Owl Needlebook Tutorial

Back in July of 2014

I was invited to be a part 

of the Creative Troupe for C&T Publishing.

They publish wonderful craft and quilting books.

It's a really fun opportunity for me

 to get to play with new products

before they are released to the general public.

The hard part has been keeping it all very quiet all this time.

I'm not very good at keeping secrets  :)

Today I received the email that said

we can finally show off our projects!

I recieved a roll of Kraft -tex in chocolate brown.

(you can find it here)

What is Kraft-tex you ask?

It feels like construction paper 

and it is actually made of paper,

but after you wash it something amazing happens.

Yes, I said wash it.....in the washing machine.

It takes on the characteristics of leather.

The more you wash it, the more "leather-like" it becomes.

I washed mine and dried it in the dryer 4 times.

It's sturdy and easy to work with.

You can sew it and cut it and paint on it.

The possibilities are endless!

It's just plain awesomesauce.

You can find my Owl Needlebook as

well as the other fun projects submitted on Pinterest.

https://www.pinterest.com/ctpublishing/krafttextm/

You can also print the tutorial for my Owl Needlebook

 by clicking on the green print bar 

on the lefthand side of the page.

Happy Crafting!!!

Friendship :)

Last night I finished stitching

Lizzie Kate's "Friendship Begins".

I stitched it on 28ct Carnation Pink Jubilee

with 1 thread over 1.

I changed all the colors

because the recipient loves pinks :)

I wanted to make my dear friend a needle book

and this is how it turned out.

I used pink and white wool felt inside

to hold the needles

and a red heart button to close it.

For the borders, tea pot, cups and tablecloth

I used rayon floss that my Mom gave me

from Germany.

The floss bundles say Elga Stickseide

but I can't find color names on the packaging.

I've never worked with rayon before

but it's very pretty and I love the sheen it gives.