Laundry piles up in my laundry room like crazy…I think it’s the two almost “tweens” that I have, who like to change often and are lazy about putting clothes away…so somehow they end up in the dirty clothes hamper.  It’s really quite silly.

How that is related to scrapbooking, you ask?…Well, I knew when I got Elementary the Sept. Kenner Road kit and saw the Cosmo Cricket Fitting In paper and The Boyfriend Chipboard clothesline that I wanted to make a sign for my laundry room.

I, of course, love the vintage look and the Jillibean Soup corrugated letters  reminded me of the texture of the old laundry washing boards..with that same rippled look.

So, a laundry sign was born but not just any laundry sign…..but because my husband and I have a bit of a wicked sense of humor and laundry is such an arduous task, I decided to make a funny sign. I had saved the vintage flashcard from the kit for a special project, my word was “some”…so I worked that into my sign.

I have a collection of old clothespins, that really I have used quite often in crafting projects, they have come in quite handy.  I used a very cheap frame from Ikea, painted it black with a bit of chippy red…scraped it up a bit and sanded it smooth.

The rest is quite easy to figure out.

My husband thought it was quite funny but alas, nobody heeded my call and did my laundry…oh well, there is always tomorrow!

~Katie

and the handmade kind that last forever are better.

still don’t have a mother’s day gift?

the project i am going to show you how to make today can be whipped up in as little as an hour with materials you probably already have on hand!

almost everywhere i go, i see these beautiful, multi-colored, collage style “bib” necklaces:

they were my inspiration for this:

supplies needed:

misc. embellishments (flowers, buttons, gemstones, brads,  beads, vintage ephemera… almost everything i used on my necklace were embellishments from older kenner road kits)

felt

ribbon/lace

glitter

(2) eyelets (crop-a-dile or other fastener tool)

glue gun

scissors

liquid glue or paper glaze

step 1:

cut a piece of felt into a triangle (or whatever shape you prefer). mine is about 6 inches across the top.

step 2:

arrange your larger elements onto your felt…. shift & move them around until you find a design that’s pleasing to the eye.

i stacked a lot of my smaller items onto layers of the prima flowers for a more “rounded” shape.

make sure you leave a little space on each upper corner to allow for eyelet placement.

glue all pieces down using a glue gun.:

step 3:

using a crop-a-dile, punch holes & place eyelets where you want your ribbon to thread through.

step 4:

fill in some of your bare spots with your smaller embellishments.

step 5:

using scissors, cut excess felt away.

step 6:

turn piece over , and thread ribbon  or lace through both sides.

your piece should look like this:

if desired, you can cover the back with another piece of felt or fabric.

step 7:

turn necklace over & loosely braid if you like, tie ends.

if you prefer, you can add large beading clamps on ends of ribbon & attach a jewelry clasp.

step 8:

now is the time to add any finishing touches to the front with paper glaze & glitter.

let dry & enjoy!

happy mother’s day!

the november gallery is up a bit early just to tease you a little before our launch this evening. our guest designer becky novacek and the creative team created some amazing art this month. i so need to make some more things!

plus, i thought maybe i’d show you some new vintage provision sneak peeks, just in time for your holiday creations … limited quantities.