Shoe accessories

I bought these cute flats a few weeks ago and they were on clearance and they were a great brand and were so comfortable. They had another version of this same brand that had these cute flower embellishments on them.  The shoes were pretty much the same minus the flowers, but the ones with the flowers were $50.00 more! The flats that I bought had this little straight embellishment so I  looked at how the flowers were made on the other pair and thought, why not make a flower to add to my shoe!

I had some black leather so I punched out some flowers and circles.

The middle petals were made with circles and folded like this.

I made 4 circles for each flower.

Put the flowers on the punched out flower and hot glued the 4 circles.

I then added a strip of leather to the back to attach the pin.

Here is a closer picture so you can see the strip of leather.

Here is the close up of the strip of leather that I was talking about.

I attached the flowers to the strip of leather with the pin. ( So I could remove it if I wanted too.)

Here is the finished shoe! I then had an idea of making another interchangeable embellishment.

I took another piece of leather.

Added a strip to the middle.

Then added a circle to the back. ( to hide the pin.)

Attached the pin to the back.

Voila! another pair of flats!

Now I can wear them in 3 different ways!

Man the veins on my feet stick out! Here is the flower.

and here is the bow! This was an easy peasy project and I am going to look at buying shoes in a whole different way now.

Have a great week!

Upcycled pillows

I wasn't liking the pillows on my couch in my family room so I decided it was time for some up cycling. Some of these pillow on the couch are not the ones that were on there, but I put them on to show you the ones I wanted to change.  I was thinking I needed something lighter to brighten up the room and to coax some springtime to start showing it's lovely head.

Before

I went to my favorite up cycling store and found this drapery panel that had never been used for $2.00 and it was light and had some texture that would be just perfect for the pillows I had in mind.

I measured the pillows and cut them out and used a fabric marker to sew on the branches.  I then used my sewing machine to make the branches on the markings I had made.

I got this new sewing machine before Christmas and I can't tell you how much I love it! It is an embroidery machine and has the most fun stitches that it just makes you want to sew all day!

I then punched out these flowers from some left over leather that I had.

I used  fabric glue to attach the flower buds and super glue to attach the bead in the center.

Then I decided to see what this new machine could do and started embroidering. It really isn't fair to use this machine after doing hand stitched embroidery.  It is amazing what it does and I just sit and watch it do all the work.

I then chose some designs to go on the pillow. This is the computer touch screen that makes everything so easy.  I have had the some sewing machine for 35 years and having this one makes me think wow! look how far technology has come.  It even cuts the thread and threads the needle automatically.  It is a Baby Lock Elageo and it is a very fun toy.

Here are the pillows! The one with the lettering was done with my machine and I love how it turned out!

See, every one's name is included on my family pillow.

Here is a close up of the leather flower pillow.

Here is the Home pillow.

Doesn't that look better! and all from a drapery panel from the DI!

Oh, the possibilities are endless, I am going to have so much fun with this new machine!

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Hats, hats and more hats!

I have been working on making more hats for one of my favorite photographers. If you want to check out her work just click here.  She always makes everything look so cute and I love her cute models!

I made the hat and the diaper cover.

See how cute!

This has to be the most precious pose and I love those cute little lips!

I took some pictures of some of the hats I made for her but be warned! they are not as cute as hers and I didn't have any live models!

Here is the monkey hat.

The owl hat.

The blue monkey hat.

The blue owl hat.

They were really fun to make up and with the weather like it is, it is the perfect time to crochet.

The brown monkey hat.

Here are all of them with out my plastic model.

Just one more cute pose before I close!

This kept me busy for a few days and made me inspired to make a pattern of my own. Hope you are having a great day!

p.s.  We have about a foot and a half of new snow in our yard this morning.