Happy Birthday to a dear friend!

Hope you had a great day!

To BLady

To a wonderful mother, confidante and friend. 

Happy Birthday, Little Man!

I'm welcoming myself back into the world of craftiness today. And, what better way to warm up those muscles than with a birthday present. Or, at least the bag the present will be in. I've reused a shopping bag from Lands End Canvas (cute clothes) and made it something that my little friend will like. I almost squished the bag while cleaning up this morning. But it survived and inspired me to do this gift bag with acrylic paint. It's only painted on one side because I only have a couple of hours until the party and I was worried about it being dry. Little Man likes tractors, like another boy that I know, so I've gotten really good at drawing and painting tractors. I might have to try my hand at tractors in other media.

My return to Nifty Table also means that I will share with you the projects that I've done over the summer. Here is a short list of things to expect soon:

• Twig wreath
• Baby shower invite
• Anniversary shower invite
• Applique cardigan
• Beaker plant

Well, it's time to head out for the birthday party! Talk to you soon.

Happy Birthday to a dear friend!

Happy Birthday to a wonderful friend! I hope that your day is extra special.

I have word via text that my friend received her card last week. It went in the mail early because I was concerned it wouldn't get there in time otherwise because of the holiday and, well, the girl on the card was just looking at my begging me to send her to her new home.

For the card, I started with a hand-drawn figure. It took me quite a few tries, and I'm still not sure how I feel about her hands. Then, I scanned the drawing and removed the eraser smudges. I printed the design on cardstock and glued on the fabric triangles.

I'm going to keep working on my figure drawing, and maybe I've come up with a signature card look. Tell me what you think.

Birthday card

Doodles, pretty paper and a sewing machine. This is what I can do with those three things.

This birthday card for my coworker was pretty fun to make. I think it might be the first time that something I've hand drawn has ended up on one of my cards without some kind of manipulation. I have done some drawings for things to gocco, but those sketches still get enlarged or grouped together on the copier. This one was fun. The question is, did she like the card?