DIY Embroidered Heart Tags

I'm really having fun with the embroidered tags, so here is a second set for ya'll, all hearts this time: This is a few more stitches per tag than the letters from yesterday, so it might be a bit more challenging, maybe a total of about 15 mins. to embroider each tag? I used 6…

DIY Embroidered Alphabet Tags

I had fun designing my own set of Embroidered Alphabet tags today, in stead of folding laundry like I had originally planned... 😛 (Sheri: GOT does not mean what you think...lol)   This is so easy to embroider, even a child could do it...;-) It took me maybe one hour to cross stitch 6 letters.…

Dutch Fairy Fold & Mail Stationery

I have a special friend in Holland 🙂 And she loves Fairies. When I started making Fold & Mail Stationery, it was with her in mind, since I'm making up a little package to send to her soooon... I have designed several variations of the Fold & Mail Stationery, some shared with you already, and…

French Book Cover Fold & Mail Stationery

I found such a gorgeous 1885 French Book Cover on Vintage Ephemera! Look at the wonderful typography, the soft colors, those little butterflies and pretty pink flowers. I can't determine what flowers they are, please help if you think you know? And it had just enough room for writing an address, I simply had to use it…

Vintage Alphabet Damask Inchies & Brads

Here is a little something I've been working on for digital scrapbooking or bottle caps: If you have a one inch punch, these inchies are punched out in no time at all. If not, you might have to get your scissors and cut while sun bathing or in some other pleasant situation 🙂 Use the…

Red Striped Fold & Mail Stationery

Thinking I'll be sending quite a few personal thank you notes in the next couple of weeks, I figured I'd share some of my latest stationery with you 🙂 Today there is Red Striped Foldable Stationery, and a second version with Ticking Stripes 🙂 Print these on plain 80g paper, and wirte your letter on…

A Thank You Note & Gift

My masters-thesis is done and was delivered on deadline yesterday. 😀 😀 😀 It is out of my hands now, I just have to wait for the results 🙂 Some of you have been aware of me being in the final stages of this work, and I wish to extend a personal sincere "thank you" to so many,…

DIY Fil de Fer Royal Crown

I like to vary what crafts I do (thus my blog title) and lately I have been all over the place... moving a little away from paper(!) - as long as it makes me happy...lol! Here is my freshly crafted Fil de Fer Royal Crown, it took me about 2 hours to make once I…

The Vintage Sewing Room Project – Part 3 of 3 Free Printables

I think I have saved the best part of the Vintage Sewing Room Project for last, my Vintage French Lace & Thread Album: It's a plain ol' ring binder, transformed into a pretty and versatile album! I might embellish it more, but I like to let my projects simmer a bit first 😉 First, I sewed…

The Vintage Sewing Room Project – Part 2 of 3 Free Printables

Meet "Ingeborg", my new Vintage Style Dress Form, dressed up in pretty Tilda fabric and wearing my Huldresølv gilt silver heart brooch: I have named her Ingeborg after my blog friend in Holland, who inspired the making of this lovely lady. Together with Sheri in Canada, we share a Vintage Mixed Media board on Pinterest,…