Urban Debris Artlog

These beautiful images are ....not my Holiday decorations, not my house

But I wish they were!

All images from Canadian Living.

Cute Fruit and Vintage Fruit Friend Pattern Download

from Dark Roasted Blend Funny Animals

United Fruit Company

Make a vintage Fruit Friend

Pattern - c;ick for larger image

Unique Valentine Ideas for your loved one(s)

Here are my top 3 favorite, unique ideas for your Valentine.

A Little Valentine Tutorial  - "A Ticket to Love" from It's in the Details. Don't you love her banner? Look familiar? :-)

How to Make Your Own Valentine from Craftystylish

Teeny Tiny Valentine from the World's Smallest Postal Service on Leafcutter Designs. Check out the other amazing things that are tiny in the shop.

Reindeer and Green Tree with many uses even tea towels

Click here to see a free download of a reindeer and tree.
 

You can use these for many things. Here is one idea for rea towels:
 

Suggested stich to use:

Vintage Felt Flowery Wrist Cuff

Gather your materials

 

Felt in bright colors
Wide vintage ribbon to serve as wrist band
Needle Embroidery floss or thread
Scissors
Vintage buttons
Vintage beads or sequins

Cut the felt in flower and leaf shapes. (Print out this scan and cut out the shapes to use as patterns.)

Wrap the wide ribbon around your wrist, and add a couple of inches to that length, then cut the ribbon. Using flower and leave shapes, layer the shapes them over each other on top of the wide ribbon. The more layers the prettier your flower will be.

Stitch your basic layout to the ribbon using coordinating or contrasting thread or embroidery floss. Sew a button as the center. Embellish with embroidery, sequins, beads and other ribbon.

Choose how you want the cuff to be held on – tie the ribbon into a bow, add Velcro, or add a button and buttonhole clasp. http://www.simplicity.com/index.cfm?page=section/sewtips/boundbuttonhole/bbuttonhole.html

My hedgie pattern on Craft Magazine

Check out this hedgie made by KimsCozyKitchen� and shown on Craftster http://www.craftster.org/forum/index.php?topic=261262.0�This Hedgie named Sprinkles is made from my Vintage Hedgehog pincushion pattern here: http://urbandebris.typepad.com/urban_debris_journal/2006/08/free_hedgie_pin.html�on this blog. Kim's hegie and link back here are also featured on Craft Magazine Daily: http://blog.craftzine.com/archive/2008/08/hedgehog_pincushion.html?CMP=OTC-5JF307375954

Freebie

Pink good day stationary! Download Rectangle_01.jpg

Beautiful Craft Rooms

I am trying to rearrange my craft area. If I had a room it would be so wonderful, but alas! So, I have been perusing images on the web for some kind of help, ideas to grab. Here are some ideas, which of course belong to the original posters.

Craft Room from Tara Anderson http://www.flickr.com/photos/taraanderson/sets/72157594479484839/

Soule Mama http://soulemama.typepad.com/soulemama/2007/05/come_on_in.html via Craft

Linda Permann http://www.adornmag.com/blog/?p=616

Thread wrapped nest (to store tidbits?) from Country Home.

 

Tracie Claireborne http://www.madcropper.com/tracie-claibornes-scrapbook-room/

Animated Paper Art

Check out this animated image from sweetgifs.com

via ffffound

One World - One Heart WINNER!

Yahoo! Double fun,,,why? I pick the winner and I get picked. Yes, my lovely bloggers, it is time to announce the drawing winner for One World, One Heart. So the winner of the Ooh-la-la quilty is:

DeirdraDoan http://deirdradoan.blogspot.com/

But the fun does not stop - I won one of my favorite things: a wonderful crow

from Turquoise CRO Thyme

CAW!! 

matryoshka dolls (a.k.a. nesting dolls)

Make yours:

Crochet Nesting Dolls pattern

Felt Nesting pattern

Thomas Paul "Folk" plates

matryoshka-themed items at Urban Outfitters

Fred Flare

card design by Egg Press

four-piece stamp set from The Small Object

Hannah Zakari makes a bunch of babushka necklaces

Tsk Tsk gorgeous hand-painted dolls

Sock matryoshka from sock puppies

Enough? No?! Check out Print and Pattern

Owlies!

There are so many wonderful owls and patterns for owls. Here are my favorites.

