Garden Gnome Shoes

OK, so this should be my last post about garden gnome stuff!

But I finished the final touch to my little one's costume and had to share them!

THE SHOES!!!!



Are those not the cutest things EVER?!?!

I *sort of* used this tutorial here, but not completely.

I used the same red wool felt I used for her hat and I just made them one layer thick.

I also cut slits along the top so I could thread ribbon through. This way I can tie them on her feet and they won't fall off!

And just like the hat, she hates them! LOL!

I didn't take a picture, but I also added puffy paint to the bottoms of them to create some traction so she doesn't slip when walking!

And here is the whole costume together!

I absolutely LOVE how it all came out, I wish my little one felt the same! haha! Hopefully I can get her to keep it on long enough for a couple cute pictures!

I can't wait for Halloween to get here now!!!!

Tutorial- Garden Gnome Hat

 Remember this post where I asked for help with a Garden Gnome Costume for my littlest girl?

Well my awesome reader Vanina left a comment with a link to a pattern for the gnome hat!

THANKS VANINA!!!

I followed her link and it brought me to the blog called Acorn Pies.

I didn't want to use the same materials she had used in her tutorial, so I just used her tutorial for the pattern measurements.

I wanted my hat to be on red wool felt. So I laid my pattern on it and cut it out. The fabric is folded with the fold on the left side and will end up being the TOP of the hat.

After you cut it out it will look like this when you open it

Fold it back in half right sides together (is the a right side to the wool felt? I thought they both looked the same, lol) and sew along the diagonal cut (where I have the pins) ONLY. Do not sew anywhere else!

Turn it right side out and this is what it will looks like (I turned it so you can see how it is the hat- the folded part is the top and the part we just sewed is the underside.)

 I added ribbon to trim mine and make the ties.  I cut my ribbon at 23 inches- no reason for this length, just picked a length that looked good and I could tie a bow with! lol.  You will need 2 of the tie ribbons. You will attach them to the shorter side which is the neck opening.  I sewed mine on, but I am sure you could use Heat N Bond or something like that.  I also cut my tips at an angle so they didn't overlap at the center back.

And then just sew all around the edges of the ribbon to secure it to the felt.

Next I added the ribbon along the face part of the hat. I attached it the same way as the ties.

And that's it! Now you have a cute Garden Gnome hat!!

I was hoping to have some super cute pics of my little wearing it... but she is 13 months. That means: 1- she does not sit still

2- she does not like hats!

Hopefully I can keep trying it on her so she gets used to it by Halloween!

But for now, this is all I got out of her!

Let me know if any part of this did not make sense!

Felt Party Hat

For my little one's birthday party I knew I wanted to make her a felt party hat.

I wasn't sure HOW to make one, but knew I wanted one.

I have a ton of wool felt on hand so I just got to work!

I wish I had taken pictures of the process, but in all honesty I wasn't sure how it would turn out, so I didn't bother taking pictures!

Basically all I did was go to the Dollar Store and buy some paper party hats. Then I traced it onto the felt and cut that out. I ended up just using hot glue to close it and it worked perfect! I used two layers of felt to make it more sturdy and then added embellishments! I added all the embellishments before I glued it in the hat form, it made it a little easier.

I have to say, I LOVE LOVE LOVE how it turned out!!!!

This is a little blurry, but its the only one I have.  I just cut the one out and then hand stitched it onto the hat

The flowers

The back

The swirly things are actually stickers and I just used some hot glue to attach them

After I had the hat complete, I attached it to some white Fold Over Elastic I had on hand to make it into a head band for her.

And here it is on my adorable birthday-girl-to-be

The hubster said she looks like she could be a Vegas show girl, but I think he is nuts! She looks so cute!!!

It did take me awhile to figure out how to piece it all together, and I almost scratched the whole thing and bought one off Etsy, but I am SO glad I stuck with it and figured it out! Hopefully she will keep it on during her party!

Wool Felt Flower Clips

HI! I am here!

Man it has been a busy week for me this week! I haven't had time to make anything crafty for myself, but I have been busy filling orders for clips and bow holders!

I am off work today and tomorrow so I am taking the time to get caught up on orders and then hopefully by the weekend I am able to make some stuff for ME! I have a few ideas floating around in my head for some 4th of July decorations, and I am anxious to get working on them!

Want to see some of what I have been working on?

Here is a set of flower clips. I made these with wool felt and I love how they turned out. I think these are my new favorite style clip.

So that is where I have been... busy busy filling orders! But it is a good busy, so I can't complain!

Also- Don't forget to enter to win a set of free Vintage Inspired Rolled Flower Clips!  Go HERE and enter!!



Wool Felt Headbands

Happy Monday! I had a great weekend and was able to get some crafting in too!

Have you ever worked with wool felt before? I kept seeing it online but never actually purchased any. But let me tell you-

I am LOVIN the 100% Wool Felt I bought the other day! L-O-V-E.IT. 

I bought a small amount just to see if I liked working with it, but I know I will be buying more, like today soon!

Isn't this headband to die for?!

Seriously cute, right?

And how precious is it on my little cutie?!

And this little beauty?

Yeah, I am in love with wool felt!

I have a bunch more half made, but my cuties decided to wake up from their naps in the middle of craft time {it always happens that way, huh? lol!} so I didn't get a chance to finish them all!

The hard part for me is going to be listing them in my Etsy store and not keeping them all for my kiddos! LOL!

And Pssst....... that first headband is already listed in my store if you love it as much as I do :)  I will be listing more soon! The link to my Etsy is over there on the right hand side {or just click HERE to be taken there}... go ahead, click on it! You know you want to! :)