I've realized lately that besides Christmas and Halloween, I'm sorely lacking in holiday decor. My current home decor color scheme isn't very pastel friendly but I couldn't resist making this towel.
The idea came to me while I was digging through my fabric stash. I originally wanted to make a table runner, but I found a flour sack hand towel that I had been saving for an embroidery project. The towel is the perfect pastel pink. Doesn't it look good together?
I quickly drew an egg and peep style bunny in illustrator and then used my Silhouette software to trace them and prepare them for cutting. I used this method to cut and adhere the shapes. Just click the picture to go to the tutorial.You can download the file here.
I ironed the shapes onto my towel, then I used a fine zig-zag stitch to applique the edges. I always opt for the heavy duty Heat n' Bond, which warns not to sew it, but I've never had any issues. The result is a festive and useful decoration.
Hope you and yours have a fantastic Easter!
XOXO,
Things are finally settling around here and I've gotten back into some digital design. In Texas, we had a sneak peek of autumn over the weekend and I was in heaven. I got to wear long sleeves and snuggle up with a blanket. I almost broke out my hot chocolate, but decided to save that for another day.
I've been itching for pumpkin flavored everything, flannel and boots everyday. Since I've got a few more weeks since I can really enjoy Fall, I made some PL cards to share! Please share anything you make with them, I would love to feature your creations here!
XOXO,
Holly & Co.
I've been itching for pumpkin flavored everything, flannel and boots everyday. Since I've got a few more weeks since I can really enjoy Fall, I made some PL cards to share! Please share anything you make with them, I would love to feature your creations here!
The cards are square edged, but if you prefer rounded corners, all the designs are compatible with rounded edges. I'm not a PSL drinker, but I know the majority of the world is so I threw that in there.
For personal use only please.
XOXO,
Holly & Co.
I'm excited to share Welcome to Winter Card set #2!
These cards are a mix of sizes and they coordinate with Welcome to Winter Card set #1.
Enjoy the cards and please share anything you make with them. I would love to feature some projects here on the blog.
XOXO,
Holly & Co.
While I've been putting together my December memories book for this year, I've been trying to use up some of my stash. After gathering from my stash, I was needed some more pops of color so I decided to put together some cards for the occasion.
I had so many ideas I had to split them up into two sets. Look for the next set coming up in a few days. You can follow me on BlogLovin' to make sure you don't miss it.
I usually use white smooth cardstock for my printables, but for comparison, I printed them on different types so you could see the colors on each kind. I actually am leaning towards kraft smooth cardstock as my favorite.
To make sure the cut lines show up correctly for each cut, make sure to cut down the center first. The subsequent cuts don't matter but that first one does.
Let me know what you think. Do you prefer the 3x4 size or are you looking for smaller or different sized downloads?
XOXO,
Holly & Co.
Our apartment complex has a plethora of leaves right now. I'm not complaining, I love the sound of crunching leaves under my boots and piles of leaves to look at. It's started to get quite crisp around here, I'm enjoying fall fashion, hot chocolate and decorating for the holidays.
Zoe and I spent a little time outside playing in the leaves a few days ago, and she obliged me in throwing some leaves. After seeing these photos, I wanted to enhance them with some digital stamps.
Zoe and I spent a little time outside playing in the leaves a few days ago, and she obliged me in throwing some leaves. After seeing these photos, I wanted to enhance them with some digital stamps.
I made three different styles, and you can easily manipulate the size, color and direction.
For personal use only, please.
XOXO,
Holly & Co.
Our cookie party is later this week, and Zoe was anxious to start packing up our goodie bags this weekend. So we ripped into the goodies and divided them up.
Here's what they included...
The confetti was found at Target and the treat bags were left over from my guest design gig at Pebbles (come back Thursday for more about that) The rest was from Dollar Tree and Wal-Mart.
To seal the bags, I made these circle labels, printed them on white sticker paper, and cut them out with my Silhouette Print and Cut feature ( hands down my FAVORITE thing about this machine!)
Here's what they included...
The confetti was found at Target and the treat bags were left over from my guest design gig at Pebbles (come back Thursday for more about that) The rest was from Dollar Tree and Wal-Mart.
To seal the bags, I made these circle labels, printed them on white sticker paper, and cut them out with my Silhouette Print and Cut feature ( hands down my FAVORITE thing about this machine!)
You can download the print and cut file here. For personal use only.
XOXO,
Holly & Co.
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| Fabric: Too Cute Too Spook, Font: Chunkfive |
I'm super excited about today's project. After I finished the Arrow Quilt, I had a bunch of triangle scraps leftover and this project is the perfect thing for a pile of unclaimed scraps.
I made two versions, both are no-sew, this first one is made from the Arrow Quilt fabric scraps. The scraps were already cut into triangles. I cut triangles from the Heat n' Bond (HNB) to match the fabric scraps. Then ironed the HNB to the backside of the fabric triangles. I trimmed the triangles to 3.5" x 2.5" x .2.5". I arranged them a few at a time and ironed them to the canvas bag.
I bought my plain canvas bags are Joann's with a 40% off coupon, and they were around $2 each, they were the medium size. I also bought the Heat n' Bond there, and it was on sale for a few dollars. (You get a piece that is 17"x 36", in the small package)
For Zoe's name, I used this method to cut the fabric with my Silhouette.
For another option, I used the pattern from the Jack-O-Lantern T-shirt. The cut file is available for download here. (Personal use only)
Taking a quick break from Halloween posts, I saw this mood board on Pinterest this afternoon for Studio Calico's November kits. I love the color scheme and immediately got to work designing some PL cards.
I hope you enjoy them. You can download them here. I can't wait to see how they mesh with the actual Studio Calico kits.
XOXO,
Holly & Co.
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| image: Studio Calico |
I hope you enjoy them. You can download them here. I can't wait to see how they mesh with the actual Studio Calico kits.
Holly & Co.
I've been dabbling in Adobe Illustrator, and using some new fancy fonts, I came up with this Halloween printable. I'm going to use the orange circle tags for my cookie party treat bags. I'm still learning, but I had a great time putting these together.
You can download them here. Personal use only.
*Make sure not to re-size them if you want them to fit into divided page protectors.*
What type of other printables would you like to see?
Let me know your ideas and you might just see them here!
XOXO,
Holly & Co.
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I saw these stitched pockets from Studio Calico and loved them...until I saw the price tag!
$5.99 for 8 pockets. I'm not sure on the exact sizes of these, but I decided with some cardstock, patterned paper and my sewing machine, I could make my own. Even better, I made them to fit into Project Life/Handbook/Simple Stories page protectors.
I used my Silhouette software for this task, specifically because I want to perforate the cardstock, so I didn't have to sew two separate pieces together. I created both a 4x6 and 3x4 size. Once I cut them out with my Silhouette, I carefully folded them, textured side up.
Once they were folded, I sewed three of the edges, leaving one side open to slide in a journaling card or photo. As you can see, I made the opening on different sides depending on the size, this was just my personal preference.
The inserts are sizes about a 1/2" smaller on each side. Just remember to trim them down and they will slide right in.
To recreate these fun pockets, download the templates here.
XOXO,
Holly & Co.
