Wood Craft Workshops

I've added a class in St. George, UT on Saturday, Oct. 3rd from 9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. Scroll down for details on the class or click here. If you're interested, please place your order by Friday, Sept. 25th. anisascholes@gmail.com

Use your Stash! (oh, and contest winner!)

And the winner is.....

Jamie Lovell said...

Dress forms have been around since the time of the pharaoh and have kept peasants and royals busy designing or mimicking the latest ‘envogue’ designs for ages. I have considered Egyptian names, and names like Florence, and Marie Antoinette all of whom used dress forms, but couldn’t get them to fit. I also considered naming her Threads or Silk, but those both seem to trendy, but Poly as in polyester. That is a name that has staying power. Although most of us would admit to having a love/hate relationship with polyester, this little synthetic fiber really is amazing. Since 1941 this tacky, heavy duty fabric has been repelling stains, keeping us iron free and covering everything from kid’s knees to floors. Did you know that polyester can be worn for 68 days straight without needing to be ironed? So with that verbose bit of commentary added to your lives, I think that you should lovingly call your vintage dress form “Poly”. Happy Name Hunting.

September 7, 2009 9:23 PM

I have to say that I Love the name Poly Ester. And I didn't even vote! And it was fun to finally read the comments and learn a little bit about dress forms along the way. Thanks, Jamie. Send me an email at twiddlethumbs@rocketmail.com with your mailing address and I'll get that apron to you asap.

Sally, you were neck and neck with Brown Sugar the whole time. I am coming up with a small 2nd place prize so, leave me your mailing address at twiddlethumbs@rocketmail.com and I will mail it to you as well.

Now, on to my post.... Here is a great way to use your stash and some super cute gift wrap. DVD cases (cd's, wii games, etc.) are the perfect size to be wrapped in a 12x12 piece of scrapbook paper. I have a lot of papers that are still cute, but I've already used them enough or I don't LOVE them anymore. They are great for gift wrap. Add a little tulle and you're set!!!

-Anisa

Appliqué Revisited

There's just a little more time to vote for your favorite name here --------->

Who knew that the simple techniques of appliqué would bring such smiles my way?

For my little girl's first day of school, I purchased a shirt and skirt for her to wear. I had forgotten about them until I asked her what she wanted to wear for her big day the next morning. She showed me the clothes, but they now seemed so plain.

I needed something quick so after she was in bed for the night I cut 3 hearts out of felt and sewed them on with a zig-zag stitch on my sewing machine. I added three buttons and when she woke up on the morning of her first day, she was delighted with my little surprise. I was too and liked that I didn't have to buy something new to accomplisht. My oldest son wanted his brother and him to have matching super-hero capes. He designed the back of the capes. Free-hand cutting the lightning bolts was about as difficult this simple technique got and they were so pleased with the results.

Maybe what the world needs is just a few more embellishments.

--C

Halloween Wood Craft Workshops

I've added a St. George, Utah Class..... Saturday, Oct. 3rd 9:00-11:00 a.m. Location to be determined... please contact me if you are interested. anisascholes@gmail.com

I'm feeling ambitious and I've got my crafts already to go for Halloween!!! I hope you like what I came up with this time.

Mummy Yard Stake- $18 (this would also be cute just sitting on a shelf. Let me know if you'd like to do that and I could cut a base to put him on).

Vampire- $15 (if you're not a Twilight fan:), you could put different text on it like trick or treat or happy halloween)

Ghost Trio- $6 for all 3... if you still need stands they are $3 for all 3.

Dates:

Wednesday, Sept. 23 6-9pm

Tuesday, Sept. 29th 6-9pm

Thursday, Oct. 1st 6-9pm

***Please let me know what you would like to make and what date you will be attending by Friday, Sept. 18th so I have time to get prepared... although I probably won't turn away any last minute requests.