Moonstiches zakka style owl
http://moonstitches.typepad.com/moonstitches/2007/11/zakka-style-owl.html

It's a hoot! Anna Marie Horner
http://annamariahorner.blogspot.com/2006/12/its-hoot.html

Large Owl Download 
Download mrowlimg.jpg

Crafty patterns round up!

http://www.snapandscrap.net/blog/?p=500 Make a banner

http://www.curbly.com/DIY-Maven/posts/3105-Make-a-Wreath-Out-of-Recycled-Sweaters Recycled sweater wreath

http://crafts.kaboose.com/pincushion.html  Easy pin cushions
http://www.purlbee.com/very-easy-pincushions/

http://reprodepot.blogspot.com/2007/12/holiday-ornaments.html Holiday ornament

http://thelongestyear.typepad.com/my_weblog/2007/02/the_tote_former.html Sweater tote

http://blog.betzwhite.com/2007/12/peas-please.html Felted peas in a pod

http://www.marthastewart.com/portal/site/mslo/menuitem.0e0eb51a2e6b5ad593598e10d373a0a0/?vgnextoid=caf32e912b11f010VgnVCM1000003d370a0aRCRD&vgnextfmt=default Sweater stocking

Got Buttons?

Button wreaths
You can hang these and keep them up all year.

via http://yourheartout.com/wp-content/uploads/2006/12/wreath.jpg

Inspiration

http://flickr.com/photos/littlebirds/309647808/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/61965501@N00/307619314/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/goldenpaws/198164868/
one for christmas http://www.flickr.com/photos/7897294@N08/2096797818/
not just round http://www.flickr.com/photos/23264080@N00/452871884/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/littlewaif/2052761443/

How-to adapted via all things christmas http://www.allthingschristmas.com/crafts/buttonwreath.html

Materials:

- Assorted buttons
- Cardboard
- styroforam wreath
- Multi purpose cement glue or hot glue
-newspaper tp protect surface

Instructions:

Spread newspaper

Use cement glue or hot glue to arrange buttons on the wreath. Cover the front or all around. Overlap and add lots of buttons.

Once glue has dried,cattach ribbon and use as an ormanment or decoration.

Recycle newspaper!

Free Holiday Gift Tags!! - Update

crazy gift tags from angry chicken http://angrychicken.typepad.com/angry_chicken/

elf tags from liquid paper http://liquidpaper.typepad.com/liquid_paper/2007/12/elf-tags-for-yo.html

elf and santa from something to say http://littlesomethings.blogspot.com/2007/12/free-gift-tags.html

camillaengman sheepy piggy tags http://camillaengman.blogspot.com/2007/12/id-like-to-wish-you-early-merry.html

Sew Mama Sew offers these http://www.sewmamasew.com/media/blog/gift_tags.pdf

gingerbread and snowman from luc lstulippe http://www.luclatulippe.com/2007/12/10/free-gift-tags/

from martha stewart http://images.marthastewart.com/images/content/web/pdfs/pdf1/1204_gifttags.pdf

Funny elf tag from Rosemary Travale's Super Blog http://piratecore.livejournal.com/75418.html

tech santa from sate of things http://yuxilonofilo.blogspot.com/2007/12/free-christmas-tags.html

mixture from lucky crow http://www.luckycrow.com/free_tags.php

christmas carol tags from embody http://www.embody.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/embodytags.pdf

pattern tags from the blog studio http://www.theblogstudio.com/images/Holiday-Tags-from-TBS.jpg

See the posting on Bella Dia for more: http://belladia.typepad.com/bella_dia/2007/12/gift-tags.html

Quick Post - Stocking and Tree Skirt

Really cute stocking and tree skirt patterns from The Vintage Workshop.

http://www.thevintageworkshop.com/store/gallery/projinstr/168_MerryXmasSock.pdf

http://www.thevintageworkshop.com/store/gallery/projinstr/TreeSkirt_Instructions.pdf

More advent calendars and make-dos

Here is a tutorial for an advent using metal tins and Velcro from Split Coat Stampers. There are some other tutorials on their site worth checking out on the projects page.

Delicious pin cushions from How About Orange.

See her fabric thumbtack tutrotial, and fabric panel wall art, too.

Tropical tabletop from Sunset. More fun stuff here.

christmasy! finally...

It's official. It finally got cold here rather than the Indian Summer we were having. With the drop in temperature, my holiday spirits rose. So here are some Christmas finds and makes to celebrate :-)

from allsorts

both from christmas traditions

from fjorn scandinavian

from smith and hawkin

Etys Find! Ms Kwitty's Cottage and more

Looking for those special handmades for thew holidays? Here are some from Etsy!

Etsy artisan Karen Wittkop, who has made some adorable fabric Santa gift bags (and pockets with tags).

No tree would be complete without a Santa Cthulhu from Draig Athar Designs http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5299687

I think I need one of everything from Tamar's Shop http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5001630

A plethora of art and craft

Sew,Mama,Sew! Handmade Holidays: 30 Days of Gifts to Sew!

