RAG QUILT

Often I do enjoy sewing rag quilts. The past week I made this rag quilt for a table top. To my surprise it sold quickly. Now I plan to make more of them for Craft From My Heart. Making a rag quilt is so much fun and sew up quickly. I do believe anyone can make one. I always enjoy choosing fabrics and arranging the color combinations. One good tip is when you have your squares cut and sewn make sure you lay them out in the right order before your sew your quilt together. If you don’t you might end up with two colors in the same row and have to rip out stitches.

VALENTINE'S HEART STAND

Often I do put away my paints and take out my sewing machine. This heart was easy to sew and design. For a shabby chic home or Valentine’s Day a heart like this will bring cute little romance to any room. Being a crafter I do not throw away anything. I just love to save buttons. If they are colorful I will add them to a large mason jar in my craft room. After cutting out the heart I added a dolly by using red embroidery around the dolly and for the word love before I sewn and stuffed the heart. I used buttons, a wooden heart, and a large pin for the embellishments. At first I didn’t know what I was going to do with the heart. I looked around my craft room and found a dowel and a round block. I drilled a hole in the block and then glued the dowel in. I added the heart, painted the stand in a cream with red roses and hearts. Then I added lace around the bottom of the heart. http://www.craftfrommyheart.com/valentines.html

ROSE VASE

Turn something inexpensive into something beautiful. Glass vases are easy to find and fun to paint. In other post I have mention how much fun it is to paint on glass and how easy it can be. If you make a mistake you can wipe it off and start again. Make it a rule only to wipe the paint off once. This vase was painted with roses but what brought it out was adding some hearts in different colors. I would love to see what you come up with when you start to paint on glass. Purchase a vase and paint something nice. By just painting something as simple as dots in different colors then add a scented candle or a flickering battery candle. What a center piece you will have.http://www.craftfrommyheart.com/valentines.html

VALENTINE'S DAY PLAQUE

Valentine’s Day is the most romantic day of the year. Why not bring love into your home by added some crafts for this day. This plaque can be placed in your Victorian or Shabby Chic home all year long as it is such a romantic piece. You can purchase wood plaques inexpensively at any craft shop. I chose to use a cupid with and arrow. I painted the wood with white and then added the cupid using skin tone color paint and touches of gold. After you finish painting your cupid you will need to add a few details to make the cupid look like there is folds in her arms legs etc. To do this add some detailing with shades of color where you feel your piece needs it .Vines leaves and roses where place around the plaque with touches of gold.

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MERRY CHRISTMAS AS WELL AS HAPPY HOLIDAYS

ANTIQUE SEASONAL BLOCKS

If you like Country or Primitive you can have this look just by painting blocks of wood. These blocks have been hand painted and antique. I have showed you how to age pieces before. First cut out your blocks of wood and then sand them. Seal the wood and then add your paint.
After you paint the blocks let them dry then sand the paint off in different places. Now you want to antique them. Use a stain in the color you like. You can use any color it doesn’t have to be a brown stain you can use a red, black, green. There are so many colors at the craft stores. Let them dry for a day or two than add your letters. What a cute inexpensive holiday gift to make.If you like to purchase this blocks you can find them at
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Craft From My Heart 50% off Sale

Craft From My Heart is having another 50% off sale and is now on until 11:59 December 10th just use the code sale at checkout!. Cannot be combined with other offershttp://www.craftfrommyheart.com