CYBER MONDAY

Today only, on my ETSY shop, enter coupon code: Cyber for 25% off!!! Go Check it out!

Beaded Book Marks

 For a Thanksgiving day activity, we made beaded bookmarks.  I made four, they are quite simple, but I just love them! So fun, easy and I wish I had made these sooner!

We used velvet cord (we also got a regular cord, but those became difficult to thread, and they tended to be thicker).  We just had a small variety of beads to choose from, but as you can see, I found some fun color combos. I've seen some with charms as well, I'll have to get those for the next time! I made two different sizes, one for the smaller book, and one larger to fit more standard sizes, but also thick books. I just measured some books to get the right measurement. A great activity for kids too!

Simply tie your first knot, thread your first set in your pattern, and tie your next knot.
Then without tying another knot thread your remaining beads in the opposite pattern.
Tie your end knot, then your middle knot.

Facebook Sale

Check out the Chic Lady page on Facebook! Right now until December 1st is the Buy one Get one Half off SALE! Check it out and see my new necklaces and flowers!

Best Things in Life are Free

Or really cheap! I'm so excited I had to tell everyone about my super find today! I made a quick trip to Wal Mart this morning for a couple things, and found that since last night, they clearance priced their BH&G items even lower!!! Small gourds and pumpkins, 25 cents!!!! Garlands and swags 1.50,  craft pumpkins 1.50, and mixes (the one I chose had an assortment of leaves, pine cones, berry picks, and 5 faux dried fruit) 1.50!!!! I was sooooo excited! So I got them, and threw them in my decorative bowl (free hand-me-down from my mom). So the lovely arrangement above, cost 2.50! I love it when things are cheap! I would have gotten more, except my hubby didn't return my debit card to me (and I was getting a few things already) and only had a few dollars in cash on me! But Hey a super great deal! It made my day! (hence the many exclamation points!!!!!!) Happy Saturday!

Autumn Leaf Table Runner

 This is a very simple project I did a few years ago, then made one for my mom. The place where I originally got the idea from, did an entire tablecloth! This is a fairly time consuming project (about a whole evening, 2-3 hours).  So I went for a table runner. 

Supplies needed:

• glue gun 
• glue sticks
• fabric (preferably with a finished edge so you don't worry about fraying over time
• leaves (i used a few bags that had 100 in each, so 200-300 leaves depending on the desired size of the runner)

 You start on the outside edges. Try to make the leaves look freshly fallen, and spread the color leaves evenly. Work your way around the whole shape of the table runner's edges, then start the next line working your way in. Place them very closely(even on top of the others), you don't want any fabric showing underneath. Continue to work you way in until complete. Go back and add a few as needed if there are any gaps. It's a fun project is sure to get noticed!  (NOTE, once complete do not place hot things on the surface, you don't want them to melt the glue, or if you used plastic leaves to melt them either!)

Summer Clearance

I have a few items on sale for Summer Clearance! I'm making lots of new styles, so time to clear out the Summer season necklaces!

Check out Chic Lady on Facebook for pictures and details! Necklaces are just 5$

Fall Boutique!

(This is in Sandy)

And...

The 

HIVE

Black Friday

Extravaganza!

Friday, November 26th

10am-10pm

Trunk Show

Hand Crafted gifts and Fine Art

At the Hive Gallery in Trolley Square Mall, Salt Lake City, UT

(More info on Facebook here)

Halloween Decor #5

 Cheese cloth ghosts! I had never done them before, but it was fun, and didn't take too long.  You need liquid starch, a bowl, cheesecloth, wire hangers, scissors, duct tape, milk jugs or soda 2 liters (empty, but good to have sand or water at the bottom to prevent tipping), and plastic wrap.

I placed a towel on my table to soak up any excess starch. Bend your wire hangers to create arms, and the head support with the hook. I wrapped plastic wrap into a big ball for the head, and attached to the hook of the hanger. Then I 'mounted' it to my milk jug and 2 liter with duct tape. Then to make the ghost, start with a small cut into your cheesecloth, then tear the rest of it. Place pieces over the ghost shape, long enough so it goes in front of the ghost, so without the jugs, it can support itself. Feel free to keep ripping pieces to give it and eerie and aged look. Let dry over night. If you want some to hang from banisters, trees, etc. place your ghost on something tall, like an oatmeal can so the bottom of the ghost drapes.

Baby Shower

Tonight I went to a baby shower for my sister in law.  (it was hosted by her cousins, the Bush's, who ALWAYS do the cutest things!)

In addition to a traditional advice/congrats baby book (we decorate and write advice on 8x8 pages for a little album), we made applique onesies. They found fabric where we could cut out the designs, such as the dog above, and all in the same color scheme.  Then we ironed them on, then embroidered on the edges so they'll last. The selected things like the dogs, b/c she and her husband have two cute little dachshunds. They had die cut several shapes in some of the patterns using their Cricut, and then had some for us to play around with. The above picture is what I made. It was so fun to do, and to see all the other cute things everyone came up with.  I can't wait for my sil to have a baby, so I can throw her a shower and do this!!!!

Halloween Decor #4

 Here are elements together, with the new addition of the book.

To make the book, I bought the paper mache book at Jo~Ann's. They had my favorite, b/c they were bigger, and had the detail on the side. I painted it all black, and the 'pages' a linen color. After drying I pasted the patterned paper to the to book, then the label. I then painted the side bars. I mixed in gray w/ my linen color to more closely match the color on the patterned paper. The label is from the same sight I originally posted when I made the apothecary bottles. I also used a technique on the label to distress it. Using distressing ink in a 'old paper.'

If you want to get really creative with the side of the book that mimics the pages of the book, paint one layer of your desired color, then get kite string and place on the sides the length of the sides, then paint a couple of heavy layers over it. Then as it starts to dry, but not completely, pull the strings off, and you get bumped lines that looks like old pages.