Moving blogs..

Hi friends and family.

Thanks for checking out my blog! It is such a fun addiction (to my husband's dismay) to find and craft great ideas. Loving it. Just wanted to let you know that I have actually teamed up with my sister, Lindsay, and made a joint blog for us to virtual-craft together. I won't be posting on bellebrilliance anymore.. the new blog is called ellemichelleandelizabelle.blogspot.com. I know it's long, but blog names are running short - and at least it rhymes!

Enjoy if you please :)

Oven Mitt Makeover

Last week I was in the check-out line at IKEA and I spotted these plain, white oven mitts and I thought, "I can spice those up a bit." So I bought one, and this is what I did with it:

Here's how I did it:

First, I sewed on a length of fabric about an inch and a half wide around the base of the mitt.

I stitched around the top and bottom of the strip.

Next, I ironed on some stitch witchery to red fabric and traced and cut my whimsical bird outline (backwards from the way I wanted it to face on the mitt).

Then, I ironed it onto my oven mitt, and hand stitched around the perimeter.

I added some buttons -- and it's finished :)

Charming Cupcake

I'm signed up for a cake decorating class starting this Thursday throughout the month of March. I am so excited! It was a Christmas present from my sweet husband. Can't wait to make these little cuties:

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p.s. I am SOOOO HAPPY March is here! Blossoms, warm weather, play dates at the park!