Okay all our interwebs buddies, here’s this week’s puzzle:
Leave your guesses in the comments, and all will be revealed on Friday!
**Please ignore the poor photo quality–the less-qualified member of this team tried to work in Photoshop this week, and her skills are (obviously) severely lacking.**
Happy Friday, friends.
Well, did you guess correctly? We like to think that these elegant opera glasses must have viewed some spectacular performances. Wish we were there, but we’ll settle for the weekend off.
To read the guesses, please go to the main page and scroll down the original “what is it?” post. We’re sorry not to be able to provide the link, but WordPress is giving us a difficult time today. Please love us, anyway!
Oh, and if it applies, have a happy Mother’s Day!
We know you are waiting for it… so here is this week’s installment of our “What is it?” Wednesday game!
Please look at the tease of a puzzle piece below, and leave us a comment as your guess. We will post the guesses and the full photo this Friday.
Happy guessing!
Today is ‘Share a craft from the past day’!
Create & Decorate Magazine® June 2008
Needle Felted Cupcakes
Yummy! With zero calories, these no bake needle felted cupcakes will add a whimsical touch to any kitchen. Just display on a pretty plate!
Designed by Debra Quartermain, for The Dow Chemical Company
Materials
• The Dow Chemical Company STYROFOAM – three 6” cones, 1” and two 1⁄2” balls
• National Nonwovens 1⁄4 oz of Cherry (red), Hot Chocolate (brown), Natural, Pink Lemonade Wool Wisps
• 1-9” x 12” piece of yellow and white felt
• 3 adult ribbed socks, in brown, pale yellow,and white
• 1⁄2 yard polka-dot ribbon
• 18 pearl head-pins
• Glass glitter beads
• Clover Needle felting needle
• Beacon Hold the Foam craft glue, Fabri-tac
• Sharp scissors, measuring tape, foam to needle felt on, knife, pencil, needle, strong thread, cotton ball.
Instructions
1. Prepare foam by cutting 2” off of the wide end of each cone. Cut large ball in half. Glue ball halves to two of the wider end of cut cone pieces. Glue in center of ball only so needle will not stick in glue around edge.
2. Measure 2” beyond ribbing on the socks and cut on this line. If socks are not available in color needed, use Fabric Dye to create pale yellow or chocolate. Stretch ribbing over cone bottom, bringing ribbing even with wider top edge. Gather excess of sock with needle and thread to cover bottom. Repeat this step for all three cupcakes. (Yellow cupcake has flat top.)
White cupcake
3. On felting base, place a 2” piece of Natural Wool. Begin needle felting, shaping curves at four points. Continue needle felting and shaping curves. Place a small strip of Pink Lemonade in center of flower shape and needle felt in place. Cover ball top loosely with Pink Lemonade, letting it fall over sides. Needle felt in place, leaving it fluffy. Glue flower to center top. Insert head-pins, or “sprinkles” evenly over pink.
Chocolate chip cupcake
4. Cover small ball with Cherry, and needle felt. Loosely cover top of cupcake with Natural. Needle felt leaving fluffy. Pull nine small pieces of Hot Chocolate for chocolate chips and needle felt on cupcake top. Glue Cherry ball on center top.
Lemon cupcake
5. Cut yellow and white felt into 1⁄2” strips. Place a yellow and white strip together and begin rolling into a pinwheel. Add strips by gluing to ends. Continue until the pinwheel is large enough to cover cupcake top. Gently push center of pinwheel up 1⁄2”. Place a cotton ball in center of cupcake before gluing pinwheel in place. This will top off cupcake. Tie polkadot ribbon into a bow, and wrap around. Glue glass glitter beads, or “sprinkles” on top. •
Happy Friday everyone!
It seems we went a bit too easy on you this time, as we had bunches of correct guesses! Go you!
It was indeed a shoe horn.
You can see the original post, and read the guesses, here. Have a great weekend!
We receive so many interesting emails. When we receive information like the following, we know we need to pass it on. There is a great deal of talented crafters (like you!) out there that have participated in similar events. If you have a story and photograph(s) that you would like to share with our readers, we invite you to email us at editors@createanddecorate.com.
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The AccuQuilt Gallery in Omaha, Nebraska is proud to present a very special exhibition that showcases quilts honoring wounded American service members and veterans.
These quilts were created by Lincoln Quilts of Valor guild members in Nebraska.
“Quilts of Valor” is an exhibition running from April 1 – May 31, 2013 that showcases 12 quilts of outstanding beauty and detail. The AccuQuilt gallery is open to the public who can visit and view these quilts made specifically for our war-wounded service members. Each quilt is a minimum of 55″ x 65″ and is adorned in a variety of inspired patterns and colors.
A “Quilt of Valor” Home Coming home celebration for 21 returning soldiers at Army Aviation Support Facility in Salem, Oregon.
Typically a Quilt of Valor is created and presented in a variety of ways, from special visits to a VA hospital, to an event or ceremony honoring a veteran’s service time. Each quilt is handmade and given as a way to show military men and women how much they are valued. Wounds can be both visible and unseen, with scars that affect individuals in a variety of ways.
“Quilts of Valor” is a non-profit organization dedicated to showing our service members that they are cared for and supported on their road to recovery. To find out more about this organization, visit http://www.qovf.org
“The display of Quilts of Valor at AccuQuilt is a perfect example of the heartfelt collaboration of all quilters across the United States,” said Julia Schroeder, QOV Region 5 Coordinator.
“These volunteers bring comfort and healing to our wounded warriors. Each quilt is a testament of love for this country and for the veterans who have kept our country free.”
The AccuQuilt Gallery is located at the AccuQuilt Omaha headquarters at 8843 S 137th Circle (near Cabela’s®, off Interstate 80). Visitors can view this selection of showcased quilts by the Lincoln QOV guild and can tour AccuQuilt’s Gallery by calling 888.258.7913 or emailing tours@accuquilt.com for more information.
In 2012, the Lincoln Quilts of Valor guild made 100 quilts for special display at the Lincoln Guild Show. Quilts from members of this guild have been presented to active military and National Guard members locally as well as overseas.
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A little bit about AccuQuilt – Better Cuts Make Better Quilts®
Headquartered in Omaha, Neb., AccuQuilt offers quilters, fabric crafters and retailers a premiere line of fabric cutters, dies, quilting patterns and other quilt and fabric cutting solutions that help quilters quickly and accurately cut shapes for quilting and fabric crafts. AccuQuilt also offers quilters a wide variety of rich educational resources to enhance their quilting experiences. Cutting with AccuQuilt cutters is a natural evolution of fabric cutting methods. “First scissors…then rotary…finally…AccuQuilt®” for fast, easy, accurate fabric cutting. Visit http://www.accuquilt.com for more information.
Sorry we’ve been MIA lately, but we have been under our deadline for the summer issue of the magazine. We have put together an issue for you packed with Americana, farm life, and garden-theme projects. We are excited to share this issue with you soon!
In the meantime, it’s time to play “What is it?” Wednesday! You know what to do: look at the photo shown below, and leave a comment as your guess of the identity of this week’s vintage item. Then, come back to visit this Friday and see the full photo, and read the guesses.
What’s your guess? Hint: this item was frequently distributed for advertising purposes.
