This Father’s Day will be the first one since my Father died. I’m not going to lie, I hate it. For me, the anticipation of something negative is always worse than the actual event, so I’ve been a bit of a wreck the last few weeks. After the third or fourth time bursting into tears […]
Sequin Shamrock Barrette
Three posts in one day! I am on some kind of roll. I have seen lots of fun sequin projects out there so I wanted to put my own fun spin on it. Update: I added one of these for sale in my Etsy shop. If you are interested in buying one, you can go […]
The big reveal! – Messenger Bag w/ Fabric Flowers
Here is where I used my fabric flowers from the Tutorial. A cute messenger bag! Back in May I saw this awesome tutorial on Living with Punks for a Messenger bag out of Pillow Covers from Target. I ran right out to my local Target and bought three of the Covers on clearance. Then I […]
Hand Sewn Fabric Flowers –
Today I am showing you how to make these cute fabric flowers. They combine a Kanzashi style flower with the rolled rosettes that are so popular right now. (Disclaimer: I don’t know a ton about kanzashi except that I am in love with all the flowers I see. I will be trying out different styles) […]
Bunco Earrings!
Just a quick post for today! I wanted to show you these cute little earrings I made to wear to Bunco night. You can click on the word Bunco, if you have no idea what it is. I found these cute little dice beads at Hobby Lobby and thought they would be just perfect. The […]
No-Sew Ribbon Rosette Tutorial
The other day I sat down to make a ribbon rosette and discovered my ribbon was wired. I thought I was done for, but as I started playing around I figured out I could make a no-sew rosette. Yippee! NOTE: Click on any of the pictures to enlarge them. Here is what you need: Wired […]
Post Updates!!
First of all, welcome to any Tip Nut readers. My lollipop topiary was featured on the Easter Extravaganza and I hope you stuck around! I’d love to have you. I wanted to do a few updates on some past projects. #1. Yesterday was the big Easter Egg hunt so little Ms. Foxy got to wear […]
