Wall Painting

Hi everyone,   I wanted to share a painting that is in my daughters bedroom.  I painted this a few years ago.  I wanted to post a picture of it before she ''out grows'' it!  She turns 11 today, so it's just a matter of time before she will want to pick out her own colors for her room.  You can't see it in the picture, but the ceiling is also painted blue with clouds.  We wanted something bright and cheerful for her room.  It's nice to go in there especially on a day like today when the temperature is in single digits!!  Can't wait for spring!!
Stay Warm!
Jodi

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Wool Sunflowers

It seems as if sunflowers are catching my eye lately.  I just made these sunflowers made of wool.  I went outside to get sticks to use as the stems.  I'm not sure if I will use the sticks or dowel rods.   It's based on a pattern from Buttermilk Basin. 

I found hand-dyed wool online and I cut it in strips for the flowers.  I  have been reading about different ways to dye wool yourself, but I don't think I'll be doing it anytime soon!  Thanks for visiting!
Have a great weekend.

Craft Hope for Haiti

I just found a wonderful group that has a shop on Etsy.com.  It's called Craft Hope .  It's a group of crafters that have donated a craft item to be sold with the proceeds going to an organization called Doctors Without Borders  They have already collected over $7000 in 2 days.

Please take the time to visit these websites.
http://www.etsy.com/shop/crafthope
http://doctorswithoutborders.org/
http://www.crafthope.com/

What ya working on Wednesday

I am making more of my handmade primitive sunflowers.  I sold tons of these last year at the shows, so I thought I had better get started making more.  I sold them in packs of 7 as bowl fillers and I put them in baskets too.  I am trying to come up with some other ideas for them.  People just love them!! I sold out of everything I had at the show.
This first pic is the sunflowers after I soaked them in a coffee/vanilla mix.  ( Please excuse my paint covered desk!!) I let them dry then "fluff" them up a bit by separating the petals. 

This picture is the finished basket.

I got my pattern for the sunflowers from a great blog by the Krazy Kraft Lady, here is a link to the pattern and her blog  Primitive sunflower pattern

Have a great week!!
Jodi

The view from my craft room window

I live in an old farm house and it has many, many things that I don't like about it and I wish I lived in a new home.  There is one thing that I absolutely love about this house though.. it's my craft room, especially the view from my craft room window.  It's a huge double window and I get to see deer walk by, and even a coyote once!!  No matter what season, if I am sitting at my desk working away or stressing over my next deadline, I just have to stop and look out my window and everything is ok.  If we ever do move, this is the one thing I will miss the most.  I live in Western PA .  We are in the middle of 180 acres, you cannot see our neighbors just lots of trees and wildlife.  This morning I woke up and we had a little snow over night and everything looked so pretty I had to take some pictures of it and share.  This pic is what I see outside my craft room.

This is a picture of our road in front of our house.

Ok, now back to work!!
Have a great day!
Jodi

Bare walls?

If you are like me, you are anxious to put your Christmas decorations up the day after Thanksgiving but you are ready to take them down the day after Christmas!  The only thing is, everything looks so bare.  I bought a vinyl lettering machine a year ago.  I originally bought it to help me make my wooden signs, but after I saw vinyl lettering used on a wall, I was sold!  I live in an old farm house so there is lots of space!  I have a couple of walls that I have put vinyl lettering on and it gives the room a ''finished'' look.  Here is one that I put  in my kitchen.
 

This one is in my downstairs bathroom.

You can really get creative with the lettering.  You can personalize your kids rooms or put a saying above a group of family pictures.  At  Crafts By Jodi we can do custom orders.  They are easy to apply and easy to remove.  I had been trying several different fonts and got a little carried away on my walls!  I was able to remove them with a pair of tweezers with no problem. They look like you spent hours stenciling.  Do NOT apply to newly painted walls.  You should wait at least one month after painting to apply the vinyl lettering.  If you have any questions email us . 

Happy New Years!
Jodi
craftsbyjodi.com

New look

Hello, I finally changed my blog. I have been so busy with the craft shows, etc. I decided to wait to jump in and switch over to Blogger. I have had several people say it is user friendly, so that is for me!

I have been working on several things, all at the same time of course! I jump around a lot! I have noticed that the fabric crafts have been catching my attention more lately. I'm sure I will switch back to wood again. I have also had several orders for vinyl lettering. craftsbyjodi.com

I have also made a couple of raggy quilts.  I will be posting pictures as soon as the holidays are over.  I need to get started on my inventory for my shows next year.  Yes, my mom and I start early!  We try to start as soon as we finish our last show in October.  Our first show next year isn't until September but it takes that long to get enough items ready and we still run out every year!  That is a good thing! 

Enjoy your holidays!
Jodi
Crafts By Jodi