Link Love No.7!

Oh my... in the last link party, I had 99 entries!! Thank you so much for your participation! I was so excited to see all your projects and thoroughly enjoyed them, I hope everyone had fun too.

There were so many beautiful and fun links I really had a hard time picking my favorites. I wish I could post all my favorites, but writing something about each of them and putting their pictures on my blog takes a long time to do, so I picked more than usual but, not nearly close to what I really wanted to post.

If you aren't picked this time... please don't be discouraged; just keep coming back to the link party!

Here are some of my favorites:

This boutique flower tutorial was linked by Diamonds, Fur and Laundry. I love how the flowers look; so beautiful and grown up looking. I would love to make this for myself in the near future.


Creations From My Heart showcases her one of a kind Vintage baby shoe pincushion. They are simply gorgeous pieces.


Husflit shared the cutest knitted teddy bear with key strap! I wish I could knit like her.


I want you guys to go and check out her beautiful blog and her pictuers! Amy Fraughton Photography the blog, shares Mother/Doughter Skirts & Aprons. Her pictues are so inviting and fun, you feel like you want to be there and join them. I had a hard time figuring out who is the mother and who are the daughters!


Scraps & Scribbles shows us how to make stylish Anthoro-Inspired Ruffle tees. I saw these at a store a while ago, and I loved it (it was still the original price, so I had to part with it...) It is so fun to see how she made this gorgeous piece of clothing so easily.


I just couldn't resist posting this Easy Bubble Dress by Polkanuts. The little model is the cutest thing I have ever seen.


I had to share this 6 Scoop T-shirt tutorial. Very colorful and fun t-shirts are pretty simple to make and the result is outstanding! Every little girl will fall in love with this!


The last one is An Eco-Friendly Way to Celebrate or Decorate Banners. I have seen many banners made by many people. This one is very pretty and well made, looking at it made me wanna make one for my house too.


Aren't they gorgeous? Do you wanna get up and start sewing? I do!

Thank you so much for participating and linking to my party. Well, next link party, lets shoot for over a hundred links!(Remember? this time was 99 links!)

Tutorial ~How to make Yo-yos~

A couple of link parties ago, I shared my yo-yos. I received many comments and emails asking for a tutorial to show you how to make them.

You asked, you shall receive... :)

{How to}

1. Get a cup and an empty cereal box. I traced the top and bottom of the cup on the cereal box to make two different sizes of yo-yos. The large one is 2 5/8" in diameter(the finished size is 1 1/8" in diameter), the small one is 2" in diameter and the finished size is 7/8" in diameter). I hope you can get some idea about the sizes from those examples.


2. Place the template onto the fabric and trace it with pencil. Cut out the circles.


3. Fold a little less than 1/4" for the seam and stitch all around it.


4. Pull the thread to gather the fabric. Tie a knot and hide it.


5. Now you have yo-yos that you can use to accessorize or make something with!

There are several reasons why I love yo-yos.

1. You can use even your tiniest scraps to make yo-yos

2. It is so easy to do, and transportable. I keep the cut out circles, thread, and needles in a zip-lock bag in my purse. I make a few here and a few there, before I realize, I have tons of yo-yo's.

3. You can use yo-yos in so many different projects.

I have been busy with other projcts, and haven't done much with my yo-yo's but when I do, I will share some of the ideas with you.

I hope everyone will enjoy your weekend, perhaps, you can start making some yo-yos!

Tea Rose Home Link Party No. 7!

How has your week have been? Mine has been great, except... I picked up my kids from school today, Christopher looked a little off and he was unusually quiet. I pulled the car into the parking lot to make sure he was ok, and I kissed his forehead(that's how I check to see if they have a fever), yep, I immediately knew, he had a fever.

I took him to the instacare, he said he was not feeling well then... he threw up... I helped the nurse cleanup (oh, bless her heart). Got medicine, went home, while I washed all the bedding from both my boys' beds, I also cooked dinner. Then, my little helper, Rachel was trying to cover him with a blanket, she spilled almost an entire bottle of gatoraid on the floor... (at this point, I wanted to cry). Well that was my day.

Poor guy, I hope he will get better soon. Isn't it funny, when kids are well and loud, you want them to be quiet, but when they are sick and quiet, you can't stand watching them suffer and you start miss the loudness.

I had a wonderful, wonderful day last Satureday though. My friend and I hosted a baby shower for our dear friend. There was a great turn out, and we had lots of fun. I will share some of the pictures of decorations I made for the party.

Cup cake


Paper pom-pom and banner.


Cup cakes and Picture frame with mommy and daddy's picture. The middle blank is for the baby!


and of course... LOTS of food.


My friend is a great cook. I ate too much of her potato casseroll on top of all the desserts. I had to roll out of there.

Ok, it is your turn to show off what you have been working on! Here are the rules as always...

1. Please post something YOU made. It doesn't matter if it is crochet, quilt, clothing, anything would be fine. I want to see it! If you use someone's idea or patterns please give them the rightful credit.

2. Link to your specific post, that way it is easier for everybody to find and read it.

3. Please grab the "Tea Rose Home" grab button, and link back from your post. If you can mention the party in your post or place the button on your side bar, that would be great! I want more people to have a chance to come and show off their creation.


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Link Love No 6

Thank you to those who left the comments about continuing my link party! They were such nice and supportive comments that they made me very happy. It is a lot of work to go visit everyone's links and try to leave comments, but I enjoy checking out all the blogs. I will keep doing the link party for a while, and decide what to do.

This time I had 80 links to go through and they were all so awesome! Here are some of my favorites for this week...

