Design by Night

Join me and the ladies of Baltimore Threadquarters for a spring time Mom & Me no sew Fairy Skirt and Crown making workshop for ages 6-9. Fairy princess Kolleen (me) will be sprinkling fairy dust and waiving her magic glue gun to help transform your little girl into a crafty fairy princess! Create a custom made colorful whispy skirt using grosgrain ribbon and fluffy tulle. We'll make a matching fairy crown to top it off! Where: Baltimore Threadquarters When: Sunday, April 14, 2013 Time: 1:00 PM to 2:30 PM To sign up for the class, click here .

Every time I go down the ribbon aisle at the local craft store I am amazed at the variety of cute ribbons they have. Well when I saw this measuring tape ribbon I knew I had to get it and make a flower. This flower pin would be a really cute gift for teacher appreciation day. It is easy to make because it doesn't require and sewing and the ribbon it pretty inexpensive. Supplies Approx 9 ft. of Measuring Tape Ribbon* Scissors Glue Gun Felt 2-small pieces in two different colors Pinking Shears (optional) 1" pin Button for the center *I used a spool of Offray 5/8" ribbon that I purchased at AC Moore. I did a search on the web and there seem to be a lot of ribbon options. I would suggest that you don't use anything wider than .75". Cut a 1.5" circle out of the felt using the pinking shears. If you don't have pinking shears normal scissors work just fine. Using the ribbon, cut twenty to twenty-four 3" strips and five to six 2"...