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authentique & twinery hop

If your visiting my blog via the hop.. thanks for stopping by! If you're coming by way of Goldicar Designs you're on the right track. If not, make sure you start at the beginning over at authentique paper blog and don't forget to check the bottom of the post for giveaway details..


This weekend cyra has plans to attend a birthday barty for two very special twin girls.. so we worked together to wrap some special gifts.


First we made some letter cut-outs using authentique paper's uncommon collection and hung them with twinery blossom twine. I laminated the letter cut-outs so they would last longer.. i think these would be sweet as tags for a backpack or lunchbox. Finally we taped them to the package using some pretty japanese washi tape. 


These twin girls are turning 5.. and I wanted to incorporate their age in the packaging.. so I wrapped the larger box with five strands of twinery blossom twine.. made mini flags using washi tape and finally used the petite type circle stickers also part of the authentique uncommon collection.  Each flag & strand representing a year of their life.


For the twig ornaments, I followed the traditional native american god's eye technique and used twigs with beautiful pink sorbet and lilac twinery twine. For a special touch.. cyra painted the twigs pink and purple before we wrapped the ornaments.. these would also make special holiday decorations..



Special gifts for some special friends, all wrapped with love.

Your next stop is suburbNgypsy.. thanks again for stopping by!

Don't forget to leave a comment on this post to be entered in the hop giveaway! The Twinery will be giving away an ultimate color sampler pack.. and Authentique Paper is giving away beautiful paper of course!

Have a great weekend!

the dragon party.

we had a dragon party...for cyra's big number 4.
It was a great party full bouncing tails...


and dragon treats.

Setup was simple.. the dragon gear all ready to go..


Cyra wanted all of her friends to have dragon badges..
"one that you'd make a wish and a dragon would appear." She'd say to me..
Making dragon badges were easy.. giant jewels + rainbow leather cording...
the hard part was going to be coming up with a dragon..


even little brother dragons fell right into the role..

And for the tails I used this sweet tutorial from Tatertots & Jello..

The dragon cake was made by Dulce Desserts..
and I made the cake pops tied them with adorable twinery twine.

The party was a hit..she was the happiest birthday girl I've ever seen.

twinery hop - giveaway.. a special gift for my little man

If your visiting my blog via the hop.. thanks for stopping by! If you're coming by way of Parker's Prints you're on the right track. If not, make sure you start at the beginning over at the twinery's blog and be sure to check the bottom of the post for giveaway details (GIVEAWAY CLOSED) .. now for my post...

On Saturday my little guy, Zaya, turns one, wow. I can't believe I just typed that.. breathe.. ahhh.. i just can't imagine were all the time has gone.


I've been planning and working on this for sometime now (hence my absense from the blog..), making a city play mat.  His favorite pastime is to push around a little car.. it can easily occupy him for 5 mins, while that might not seem like alot of time to most.. when trying to get things done.. it's a wealth of free time for mommy.

so here it is.. little guy and all.. 
   
The green fabric background is a soft minky fabric.. and I used quilting cotton for the appliques. The park got a special treatment of twinery twine..
 
 
I used cappuchino twine to mimic the ropes for the swings 
and peapod twine for the stems of the flowers.


the mat is full of sweet details... the zayaville sign, all our favorite animals, daddy's work, numbered neighborhood.. and that sweet pink and purple house up in the corner? of course, it's big sister's house.

 


i used alot of heat n bond, my sillhouette cutter and backed the blanket with another layer of minky.. super soft and great to play on hardwood floors as well as carpet. We're already enjoying this toy.. and hope we get a ton of use out it!

so, do you want to win some beautiful twine from the twinery?  I have one ultimate sampler pack to giveway.. all you need to do is leave a comment on this post and for an extra chance to win "like" my facebook page. I'll be picking a winner at random on Monday September 26th at 9pm/central time.. so be sure to enter by then!

thanks again for visiting.. your next stop is i love it all with Monika Wright enjoy!

twine wreath - the twinery

a simple wreath covered in twine.. with pretty wool felt stitched leaves..




