Welcome to Izzy's Beach Bash!

I am so excited that I can finally share pictures of all the goodies I've been making over the past 4 months! I was soooooo happy when I was asked/allowed to help with planning a baby shower for a dear friend. I knew I'd be doing the cake, but I was even happier to be able to contribute to the decorations.

So, with Annette and I both on decorations, it was sure to be a whole lot of fun. Before we even knew the colors or theme of the nursery, we knew we wanted to use girly blue & red together. When we found out the theme and colors of the nursery, we were thrilled that we could incorporate the nursery theme into the theme of the shower!

I know I went a tad bit overboard, but hey, it was an opportunity to learn how to applique onesies & make tutus, sew a straight line with the runners and tablecloths, and try to perfect a new way of doing banners. Plus, Leslie goes overboard with everything she does so she deserved an over the top shower right?

Annette went just as overboard as I did! She painted chairs & signs & all sorts of silver pieces with chalkboard paint. She made hanging decorations with paper plates that were soooooooo cute! She has an awesome collection of pewter serving pieces that added the perfect elegant touch to the super cute shower!

Thanks for looking!

Skeleton Wedding

Most people wouldn't think I was very into the "goth" or "steampunk" scenes. The truth is that I often really love some of the designs those that are come up with. Even though i really like them, I haven't found many occassions to make anything for myself. I did make an awesome romantic skull patch for giggles one day and some of the looks I got were quite humorous. I don't care - I like it. I got the design from www.urbanthreads.com - they have THE MOST AWESOME non traditional designs for embroidery & applique out there!

Anyways, back to the point of this post. We received an invitation to go to one of my hubby's friends' wedding & guess what???? The invitation had skulls on it! Oh, how my mind wandered! I was SO excited because this was my chance to do some sort of off the wall gift that would truly be enjoyed by the recipients! I considered several options, but decided on a skeleton bride and groom design with the date of the wedding to be used on a wall hanging. I stitched the design out on linen, stretched it over a canvas, attached a ribbon, and glued on the backing - Voila! I was very pleased with the way this turned out & from what I hear, the recipients enjoyed it as well.

Rainy Weekend Fun!

It was a miserable weekend for doing outside activities with all the rain and dreary weather, so I got to play in the craft room! Yippee! 

I was pretty productive for not working at an insanely crazy pace. I embroidered some little outfits for sweet Ensley, made a pair of patriotic shirts for a friend at work, and finished my June challenge entry. I'm working on some charms for another long term project too. I'm on such a roll, I really wish I didn't have to go to work this week!

I used 2 mini filled designs from Applique Momma to embellish the top of this little romper.

This girly octopus from Applique Momma girlied up this blue bubble.

The princess coach came from Frou Frou by Heather Sue. I love this one & use it often!

What better way to brighten up a dreary day than to do a fun summer sunshiny beach bag! This design came from Luna Stitches.

I used the Old Glory Alphabet & Preppy Monogram Font from Hang to Dry Applique for this Grandpa - Grandson set!