Monday, February 21, 2011

giving…

I love dahlias…do you know what the real ones look like? Well, don’t worry…I’m going to give you a little look see -
dahlia
I found this tutorial Kathleen over at grosgrain shared with her readers. A great tutorial on how to make a felt dahlia! I tucked it away for a later time and this week I pulled it out!  It was lots of fun! I did alter a few steps because I thought the process was just taking too long for me.  If you want me to tell you what I changed let me know.

I try to time myself when doing projects or else the inevitable happens…

Mr.Wilson comes home and there I am, in my sweats on my sewing machine, children and toys everywhere with NO thoughts of dinner in the works! So, setting a timer helps me to make the most of the time I have whether it’s 25 minutes before I start teaching or 1 hour before the baby wakes up…it gives me exactly that much time to work and then ‘ding’…times up.

(a couple of you have asked me how I find time to make anything – that’s how…or at night when the little boys are in bed.)

Anyway, I timed and tested
this tutorial and this is what came out of it…
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Pretty, don’t you think? 
I really love how they turned out and I can’t decide which one I want to keep for myself!  I tried each one and I’m still not sure…

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What do you think? Which one would YOU want to keep?  Let me know so I can send you one! That’s right – I’m going to give one to YOU!
Fun…huh?!?!

How to enter -
1. Leave a comment and tell me which color you want me to send you
extra entries -
2. Become a follower and then leave me a comment to let me know
3. If you are already a follower, leave me a comment and tell me
(I want to give you as many chances to win!)

I’m having fun including you in my little crafty accomplishments…thanks for reading –
I love knowing you are there.

the giveaway will end Friday 25th at midnight

20 comments:

Dominoe said...

Gaaaaa!! Heather I love these! I couldn't possibly pick one! Ok, maybe red. I can think of a few things that I could dress up with these darlings. Fun giveaway!

Unknown said...

I like the grey one, My mom would love it!

Peggy said...

They are sooo pretty! I love the green one. I should send you a cute duct tape flower that I made. You are awesome!

Kevin and DeNiel said...

I like the gray or red one.You are amazing!

Kristy said...

The Dahlias are Darling!!! The creative process is therapeutic and soothes the soul...keep finding time to nurture your gift. I would love to strut about with the green one. Who am I kidding I love them all.

Megan said...

Wow, these are so neat! You are so crafty and I love how you make time to do these fun things. I love all the colors....grey the best?

Rachel said...

I follow!

Rachel said...

I would love any color honestly. The grey is great though.

April said...

I don't think I could pick a color...probably the red, I am a sucker for red accents...I really love these though!

April said...

I am also a follower :)

Syme Family said...

I love these! I guess if I had to pick only ONE, it would be RED!

Syme Family said...

I follow!

Emily Conkey said...

I love the green one! It's my favorite color! You're amazing!

Ann said...

Heather, these are adorable! You never cease to amaze me. I like the red.

Elizabeth J. said...

You are so gosh darn creative Heather. Love your face.

3T's said...

oh!!! I love all of them!! Any color would be great!! I love these giveaways Heather!!

Kristy said...

I am a follower! :)

  said...

These are beautiful! It is amazing what you can do with bits of felt! :-) I would love the red one!

  said...

Oh! I am a follower too!

Christy said...

These are great! How do I pick one color?! Hmm, well, I've been in a light green phase lately so I guess that would be it! There are so many things that can be done with these. Great work!

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