Fabric Pins

First let me say - my craft cave, has been turned into a man cave over the last few weeks, and honestly just looks like a holding cell for military garb. I say this because even my craft table has been overcome with some sort of military pins, camouflage some things, notebooks and shave kit items...its very manly! Note its fantastic having him home and I wouldn't have it any other way... truly... honestly... and this isn't me trying to convince myself out of it either...

So with that being said, you will know that I haven't done much but sit in the desk chair and chat with him, in the cave while he puts "stuff" away, piles of "stuff" that isn't needed on a monthly basis, and gets "stuff" put into a locker for shipping back to base... By "stuff": I mean I do not have a clue what all of it is, where it all came from but I know its not hanging out at the house much longer, because he said so... not I.

OK, now back to the fabric pin stuff... With limited supplies I managed to put a few fabric pins together. Now, trust me when I say IF I CAN DO THIS, SO CAN YOU... because, I did not use a sewing machine, but spent more time looking at fabric then putting them together. HONESTLY!

Here are my first two attempts at BIG SHOT FABRIC PINS:

Pin #1:

Using the silver brad set, this is what I call winging it.. and boy did I need a Wingman..
Its going to be made over... stay tuned!

Pin #2

Same material. I inked the corderoy brad with cherry cobbler for more color.

I realize that maybe this is why I just barely made it out of home economics in high school. If it wasn't for my cooking ability I would probly still be in that room, riping apart the hem on a skirt.. Thank heavens thats all over! The pieces are all glued together, nothing is stitched.

Patty Bennett showed the glue technique here. And I thought I would try it out. Of course, I have a few more I have to finish up - so fingers crossed it gets better from here!

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Time for Tealight holders

OK, so maybe its just time I get some stuff done. To my defense, I spent the last few days before my surgery, visiting a friend of mine in South Carolina, participating in a 4 mile Beachathon and then road tripping it home.. with ZERO FAT consumed in my diet... yes, and you can think "Oh how bad can it be?"... not a LOWFAT DIET... A NO FAT DIET.. not even the GOOD FATS!! .. Let me tell ya, it wasn't pleasant, but I made due.. now I am going through recovery and its still not pleasant... after all, I would like to say I usually eat pretty CLEAN anyways.. but not even the good fats.. it was TOUGH! ... I am getting better.. every day.. a new day!

If we can rewind a bit, on Mothers day, I came home from the weekend with my kids at the shore to have my sister drive me to the hospital, since I couldn't shake this ill feeling I had with EVERYTHING I ATE and really drank.. so there wasn't much of a Mothers Day for my mom, or my sister that drove me to the ER at 5 pm, but I have for you their belated gifts.

And now the tealights holders:

The tealights weren't totally ready for photos but I had to get them while I remembered. They are really easy to make, and while I would like to say I will make a few more.. it will be done when I have a bit more time on my hands.

Tealights holders: Galvanized sheeting (for roofing); Big Shot Flower Folds, crystal effects

Mothers Card: The Stampin Up! Success Magazine had a clock in it using some of the new colors, with all sorts of flower punches.. I duplicated the look for a card, using some soon to be kissed goodbye- colors!

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