Table Runner - Part One

Working on a belated birthday gift for a girlfriend.  She requested something "seasonal" and so here we go!  The first stop was Joann's for fabric.  Could spend hours there coming up with different fabric combos and thinking of other projects to made.  But this time stayed with the mission at hand, and in order to keep the time in check I brought Lucy with :)





I've used this pattern book, A Star for all Seasons, a few times for other gifts, it's very easy to follow.

  


Whenever Max hears the sewing machine running he immediately comes in and wants to help.  He's actually very good at putting pins back in the pin cushion!





Squaring the star blocks.




A pile of star blocks ready for the next step.



I'm hoping Part Two of this post will be a finished product.  Right now I'm assemby-lining the borders and the top will be complete!

What are you making these days?

TDC Inspiration - Candy Corn

I've been in the fall decorating mood and when I saw this post from Sarah, I thought super-easy, super-cute and super-cheap.  I haven't broken out the hot glue gun in years and now that it's out, I have many ideas!  I'm thinkin' a window wreath for every occassion - gumdrops or peppermints for Christmas, conversation hearts for Valentine's day...

Anyway, this project should have been super-cheap but I had NO coupons for Joann's when the inspiration hit and foam is rarely on sale.  (I have heard that the dollar store sells faux wreaths, note to self for next time!)  And I'm thinkin' for even more cheapness to buy the holiday candy during the post-holiday sale (as long as I want to wait until next year to display it).

Here are a couple shots of the pre-display candy corn goodness:

I used a TON of glue gun sticks for the wreath.  That puppy is secure!  I didn't have any fabulous ribbon to hang it from so I dug through my fabric scraps and found these black remnants, sewed them into a very long strip, measured how long I wanted it to hang, cut and sewed the 2 ends together to make a secure "loop".  This now adorns our kitchen window and I love it!  (Photo coming soon)

I am determined to not break out the 3 buckets of Halloween decor until October 1st, so things will fill up more in a week or so.!