I wrapped this wreath with Cappuccino twinery twine months ago and has been hanging in my craft room waiting for the perfect inspiration.. recently I added wool felt leaves and then stitched accent onto the leaves.. simple and sweet.

Twinery & Scor-pal blog hop... an ice cream greeting.

hi there and welcome! I'm so happy you could join us for the 1st anniversary celebration blog hop with The Twinery & Scor-pal.

          

If you're stopping her by way of Scrapping with Lisa you're on the right track. If not, make sure you start at the beginning over at the twinery's blog because there are terrific prizes for those who complete the hop by commenting on each blog.

You'll have five days to browse and enjoy the hop..
so take your time & have fun!


Lately i've had ice cream on my mind.. earlier this month we indulged and bought an ice cream maker.. and it has been pretty amazing.. and as i ate my way through coming up with a project for scor-pal and the twinery.. it became all too obvious. I'd make kraft paper waffle cones!


but not just any waffle cones.. ones with sweet greetings inside..


Using the Scor-Pal, I scored kraft paper to mimic a waffle cone texture and wrapped them into cones.  Next, I stitched small fabric spheres for the ice cream, stuffed with polyfil and attached a piece of twinery twine to the ice cream scoops. I glued my messages onto the twine and embellished with beads and felt balls to weigh the message down.
 
AND what a sweet surprise!
 
there you have it.. an adorable greeting. i'm seeing an ice cream party in the near future with these as invitations.. yummy!


I'm so glad you all stopped by and hope you enjoy the rest of the hop! Working with the scor-pal was so fun.. who knew such fun tool exisited? If you enjoy working with paper.. it's a must!
And I hope I've inspired you to give the twinery baker's twine a try! Be sure the check out other things I've used twine for.. twinery projects.

As part of the hop.. the twinery and scor-pal will be giving away great prizes!

              
THIS GIVEAWAY IS NOW CLOSED. SO Don't forget to leave a quick comment to quailify for the prizes.. The deadline for commenting is 11:59pm EST, Friday, August 19th.
Your next stop on the hop is Both Sides of Paper

thanks again for stopping by!

new beauties of twine!

have you heard? the twinery released new colors today! AND all the colors of spools are on sale now for $12 a spool.. go ahead you know you really want to..

Hello Operator, could you help me place this call?

a simple tin can phone... and hours of busy time for the little ones.
To make this classic tin can phone you'll need:
two wooden beads, two doll pin stands, two tin cans, pink paint, craft glue, clear tape and blossom Twinery twine.


steps:
(1) I painted the wooden beads and doll pin stands.. pink of course..
(2) I braided 5 feet of twine to make the long phone cord.
(3) once the wooden peices are dry.. thread the twine through the beads on each end and knot to hold in place.
(4) glue the bead into the doll pin stand and then onto the bottom of the cans
(5) embellish the cans.. I wrapped twinery twine in the groves of the tin can, using clear tape to hold each end.
 
"hello, hello... are you there?"


"yes.. yes.. i think i can hear you"


"and see you.. " it was too cute.


hmm.. i'm thinking this maybe a novel way to get a toddler's attention..
just give them a ring!

the girls had a blast.. and so can you!
a quick project.. and hours of entertainment.


enjoy!
in case you are wondering about the lovely crown cyra is wearing.. it was made by the talented helen of curly birds..
cyra wears it all the time.. go ahead, buy one for your little one!

a snack for the easter bunny.

we've been talking about the easter bunny and admiring pastel colored eggs hanging from trees around the neighborhood. Cyra's beyond excited about the easter bunny's arrival.. and insisted this year.. we leave him a little snack.

I used my felt carrot tutorial and whipped up a few carrots.. all hung with beautiful twinery honeydew twine on our front door.. which can't be missed.
  



see you soon easter bunny!