Wednesday, January 19, 2011

Fairy Blogmother Giveaway

Sorry for all The Fairy Blogmother talk lately, I am just REALLY excited about this new project.

So! I've decided to give away one complete blog design (the main package, PLUS all of the extras!) here on my blog.

To enter:
Just leave a comment. Simple as that!

Want some extra entries? Just do one (or all!) of the following. Please leave a different comment for each entry.
1. Blog about this giveaway (leave me the link)
2. Facebook about this giveaway.
3. Tweet about this giveaway.

Thanks for all your support, you guys! You rock.

(ps. Prices have been reduced on the site! Be sure to go check!)

Monday, January 10, 2011

The Fairy Blogmother

I am so excited to announce the launch of my blog design site.



Go ahead, check it out (just click the picture above)! Be sure to let me know what you think. I am looking forward to designing your blog in the near future. 

Sunday, January 9, 2011

Flower Brooch

Wow, thank you guys so much for all your support regarding my blog designs. I am so excited about this new adventure, and can't wait to have my website up and running (it should be sometime this week! I will keep you updated).

Anyway...You're not going to believe this. I have an actual craft to share. Crazy, right? It feels weird, but I think I like  it. I've missed the ol' blog.

Today I did a really sad thing. I packed up all my craft supplies so that we could get started on the nursery. The nursery part is exciting, but having all my craft supplies in a box and nowhere to put them? Not such a happy thing. Hopefully they find a new home soon.

So anyway, we came to my parent's house for dinner tonight and my mom just knew I needed to do a little crafting to cheer me up. So, she showed me a little fabric brooch that she bought at a cute local boutique and we decided to try and make one like it. They turned out really cute, if I do say so myself.

Uhh...I feel like I'm blabbering on and on. So, here is the tutorial!
**Disclaimer: these pictures were takin on my phone because I didn't have my camera with me. Also, please ignore my ugly hands.

First, start by gathering all of your supplies.
You'll need: scissors, 2-3 circular objects to trace, fabric, pencil, glue gun, and a pin (not pictured).
Step one: trace your circles. You will need 4 copies of each sized circle.
Step two: fold your biggest circle in half once.
Step three: fold it in half again.
Step four: continue folding the circles into fourths until all circles are folded. Also, cut a small circle out of felt for the back of your flower.
Step five: Put a dot of glue onto your felt.
Step six: Place your biggest folded circles onto the glue, so that all together they form a circle.
Step seven: put a little glue on the corners to help keep them from flapping open
Step eight: Glue your smaller circles (folded, of course) on top of the bigger ones. Make sure to alternate them so that they aren't perfectly straight with the bigger circles.
Step nine: Glue on a button.
Step ten: Glue on a pin.

Now you're finished!

Here's what my finished product looked like. Thankfully, my mom was willing to model. Look how nice her hair is. 
And here's the pin my mom made, using three layers of circles. I love it!

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(ps. I'm exhausted and didn't edit this post for grammar at all. Sorry if there's some huge mistake! Hopefully I will fix them in the morning!)

Tuesday, January 4, 2011

I need practice!

A good friend of mine is teaching me how to design blogs. I've had a blast reading some of her old custom orders and trying to make them myself.

The problem is, I want some practice that is all my own! So, I came up with an idea. For just $25, I will design a blog header and a blog background for you! It's a win win situation for both of us. I'll get the practice that I need, and you will get a bloggy facelift for dirt cheap!

Here's a blog I designed for a friend of mine:
Check out the whole thing here. She's one crafty lady.

Interested? Just shoot me an email to [email protected]. I look forward to chatting with you about all your blogging dreams. First come, first serve y'all.

**I forgot to mention that these designs are only available for people using Blogger, for now. Sorry for any inconvenience!