Happy Crafting with Lisa

Hi again everyone....Ok, so here is the instructional on the Pin cushion that I talked about that is so fast and easy. Material List: Gemini Check out on HSN September 29th Crafter's Companion Circle Nesting Dies Check out on HSN September 29th Crafter's Companion Home Grown, Cottontail, Polka Dot fabric Check out on HSN September 29th Crafter's Companion Construction Card Stock Glass jar with screw off lids Hot Glue and Glue Gun Washi Tape This is the Threaders Metal Die Set Nesting Circles, I used the biggest circle to cut the fabric. Used the smallest for the Cardboard bottom. Crafter's Companion Construction Card stock . This is the Polka Dot and Cotton Tail fabric that I used for the pin cushion itself. The yellow fabric on the bottom is from the Home Grown Fat quarters sorry I did not get a better photo than this. To start iron all your fabric.  Take your biggest die in the set and send it in you Gemini, cut all at the sam...

Hi everyone, I want to give you a little update on some items I have been doing for Crafter's Companion Threaders Design Team.  First let me tell you about when the items will debut.  There is going to be two shows on HSN .  First show will be on September 29th and the second show will be on October 3rd, and from what I understand you will want to watch them both, because new items will be shown on both shows.  Make sure you go on Facebook and attend the Watch party at  http://bit.ly/CConHSNSep29 because Crafter's Companion will be holding contest and it is always great to win!   Now lets get to some of the items.  I already showed you the Felt Lamp and the Quilt , if you have not had a chance to look at them take a peek. Now check these out: This was done with the Gemini Machin e and Crafter's Companion Threaders Felt.  Now from what I understand HSN will have the Gemini with a new bundle Fabric Dies and or Felts Dies.  Remember ...

Well welcome back everyone, I would like to share a lamp that I recently did with felt flowers, Crazy right?  I must say when I started this I was not exactly sure how it would turn our, but I am in LOVE with it. Supplies: Small Lamp with a shade felt Gemini Threaders Metal Die Rose Threaders Metal Die Daisy Black Diamond Beads Hot Glue Gun Glue Sticks To start send your dies and felt through the Gemini, now I have to be honest with you I did not count how many flowers I made, but I did do equal amounts of each.  After you are finished cutting sit back relax watch some TV and start rolling.  Put a little dab of glue on the bottom of each flowers to hold it together.  I also added the little black diamond after each flower was completed.  Once you have a good amount of flowers done you can start gluing the flowers to the lamp shade.  Start to fill the shade with flowers.  Make sure they are touching on another. ...

Supplies: 3 Fabrics about an 1/2 yard of each ( Threaders Cottontail Fabric ) White Fabric 1 1/2 yard of White for the back 1 yard of White for Fabric Framing 1 1/2 yards of Batting Rotary Cutter Cutting Matt Gemini Threaders 6 metal circle Dies ( largest Circle ) Heat n Bond (lite) 17in x 2 yd  Wash all your fabric Iron all your fabric Take fabric for the circle and iron on the Heat n Bond Cut 30 of the Largest circles with the heat n bond on the back Cut 30 7" White Squares Take the Circle find the middles, take the white squares find the middles, iron the circles on the white squares. Take all squares to the sewing machine and do a stitch around the circles, now you can do what ever stitch you want, I did a blanket stitch.   Lay out your circles in rows of 5, you will have 6 rows. Sew your rows of circles together with a 1/4 seam allowance Cut your framing fabric: cut 2, 4 inch strips for the top and bottom ...