Tooth Fairy Bird Pillow

I love these birds!!
And they are Tooth Fairy Pillows!
Elizabeth's Embellishments

Latest Project

Oh, how I love this garland!
I am determined to give this as a gift this year ...
however, I am not as successful as I thought
I would be.
(still working on the roundness of the balls)
If it tells you anything, Shaun said "If you want to just buy the
garland I think that's okay"
Pictures to come of end product.

Fabric Baskets

I've long admired the fabric baskets from Pink Penguin... and this week I started actually making them. Rather than follow the actual tutorial, I'm selecting 12 different fabrics and cutting 2 squares of each fabric (one for the front and one for the back) to really show off what different fabric scraps could be inside. The plan is for each basket to hold that color's scraps. I love showcasing my favorite fabrics together like this!

Personalized Pillows

Imagine coordinating all of your child’s bedroom pillows -- with some personalization to boot. With Bella Marie's personalized pillows, you can.

Seamstress and Etsy shop-owner, Marie Villa, loves personalized items, as do her children. To Marie, her name pillows are "the perfect projects to make that not only coordinate with a room's colors, but also personalize it at the same time.”
Marie used an assortment of Heather Bailey Freshcut fabrics for the “Emme Pillow” below. Other materials include a background fabric (Marie used a solid, pre-quilted fabric) Heat n' Bond™ Lite, stuffing, and lots of thread.

According to Marie, this is a simple design to make. Each pillow takes about 2 hours to complete. "The letters are the only thing that can get tricky – but with practice you can get them just right."
Marie's pattern is from one of her favorite websites, http://www.youcanmakethis.com/info/featured-products/Personalized-Name-Pillows.htm, for $6.95. However, if you don't have the skills nor the time to make your own customized pillows -- but you love homemade, you’re in luck. Marie will make a custom one for you. Contact Marie through her Etsy shop, Bella Marie Designs, to place your custom order. Keep in mind, longer names such as Savannah can be fit onto a slightly longer pillow.
If you don’t have a little guy or girl in mind, Marie suggests a “Mom” pillow for mother’s day or a special “Grandma” pillow with grandchildren’s names hand-embroidered around the pillow's front. For pillow inspiration, comb through Marie’s Flickr set here.

Sewn Treats

I had fun sewing these pillowcases with the material from last years sales. Pillowcases are great gifts for kids and adults! Packaged in cellophane and tied with a ribbon is a wonderful homemade idea.

This is apron is beautiful! I love to wear it; however, I always seem to need full-length coverage.

I made this apron as a Christmas gift a few years ago for all of the 'little' girls in my life!

I altered a white bed skirt with some leftover red striped material. I did not like the thin material that the bed skirt was made of and I was too cheap to buy another one.

Where credit is due.

I have to tell you that I saw this birdie garland on another blog entitled Bricolage and Butter. I have decided to try and make this for next years' gift exchange. I love vintage material and collect fat squares when they are on sale. I plan to also try to add the bells and beads!