M. from Plano, TX.
