Finished items - busy weekend

The girls spent the weekend with their grandparents, so I was able to get a lot of work done without my "helpers". I got 6 spring garlands done, so I have something like 10 to take to the Gallery now. I have others I need to finish, but they are the more detailed ones with hand stitching so they will take longer.

I am still debating the best way to display them for sale. I think I may put 2 or 3 out on display, and leave the rest folded in bags, each with a photo of it hanging up. I also need to work on a brochure so I can take custom orders.

Butterflies, ribbon, vintage buttons and a crepe paper ruffle.

Same garland, detail.


Spring pennant garland.


Reversible spring pennant garland - front.


Reversible garland - back.



Small spring banner.


Easter garland - detail.


Easter garland- full shot.


These are all just quick phone snaps, so I need to break out the digital camera and take some decent shots for the brochure. I also need to finish tying Ladybug's birthday banner so that can go in the brochure as well. I may try to do Doodlebug's so it can go in as well. I'm sure there will be several "brochure in progress" posts to come.

WIP - emphasis on the P

Today while Doodlebug napped I got some work done on Ladybug's birthday banners.
I managed to get all of the cutting and hot gluing done, and got one of them assembled before she woke up.
This banner is for the candy buffet "concession stand". The "theater" is the Birthday Bijoux and this will hang either on the wall behind the table or possibly on the front of the table itself.
The candy buffet will have DumDum lollipops, Bit O'Honey, Milk Duds, Zero candy bars, Red Vines and Reese's cups. All of the candies were introduced in the 1920's.
The popcorn and soft drinks will be served at the concession stand as well.


Here is a detail view of one of the letters. I used the budmo jiggler font and filled the dots with gold iridescent dimensional paint. I wanted it to look like lit light bulbs.


Since these banners are just for one day use and not a permanent decor item, I wanted to keep the cost down. The black is school construction paper, the white is regular printer paper, the letters are printed on colored card stock. The crepe paper rosettes are made from a $1 roll of party streamer and the pennants are tied together with gift wrap curling ribbon.
If this were a meant to be a lasting item I would have used acid free papers and adhesives, but I didn't feel it was necessary here.

Birthday Pennant

I managed to get a little more work done on Ladybug's birthday banner today.
This is basically what the individual pennants will look like. I decided that the white triangle was a smidge too small, so they'll be a bit bigger on the finished product. Now I have 28 of them to cut out and assemble.

Back to Work

Cookie season has been over for a couple of weeks now. I'm slowly getting back to my normal routine. May promises to be busy, busy, busy - as it is every year.
Ladybug's birthday is the 9th. We'll be having her party early this year - April 30th. I am already knee deep in crafts and getting party plans executed.
Her party this year is a 1920's/Classic Hollywood theme. I'm planning to set up a candy buffet "concession stand" and I'm making popcorn cupcakes similar to what's in this blog post.
I've been working on the banners for the concession stand and the happy birthday.
I used the budmo jiggler font for a vintage movie theater feel and I think I'm going to do a "Now Playing" sign for the movies we're showing.

Updates with pictures coming soon.