Spring Designs in Plastic Canvas

 Hi Friends!

Herrschners has released two more of my recent designs just in time for Spring stitching!

I have to say that I'm delighted with how they turned out.  

Here are some Garden Fairy Doors that I designed. They can sit on your mantel or shelf.

Look for these on Herrschners.com.  Happy Spring stitching!

Hopping Down the Bunny Trail

 Hi Stitchers!

Are you ready for some Spring stitching?  Here's my latest project from Herrschners featuring the Easter Bunny hiding eggs.  I hope you enjoy it!

Herrschners Hiding the Eggs Window Frame Plastic Canvas Kit

Flowered Bag

 Hello! 

This month for my Gwen Studios project I created a flowered bag using their ribbons, buttons and iron-on patches.

Flowered Bag

To make this bag, you'll need the following:

A bag, canvas or burlap 

Gwen Studios 3/8" ribbon, pastel buttons, bee patches 

Hot glue, Felt Glue

The following are links to Walmart.  

Pastel Buttons

Solid and Polka Dot Grosgrain Ribbon

Bumble Bee Patches

Instructions:

For the flowers, choose your buttons.  Cut matching or contrasting ribbon in 3" pieces.  I used 8 per flower and hot-glued them to the back of the button.

I added a smaller button in the center of the larger one.  

Arrange your flowers on the bag as desired.  Mark the stems with a fabric marker if you like.

For the stems and leaves, cut green grosgrain ribbon in the lengths to fit your design.  To adhere the ribbon to the bag, I used Felt Glue from Beacon Adhesives.  

Adhere the stems first aligning them with the bottom seam.  I tucked the ends of the ribbon into the seam.  If your bag doesn't have a seam, you could fold under the end of glue some buttons over the ends.

Hot glue the flowers over the ends of the stems.  Use felt glue to adhere the leaves.  I overlapped the leaves and tucked the ends into the seam.  I left the top of the leaves unglued.

To finish, glue the bumblebees among the flowers.