Fabric flower headband

Think I'm having a headband phase now as well as jewellery. This one's made out of an old top that is too big for me now so it's been scrapped to form trim for an apron and this little lovely.. think it'll be coming in use for other projects soon as there's still half a top leftover.

I love quick simple projects that get me some use of my gluegun. Such a great fabric too, no 2 flowers look the same when the fabric gets twisted, least IU know no one else will have one of these :)
Linking up to the parties listed again

Blog Award

Wow so it's been a while since I've seen blog awards and then twice in 2 days I get given an award!

So thanks to Rissa and Anne for this. Check out their blogs they have some wonderful things going on there!

Featured Over At A Glimpse Inside

Hey everyone guess where I'm being featured today....

So super excited to get my tutorial out on Allison's blog... so go check it out and leave me some love :)

Here's a cheeky little snippet pic to tempt you to go look..it's another anthro beauty knockoff!

Featured over @ My World - Made By Hand

Busy day here on my blog... I'm being featured over on Jessica's blog My World - Made By HandSo swing by and have a look around her snazzily newly redesigned blog!

If you're visiting from My World, then Hi and welcome, hope you enjoy having a look around and email me if you ever try any of my projects I love to see them, my email is on my profile

:)

Lace Bow Headband

Finally getting around to making some projects that I've had stored in my ideas folder for ages now and uses some of the bits I swore when I bought them would be used in the coming days... well a few months later they are starting to!

Taking a brief break from jewellery, (well no not really I've got 2 necklaces to blog in the next week) I decided to have a go at a headband.. Now I'm worried that I look daft wearing it, perhaps too old (old?!? I'm 22!) or maybe I'm just not used to wearing them? Does it look ok? I took a simple skinny plastic headband and hotglued some off-white lace that I wrapped round the band. The I made a cute vintage bow using Amie over at Kitty Cats & Airplanes tutorial for her Anthro Fanny Bow knockoff and hot glued a small piece of white felt round the headband to the back of the bow to secure it to the band....and voila it's finished :)

Quick, simple and I love it! Need many more in different colours and materials I think. I'm linking this up to the lovely parties linked on the right hand side.

Ribbons & Pearls

Guess I'm on a bit of a jewellery making spree at the moment, but then a girl can never have too many shoes, bags or jewellery can she?

So here are 2 super quick and easy to make bracelets that only need ribbon, pearls and some strong thread, there's tutorials out there on how to make them but it really is just thread on a pearls and wrap the ribbon round, thread through and then thread another pearl till it's the right length.

I'm linking this to some of the lovely parties linked on the right hand side.

In other news I now have a proper 'like' box on here for the facebook page so come along and 'like' it please :)

Facebook Group

Hey everybody, after being asked by quite a few people I decided to finally make a facebook page for Southern Fairy Designs, so come find me and 'like' it please :)

Just click on the facebook link on the right hand side, and once I've got 25 people I'll be able to make a proper 'like' button to put on here

Mono dot necklace

So I've been digging through my ebad and ribbon stash again and came across these fab dotty beads I bought years ago in Lebeado that I'd totally forgotten about! After a little rummaging looking for bits and bobs that complimented the dotty beads I came up with this necklace...

..this necklace is proof that the tiny little ribbon scraps I keep do in fact have a purpose ( I know I'm not the only person who keeps all the scraps of ribbon/fabric regardless of how small they are lol)

The main white ribbon was originally what tied my dressing gown in a bundle when I bought it and the black & white ball beads are from a bracelet that broke forever ago that I was determined would become something one day.

Fabric scraps pom pom bracelet tutorial

Here's another fabric scrap pom pom bracelet that I've made. i was emailed to ask if I could make a tutorial for it and it's takena little longer than planned but I've finally gotten round to it.

To make one of these you'll need the bits shown in the photo and a small scrap of felt.

1. Cut your piece of fabric into 4 equal strips. Put one to the side as this is for the pom pom later.

2. Put a dab of glue on the inside of the bracelet and adhere one end of the fabric to it. Wrap the fabric round, dab another blob of glue on and adhere the fabric.

3.Continue to do this till the whole bracelet is wrapped. (If you have a claps like my bracelet does then trial wrapping the fabric and opening/closing the bracelet before you glue it to make sure it works still)
4. Once the bracelet is fully wrapped glue the fabric end to the inside of the bracelet and trim off any excess fabric.

5. For the pom pom, take the spare fabric strip, cut it into 8 pieces then cut a circle from each roughly the same size.

6. Cut an equal size circle from the scrap of felt as well.

7. Dab a small blob of hot glue into the centre of a fabric circle.

8. Whilst the glue is still soft scrunch the fabric together, holding it at the glue blob till it dries.

9. Do the same with the remaining 7 fabric circles.

10. Glue one of the scrunched fabric circles to the centre of the felt circle.

11. Glue the other 7 scrunched fabric circles onto the felt so that none of the felt is visible, this completes the pom pom.

12. Glue the back of the felt and stick the pom pom onto the bracelet.

13. Trim any rough, uneven edges from the pom pom till it's even and tidy.

14. Put your bracelet on and wear with everything, then make one with every fabric scrap you have lol.

I'm linking this to the lovely parties listed on the right hand side!

Valentines Card

I think it's pretty safe to be blogging this before Monday as im 99.9% sure that he won't read my blog or even notice the post scroll down his facebook updates lol. So anyway here's the card I've made for my OH...

I've used:

• Sizzix texturz kit #3 (heart background)
• Cute little bear stamp from a local craft shop
• Beige lace ribbon
• Chipboard hearts
• Sandpaper (to rub over the embossing)
• Pearlescent white card
• Red card
• Marvy le plume markers

And I'm entering this to this weeks Crafty Creations Challenge 'Three Little Words'