Soft Shades of Spring Vintage Yarn Wreath

Tea and Petit Fours Yarn Wreath

My newest wreath creation reminds me a lovely English rose garden complete with an afternoon tea and petit fours!

Crafting Adventures

Here are my latest crafting adventures:

The embroidery hoop was a random idea I had and thought I would try. I found the lovely shabby chic inspired fabric in the discounted scrap bin at Hobby Lobby!!

 I get a summer picnic/grandma's pretty fabric napkin vibe from this creation..very cozy, homey and pretty hung up on my new lovely key hanger found here:   http://www.etsy.com/people/OldNewAgain

Burlap!!

My newest love is burlap.  Side note: burlap is extremely messy to work with! When I was making this wreath, I covered the floor with newspapers and still had to vacuum several times and change my clothes!  It comes off in little pieces and also leaves a fuzzy mess on any cloth material.  However, burlap  gives a project a very "homey" feel. Watch out for hot glue burns when working with it.. the glue loves to seep up through the little holes!! For this project, I bought a straw wreath (very cheap at Hobby Lobby) and cut 3" strips of burlap and wrapped /glued them around the wreath in a random pattern.  I then hot glued the lace doily and added my favorite white and pink felt flowers.  I decided the wreath needed another "vintagey" look, so I added some little wooden peg buttons attached to felt. I love it!!- a very shabby chic, vintage inspired wreath.  Have I mentioned I'm obsessed with wreaths?!?!  I practically have a different wreath every week for my door!!  Eventually, I want to start documenting the process of creating but I haven't found the time to grab my camera mid crafting! Thanks for stopping by!!

Etsy Shop

Visit my Etsy Shop!!  http://www.etsy.com/people/KaramellCreations?ref=si_pr

Embroidery Hoop

Tonight I completed another embroidery hoop.  This little mixed media number features fuschia and purple felt flowers attached to burlap material and hand embroidered stems. I plan on propping this little sassy number on my bookshelf where plenty of boring textbooks need a pop of color infused into their dull lives.  I will also be selling replicas of this original in my Esty Shop. Yay.. another lovely craft complete!!

Weekend Crafts

I completed a small 5" yarn wreath and an embroidery hoop in the wee Saturday and Sunday evening hours.  I also am loving completed embroidery hoops used as decoration in a small space.  You can hang one up individually or group a few together to make a cute artsy look for your wall.

Recipes-Soft Sugar Cookies

These delish sugar cookies will melt in your mouth! I have searched and searched for a sugar cookie that didn't get too hard and crunchy.  These are my treasure find! These little puffs of heaven stay soft and will truly delight you!  


Ingredients

• 2/3 cup shortening
• 2/3 cup butter
• 1 1/2 cups white sugar
• 2 eggs
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/3 cup granulated sugar for decoration

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
2. In a medium bowl, cream together the butter, shortening and sugar. Stir in the eggs and vanilla. Combine the flour, baking powder and salt, stir into the creamed mixture until dough comes together. Roll dough into walnut sized balls and roll the balls in sugar. Place them on an unprepared cookie sheet about 2 inches apart.
3. Bake cookies 10 to 12 minutes in the preheated oven, until bottom is light brown. Remove from baking sheets to cool on wire racks.

Yarn Wreaths

I am currently obsessed with making yarn wreaths!! They are fun to create and help to spruce up a door, window, mantle, bookshelf or even a mirror.  I usually just pop in a DVD or watch my favorite TV show while wrapping yarn around a wreath form.   In the future, I want to post a step-by-step tutorial on how to make your very own yarn wreath.  For now, here are some pictures of my most recently created lovelies!