Felt + Crafty People

I picked up this framed floral felt wall art at an Estate Sale over the weekend. I can't believe all the little details, I can only imagine the amount of time that goes into a project like this.
It's a little dusty, so I need to figure out how to clean it up without ruining it. I think I might want to paint the frame too. Thank You Crafty person{who ever you are} I love it, and will take good care of it :)
I'm always amazed when I come across items made of Felt. Someday I hope to have the time{and patience}to make something myself. Here are just a few inspiring and adorable things I ♥

Stuffed Felt Monsters Tutorial{click on the link to see step-by-step instructions}

Yalipaz{Handmade and embroidered felt brooch}

Lou and Lee{Felt Flower Headband}

babybomb{Felt Wall Art}

So cute!!

My new Iron♥

has me wanting to iron & sew like crazy! After using an iron for the past couple years that I had to jiggle the cord to get to work{then prop it up and try not to move once the light came on}not to mention it was like playing the lotto, sometimes it would leave a burn mark and sometimes it wouldn't! So my new iron is like a dream...I seriously LOVE it!
So, I decided to make something. I wasn't sure what it was going to be at first. A tote, a pillow??? It all started with this embroidered sheet that I'd picked up years ago, that's just been sitting and waiting for me to do something with it.
I decided to turn it into a book{or toy} Bag for my friends little boy~ Ben.
That was fun~ I'm still in the mood for ironing & sewing :)

It's finally here...

with only a few last minute things to do.
{a favorite flea market find~ a framed jeweled Christmas tree on red velvet}
My girls are busy making the last few batches of cookies. This is what happens when I forget to set the timer. Ahhh, the smell of burnt cookies throughout the house! My poor kids, they're so used to me burning almost everything :(

My favorite's♥ Flickr Christmas:

1. pink christmas lolli with finishing touches, 2. Keep calm its only christmas!, 3. Hoop decorations-christmas, 4. granny square christmas stockings, 5. my very vintage christmas, 6. christmas brights, 7. christmas trees polaroid, 8. Our vintage inspired "cardboard christmas house" ornaments, 9. fireplace mantel, 10. our christmas tree, 11. tinsel tree, 12. Mini Pastel Ornaments, 13. 2009 Mini Tree14. Not available15. Not available16. Not available

I hope you all have a very Merry Christmas :)

Four Days til Christmas....

And I'm no where near done with shopping. It gets so crazy this time of year, I dread getting out into the crowds.
Finally got the tree up and decorated. With not much room in our living room for a tree...it ended up getting squished into this space.
My kids are all out of school for their holiday break. My girls love to bake, so we decided to bake cupcakes. They wanted to make something Christmas~eee{we only had lemon cake mix}so since yellow & blue= Green....
we added blue food coloring to the mix, and ended up with minty green cupcakes.
Since we were using what we had on hand, the only edible red we had: Raspberries. I thought it was a good idea, like little Christmas tree's.
But when they were all done, they stood back & said "they look like nipples...like a plate full of boobs!" NICE! We won't be passing any of these out.
Next time we use sprinkles.