I guess it has been awhile since I have posted anything. I have been mostly working on Valentines for my kiddos; however, I have so many projects going on right now that I feel very good about having finished my son's Valentines today. Now I just have to make 12 for my daughter, and 20 or so for my office... A crafter's work is never done. It's your fault Kristin!
Here is a picture of the Valentine treat bags I did for my son. I think I got the .cut file from Capadia. Most everything comes from her, she is amazing. My husband thinks they are kinda "girly", but I say that Valentine's Day is a "girly" holiday, so WHAT THE HELL??
Later this afternoon I dug through all my old stuff for a wedding invite I did a few months ago, because a co-worker of mine is getting married and wants me to do her invites. Ironically enough, she picked the same style as one I had already done. Since I took a picture of it to email to her, I thought i would post it here. It is the first job I actually made some money off of, so it was very exciting for me. Here it is...
Hopefully, I will continue to get jobs like this. I have another one coming up for October, and interestingly enough, it is black and white also. Although, it is a different style :)
An update from my last post... My grandfather passed away on 1-7-09. The funeral was nice, and thankfully all of my family from up North was able to come down. I miss the man terribly already, and can't imagine ever stopping. He is a huge part of my childhood memories, and will always have a special place in my heart. He always made me feel like someone was proud of me, and he championed everything I ever did. I'll miss you the most Papa...
1 comment:
Hi Erin,
I'm so sorry to hear about your "papa", but I'm glad to hear that you have lots of great memories to hold on to.
You also asked about ribbon tying when it comes to bows, I do the "rabbit" ears technique, where you gather a loop in each hand and tie that way. It uses a lot of ribbon but always turns out nicely.
Remember, I also do a lot of twisting, tugging, and turning to get it to look right.
Another technique that I do for bows is to start your tie like you would for a shoe lace (I'm right handed) so I make a loop and hold it with my right hand. Normally for a shoe tie, I would use my left hand to wrap my ribbon around the loop - front to back, BUT for a nice bow I do the exact opposite as in wrap the ribbon with the left hand around the loop but go back to front and push the loop through the hole away from yourself.
Way hard to describe - make any sense at all???
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