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I'm Beth. I like making your eyes happy. I bake (because food is awesome) and make crafty things! (Which means the majority of photos here are my own.)

I’m curious,

Does anyone have a blog with their own creations on it?  I want to check it out!
If not, any crafts, art or baking blogs?
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Adventures in cloth dyeing: flower edition!
1. Gather flowers
2. Mash
3. Squeeze out juice
4. Dye stuff!

They’ve faded a bit after they dried, but are still lovely shades.  I love the unevenness in color as opposed to a purchased piece of cloth.  I even tried out a mini tie dye (the last piece of cloth on the right)! 

So cute :]

So cute :]

Here is the bug beach I made with my niece Emerson and my sister.  After showing Emerson the different kinds of moss growing on the bricks, she had the idea of turning it into a beach just for bugs!  We drew umbrellas and flowers and taped a stick to the back so we could poke them into the ground.  The bugs have beach chairs and towels, which they needed after taking a swim in the (bowl of) water.  
(They’re drawn with permanent marker and were fine after sun bathing) 

Fabulous textile art by Sarah Sullivan!

Fabulous textile art by Sarah Sullivan!

(via sarahesullivan)

After seeing this confetti tablecloth on oh happy day, my sister-in-law asked me to make one in shades of yellow for my nephew’s second birthday.
Photos:
1. A naughty black cat giving my trouble.  I was trying to tape the tablecloth down so I could paint it, and he kept sliding across it.  I finally escorted him from the room, closed the door and continued taping, while he entertained himself by trying to open the door and running up and down the hallway meowing to himself.
2. Getting started.
3. Georgeypants calmly investigating.  He’s very uncatlike in the scale of cat behavior, especially compared to black cats.
4. The tablecloth at the party. 

I finished the lamb softie.  Actually it was done for a while, but it was supposed to have pom poms around the ears, and mine didn’t turn out that great.  Whenever I try to make them they can easily be pulled apart, no matter how tight I tie them.  So, naked ears.The pattern is from the book I Love Patchwork by Rashida Coleman-Hale. She’s sitting on my reupholstered chair! 

I finished the lamb softie.  Actually it was done for a while, but it was supposed to have pom poms around the ears, and mine didn’t turn out that great.  Whenever I try to make them they can easily be pulled apart, no matter how tight I tie them.  So, naked ears.
The pattern is from the book I Love Patchwork by Rashida Coleman-Hale. 

She’s sitting on my reupholstered chair! 

I ended up making a felt succulent!  I made the pattern by looking at this one on Etsy (the seller has closed their shop).  It came out alright, but the “dirt” is too high for the cup.

I ended up making a felt succulent!  I made the pattern by looking at this one on Etsy (the seller has closed their shop).  It came out alright, but the “dirt” is too high for the cup.

Progress of the plant.

DIY wrapped bottlesI tried this awhile ago with mod podge like it says, but the yarn wouldn’t stick to the glass and it turned into a horrible mess.  Later I had the idea of trying it out with a hot glue gun, and it worked much better!  The bottle on the right is also painted white on the top half of the inside.

DIY wrapped bottles
I tried this awhile ago with mod podge like it says, but the yarn wouldn’t stick to the glass and it turned into a horrible mess.  Later I had the idea of trying it out with a hot glue gun, and it worked much better!  The bottle on the right is also painted white on the top half of the inside.

I’m currently loving potted fabric plants.  I’m attempting to make my own!

  1. Cacti from sian
  2. Aloe plant from sian
  3. Cactus from TheChicChickadee 
  4. Succulent from sian
I made some bows (tutorial).  They’re just like these felt bows I made, but with more steps.I attached the purple one to my cat’s collar…he was so handsome! 

I made some bows (tutorial).  They’re just like these felt bows I made, but with more steps.
I attached the purple one to my cat’s collar…he was so handsome! 

This is wonderful!Bird embroidery pillow by Prints Charming(the purl bee) 

This is wonderful!
Bird embroidery pillow by Prints Charming
(the purl bee) 

My niece wearing my butterfly mask!(via plum) 

My niece wearing my butterfly mask!
(via plum) 

I tried out the inside bottle painting. (Poppytalk)
What it doesn’t mention is that you will have a massive amount of paint in the bottle after everything is covered, and that you should pour it back into the paint bottle!