Wednesday 1 September 2010

Happy Girls :)


A while ago while blog hopping I made a lovely discovery - and I must admit that I was attracted by the lovely title - who wouldn't smile at the title "Happy Girls"? I was smitten! I knew that I just had to have a go - and I wasn't disappointed! As luck would have it, I had just been given a box of wooden beads and at the time I hadn't a clue what I would do with them! They were actually originally one of those car seat covers made of different coloured beads, thanks Roger!


My only slight problem, and one that I shall warn you about, is to ensure that your double sided tape is man enough for the job - mine most certainly is NOT :( I am thinking that I might blanket stitch around the ones I have already made although this means that they won't be the quick and easy project that they were meant to be. I guess the good thing about getting the needle and thread out is that I could embroider a little flower on to their dresses ..... I also couldn't get hold of any hemp thread, but found that thick cotton thread bought from a hardware shop did the trick.

In case you want to have a go at making your own Happy Girls, here is the link and the fab tutorial!



Hope you like them as much as I do! I thought they would be cute tied onto pressies, maybe on a card or an ATC - now there's an idea! This months ATC theme is "Things that make me Smile", and these happy girls certainly do that!!!

Carole x

5 comments:

  1. They're fabulous Carole!
    Thanks for sharing the link.
    Hugs,
    Sue xx
    p.s. thanks for my Weds. funny. Will email you tomorrow.

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  2. oh they're so cute carole, well done on making so many...

    maria x

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  3. Awww, these are sooooo cute Carole, popped on several times, but it wouldn't let me leave a comment :( they are just adorable, i must give these a go, thanks for the link!
    xxx :)

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  4. love the little dolls you are so clever must get it from me and you have given the talent to Alex luv

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  5. Loved this article! I have mentioned this on my blog and twitter...and facebook and linked back to this blog entry. x

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