Rosette Bib Necklace

Apparently these are all the rage these days. I may be a bit late jumping on the bandwagon, but I've been wanting to make one of these forever! I found this amazing tutorial online from youcanmakethis.com blog and got started right away.

Here is my first attempt. I could see making these in many fun colors. For my first, I wanted to make something neutral that would match lots of outfits. And each part of it has its own story behind it. Like one of the embellishments on it is from my junior year prom dress that I finally dug out of my closet and decided to use the material and clip off the pretty jewels from it. Another embellishment is from another old college shirt. The wool felt is hand-dyed. And the white rosettes are from an upcycled wool sweater I found at a thrift store.

Here's another rosette necklace tutorial I found at the Tortoise and the Hare. Enjoy!

More Felt Lovelies

Made these felt goodies for our preschool teachers as a gift for teacher appreciation week.

This one is a brooch to add to a coat, scarf, bag or even a nice shirt. It's a combo of a hand-dyed wool felt rosette, organza flower and cotton.

Here is another brooch. Wool felt rosettes.

These are interchangeable wool felt pieces to add to a felt-wrapped headband.

I loved them all so much, I'll admit that I wasn't taking pictures to add to the blog, but so that I could remember how to duplicate it and make some for me :)

More Quiet Book Pages

Since I have two girls, I decided to put some girly pages in the quiet book.

Hair Page


I got this idea here.


There are rubber bands in the pouch for practicing braids and tying them up.

Dress-up Page


This page is mostly original, but I got some help from here.


The outfits stick on with velcro.

The girly pages are turning out to be some of my favorites.

Felt Flowers

Here is a picture of my finished felt flowers. We used some of the same patterns. I was glad to hear you were doing it too since “Great minds think alike!” I made all the flowers first and then glued them on some scrap upholstery microfiber samples. Then I cut another piece of the fabric just a tiny bit smaller. I used hot glue to put two edges together leaving a channel for the headband to go through. This way I can use the same headband and just switch out the flower for the day or I can use them on a ribbon to decorate a handbag or a pin on a shirt.

Rainbow of Felt

I wanted to write a little more of what this blog means to me and why I wanted to start one. I have never considered myself very crafty but I have always wanted to be. Now the next part of this may sound rather silly but since I am turning 30 this year I feel like I need to start to challenge myself and go beyond my comfort zone. I thought what a better way then to put what I create out there for others to see. That is what this blog does for me. In a way it holds me accountable for the challenge that I am taking. I am grateful for the girls that participate on this blog with me and their support. I am looking forward to the many things that I will learn from each of them and the ideas shared. With that said here is something that I worked on yesterday.

A Rainbow of Felt. Can't wait to use it.

I'm starting something big.

Hey! I'm so excited to be a part of this awesome craft blog! For my first post, I'm revealing something big I've started. I have been wanting to make a quiet book for my little girls for some time. I researched and looked at many examples online, made a plan for my own, and recently bought some materials to finally get started. Now, this is no small undertaking. Every blog I've read about quiet books states how time-consuming they are and that it is truly a labor of love to make. I have found that to be the case, as well. But, I am loving how it is turning out so far. So, here are my first two completed pages!

Under the Sea


I got the idea for this page from here.


All the animals are attached with velcro.


They can be rearranged however you want. Everything on the page is sewn down and everything on the animals (except the velcro) is held on with hot glue. It's much faster than hand-sewing.

The Barn


I also got the idea for this page from Homemade By Jill. Ok, I didn't JUST get the idea, I copied it exactly. Search her blog for the templates for the barn and animals. She is awesome!


The doors open up.


Cute finger puppet friends are inside!


I used fabric and felt for the barn, and felt (the cheap kind) for the animals. I painted the faces with fabric paint and used a combination of machine-sewing, hand-sewing and hot glue to hold everything together.

Now I only have 10 more pages to make!