LOVE String Art

LOVE String Art Tutorial:

Supplies:
-heavy duty material- I used painters dropcloth
-embroidery floss
-pattern and # sequence- Mirror the image so it is backwards (click on photos to enlarge)
-needle
-embroidery hoop
-frame
-staple gun and staples

My husband made me this frame. I spray painted it red. This project came out of this 1970's book. This is the string art pattern. CLICK on it to enlarge. Remember it needs to be a mirrored image. The number sequence for each letter. CLICK to enlarge. OUT means that you go through the fabric from the back. The knot at the end of the string needs to be on the back. IN means you come back up through the fabric.
1. Pin image to the piece of fabric.
2. Poke holes in the dots.
3. Use a marker to mark the dots, and a pen to write the #'s and letters on the back.
4. Start from the back and poke the needle through the fabric and pull it through.

5. Keep going...
6. Once you are done, this is what the back will look like
7. Front view.
8. Finally, staple the fabric to the frame. My staple gun was broken, so I used tape and some nails. It's ghetto, but it worked!

Now you can display it for all to see. Since I don't have a fireplace mantel, a shelf is the next best thing...




If you don't want to do the framed string art, you can also make a pillow...
I also made this pillow with the same string art pattern. But I substituted the "O" for a heart from THIS string art project.

Email me, if you want the mirrored image and LOVE sequence and numbers.

Knockoff Razzmatazz

For Christmas, from Matt's parents, we got a Ninja Blender. This blender will make ice into powder... it's that awesome. We have even mixed dough with it. Like I said, this thing is awesome!!! So in order to use said blender, we made a trip to Costco and Walmart and spent a small fortune on frozen fruit, juice, and sherbet.

After many a trial and error, Matt finally perfected a knockoff of the Razzmatazz smoothie at Jamba Juice.
2 large scoops of raspberry sherbet
3/4 cup blueberries
1 cup raspberries
1 cup strawberries
1/4 can of Old Orchard's Apple Raspberry frozen concentrate
1 cup ice
3 cups water

*all the fruit needs to be frozen

Put all those things in the blender... and blend until smooth.
Pour the yumminess into cups and serve.

Valentine's Day Pillow Day 5: Petal Pillow

Petal Pillow:

Supplies:
-felt
-stuffing

Find this pillow tutorial HERE.




This pillow was time consuming! It took three hours to make!

Thanks for following my Valentine's Day Pillow Week....

Go HERE for Day 1
Go HERE for Day 2
Go HERE for Day 3
Go HERE for Day 4

Valentine's Day Pillow Day 4: Heart of Ribbon

Heart Of Ribbon Pillow Tutorial:

Supplies:
-fabric or drop cloth for pillowcase
-ribbon
-needle- you need a needle with a big eye
-heart template
-stuffing

This pillow idea comes from HERE.


First, trace a heart onto the fabric. Next, make a dot every 1/2" all the way around the heart.Next,thread the needle with the ribbon, then start by going down through the front piece of fabric. The end of the ribbon will be on top. Go around the whole heart... every 1/2 inch. Tie a bow at the bottom of the heart.With right sides together, sew the back and front together. Once that is done, stuff the pillow and sew the hole shut.
Now you got yourself a Heart of Ribbon Pillow!

Stayed tuned tomorrow for the FINAL day of Valentine's Day Pillow Week....

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Go HERE for Day 3

Valentine's Day Pillow Day 3: #14

#14 Pillow Tutorial:

Supplies:
-fabric or drop cloth for pillowcase
-Krylon Glitter Blast Spray (Cherry Bomb)
-stencil for #14
-spray adhesive
-stuffing
First things first, gather your supplies.Next, spray the back of the stencil with spray adhesive and stick it to the pillowcase. Make sure it is centered. I taped the edges with painters tape so no fabric was showing.Spray the Glitter Blast onto the pillow. Wait a minute, then peel off the stencil.Finally after you have let the Glitter Blast dry for 30mins, stuff the pillow and sew the hole closed...

Now you got yourself a #14 Pillow!

Stayed tuned tomorrow for Day 4 of Valentine's Day Pillow Week....

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Valentine's Day Pillow Day 2: Love

Love Pillow Tutorial:

Supplies:
-fabric or drop cloth for pillowcase
-red felt
-stencil for the word "love"
-stuffing
First things first, get your supplies ready. My Pillow size is 15"x27" Next, trace LOVE onto the felt with a pencil. Make sure you can see the lines. Next, with scissors, cut LOVE out of the felt. Next, center LOVE on the pillow. After it is in the right spot, pin it in place. This next part is the most tedious, and slow part... sew around LOVE. Make sure to get every curve and every letter. Take it slow, and you'll be fine. Once you have that all sewn, with right sides together sew the back and front together. Leave a hole for stuffing. Now for the last step, stuff the pillow and sew up the hole.Now you got yourself a cute Love Pillow!

Stayed tuned tomorrow for Day 3 of Valentine's Day Pillow Week....

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Valentine's Day Pillow Day 1: Heart Strings

Heart String Art Pillow Tutorial:

Supplies:
-fabric or drop cloth for pillowcase
-red embroidery thread
-heart string art template found HERE
-embroidery hoop
-stuffing

For this pillow I cut out a 15"x15" square of dropcloth for the front and a 15"x15" square out of red fabric for the back. Once that was done, I saved the template (click on above link for template)by right-clicking on the template image and saving it to my desktop. Then, I opened the file in Microsoft Word, resized the image, and then printed it. Next, center the template onto the front piece of fabric, and pin it. Then go around the whole heart template and make dots on the fabric with your pen. You have to push hard, so the pen will puncture the paper. Before you take the template off, make sure you got all the dots in the right place. Once you have done that, unpin the template, and number your dots with your pen on the fabric, so it matches the template.

FYI: some of the numbers on the template are missing. Starting with #14 at the bottom of the heart the numbers should go in this order: 14,11,10,7,6,3,2,37,36,33,32,29,28,25,24,21,20,17,16,13,12,9,8,5,4,7,38,35,34,31,30,27,26,23,22,19,18,15, then your starting #14.

Thread your needle with a few feet of embroidery floss, and tie a knot on the end. Be sure to start with the numbered side so the knot is on the back of the fabric. Begin with number 1 and follow the numbers until you reach the end (38). Once you are done, knot the end of the floss as tight as you can. Make sure the ending knot is on the back of the fabric.This is what the back will look like once you are done...This is what the front will look like once you are done...Next, with right sides together, sew the back piece onto the front piece.Finally, stuff the pillow with stuffing and sew the hole up.Now you got yourself a cute Heart String Art Pillow!

Stayed tuned tomorrow for Day 2 of Valentine's Day Pillow Week....