Fabric Flower Bouquet

Yes I'm alive and still kickin'! Sorry I missed y'all last week. I decided to take a step back from the blog and focus on Sign Me Up. It was exactly what I needed to do. I took a step back focused on the shop and found my creativity again.

Not only that but I kinda figured out a couple of things I want to do around the blog. BIG changes are coming people! BIG BIG BIG! Get ready.

Anyways... On to today's little crafty post!
Remember when I posted at Momma Hen's place like FOREVER ago? Yea just realized I never shared what I made here! So here it is.

A Fabric Flower Bouquet!

First gather all your scrap fabric.

Next cut strips of fabric about 1.5 inches x 44 inches (44-45 inches is the standard width for most fabrics)

(I folded mine over a bunch of times so I wouldn't have to make such long cuts.)

Next (on one side of the fabric) sew a line. You can use your sewing machine or a needle and thread.

I just used a needle and tread. Simply tie a not in on one end of the thread and stitch back and forth along one edge while slightly gathering the fabric onto the thread.

You will end up with ruffles that look like this.

Now turn on that glue gun! Once it's heated add some glue to the end of a dowel rod.

(I got a package of 20 or so dowel rods at Hobby Lobby for around $1)

Starting at one end of your fabric wrap the fabric around the dowel rod gluing ever so often.

You will end up with a rose looking fabric flower like above!

Keep going until you have your desired bouquet! I know just the place I want to put these too! I'll be giving a tutorial on Tuesday as to where my bouquet's are going!

I'll be linking up to some of THESE awesome parties!

Friday Eye Candy {15- "Pinspiration"}

If you follow my Pins on Pinterest {and you totally should... I'm a pinaholic...}

anyways.... If you follow my pins you might notice that I have a board for "Sign Ideas". A collection of ideas that I will use for inspiring new items for my shop.

So here's another

{and no it's NOT an outfit post!}

First here was my inspiration!

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and here is what I came up with...

You can find this new sign listed HERE

And one of my other new listings...

Vintage House Number Sign can be found HERE!

And here's a SUPER SECRET SPECIAL DISCOUNT CODE FOR THIS WEEKEND ONLY!

{Can be used on ANY Sign in the Shop!}

Enter WEEKEND20 at checkout for 20% off THIS WEEKEND ONLY!

I'll be linking up to some of THESE awesome parties!

Friday Eye Candy {14- Shopping for a Cause}

I know I know it's a day early! But I want to give y'all all the chance y'all can to shop for a cause!

I read a story yesterday that broke my heart at the same time it lifted my spirits...

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I read the story of Rachel Beckwith, a 9 year old little girl with a HUGE heart. Rachel was asking for donations instead of birthday gifts for her 9th birthday.

Here's a direct quote from her website that she set up.

"I found out that millions of people don't live to see their 5th birthday," Rachel wrote. "And why? Because they didn't have access to clean, safe water so I'm celebrating my birthday like never before. I'm asking from everyone I know to donate to my campaign instead of gifts for my birthday. Every penny of the money raised will go directly to fund freshwater projects in developing nations."

 

Rachel had a goal of $300. She raised $220 by her birthday. Shortly after her 9th birthday she died in a tragic accident. Since then her mother has reopened Rachel's website in hopes of earning more money for a cause that Rachel cared so deeply about.

How can you help?

You can donate HERE directly

-OR-

You can shop for a cause!

 

from now till August 1st EVERY sign you purchase from Sign Me Up I will donate $9 to Rachel's fund for clean drinking water in developing countries.

I've listed some new items as well... Check them out!

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You can ready the story where I learned about Rachel HERE
her donation site is HERE


Thank you in advance for everyone who helps out her cause!

I'll be linking up to THESE parties!

The Big Reveal!!!!

We interrupt your regularly scheduled programing for:

THE

BIG

REVEAL!

So let's take ya back for a second...

NOT a very pretty before and after eh?

"Before" is before we ever moved in to our house...

{You can read about that HERE}

"After" is about a month after we moved in to about a month ago... Not pretty...

{You can read about it HERE}

So after the hubs cleaned out all that junk, we painted and put down new flooring...

{You can read about that HERE}

We started bringing all my "craft crap" as the hubs likes to call it...

And we have........

Wait for it......

Are you ready??????????

BAM!

^ Not part of my "craft crap"^

If you follow 20Something on FACEBOOK you would know that a few days ago I got a trash can. And was REALLY excited about it! Why?!?!?! Because it's cute... and it holds all my not-so-cute-shipping-supplies!

If you're ever lucky enough to stop on by East Texas and get to come to Casa de 20Something... You will have to sign the STOP sign... all the cool kids do it...

You can read about my map HERE

Read about my vintage pie table HERE

So what do you think?!?!

I'll be linking up to some of THESE awesome parties!

Duh! Pinning!

Do you follow Sign Me Up on Facebook?!?

You should... I'm pretty awesome... and you MIGHT be lucky enough to get in on a sweet deal or a discount code...

If you follow Sign Me Up you would know that I want to have a sign in EVERY state by the end of the year.

What better way to do that than with a new map in my office?

Last week I ordered THIS map from Amazon... and patiently waited for it to arrive! It FINALLY came in on Saturday! I promptly recruited my Momma to help and glued it down to a cork board. Then asked T to help hang it!

Next I had my face an inch or two away from it while I pinned the map on all the places that I've mailed a sign to!

Ahhhh only 42 more states to go!

EXCITING!!!!

P.S. New signs coming to the shop VERY VERY soon!

I'll be rockin out at some of THESE parties!

Friday Eye Candy {13- Office Space}

Have you seen my stapler?

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Haha LOVE that movie!!! If you haven't seen it go rent it and watch it this weekend! It's amazing!

But really... have you seen my stapler?

I don't think I can find it in this chaos!

Remember in THIS post where I said I was going to organize my office, redecorate it, make it beautiful?!?!

Well........... life got in the way and it hasn't happened, yet. {Yet being the operative word here} 

Now my dining room table has become the landing ground for my SIGNS.

So this is weekend I'm going to completely re-do this room. Make it a place that's alllllllllllll miiiiiinnnnnneeeeee!

The only problem? I don't know what I want!

What color scheme do I want to go with???

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So tell me what you think! What would you choose? I need advice from my peeps...

And remember I'm going to be using THIS as my desk. And I have some other vintage finds that I'll be hanging up.

Here's some offices that I LOVE!

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Tell me... what would you do?!?!