Santa and Pumpkins and Toile, Oh My!

How stinkin' adorable is this garland?  I was actually making some natural colored garland for my own tree because I will have ornaments in the above colors and just wanted white or neutral garland so it didn't compete....

...and don't get me wrong, I really love the neutral ones (though the picture of course doesn't do them justice).  HOWEVER. When I saw how cute the multi-colored one turned out, my first thought was that it was going to be really hard to sell it!  SO CUTE!  I like making them just before knocking off for the day...when I have cleaned up, but still have some time to work before the kids get home.

I have also been working on my pillow covers.  So far this is the only one I have a photo of:

It just a simple red toile on a beige background.  It is civil-war-esque... since there is a flag, and guys with guns.  And stuff.  Yeah, so  I love toile and don't care that people are shooting other people on my pillow I guess.

I just finished up sewing up 4 more tonight.  One is made of a cute red, white, and blue Waverly fabric, and frankly may never be allowed out of this house.  Just sayin'.  I would actually like to get more to make curtains for my living or dining room with it.  Another may never be let out of the house for a different reason.  (that being:  I HATE it)  I will explain about that one later when I post the picture.  Maybe I won't need to explain much. ;-) The third one is a Santa pillow.  The front is embroidered by MOI in red on coffee-stained muslin and the back is the sweetest red polka-dot fabric. It is only a 12X12 rather than a 16X16 because I chose not to put a border on it.  I will be putting a border on the remaining 9 Santa pillows I have yet to make.  It's just missing something.  Still cute because Santa is cute, but needs a border to focus all that cuteness, Y'KNOW? And then the last one was also adorable, and also may never leave the house.  ( I know, I know...how do I make a living if I keep it all!?) It is also an embroidered pillow front - this one with a proper border.  It is a trio of cute little punkins with the word "Pumpkins" under it.  I used a couple different colors and bordered it in brown.  I WILL let it go ONLY because the embroidery worked up so fast, I can always make one for myself if I really want to.

SO.  Is that a good excuse for not posting in....
er..... well...

Anyway.  BEEN BUSY!

Cannot WAIT to show you the work I've been doin'!  Look for me at my shop on Etsy.com: LydiasPurpleCloth.  Favorite something!  Favorite my shop!  Thanks for reading.

Blue Polka Dot Pumpkins, Oh My!

I have successfully confirmed that I have a Robin's Egg Blue obsession.  OB-SESS-ION!  I had a moment where I considered painting my kitchen back splash in robin's egg blue chalkboard paint.  Seriously.  Or maybe the cupboards. Or the fridge...  See?  I need help.  My kitchen is temporary anyway right?  Eventually (like within the next decade), we are going to gut and re-do it.  So why can't I use it as my own personal experimentation?  Right?

Anyway, the picture actually makes the pumpkin look a little more blue that it really is in real life.  In real life it is a touch more pale. I used some random spray paint that I completely intend to use again and again (backsplash?!  lol...okay maybe not) I used a pouncer to apply my trusty Mod Podge (another obsession - decoupage...just wait until you see my next project involving Mod Podge!), and sprinkled on glitter!

GLITTER!

I am still finding glitter in places glitter should probably not be.  I had a tiny moment where I wanted to do swirlies instead of polka-dots...but I think that would have been hard with loose glitter and I may attempt it on small pumpkins using glitter glue.  That should be easier to draw pretty swirlies.  I have big plans for carrying pumpkins into Thanksgiving!!!  

WHITE!

BLUE!

BURLAP!

LOVE!