Each day in November focuses on a particular theme; we will provide great resources and inspirational ideas for sewing holiday gifts. Every week throughout November we’ll also offer two $25 gift certificates to Sew,Mama,Sew! Winners will be randomly selected from all comments posted on the blog in the previous week.

Make fabric paper http://rainbow-barbara.blogspot.com/2007/05/fabricpaper-erstellen.html

Make a bunting banner  http://www.snapandscrap.net/blog/?p=500

Fake Ikea art http://www.instructables.com/id/Easy-original-artworks/ and http://nested.typepad.com/blog/something_to_make/index.html

Prickles the pretty pincushion

Turkeyfeathers made Prickles using my Hedgehog Pincushion pattern found http://urbandebris.typepad.com/urban_debris_journal/2006/08/free_hedgie_pin.html.  More pincushion love on Flickr here.

Ducky

:-)

Beautiful and Bird Idea!!

Here she is! Visiting for the holidays :-)

Dove Decorating via http://www.amazing-christmas-ideas.com/

What you will need for hanging your birds:

• White thread
• Two pushpins for each bird
• Two straight pins for each bird
• Optional hot glue

Bird Hanging Tips

Hanging the birds in a manner that looks natural and graceful can be tricky. Here are some quick tips:

• Use thread that is the least visible when hanging from the ceiling. I use white cotton thread.
• Attach two strings of thread to the bird’s back.
• Cut the strings long enough to reach from the ceiling to the level you want your bird to hang. Cut twice as much thread as you think you’ll need. It’s easy to cut off extra, but it can be frustrating to have to start over.
• Wrap the first thread around a straight pin with a white ball head. Insert the pin at an angle near the head of the bird. The white head of the pin should be toward the head of the dove and inserted toward the tail. The angle is important in preventing the thread from slipping out when the bird is hung.
• Wrap thread around a second pin and insert at an angle, but this time the white head will be near the tail and inserted toward the head.
• You now have two threads inserted in the back of the dove. Wrap the end of each thread around a clear pushpin to be inserted in the ceiling. You can adjust the distance of the dove from the ceiling by adjusting the number of turns around the pushpin.
• When your threads and pins are in place and the birds are ready for hanging, you can temporarily insert the ceiling pushpins in the back of the birds. When you’re at the top of your ladder and you’re ready to hang your doves, just remove one pushpin at a time and insert in the ceiling.
• After hanging your birds to the ceiling, if they are not hanging in the direction you intended, you can control the direction by repositioning one of the strings.
• Occasionally, repositioning the beads they carry in their mouths or feet, to a different limb on the tree can also help to control the direction.

Instructions for properly hugging a baby

First, find baby

Second, be sure that the object you spied was indeed a baby by employing classic sniffing techniques. If you smell baby powder and the wonderful aroma of wet diapers this is indeed a baby

Next you will need to flatten the baby before actually beginning the hugging process **Note: The added slobber should help in future steps by making the paw slide easier.

Next, the paw slide -- Simply slide paws around baby and prepare for possible close-up.

Finally, if a camera is present, you will need to execute the difficult and patented hug, smile, and lean Dogs, if this is properly done, it will secure you a warm, dry, climate-controlled environment for the rest of your life!

Toys from The Toymaker, Glitterville and Hoedown

Marilyn Scott Waters website has always enchanted me. I have been on her mailing list for almost as long as she has had her site up. She has such a great imagination and is so generous with her creations. Right now there are some new Halloween Toys to print and make, such as Dr. Skelly's Magic X-Ray machine. See them at http://www.thetoymaker.com/Holidays/Halloween/1HALLOWEEN.html More holiday toys are found here http://www.thetoymaker.com/4HOLIDAY.html  You can see the rest of her toybox here http://www.thetoymaker.com/2Toys.html with everything from fairies to trucks to stickers, all free.

Have you seen Glitterville?

Hate going to the mall? Shop the Handmade Holiday Hoedown from mymy. You can also submit your items. Read how here.

Various and Sundry - Roundup!

Free printable vintage Christmas Tags from Making Greeting Cards  http://www.making-greeting-cards.com/support-files/christmas-tags-1.pdf

An article about my blog on the I love craft blogs site :-) http://Ilovecraftscraftblogs.blogspot.com

I am doind Dawbis' wonderful Trade 11 for OYT! http://openyourstoo.blogspot.com/

This is a kids snackset, but I would carry it in my lunchbox! There are lots of beautiful and surprising designs on the Not Neutral shop.

Check out the Collage Machine on mediaremix. There is also a stripemaker, fontmaker, cursormaker, and more.

Here is cornelius, my cyber bunny on bunnyherolabs! They have monkeys, turtles, ducks, hamsters....

Pinkytoast - dreadfully charming!

Photojojo - Turn a can into art!

Kiss - Needs no explanation!