Tops from 2012

This past year has seemed to fly by. Looking back through the post of this last year, I must say it's been a fun one.

My favorite part of last year was a family trip to here. 

I love that we can take these trips and experience all that there is. So looking forward to our family trip to Jamaica this year.

We also managed to get a lot of projects completed this past year. My favorite one being our new door.

Seriously the difference this made to the look of our house is incredible. Still months later this makes me smile when I pull into the drive.

Another remake we did that I love is our thrifty bench find.  

 I can't wait to get some pictures taken using this bench. Which brings me to a huge thing from last year. I started my own business. That has been challenging and fun all at the same time.

Thus being said my picture taking in general has increased a lot this year. And I have been looking at different ways to document those pictures. That is when I stumbled on this thing called Smash Journal / Art Journaling. So I combined the two (though this one is much more just a smash journal).

I hope to work on more of this in this next year.

 I haven't forgotten Mouse. Her and I did some fun knock offs for school this year. No Mini Boden budget here but you couldn't tell with the shirt we made. I had so much fun planning these out with her. We will have to do move of that next year.  

 So what else do you our readers (and us) have to look forward to next year. I am hoping to get our project page done. Then you can see all that we have been working on in one place. I am hoping to do more recipes. I cook all the time I need to post more. We have one more room in our house that needs to be finished and a few more outdoor projects. But for now it's New Years and we have a party to get ready for. So see you all next year.

~ Cassi

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Hoop Art

This summer I took up the hobby/ craft of embroidery. It is a nice road trip project. In getting inspired I saw a lot of mixed media hoop art and I fell in love with the style. I have also liked mixing up the background with patterned fabric. This one I used a clip are design of a sewing machine. I blew up the picture and traced it on to the fabric using carbon paper.

 The fabric piece is a bit of vintage quit fabric I had on hand from Mouse's baby quilt.

It works perfectly into my growing collection of hoops.

~ Cassi


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Hoop Art Owl Design

I have really taken to this embroidery with fabric hobby. It is such an easy pastime to do while driving  and camping.
This past week or so I have been working on an owl hoop. I wish I could remember were I got the owl pattern.

I transfered it on to the fabric through carbon paper.

While embroidering, I added some fabric to the design.

My final piece I added to the design is hard to read. I still need to work on my lettering. But it reads JOB 28:18 ~ The value of wisdom is more,  Than coral or crystal or rubies.

So far two down on my hoop wall. I am working on another one already.

~ Cassi

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Hoop Art Tutorial

We go camping a lot which I love but I have been looking for something to work on while driving and sitting around the fire. I think I have found my new hobby. Hoop Art!
Hoop art is kind of the modern day embroidery . I have been so inspired by the works of this gal and this one.

I want to start with a simple pattern and I knew I want to mix in some fabric.

I started by picking a background fabric and hoop size. (yes, that is a second one behind there more on that one later) Then  I wrote out Grace on the fabric.

 After this part was embroidered I added some fabric a in pennant style.

 Finishing it off with a grey floss stitch.

Wanting to know more about embroidery stitch styles go here.
 Just wait I will have more styles soon. I am loving this new pass time.

~ Cassi



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