Happy Handmade Week #82 Favorites

My top three favorites from #happyhandmade week 82 and they are all hoop art! I have fallen in love with hoop art so I couldn't help but fall in love with all three of these.

 

I love this embroidered Give Thanks Hoop Art by KLM Kreations.

 

Here is another super cute hoop art What's the Buzz? Whoo Knows...by Kiser Krafts .

 

Lastly, love this very unique Mandala Hoop Art by Craftypodes .

Handmade Featured Friday: Halloween

Thanks to everyone that shared items and everyone that checked out the items linked up last week. There were so many great items linked up and lots of people checking out all the striped themed items. Now let's see the top two viewed items from stripes week and my top two.

Top 2 Viewed Items:

Pirate Nursery Art by Bugaboo Bear Designs

 

Hello Beautiful Printable Wall Art by Sushi and Queso

My top 2 favorite items:

Paris Themed Party Invitations by Adore by Nat

 

Luella Lion & Me by Kiser Krafts

Now onto this week's theme. Share two handmade Halloween themed items.

An InLinkz Link-up

Featured Shop Wednesday: Paper Selvage

Welcome back to a new week of Featured Shop Wednesday! This week please welcome Lorelai from Paper Selvage! 

Tell me a bit about yourself 
My name is Lorelai and I am a Boston native residing in Los Angeles. I spend most of my time sewing, blogging and traveling. When I'm not working, you can find me volunteering at animal rescue groups. I help walk dogs, bottle feeding kittens and squirrels, as well as rehabbing elephant seals and other marine rescues. Not all at the same place of course! 

Tell me about your shop and what you make.

Paper Selvage features hand pressed paper made entirely of recycled fibers. All of my paper is made with a mixture of recycled paper, fabric and pattern tissue left over from my sewing projects. Each sheet is one of kind and showcases beautiful abstractions of fabric fibers. Great for paper crafts, personalized notes, gift tags, wedding guest books, scrapbooking, etc.

 

 

 

 

What inspires you to make what you make? 

Paper is becoming somewhat of a lost art. I love sending cards and letters with a personal touch. When I noticed how much wasted tissue, fabric and thread gets thrown out during a sewing project, it occurred to me to put the two together.

 

 

 

 

Fun Questions:

Favorite Color: Green

Favorite TV Show: Game of Thrones

Favorite Season: Autumn

Favorite Ice Cream Flavor: Salted Carmel
What did you want to be when you grew up? Marine Biologist
If you could stock your fridge with one food, what would it be? Pie

 

 

 

 

You can find Paper Selvage online at:

paperselvage.etsy.com
paperselvage.storenvy.com
@paperselvage on instagram

seamsunbiased.blogspot.com
facebook.com/seamsunbiased 

 

 

Thank you Lorelai for stopping by and sharing more about your shop!  

   

 

Take a minute and go check out her shop. Come back and share with us what your favorite item in her shop is. 

 

 

If you would like your shop featured please go to this link and fill out the form.  

 

 

Pinterest Project #6

Recently I have fallen in love with making button art, and always looking for inspiration.When looking on pinterest I came across this one I like so thought I would make my own.

 

Pin - http://www.pinterest.com/pin/75435362483792156/

Website Link - http://www.doodlecraftblog.com/2011/09/pumpkin-buttons.html

Now here is mine!

Handmade Featured Friday: Stripes

Thanks to everyone that shared items and everyone that checked out the items linked up last week. Now let's see the top two viewed items from Woodland Animal week and my top two.

Top 2 Viewed Items:

Thanksgiving, Fall, Fox Dress by Sweet Pea Designs by Dee

 

Owl Reusable Sandwich Bag by Cloth Bliss

My top 2 favorite items:

Postcard Set: Keep Cozy Christmas Card by Scrawny Girl

 

Hedgie the Hedgehog Bobby Pins by Violet's Buds

Now onto this week's theme. Share two handmade striped items.

An InLinkz Link-up

Pinterest Project #5

Guess what it is another yummy recipe!

 

Pin - http://www.pinterest.com/pin/75435362484000893/

Website - http://domesticmommyhood.com/funnel-cake-bites-recipe/

I don't know about you but I love getting funnel cakes at fairs, so when I saw this recipe that I could make something similar at home but in smaller pieces I had to try it.

 

 Here are my finished ones. A few of them ended up a bit big but they still tasted great. Also I got a little carried away with the powdered sugar. My kids were so excited to see these after I made them because they love funnel cakes too. What you see on the plate is only half of what the recipe makes. Next time I plan on counting the recipe in half because we were all full after finishing just this plate. We are excited that we can now have funnel cake bites whenever we want and we don't have to wait for the fair to get a funnel cake.

Handmade Featured Friday: Woodland Animals

Thanks to everyone that shared items and everyone that checked out the items linked up last week. Now let's see the top two viewed items from Fall week and my top two.

Top 2 Viewed Items:

Fall Soap Set by Sudzy Bums

Fall Festival Fascinator Hair Clip by Violet's Buds

My top 2 favorite items:

Pumpkin Hair Clipplies by Bownanza Utah

 

Candy Corn Slouchy Beret by Melli's Yarn Works

Now onto this week's theme. Share two handmade woodland animal items.

An InLinkz Link-up

Pinterest Project #4

Another yummy recipe! Can you tell I love finding new recipes.

 

Pin - http://www.pinterest.com/pin/75435362483263598/

Website - http://www.kevinandamanda.com/recipes/dinner/crispy-shrimp-pasta.html#_a5y_p=1384462

Crispy Shrimp Pasta is yummy and easy to make! Mine turned out with a bit more sauce then what it looks like in the pictures on the website.

Even though it does not look as nice as the one pictured on the website I think it was a hit. I have one kid that loves shrimp and one that loves noodles in creamy white sauce so this met both of their likes in one dish. We will be adding this recipe to our rotation list of meals.

Handmade Featured Friday: Fall

Thanks to everyone that shared items and everyone that checked out the items linked up last week. Now let's see the top two viewed items from Chevron week and my top two.

Top 2 Viewed Items:

 

Chevron Hematite Bracelet with Copper Clasp by Blue Copper Jewelry Designs

 

Semi Custom Chevron Soaps by Sudzy Bums

My top 2 favorite items:

Blue Chevron Cloth Diaper by Little Bumblebee Shop

Green Chevron with Brown Canvas Apron by Ni-Chern Designs

Now onto this week's theme. Share two handmade fall items.

An InLinkz Link-up

A Look Back At August

I thought it would be fun to take a look back at what all I made in the month of August. Remember some of these items are not for sale.

Crayola Owl - I think this is my favorite owl to date that I have made.

Pinkie the Monster Basket - Headed to its new home today.

Aubie the Monster which will be headed to its new home on Friday!

I am sure everyone knows who this is.

My son had to have an airplane after the air show we went to on vacation.

Mrs. Elf - soon to be a Mr. Elf too.

Gabriella the Owl - She is still available in my shop.

Yelbie and Spikey Monster Hoop Art - They are still available in my shop.

Two cute little birds - the tiniest things I have ever made.

Have to say it was a pretty busy month even with getting ready for the kids to go back to school.