I'm Back ... I know it's been awhile.

Sorry for my absence here...eek it was October 17 since my last post.

I have been spending a lot of my time since last fall finishing up some projects in my sewing room.  I finished the tops on 3 quilts and have sent them over to my sister's in Prince George for top quilting.  You can find her on Facebook here: https://www.facebook.com/pg/LBQuiltExpressions/reviews/

Barb and Les do an amazing job!

I will post pics when I have the binding on and they are completely finished .

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I also have been working on a couple of projects for a crazy quilt magazine which are (top secret), lol, for the time being.  With any luck they will be in the summer issue of Crazy Quilt Quarterly Magazine.  After the magazine is published I will also post some pics here.

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In the mean time I have some pics of a cute little Junk Journal project I have been working on.  I will be doing a few more of these cute little journals...in fact I have another one in the works already and several ideas swirling around in my head.  I really need to jot down these ideas somewhere ... hmm!! Oh well...I hope you enjoy the flip through "A Walk in the Woods"

This journal topper was created with corrugated cardboard, acrylic paint, stamps, fabric, yarn, buttons, paper, metal and little glass ladybug bead.  And wrapped in a chiffon ribbon.

With lots of pages for journaling,

and tucks and tags,

and envelopes for squirreling away secrets

And a mini journal tucked in the back cover,

made from a book of poems

filled with stamped papers

and a sweet poem.

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Thank you friends from near and far, for stopping by and having a look.  

Be back soon, Hugs

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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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