Shabby Chic Kits

I recently came across some ever so pretty pink floral fabrics and thought it would be nice to create a couple Shabby Chic kits for my ETSY store.

I added a few pinks to the floral fabrics creating a pretty selection for your crafting project

 

or

 

 Perhaps a lovely grouping for a crazy quilt block

 

Each kit comes with an image transferred onto printable silk,

as well as some lovely painted lace

 

 

And a variety of lace, ribbon, buttons, beads and more...

 

 

As one has already sold I will post the remainder in my Etsy shop soon.

 

Thank you to all who stop by my page as I truly appreciate

your friendship.

 

Have a lovely day!

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Mixed Media Notecards

Time and again I find myself drawn to vintage pieces of lace and linens from days gone by.  I love the aged and worn look of these textiles and love to create with them ... giving them a new life so to speak. 

Back in the middle of summer I dabbled in the creating of these 3 mixed media notecards.

 

They are now available in my Etsy Shop

Etsy Shop

 

 

 

Thank you for your visit today

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***New Etsy Shop***

My New Etsy Shop 

Just thought I'd announce the opening of my new Etsy shop where you will find some of my creations for sale, as well as, some de-stashed fabrics, patterns and supplies.  I am still in the process of loading items this month so keep checking back or click on Favorites for updates.  Here is the link and thanks, for stopping by to have a look.

https://www.etsy.com/shop/JustAnItzyBitCrazy

Have a lovely weekend.

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Another One Bit The Dust ...

As I mentioned the other day I have been finishing up some projects ... started and abandoned ... my attention span can be very short sometimes (wink wink), and I have a tendency to jump around from project to project.  
Eventually, one has to finish a few of them to get back on track, so to speak. 
So here is something I'd like to share with you.  I really enjoyed putting this one together ... the colors of these batiks I used were so pretty and with the addition of the vintage lace, well it just comes across as very Victorian to me.

 

Front

 

Back 

 

 

A few close up pics.

 

 

Thanks for stopping by and I hope you have a wonderful Mother's Day weekend.

Hugs

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Time Flies .... and May is here!

Where on earth did April go ... just flew right by.  I kept meaning to stop by here and post a project.  There have been a few new ones and a few unfinished ones  that I pulled out of the archives to finish off.

I couldn't resist taking Kathy Shaw's free online Shabby Chic bag class.  Such a cute little frilly bag.  We started off by pulling from our stash some soft pastel color fabrics, thread, lace and embellishments.  Plus had to source out the perfect image for the center of the crazy quilted flap of the bag.  This is what I started with and then the bag evolved like magic:

 

The beautiful floral fabric in the center is what I choose for the main part of the bag.  A lovely piece I picked up at my local thrift store.  I pulled as many colors from this piece to assemble the crazy quilted flap with.

 

 

The image I choose for the center of the block I copied onto a piece of silk printable fabric and was perfect for this project.

 

 

The embellishments I played around with for several days finding the perfect fit.  It's nice to have a big selection to choose from.

 

This one ... or

... this one....

 

And finally picked this one and stitched up the seams with some pretty stitches and added some lovely silk roses.  So fun!

 

 

And then it was time to make all the pieces of the bag.  I added a nice pocket to the back  and used a pretty pink taffeta for the lining and the strap.

 

 

 

Voila a beautiful Shabby Chic Bag has been created. A one of a kind original which I gifted to my dear friend Mary for her 65th birthday the other day.

 

 

Thank you friends for stopping by and having a look.  I wish you all a lovely day.

Hugs

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UFO - Sunday - 2

Well, the sewing kits weren't all that got finished, I also finished up this Vintage Journal Book cover, which I had started about a month ago.  My dear cousin Catherine spied it on Facebook and really wanted it, so off to the post tomorrow and it will be hers to enjoy.

 

 

 

 

 

Final Round Robin Block

Sadly, the round robin has come to an end.  This is my final block which I have stitched for Lori Truzy.  She made up the brightest summer blocks to stitch up in a summer theme.  She said she wanted to use her blocks for a nice table runner so I did my best to keep things reasonably flat and washable.

I avoided the silk ribbon treatments (not easily washable) and sent her a little package of extra bright lace flowers and buttons to scatter around her finished table runner which will help pull everything together in the end.

It was fun to stitch up these five round robin blocks and I look forward to seeing how mine turned out when they are returned to me.  Go to "RR-1930 Vintage on the Farm" label for viewing my set of blocks.  I will post them all once they have been returned to me.  Hugs til next time.  Have a crazy day!!

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