I went to my mom's today, to do a wee bit o' cleaning for her. My camera was there, so I took pics of this rug, that I named 'Star', inspired by the prop I grabbed. Star is a name- let's not forget Star Jones. Mom had wanted me to make her friend a rag rug, so that's why I took this rug there and why I went ahead and took photos there. I may never see Star again. (Hmmmm-that was confusing!) Anyhow, this rug was made from thrifted t-shirts, some double knit fabric I found in my basement, and some fabric from the braided rug that I had made for the Handmade Home Project. Yes, I tore Maddie's rag rug apart. I hadn't sewn it together very good and I like the crocheted rugs better, and plus I needed some more red fabric. |
And here's a better shot of Berry. The reason Berry was at mom's house is because on Sunday, after church, in the parking lot, I had shown her my two latest rugs and she asked if she could have Berry-so Berry's hers now. I think he's 'berry' handsome. |
I also took Mom a bundle of note cards that I had made from some of my own images. (That strawberry pen smells like strawberries. Love it!) I've had cards printed from my own photos before, but I wanted to do it again after seeing an article by Emily Falconbridge on Today's Mama. |
I purchased some of the note cards from Shutterfly. I had a 30 dollar credit for transferring photos there from a company that is going out of business (Photoworks)-over to Shutterfly, otherwise I probably would not have ordered them. They are not cheap, especially if you are not ordering large quantities. |
The top two cards here are from Vistaprint. They are a little bigger than the Shutterfly note cards and just as nice. I got 10 of each print. They were 'free', except they weren't because they charge you for uploading your own photo and shipping. They came out to be less than a dollar a piece-which I didn't think was too bad for something personalized. I've rambled on long enough, I hope you have a lovely day! |
7 comments:
Your rugs are gorgeous- I love Berry! The note cards are awesome too. I'm so cheap when it comes to purchasing cards, but I love to personalize them, so I get 3.5x5" prints made of my photos, then make a traditional homemade card using my scrapbook stuff - I'm cheap cheap cheap!
Thank you!
No-you are smart, smart, smart. I have some prints too-but I'm just too lazy to make them into cards. Takes too many brain cells for me to try to do it. :)
Your cards are awesome. They look so professional. There's no end to your talents!
Your rugs are beautiful!! I LOVE your cards too. How special to send one to someone. It means so much more. Keep up the great ideas!
You are so very talented Holly. I really like the note cards. What a great idea! My niece, who is 2, wants a kitten but isn't allowed so for her birthday, I made her a book of my cat "Cheech" (which is her favortie cat) and I made a little booklet for her. With the help of Snapfish! I like being able to see your cool and crafty ideas. Keep them coming!
Awww, Wendy, that was a great idea. She'll love it. I love photobooks!
I can't wait until you decide to sell some of those rugs Holly they are so beautiful!!
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