Last week I was able to get some craft out. It was late at night and I snuck this project in between about 6 different nursing wake-ups. No teeth on this baby yet, but she sure is uncomfortable. It was actually a good thing because it forced me to stop and think about each step before diving in—so these came together painlessly, which wouldn't have been the case otherwise, I can tell.
There are 3 candy/treat cones here, one for each girl. The cone shape is made stable with iron-on interfacing and the retro girl circles are stuck on with heat n' bond. A velvet ribbon and bias tape give it some holiday cheer and vintage buttons cover the bias hanger ends. I plan to give these filled with goodies on winter solstice, although they are very un-solstice-y to me. . . but oh well. My goal was to make something in one evening using what I had on hand and didn't even know what I was making until I was done. And they use 3 types of glue. Wow. I find this creepy and impressive. Actually, turned upside down with just the bias trim they made lovely trees. . . but candy cones they became. They are quite sturdy (with all the glue and fabric) but very light and flexible, so they will last. (She said while trying to figure out how to hide them away after the holidays.)
Specifications:
-The red fabric is from god knows where.
-Cute girl fabric is this one. . . wait. . . okay, this fabric is 3 years old. I know some of you remember this one. It's by Robert Kaufman and called "days gone by" but there are several fabrics in this series, I have a feeling it's not available anymore. My blog categories are shockingly incomplete and lame. Must work on this after the holidays.
-the striped bias trim is vintage
-the wood snowflake tags are from here
-the snowman is from here (I know it's there, but couldn't immediately find it, sorry, I'm a bad blogger. I bought the 4-pack last year.)
-killer red ornament from the Martha Kmart line but I can't find it right now (Okay, this list sucks!)
-glitter bottle brush tree is from somewhere. . . I'm not sure where
-I used light iron-on interfacing to make the cone shape (sewed a seam up the back) and heat n' bond to get the cute girl fabric on, and glue gun (gasp!) for the bias trim and it worked like a charm. I would have sewn it, but the mouth of the cone was too narrow for the machine and the glue worked great. I have made it clear how I feel about iron-on interfacing in my book, but for some projects it's just perfect.
It felt so good to make these. I was craving a non (almost non) sewing project and I love all this cute retro business. After seeing all Sarah's holiday cheer, I was feeling very very passionate about getting some crafty fun into my life that was more of the knick-knack variety.
