Summer Fun Banner, Hot Dogs, Flip Flops, and Flowers Oh My...

Hi, I'm Becky from Liberate Creativity. I'm super excited to be visiting Lipstick and Laundry today! Jen and I had this idea of swapping Summer Banner ideas, so here it goes. Be sure to check out both our tutorials to get some super fun creative inspiration!

My banner was inspired by my fav summer items....Hot Dogs, Flowers and Flip Flops!

Supplies Needed:
Felt (various colors)
Embrodiery Floss (Variety colors)
Ribbon (Approximately 1 full roll)
Sewing machine (optional)
Needle

Step1:
I choose a few "clip-art" pictures from Microsoft word of my fav summer items (see below for example, but use your own to exemplify your own summer banner creativity!)

Step 2:

Cut felt pieces from your chosen clip art pieces.

Step 3:

Sew (by hand) embroidery floss through each chosen piece of your summer garland. I used a straight stich; however you could also use the sewing maching to make it a much quicker process.

Step 4:

Pin each completed felt piece to a strip of selected ribbon and sew on.

Hang the garland and enjoy! Feel summery and wonderful all season long. Ooh, maybe I'll pull mine out in the dreary winter to remind me that Summer does actually exist! Thanks again Jen for letting me visit!

Hoop Art Swap...

I participated in Heather's Hoop Art Swap...

I was partnered with Chrissie from In His Grace...

I love that she quilted vintage sheets and used the saying

Let Go Let God

It was one of my Nana's favorite sayings...

She makes AMAZING items check out her etsy shop...

She was even sweet and enclosed a BEAUTIFUL print from her esty....

I sent her this hoop using fabric from my great grandma's stash...

I wrapped a stick with pink crochet thread, added a nest and eggs,

paper bird, and mini rick rack...

Swappin' with Elise

Elise and I did our Christmas swap with each other... Here are the goodies she sent me...

Glittered JOY letters, old fashion chenille candy canes, owl twill tape, an acorn ornament, peace garland, Christmas tags, pine cone tassel, and peppermint sticks...
She also made me this Christmas kitchen yarn wreath!

Here is a close up of my pine cone tassel! Thank you Elise!

Here is what I sent Elise...

A Christmas embroidery to go with her other seasons, Christmas basket, Gooseberry Patch book, kitchen towel, I made her children a turkey and trimmings...

A few ornaments

I embroidered a snowman face on a vintage doily.

Close up of her winter wonderland embroidery.

Clay cottage and trees complete with "snow"

Ticking covered candy canes, watch for an upcoming tutorial...

I stamped/hammered her children's name and date on washer ornies...

Merry Christmas Elise!

Thank You Lori

My friend Lori signed up after me on Em's Thanksgiving swap... Therefore she sent me my goodies... I love Lori's packages, and I am sorry I tore through it too fast and didn't get a photo, she had crinkle shredded craft paper and silk leaves as box filler... Inside the box were 3 glitter ornies for my fall tree.

Fall take out container filled with candy for the boys.

Pumpkin cheesecake mix, and fall cookie cutters.

Lori also made me this AMAZING necklace!

I am loving the antique copper chain, gold leaf, and what I am calling my acorn bead!

Thank you Lori I LOVE it all!

Fun Friends

I joined Em's Thanksgiving mini swap {although I don't do mini} ;) Here are the goodies I passed along...

Remember my yarn pumpkins? I made her a yarn wreath

{I made myself one too, love it}

Circle garland saw this on Amy's blog, I knew I had to make one!

Mini Pumpkins

My hubby bought me this AWESOME acorn punch, so I made Em some punches.

Now for some special treats from Elise, we like to give each other gifts just because..

She made this cute black bird tassel you can buy one here
in exchange for...

this fall embroidery I made her....
Elise read my facebook post a while back and learned I wanted a sock monkey for my birthday {it's in November} Guess what came in my box???

Meet "Eli"

And finally while shopping at her Walmart She found that her Martha stuff was clearance for a dollar she called me and asked if I wanted green ink and a scallop rotary... Oh yeah!

Fall Fun

Tomorrow is the first day of FALL... My favorite time of year... Just thought I'd share a few fun photos...

On Friday I got part two of my Elise Fall Swap,

she made me this Thankful sign, out of an old kitchen cabinet, the reverse side says

FAMILY, I hung it with a plate hanger.

Note, I found this pumpkin dessert plate here.

Last year she made me this INCREDIBLE fall arrangement, it stays out year round, this year she sent me the FALL blocks and I displayed them on my typewriter.

Look at this ACORN tassel... It is HUGE and I L.O.V.E. it

She sent along shutter slat ornies with FALL words on them, along with a bag of acorn bells I strung on twine, my FALL tree is super happy and so am I.

Remember my cloche?? I found glitter skulls today, stacked them on my black hob nail cake plate and covered with the cloche...

Falloween Swap

My box from Elise came today! Such joy!

AMAZING fall happiness was contained within:

My galvanized toile bucket

{I have waited for a whole year to get one of these}!

Elise is the BEST tassel maker out there... She really NEEDS to open her etsy...
Glitter BOO

{rumor has it those are going to be in her etsy as well}
G linen dish towel
Trick or Treat plate

Acorn plate, I H.E.A.R.T acorns!

Ruffle dish towel

Chicken wire cloche {also to be listed in her etsy}

Wooden FALL blocks

Apothecary jar filled with pumpkin pods

Of course no swap would be complete without the

G'thang

Acorn picks and the top to my acorn cookie jar, the bottom didn't survive shipping...