Crayons and Embroidery is a great fit!

I saw in an old craft book that a long time ago, women used wax crayons to color the pictures they'd drawn on fabric, (I used muslin), then they would iron the fabric and add embroidery stitches for contrast. I found some iron-on pictures, but copied them through a light box instead of ironing them on. This is one (above) that is destined to become a small bed pillow.


I also used this method to make coasters for a swap I was in on a craft forum. Each woman's head is a separate coaster.

These are a lot of fun to do, because it's like being a kid again, coloring, but when you get to embroider its doing a favorite craft!!!! LOL!

Just remember to iron them with a piece of parchment paper between the crayon and the iron, so you don't ruin your iron!

Easter Teapot

I bought the teapot for 25 cents at a garage sale, and it looked like this before I painted it.

Since Easter is rapidly arriving, I thought I would share the teapot that I painted for an Easter Swap I had with a member of a Craft Forum that I belong to. I glued buttons on for the flowers, dragonflies and bees, and added a prim bunny cookie cutter to the handle which I had wound with tea-stained fabric.



Here is the sides and ends of the teapot. It was for a woman that liked prim things, so it is made in that way.
I found some buttons that looked like hearts and flowers to attach to the teapot. I also crackled the lid's handle.

Amulet Bags

I thought I would show you a couple of other things I have made with beads. These are two Amulet bags I made for my sisters. The Dragon Amulet bag was given to my older sister who collects dragons and wizards and the Butterfly Amulet bag went to my younger sister.

These were made by using the even-count Peyote style of bead stitching. I added the fringe and handles after the bags were made. I really enjoy this style of stitching. These were made using sized 11 seed beads, but you can use this style of beading using any sized beads, even pony beads. I made an American flag using pony beads, for the "first ever" Peyote stitch I did. It has a few gaps here and there, and maybe someday I will post it!! (MAYBE......LOL!)

Beaded Clover

I'm new to blogging, but am hoping to keep this up and let you know what I've been crafting. I love to do quite a few crafts, but lately my interest has been in beading. I make beaded flowers, I love to bead with a stitch called Peyote. It makes bags, and wall hangings, primarily with seed beads. These flowers are made with size 10 seed beads. I pick up old vases at yard sales and use them to put the flowers in.