I am very excited! This weekend I will be hosting a crafting retreat at my home. It’s a celebration of friendship. Eleven of my friends will be spending the weekend at my home where we’ll be eating, crafting, getting pedicures, laughing, and hanging out. Everyone is bringing something to share such as food, a craft project with all of the supplies, or planning a short hike.
I have set the table for lunch as you can see in the photos. Party favors are always so much fun. I made a package of special gifts including a favorite book, a journal, a beautiful candle, scent sticks, and a personalized t-shirt.
Below are the three images I made for the personalized t-shirts. I simply scanned in my drawings, added text and printed them onto iron-on transfer paper.
Stay tuned – in upcoming blogs I will show photos of the projects we made including instructions. Think about hosting one of these joyous parties for you and your friends. It will be a weekend to remember!
Posted by: Dena in Craft Projects on
Jan 05, 2009
Happy New Year!
I hope you all had great fun this holiday! 2009 has begun, and it's time for resolutions. My resolution is to post more in this blog. I've got exciting events coming up that I plan on sharing, and plenty of do it yourself projects that I want to show you. After all, the main theme for 2009 has got to be more crafts! What are your resolutions for 2009?
Here is a project that is great for any time of the year:
Scraps, scraps, scraps. What to do with all those scraps?
If you’re like me, you’ve got a stash of leftover fabric scraps, bits of trim, pieces of ribbon, odd buttons—the list goes on. They’re too pretty to part with and too small to use on a big project. Well, it’s time to open that drawer, pull out that basket, or take that box off the shelf. This month’s project is the perfect opportunity to give all of your washable embellishment scraps a chance to be seen when you turn them into patchwork pockets for fabric napkins.
For best results, start with linen or cotton napkins. I’m a huge fan of dressing up things I already have (and this project is perfect for that!), but you can of course buy new napkins or sew your own. You have options!
Gather:
Cloth napkin
Fabric marker
Scraps of fabric, trims, ribbons, etc.
Sewing machine and thread
Create:
1) Fold the napkin as if you were setting your table. (For some, this will be in half or first in quarters, then in half, etc.)
2) Using a fabric marker or chalk, mark the spot where you’ll want to place your pocket. Set it aside.
3) To create the pocket, stitch together various scraps and washable embellishments. Frayed edges look great with this project—the looser and more creative, the better!
4) Stitch the bottom edge and sides of the pocket to the napkin.
5) Tuck utensils into the pocket when you set the table.
One fun variation of this project is to customize the patchwork pockets for the members of your family with their favorite colors or add embellishments that have personal meaning to them. This can make an everyday dinner table even more welcoming.
How do they look? Post photos of how your personalized patchwork pocket napkins came out!
Stay tuned for new updates to the Dena Designs blog.