*** If you haven't been to my classes before, here's how it works. First, I live in South Jordan, Utah and the classes are taught in my home. I provide the wood and all the supplies. You come one of the nights and make your craft. You don't need to be there exactly at 6:00... most of the crafts go pretty quickly. If you are not able to make any of the dates, I am pretty flexible and could have you come some other time or you're welcome to do the crafts on your own at home. I also custom cut wood, so if you have anything you need cut, just let me know. I am willing to ship the wood, so please email me if you're interested.

If you have any questions feel free to contact me.

anisa

anisascholes@gmail.com

Top 5 Favorites... Name the Dress Form Contest/Giveaway

Scroll down to the next post for details of the contest

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Okay, so I have to tell you how this contest has gone for me. The first time I went to our blog after posting the contest, I saw that there were about 7 comments. I was about to click to see what names people had thought of and I thought.... wait a minute. What if the name I like best is my sister-in-law and I want to have her win so I pick her name... or I don't want to pick her name because I don't want people to think I'm playing favorites. So, I determined that I could never look at the comments. So, I had Cami email me the names. She mixed them all up so that I wouldn't know who had commented first or last. She said that if people left more than one name, that she took the first name they left, but still included them in the contest. Can I say how hard it was? Lot's of creative names out there. But, after going through the list and narrowing it down, my 5 top favorites are......

Brown Sugar

Dollie

Zola Mae

Lola

Poly Ester

I put the names up on a poll on the side bar and you have until Thursday, Sept. 17th at midnight to vote. So, if you're one of the lucky 5 (and I don't know who you are) go and get your friends to vote for you so that you can win my super cute apron!!!

Name the Dress Form CONTEST/GIVEAWAY!!!

CLOSED FOR ENTRIES

Stay tuned to vote for your favorite name from Anisa's choices.

Do you remember this cute Dress Form from our 1 Craft 3 Ways post? Well, I got her at a Garage Sale for $5!!! My most exciting purchase of the summer. I love her. She is vintage... I love vintage stuff. I love the neutral brown. I love her. But, here's the thing.... she needs a name! and I need your help naming her. So, I'm going to have a contest. Read carefully...... Name the Dress Form Contest: Here's how it's going to work. You will need to leave a COMMENT with a Unique Name for her. (by unique, I mean that you need to read through the comments to make sure someone hasn't already used your name.) On Friday, Sept. 11th at 10:00 p.m. I will read through all of the comments and pick my 5 favorite names. I will then put those names up on the side bar with a poll so that our readers can vote for their favorite name. The poll will be on our site for about a week. When the poll closes, we'll see what name is everyone's favorite and my dress form will officially be named. The person that chose the name for the dress form, will win this ApROn.... I got the fabric for this apron at Pine Needles in Gardner Village. I love their fabric!!! I can't wait to see the names that everyone comes up with!!! -Anisa

Swiss Days in Midway, Utah

I went with a friend to Swiss Days in Midway, Utah over the weekend. It is a HUGE craft fair with lots of fun stuff. We went for crafting ideas:) Anyway, I just thought I would highlight a few of my favorite boutiques at Swiss Days...

Cale & Company Design Sweet and Shabby Designs Vinylicious Designs Me and Mom's Hats

We have some talented crafters out there!!! -Anisa

I'm a little obsessed with Owls!!!

Okay, so after last month's wood craft workshops at my home, I got such a huge response to owls, that I went a little crazy.... I made a cute yard stake for my little boy's silent auction at his school (sorry, I donated it before I thought to take a picture....I guess I'll have to make another one). And my sister-in-law and I made this adorable wreath! I just love it. It's already on my front door weather it's fall or not!!!

I have been having fun designing a lot of my own wood crafts. You can find some of them finished or unfinished in my Etsy shop The Craft Menagerie (link is in our side bar). I will gradually be adding finished and unfinished products to my shop. If you are local, stay tuned for my October-themed crafts which I will be doing at the end of September.

-Anisa