Design by Night

When making quick and easy-to-sew flowers lace is the way to go. However, I am often aggravated by the limited colors that you can get lace in…usually only white, cream or black…BORING! So when I saw Simply Spray fabric paint I was super excited.

Simply Spray is exactly like it sounds, spray paint for fabric. It is quick and easy compared to mixing up dye in pots. Plus, you can use exactly what you need unlike mixing vats of fabric dye. I decided to try use the fabric paint to make an ombre piece of lace for a fabric flower pin.

Supplies:
40" of 1.5" wide lace in white or cream
Simply Spray fabric paint for upholstery
Rubber gloves
Drop cloth or old towel
Millinery needle
Thread
Glass beads
Pin
Gator clip
Felt
X-acto or utility knife
Scissors
Water
Marking Chalk
Hot Glue
Outside or in a well ventilated area spread out your drop cloth. Wearing your gloves, take the lace and saturate it with water. Lay the lace on the drop cloth in a straight line. Using the Simply Spray fabric…

Katie approached me at a show during the holiday's and said she had a wedding coming up and would love a flower hair clip made. But it was no ordinary order, Katie wanted to incorporate fabric from her mother's wedding veil and an older silk flower corsage that was her grandmothers. I love weddings and a craft challenge so I worked with the bride to make a special personalized wedding fascinator. And luckily Katie was nice enough to send me some final photos that I thought I would share…Thanks Katie!

Greetings, Ladies and Gents! Join me, Design by Night at the PA Burlesque Festival! And no I'm not dancing I'm a vendor, believe me no one wants to see me perform!

The festival includes Burlesque classes, workshops, and lectures presented by professional, knowledgable performers. And no Glamazon is complete until she's found the right accoutrements! Shop our BURLESQUE BAZAAR for everything you need to stand out in the crowd.

When: June 29 - July 1, 2012
Where: 334 South Street, Philadelphia PA

"The Burlesque Gala" Friday, June 29
"The Big Reveal" Saturday, June 30
Classes and the Bazaar will be held on Saturday, June 30th and Sunday, July 1st
For more information visit www.paburlesque.com.

Recently I got a stash of my grandmom's old plastic bangles that she originally got from the 5 and 10 store. Although I love bangles the years had put a bunch of nicks and dings on them so I decided to give them an facelift. This project is super easy and cheap. One of the best parts is that you can not only use old bangles you can use all those bits and pieces of embroidery floss that you have left over from other projects.

Supplies
2-skeins of embroidery floss*
plastic bangle
scissors
white craft glue

*You can use more than 2 colors, I encourage using as many as you want.


Tie embroidery floss to the bracelet. Make sure to double not it so it doesn't slip off.


 Wrap the embroidery floss around the bracelet making sure to cover the short tail by wrapping the embroidery floss over it.


 To change colors tie one color of floss to the other. Make sure to double knot it tightly so the knot doesn't slip (3A). Closely trim the tails of the floss making sure to keep the one long st…

Come visit me (Design by Night) this Saturday and Sunday at HonFest in Hampden. I will have a table in front of the fabulous Kiss'n Makeup. Come visit me and get your hon on by getting a lovely piled high bee hive hair-do by the wonderful ladies in Kiss'n Makeup.

Bawlmer's Best Time!

June 9: 11am to 10pm
June 10: Noon to 6pm

I will be located on the Avenue in front of Kiss'n Makeup, 827 W. 36th Street

For more information visit the Honfest website.

Craft show season is well under way with so many great shows coming up. This Saturday, June 2 from Noon to 7pm, come check see me (Design by Night) and fellow BEST crafters Jill Popowich Designs, Becca & Mars, Wood Art for Living, Doxallo Design and Charms City Company at Boordy Vinyards for the Gunpowder River Artfest. Admission includes fine art and craft vendors, wine, food, live music, children's activities and parking. Did I mention there would be wine?

Tassels just aren't for ta-tas any more! Make these cute tassel earrings out of inexpensive embroidery floss. A pair will cost you just a few dollars to make.

Supplies
2-skeins of 26 feet (8 meters) embroidery floss
2-ear wires
2-jump rings
jewelry pliers
scissors
2-wooden beads 10 mm or larger, make sure they have a wide enough hole to thread the embroidery floss through
card board about 4" x 4"*

*you can use something from the recycling bin for the cardboard, such as a cereal or cracker box







Using the diagram below make a tassel maker out of cardboard.
 Open one of the skeins of floss and cut off one 12" piece and one 24" piece. Take the 12" piece and put it aside. Place the 12" strip in the slits you cut on each side of the cardboard.
Using the what is left of the open skein of embroidery floss, take the end and hold it with your thumb at the bottom of the cardboard. Start wrapping the floss around the cardboard until you have used all of the embroider…