I know that Mother's day is already over, but I could not resist posting this idea! This is Mother's day Tea Towel Cake by Aly & Ash. This is such a cute idea for a bridal shower or even a baby shower too! Wouldn't it be fun to do this with diapers and rattles, baby shampoo, and such?


This adorable dress tutorial was linked by Lemon Squeezy Home. The tutorial is very easy to understand and she makes it look so easy to do! I love the fabrics she picked and how she paired them with ruffes!


Über Chic for Cheap shares her "Anthoro Hidden Hummingbird Tank." This is such an easy way to transfer a plain shirt into an eye catching top! If you have been looking for a one-of-a-kind shirt for this summer, this might be your answer.


This pick is totally for my own benefit. This yummy looking dessert caught my eye, my famly loves chocolate and peanut butter combinations. This will be such a nice family night treat or even perfect for birthday parties!


The last one is "Vintage Inspired Swimsuit & Cap" by Sewn. When I saw the picture of this swimsuit and adorable looking little model it took my breath away! How cute is that? The swimsuit and the matching cap look so fashioanble yet modest. Great work!


If you were featured, go ahead and grab my "I was featured" button from my side bar.

There are so many other fun and inspiring projects! Thank you all for linking up, I will see you at the next post!

Tutorial ~Ruffle Shirt 2 ~

The ruffle shirt tutorial I did a while back was the most popular tutorial I have ever done. I love the shirt so much that I wear it all the time. This time, I wanted to try something a little different but still with lots of ruffles.

At regular Down East stores, they have been selling their wonder tee for $5. I bought 2 shirts for this project. One shirt is one size larger, I wanted to cut out longer strips.


{How To}

1. Cut the sides of the t-shirts. You will have two pieces now. Lay them flat on cutting table and cut the fabric diagonally. (The strips are 2 1/2" wide)


2. Draw 1 1/2" line in the middle of the t-shirt, from the neck down.


3. Stitch the line and pull the thread to gather the fabric to make a sweetheart shaped neckline.


4. Take the strips you made from step 1, and cut the ends with a nice curve so they will have a nice smooth edge.


5. Then, cut the strips wavy.


6. To make ruffles, sew the strips with the largest setting on your sewing machine. (1/4" from the edge)


7. Pull the string to gather fabric. Now you have pretty ruffles!


8. To sew the ruffles onto the t-shirt, start from the left side. Please use the pictures as a guide. This is a little tougher than the other ruffle shirt.

a. Sew the short ruffles by the neckline.


b. Sew the medium ruffles below 8a. Make sure a will hide b's top part.


c. Sew the long ruffles.(part of the ruffles overlap each other, and that's OK)


d. Sew the long ruffles as in 8c, but to finish it off place the ruffles downward.


9. Now, work on the right side.

a. Sew the short ruffles by the neckline. Overlap the left side ruffles a little.


b. Sew the short ruffles below 9a. The end will lay between 8b and 8c on the left side.


c. Sew the long ruffles below 9b. From the middle section, the ruffles need to go downward.


d. Sew the long ruffles below 9c. Follow the natural curve that 9c made.


e. Sew the medium ruffles next to 9d.


I gave you the directions for what I did and how I did it, but of course, you can be creative and play around with the ruffle strips! You never know, what kind of design you can come up with.


I am pretty excited with the results, and wore it as soon as I finished it! I would loove to try this with silk or a more thin and soft material. Wouldn't that be fun? I know I am going to enjoy the shirt this summer!

Mother's Day Celebration Giveaway Winner!

Tonight, I am going to announce the winner for the Mother's Day Celebration Giveaway! Before that, let me tell you how deeply I was touched by your comments! As I thought, there are so many things we learn from our mothers (sometimes grandmothers) that enrich our lives.

If you haven't read the comments, I highly recommend you read them. They are very inspiring... Thank you all for sharing what you have learned from your mothers. There are so many traits, I would LOVE to acquire myself.

OK, Here goes the two special winners for the giveaway...

Pam

and

Oh Mandie!

Congratulations! Please email me what you would like to have from my etsy shop ($20 worth) and shipping info. They will be on their way as soon as possible.

I will be posting my newest tutorial tomorrow night. Don't miss it! ;)

Tea Rose Home Link Party No. 6!

Welcome back to the Wednesday at Tea Rose Home link party! I sure enjoy visiting each one of your blogs and seeing all the projects everyone has been working on! I just have a difficult time leaving comments and for that, I am sorry!... my time on the computer is limited each day, I hope you will understand.

I am not sure if I should keep doing the link party or not, I am still trying to decide. There are so many of them out there, and I am not sure if my readers are interested. Please let me know what you think, your opinions matter!

I am still taking it easy, but I have something I would love to share with you today.
Ta-da!


The picture of yo-yos. I meant to do a post about this a while ago, and I never had a chance. If you have been reading my blog for a while, you would know that I have a hard time throwing away scraps. If it is my favorite fabric, I would have an even HARDER time doing so. Usually, they end up in the scrap basket, but if I feel like it, I use them for making yo-yos or making grandmother flower garden peices. These are a great way to use scraps, and to spend time at the martial arts studio or the car pool lane at shcool.

I have a few ideas about what I am going to do with those yo-yos. I can't wait to start on it! I will share what I came up with when I am done.

Well it is your turn to share what you have been up to! The rules are the same as always...

1. Please post something YOU made. It doesn't matter if it is crochet, quilt, clothing, anything would be fine. I want to see it! If you use someone's idea or patterns please give them the rightful credit.


2. Link to your specific post, that way it is easier for everybody to find and read it.

3. Please grab the "Tea Rose Home" grab button, and link back from your post. If you can mention the party in your post or place the button on your side bar, that would be great! I want more people to have a chance to come and show off their creation.

Hope to see many of you here, have fun!