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more on bucket bags.........

It takes a while to get all of these quilted bits of quilts to look like it flows.....kind of like a jigsaw puzzle but a little more whimsical...........a lot of hand stitching goes into these but it's so much fun to see what you can come up with to make  them  look different and unique.........the 3rd photo I decided to add my salvation army punch needle gal and going with a blue theme....I think I have a couple salvation army red cross buttons I will add at the end....

 

these bucket bags below are some of my favorite fabric designs by J Wrecker Frisch........if you have followed my blog you know I have loved all of her fabric....on these I have used different lines of hers to make it all go together.....these are a little bit smaller than the quilted bucket bags but all of them have pockets inside......

 

Well there you have what I have been up to...hopefully these and more will be headed south to the Fall Paper Crown Waco Glitter Market in just a few weeks......September 22....you can visit the Paper Crown website to get all of the details of times and location in Waco..........

 

Happy Labor Day......have a great week.........

inside bag.......

I completely forgot to show you the inside of my bucket bag........I love the fabric for the lining and pockets........

 

have a great wednesday............

quilted/bucket/bag..............

This little project I started last year........I would just pick it up whenever I needed something that did not require brain power....... started with just several scrap pieces of quilts that I had left over from other projects...I started to stitch them together overlapping and adding different embroidery stitches..... then added some EPP that I had made and some yo yos.......some cute labels, felt hearts and a few other little things to add to the texture and charm.... it kept getting larger and larger and I didn't quite know what to do with it so I stopped and tried to square it up to even the bottom and sides ..........then decided to make a big ole bucket bag.......it was super easy to make and for the lining I added some of my favorite fabric plus I made a couple of deep pockets inside the lining so everything would not fall to the bottom....added a little whimsey with the straps to brighten it up a little........

 

I will tell you a little secret......I am hoping to make a few more for the upcoming Glitter Market in Waco...I won''t be ale to make it but if you will stop by Jenn's ( Noodle and Lou) booth she will have a few of my things....this bucket is mine but hopefully I can get with it and make a few more....they won't be as detailed as this one but it will look like it hopefully.......

 

have a great week.........

51 years..

Over the weekend we celebrated our 51 wedding anniversary........wow! How does that happen............ 

Happy Wednesday.......make it a great day!

embroidery time........

If you want to find a great source for all your embroidery addictions go to the Paper Crown Waco website......Cindy carries all of these wonderful kits, threads, hoops and any other needs for the embroider enthusiast..........this particular kit comes with everything you need.........I loved all the colors in this kit and the easy user friendly instructions and color guide , it was really helpful.....anyway just in case you are looking for a fun project check out the Paper Crown website............happy wednesday!!!

journaling............

Well we all need a little peace and happiness these days......anyway over the weekend I wanted to do a little journaling with some of these new little faces.....they are so funny and cute that I knew I would have fun so here are a few pages.....

under the mad mini it says " I'm wearing a new dress"........

If you know me by now you know how much I love to make journals.......fun fun fun.....no right or wrong way to make them......no brain power is used...just cut , paste, staple, tie or whatever you like to do to make it unique..its all good and fun........

 

happy tuesday.............

 

progress.........

Well I finally decided on the fabric for the in between lines.......still deciding if I want a border around it or just leave it and have the fabric from the back come around for a small border....

here is a little closer up for the details....each one I tried to make a little different in the stitches for the hair........the collars and the hats.......

 

hope you all had a wonderful weekend........have a great week!

 

red cross........

I have had this sweet doll photo from an old Doll Calendar and knew one day I would figure out what to do  with it.........so why not punch needle!!! The first photo is the back side...

here she is all finished.........now I need to decide what to do with her.........

 

hope ya'll are enjoying these last days of summer...........happy weekend!

little angels........

After Glitter Market I needed to replenish my button/tags...... when I found these sweet ( ha ha) little punk angels thought they would make fun and whimsical tags....

 

hope you are having a great week........

seeing Olympic circles...........

 

Usually in the summer I don't work on wool but these circles and the olympics I thought why not........since we are all tuned into the TV right now I figured this is appropriate.... many hours spent watching I will more than likely finish this runner.

 

happy monday and go USA.................