Corn Husk Wreath

I went to a ward activity where everyone brought holiday crafts that they had made. I saw this wreath that Melonie did, and begged her for instructions. Mine didn't turn out quite as pretty as hers, but here it is in all its glory!

Pillows for the Sweet Retreat

The women on my mom's side of the family have an annual Sweet Retreat where we eat food, make crafts and socialize. This year I am helping with a throw pillow craft. I made three different pillows and I'll show whoever wants to how to make them. They're pretty simple, and I've received numerous compliments on them.

Corsage for Jake's Homecoming Date

My brother Jake completely made my day when he called and asked if I would make the corsage for his Homecoming date. Of course I agreed! After I hung up, I realized it had been awhile since I had made one, and suddenly I was a little nervous. But after some research, and a couple calls to some gals who had experience, I felt up to the task. I had a lot of fun shopping with Jake who handpicked the flowers and bracelet that would make up the corsage. I think it turned out beautifully!

Washcloth Duckies

I found this great idea for washcloth duckies from Martha Stewart's website. They have sponges inside the body, so you could lather up and play at the same time! They turn out so cute! Such a fun idea for baby showers or young children! I have no real use for them, but I like them so much I want to make a whole family of them!

Throw Pillows

I had a lot of fun recently making these pillows for the auction at a family reunion!

Gathered Clutch

This was created from a tutorial that was featured on a craft blog I follow. I was eager to give it a try, and to give it as a Mother's Day gift!

Quilted Card

I got this idea from a craft blog I follow, and decided to give a facelift to a few cards I had stashed away.

Bracelet

A natural shell-inspired bracelet, made for my mother-in-law for Mother's Day.

Shirt Before, Skirt After

I had so much fun with this project! I saw someone make a men's button up shirt into a women's skirt, and I totally wanted to try! So I did! I found this great brown shirt at DI, it has some vertical brown stripes in it that I don't think you can see. On my way to the check out, I was wishing to myself that I could have found some nice lace or something to add to the bottom, and that's when I looked over and saw a white child's dress hanging- and it had some beautiful eyelet trim! Perfect! It was pretty simple to put together, and I added extra buttons, and a flower made of the same lace trim! I'm so excited about this skirt! Now, if only spring would arrive...

Flower Ring

My flower arranging teacher went to a workshop in Utah and brought some ideas back to us! Among those ideas was this flower ring, which she said could be an alternative to prom corsages. Although my ring ended up a little larger than I had anticipated, I like the idea and I'm pleased with the results!

Triangle Arrangement

The horticulture department had a flower show, and they ordered a lot of flowers! After the show, we were able to use whatever flowers we wanted in a design of our choosing. I chose to use mostly tropical flowers and create a triangle-shaped arrangement! I had a lot of fun with this design and it was nice to have so much freedom over the end result!

Glued Corsage

We learned how to make glued corsages instead of wiring each individual part. The upside of the glue is that your fingers don't hurt, but the downside is that the glue is hard to control and gets pretty messy.

Bud Vase

We were taught how to arrange just a few flowers in a bud vase today. A bonus was that I got to keep the vase!

Combo Print #1

This print was made using 3 printmaking techniques. I used hard ground (scratching through a ground), soft ground (pressing a texture into a soft ground), and dry point (carving directly into the copper plate. For this assignment we also had to make two identical prints, which is harder than I thought it would be.

Round Centerpiece

The assignment for this flower arranging lab was to create a round centerpiece with ribbon accents. Although I got to pick the color of the flower and the ribbon, I did not get to pick what kind of flower and greenery was used. I'm getting sick of daisies, but I suppose it doesn't matter what I think :-)

Wrist Corsage

Here is a first attempt at a wrist corsage. I finally got to pick my own flowers (within the carnation variety) so I didn't get stuck with colors I didn't like or flowers that were looking a little sad. If we ever do another one in class there are a few things I will try differently.

Final Soda Bottle Packaging

This is the final product for my soda bottle packaging! I need to get some more professional photos taken but these will do for now.

First Arrangement

This is my very first arrangement! I need to start volunteering to get the flowers for my group so that I don't always get stuck with pink and purple flowers. Overall, I'm happy with it and now I have a cute little arrangement to bring some fresh spring air into my house that's surrounded by snow!

Soda Bottle Project

In my Graphic Design class we've been working on coming up with new packaging for some soda bottles. This is still a work in progress, but here is the general idea thus far.

Second Set of Prints

These prints got sort of rushed, so I don't like the actual images much. The teacher wasn't grading our images fortunately, she only looked at our technique.

Corsage #2!

My second corsage! I raced to the ribbon rack at the beginning of class so I wouldn't get stuck with orange ribbon again!

Children's Clothing Construction

I took a Children's Clothing Construction class last semester and made some really cute clothes! I don't know that it's necessarily any cheaper to make the clothes vs. buying them. I would never make the dress again, but the pants and onsie are no big deal.