New Dress For Little Girls

Donna, from Brynwood Needleworks is facilitator for our group: Dress A Girl Around The World.  Click on her links HERE to be directed to her blog and find out more about this amazing cause to Dress A Girl Around The World. Our group is sending out 100 dresses to Donna who will then deliver the dresses to her local ambassador. These little girls will have a brand new dress! Every girl deserves at least one new dress! Find out the cause and all the info.  Read about their mission HERE !  Below are a few of the easy but cute sundresses I've made.  The pattern is the simple pillowcase sundress pattern.
If you go to Donna's blog HERE there are links to direct you to the organization that has the pattern and guidelines. Thanks so much for stopping by Queen Bee Cottage!

Sentimental Pressed Flowers

Like so many of you are busy with families, the last few months

have been busy in our home.

 

Thank you for being patient in waiting for more posts

and photos. If you are a Facebook user I have "Queen Bee Cottage"

there as well as my private FB page.

I'm back home with sweet treasures from Wisconsin.

My sisters' labor with gathering and organizing all of our mother's

pressed flowers has produced many framed

arrangements.

Below are just a couple arrangements I managed to put together for family.

 

 

 

 

 

I'll be listing a few arrangements in my Etsy shop per request

of my FB followers.

 

ENJOY!

 

 



Bobbin Template

 

Sherry, from Rustique Gallery

asked me if I would post

the template from my card bobbins.

As soon as I saw her request I traced it.

So here is my little template. :)

 

 

 

 If  you click on

the above image, you should get a larger image.

Just click and save to your pc. Otherwise just click on this and you can save it. When you

print it, you could print the 8 x 10 form

when  you see the preferences box that pops up.

My cardboard pieces are approximately

3" by 4 1/2".

I hope this works for you.

 

Once you get the desired size.

You can find graphics from

Karen's "The Graphics Fairy"

Sometimes I purchase graphics from

Etsy. So many are cheap and one of a kind.

I also used scrapbook paper! And I ran out

of my fav they no longer make! :(

 

Use any weight cardstock or cardboard from

cereal boxes, picture frame cardstock, cardstock

from scrapbook ends. I always save heavier cardstock

from bedding packaging, between the folds in sheets.

I also purchased some from a gal on Etsy, just to see.

 

To make my bobbins sturdier I used cardstock from Walmart

to print my graphic on. I glued both sides of the

original card stock with graphics

to make them sturdier and they will last much longer.

 

 

I use precision scissors to cut them out.

To glue onto the cardstock I use a glue pen or

a glue with two way applicator.

Elmer's, Scotch, Martha Stewart, any of these

makes a pretty good glue pen or two way

applicator. I used what I already had.

I needed the control to apply it to the

cardboard. If your card bobbins curl

you can flatten by placing a heavy book on

it before it drys. Usually mine dried flat without

a book.

 

 

 

 

 

After they dried  I inked the edges with any color Tim Holtz

ink.  Let that dry and start wrapping your lace! I'm making white cards with black graphics with an Easter

theme. Will post later.

 

Did I leave anything out?

Let me know how yours turn out.

 

Enjoy.

Linda

 

 

 

 



Spring Party

Along with 6 other blogs, The French Country Cottage

is hosting a Spring Link Party!

You can enter for a $250 PB gift card giveaway!

Go to the The French Country Cottage

and check out all the details.

 

 

 

 

 

Spring is a great time for me to get inspired.

So I made these card bobbins along with

my first altered bottle. 45 bobbins later,

all lace wrapped and neatly organized!

 

Ok, ok, I'm a late bloomer!  ;-)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Card bobbins, easy to make.

Altered bottle, super easy.

 

May your spring be filled with blessings!

 

Linda