Lace Corsage/Belt

This weekend I went to a girls craft day - It was wonderful to get away & be with fellow crafters... although more chit chatting went on than actual crafting.. but it was all good! So more lace projects... this one is pretty easy. I've really been enjoying wearing belts... I feel like a actually have a waist! So for this project I'm making a lace corsage that you wear on a ribbon belt.

I followed the directions from Martha to make the lace corsage, but hot glued a small circle of felt & a pin on the back & sewed a nice rhinestone button in the center of the flower.

Then on a piece of ribbon 1.25" wide x 5 ft long, I sewed on a piece of matching felt to give it a little stability to support the pins. The felt piece was the same width as the ribbon & about 3" long. This I put at the center of the ribbon lengthwise.
The I added a few other corsages to the ribbon belt that I made from here & here.

I like them so much, I have to make two!

Thank you, Karla

PS: Thank you Anna for hosting & Bethany for taking the photos :)

Wine Bottle Cozy

Hi all, You may have seem these from other craft blogs, but here is my version.

I went to a party last night & I took a bottle of wine as a gift - But it needed to look more "gifty" that just a bottle of wine, so I made a wine bottle cozy.

Take an old sweater that you no longer plan on wearing (if it is wool you can felt it by washing it in HOT water & drying it on HI HEAT). Cut off the sleeve & stitch up the bottom (can be done with a sewing machine or by hand).

Tie a fun ribbon around the neck of the bottle. Voila - a fun little wine bottle cozy for FREE!

Or you can embellish it with other things if the wine is only part of the gift.

I made a fun SCRUNCHED BELT to go with my wine so my friend can show off her figure.

" Hubba Hubba "

Love, Karla

Scrunch Belt

Hi ~ This is not my idea, I cannot take credit for it.

It is from Disney's Blog (I have linked to her blog before because she has so much great stuff!) I came across some scrap fabric already cut into 3" strips & knew its destiny was this project.

She did full tutorial on how to make this belt. I constructed mine a little differently, but I think I turned out just a nice. It took under an hour to make & minimal supplies, so it is a perfect project for instant gratification.

I foresee myself wearing this a TON & will probably making another.

Thanks, Karla