Design by Night

No I don't have the blues personally, actually I am super happy because I have been featured in another great treasury! If you have the blues check it out and I guarantee it will put a smile on your face.

I have been included in a registry on Etsy! Please check it out and let the curator know if you like it.

So I am a little behind (sometimes I am so far behind I think I am ahead) but I just realized that my Paper Towel Roll Flower Tutorial was featured on two blogs so far this year! First on Green Your Way . It is featured with eight other great recycled paper towel/toilet roll ideas. And again on Cynchronicity . Each have listings of other clever ideas on how to use this abundant household waste.

When I was a kid, I remember my family getting corsages or flowers for my grandmothers to wear on Mother’s Day. To this day I always stop and get my mom flowers but I thought that maybe this year I would do something a little different. Since I am obsessed with making flowers, why not make my mom a flower corsage? So after some research I found instructions on how to make ribbon leaves, so I took those instructions and built on them turning those leaves into this lovely flower. Supplies: Scissors Glue Gun Felt Needle Thread Pin back 1/8” of a Yard of 45” wide Fabric (I used 2 different fabrics, satin and organza) Large button center or old jewelry Pin back Ruler Compass Cut two circles out of the felt. One 2.25” and the other 2.5” round. Cut 15-3”x3” squares out of the fabric. Thread your needle and knot off. Take one of the squares and fold it in half length wise with the good side of the fabric facing outward. Hold in place with your fingers. Take the upper right corner and fold it ...