iCandy handmade

It's February 1st, which means it's the day my friend Jen and I launch our new craft blog, (iCandy handmade)

All of my creations and schemes will now show up there {instead of here} along with Jen's amazing refashions and designs. We're so excited!  

There is a giveaway starting today, so click here to check it out!

Just a little reminder...

that Sugar Rush is this weekend!

It's a little Boutique that I will have some handmade pretties in {including a my new necklaces that are so yummy, ps, there are only 20 of those...so maybe come sooner than later}

We'll also be selling marshmallow shooters, aprons, and cupcake pincushions made by my mother-in-law and her amazing friend Loretta.

There will also be a cupcake competition with tons of vendors competing for prizes...I'm sure tasting is allowed. Umm, why wouldn't you come???

The festivities start Saturday, January 29th from 11-3 at Piecemakers in Costa Mesa.

Come check it out!!!

ABC frame

I saw this pillow on Nie Nie's blog. I wanted to copy it, but I thought I had too many pillows going on...and really, this one turned out bigger than I would have wanted a pillow!

Here's what we did:

-cut out all the letters with my cricut at 5 1/2 inches using my favorite font: street sign

-filtered through both my pile of felt and my friend Lauren's pile of felt and picked only the best colors! (we only repeated a couple of times)

- pinned the cardstock letters onto our felt and cut, cut, cut

-arranged our letters onto a piece of plain white cotton fabric (1/2 yard)

-used wonder-under to attach the pieces onto the fabric temporarily

-stitched around the perimeter of each letter using mustard colored thread...just to show off how awful I am at sewing super straight.

-bought an ug frame from goodwill and sprayed in Sun Yellow...twice

-taped my monsterpiece around the cardboard piece that came with the ug frame

-hung it up for me to smile at every time I look in the kids' room!

{the letter part (with little white around it) is around 15" x 24", fyi}

Gift Certificates

are a really good idea for a last minute gift idea...Just saying.

Contact me if you'd like one!

madebyautie@gmail.com

Mark Your Calendars!

I just signed up for Sugar Rush, a cupcake extravaganza that will be held at the Piecemakers in Costa Mesa on January 29th from 11-3. There will be a cupcake contest, and lots of vendors, like me! Check out their blog to see some of the vendors that will be there!

http://www.sugarrushcupcakeextravaganza.blogspot.com/

I'll be selling my headbands(all kinds...metal, cloth, recycled, handmade felted wool as well as the classic cotton, pins/broochs, pincushion cupcakes, marshmallow shooters, and maybe some hair-clippies and aprons.

I'd love to see you at the event!

PBKids CopyCat: {Pilgrim Hats}

I can't believe I got these done, hopefully in time to send them off! I got together with my friend Kristi today and constructed a bunch of Pilgrim hats. We had fun! I was in charge of figuring out the boy hats and she was in charge of the girl hats. I think they turned out cute! Here's the finished product of the boys: {ps, I think we're into the crazy-wacko-smile phase}

Pilgrims wrestled, did you know? Here're Max and McKay modeling their new hats:

Ivy's cute girlie pilgrim hat (minus the tie, I'll put those on tonight)

Here's your classic pilgrim couple:

Felt Mayflowers

I saw these little felt mayflowers in the PBkids catalogue and wanted to make them! I enjoy copying them! I made the pattern and whipped them out with my friend Brooke in Arizona. I still want to make one more, so anyone that wants to make one is welcome to come over and craft! so fun!

Thanksgiving is next week?!?