Blog Party Sunday --- Show Us Your Handmades

Welcome to our Blog Party Sunday. We would love to have you show us what you are crafting.

You are allowed to add 3 links to your shops or your blog.

The rules are simple:
1. Follow our blog
2. Handmade items only.
3. You may list up to 3 items each week.
4. Family friendly items only.

The success of this link party depends on the participants so spread the word to your friends, visit the shops,  post about it on your  blog, in a forum or on your favorite social networking site, grab the button and put it on your blog or website.
Just click on the Add Your Link button below and add your items.
And if you would like to add a link to the party you can grab this button below.

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Recipe - Chilled Corn Salad

I recently went to a family dinner and someone brought this yummy corn salad. I had to get the recipe as it was so good.

Corn Salad

3 - 15 oz. cans whole kernel corn (drained)
2 c. shredded cheddar cheese
1 c. light miracle whip
1 c. diced red bell peppers
1/2 c. diced red onion
1/2 bag (10.5 oz.) Chili Cheese Fritos (crushed)

Mix all ingredients except fritos and chill. Add crushed fritos just before serving.
This fills an 8x8 square dish.

Enjoy!
Deena Davis
www.byyourhands.blogspot.com

Today's Featured Shop -- Springtime Designs

Today's featured shop is Springtime Designs.   There are so many cute patterns in this shop it was hard to choose which ones to show.


PDF Papillon SEWING PATTERN for a Toy Stuffed Animal Puppy

PDF Baby Doll SEWING PATTERN 16 inch "Penny" Jointed Toy Cloth RagDoll with Sleeper

PDF Mouse SEWING PATTERN Stuffed Animal Toy

Puppy Dog SEWING PATTERN for a 10" Terrier Jointed Mohair Stuffed Animal

Be sure and visit Springtime Designs to see all the patterns.
https://www.etsy.com/shop/SpringtimeDesigns

Witches Stiches - Sewing Paper Pets

Sewing Paper Pets

I love the look of antique animal and vegetable prints. The ink drawings have such character to them. I was looking at one of the pictures I found and saved to my laptop. I thought how nice this would look if I somehow could cut it out and make it stand on my mantel.  I have sewn paper before so I thought it would be easy and it is!!

Here is what I did to make these great Paper Pets.

1 – First find a print you love that is not too busy, keep in mind you have to be able to sew around its outline. Make sure the image is not copyright protected. I chose paper cats.

 

2 – Save the picture you have chosen to a printable document. I use “Word” to save mine. But you can use whatever program you want.

 3 – You will need heavy card stock paper to print your image on. I have used card stock that looks like brown craft paper for my cats. I like the antique look it gives my projects. You can choose whatever color you want.

4 – Now print your picture on the card stock. Remove from printer and rough cut around the image leaving about an inch on all sides.

 5 – Place your rough cut image on top of a blank piece of the same color card stock. Sew just inside the print line around the image, leaving the bottom open.

 6 – Cut out your image along the print line. Make sure you cut the bottom straight so it will stand up.

7 – Now slightly open your paper image at the bottom and lightly stuff the inside with fiberfill. If you have a stuffing fork it will come in handy and make it easy to do. Make sure you use very small pieces of stuffing. If you over stuff or use to large of a piece at one time you may bend and crease your image.  Only stuff it half way down.

8 – The stuffing should make the open section stay slightly open and stand by itself.  You can glue a piece of paper in the inside over the fiberfill if you want but it is not necessary, unless you intend to show off the bottom.  

 

9 – If your piece does not stand quite straight look to see where you need to trim a bit of paper off the bottom. Trim it in very small slivers; you can always trim more if needed.

 

10 – Now stand your chosen print on a mantle, (that is where mine is), shelf or cupboard.  This makes a great decorating addition and because it is so easy to make they make nice handmade gifts or even place cards at your holiday dinner table. Just write each person’s name on the back and they can take it home as a keepsake of time spent with family and friends.

Handmade Spotlight - Sunflowers

Check out this great selection of sunflowers. You can view this entire treasury 

by Clicking Here, or you can click on each item to see it in greater detail.

Primitive Tic Tac Toe Game, ... NoJumbledDucks $29	2013 Primitive Nook Decorati... primitivenook $32.95
Bakery Bag of Soy,Beeswax an... harvestmoonpri... $8.99	Primitive Sunflower and Crow... PaintspotsnSpl... $12.95
Sunflower Candle Mat and Wra... YorkiesPrimiti... $25	Primitive Cone Flower Wool P... scarecrowcabin $20
Primitive Crow ornament hang... PrimitivePrair... $11.99	Yellow Sunflowers, Framed in... barbsheartstro... $29
Prim Pillow Tuck- Sunflower-... LilBeansShop $11	Crows and Sunflowers Primiti... Stitchcrafts $25
Sunflower, Pin Cushion, Mous... MotherlodeToad $25	Sunflower girl, angel, handp... loisling $12
Sunflower Bowl Fillers Rusti... PaxtonValleyFo... $17.5	Primitive Garden Gate Bumble... VintageHare $22.82
Primitive Sunflower Bumblebe... Rabbithollowpr... $18.95	Sunflower Candle Mat with Ye... cherylweaver $9

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