It's all about the little things

Little girl bedroom decorations

These were such a hit, I decided to make a few more of the resin art pieces for my favourite four year old.

Did I mention I can be a bit obsessive:)

Resin Art

For those of you that know me personally, you know that I am the type of person that has the tendency to become obsessed. Whether it is with a new t.v. show, a brand of clothing, but especially with a new craft. And right now, that craft is resin art. It started with a few Christmas gifts and then blossomed from there. Soon enough, I was scouring the house for anything flat to pour this thick liquid on:)

Here are a few images of my last resin project.

 

Click on the image to get a better view.

 

These 6 x 6 little gems will be hung in my favourite three year old's big girl bedroom soon enough.

Subway sign

I am sure you have been seeing personalized subway signs floating around for quite awhile now. Well, I decided that it would be a cool idea to take all of the places that Stoph and I have lived since we met, and create a cool piece of art with it. 

I collected the street names, with some help from Wens and Stoph (I came up with some ridiculous reason why I needed to know the street name of the house that his mom lived in when we met).

Frank's a fan.

Greensboro is where we first made out:) Sheddon and Stefi Trail are college for me. Gooroomon Ponds and Stawell are Australia for me (thanks Wens). Pheasant Run is my first solo apartment. Credit Rise is where Stoph was during college, Australia and my first apartment. Milkwood is our very first house together and Constance is where we are now. That is over 13 years worth of homes if you can believe it!!

I collected the names and asked a friend of mine, who happens to be an amazing graphic designer, to produce the layout. I then had a printer print the file, Stoph made the frame (yes, he helped produce his own Christmas present), and then we both did the epoxy resin.

You can see here that we ended up with quite a few bubbles even though this wasn't my first time at the rodeo. But working with resin is always unpredictable, what can I say.

Overall I am so happy with the outcome and it feels great to actually get some art up onto our very bare walls. 

Stoph, here is to all of the great years, and to adding more names to the list. Maybe not for another couple of years though:)

This baby is in its very infant stage. The strips are cut, and a few are sewn together, but it has a long was to go. I am actually hoping to make a baby and a big version of this guy. I have never actually finished a quilt larger than a baby or very small lap size. I am thinking I am going to try it out with this one. It would look great at the bottom of our spare bed. 

I know people who complete large quilts all of the time but because my sewing machine only has a small space from the needle to the arm, I can only fit so much fabric in there when quilting.

Anyway, enough excuses, I am going to attempt it. Wish me luck.

Pink leather clutch

This is what I made out of these:

I love it. I made it a slightly odd size. Approximately 16 x 10 so that when I carry it around I can fold it in half like in the first image. I actually made the pockets out of a Liberty of London print that I purchased from Purl Soho back in May. I measured my blackberry, sunglasses and lip gloss and made the pockets to fit these items.

I had a few troubles with the top corners by the zippers because of the weight of the leather but all in all, I am really happy with the final product. 

She has left the building

This beauty was shipped off yesterday to one well deserving little girl.

More detailed shots to come.

One down

Six more to go:)

Quilts on the go

The top and backing are done. Now all this baby needs is some sandwich action, and a bit of straight line quilting. This will most likely take a long time for me to finish so don't hold me to seeing the final shots anytime soon.

I promise to post photos when it is all said and done.

Leather

What's a girl supposed to do with soft buttery leather?

Stay tuned and you will find out!

Succulents

This is what a trip to Home Depot to pick up sanding paper turned into.

I have been admiring what others have been doing with their succulent arrangement for a few months now so I thought I would give it a go.

Stoph enlisted me to help with the deck sanding and after about 5 minutes I threw the towel in and headed to Home Depot to find an alternative method to the madness called: sanding the deck for hours on end and not seeing any results. While there, I spotted these beautiful succulents that were begging to be brought home and arranged.

I emptied some white planting pots, grabbed some soil, and went at it. It ended up being way easier than I thought it would be to make arrangements that were pleasing to the eye (and a heck of a lot more fun than sanding the deck I might add). Remember to click on the photos to enlarge them if you like. Enjoy!