Flower and Sunflower Pinkeeps

🍂 Fall Craft Week: Flower and Sunflower Pinkeep Tutorials 🍂
A Collaboration with Therm O Web and Benzie Design

Hello, friends! Happy Monday—and for those of you in the United States, Happy Labor Day!

You’ve picked the perfect day to stop by, because I have not one, but two project tutorials to share with you. I’m thrilled to kick off Fall Craft Week, a special collaboration between Benzie Design and Therm O Web!

These two creative companies are teaming up with some of your favorite makers this week to bring you fall-themed crafting projects that are perfect for craft fairs, fundraisers, or making in multiples. And since I’m lucky enough to be on the maker team for both Benzie Design and Therm O Web, I’m starting the week with a tutorial on each of their blogs.

🌸 On the Benzie Design Blog, you’ll find my tutorial for the Flower Pinkeep. I use deep etch dies to quickly cut the circles and flower shapes, making this project a breeze.

🌻 On the Therm O Web Blog, you’ll find my tutorial for the Sunflower Pinkeep. If you don’t have die-cutting tools, no worries—I’ve included templates and instructions for using SpraynBond Pattern and Stencil Spray with paper templates to cut your shapes by hand.

Both tutorials include:

• A complete supply list
• Step-by-step instructions
• Helpful photos to guide you along the way
• Pro tips

For both projects, I use Bellwether Felt from Benzie Design, along with adhesives and interfacings from Therm O Web.

These charming pinkeeps are a joy to customize—choose rich autumn tones, spirited school colors, or your own favorite palette to make each one uniquely yours. They’re perfect for seasonal decorating, adding a touch of whimsy to a bowl of smalls, or tucking into a sewing basket or needlework tray.

Whether you're crafting for a fair or simply for fun, these little treasures are sure to brighten any space!

🧵✀ Get the Tutorials & Patterns:

🌸Visit the Benzie Design Blog for the Flower Pinkeep Tutorial:

https://www.benziedesign.com/blogs/tutorials/flower-pinkeep-tutorial

🌻Visit the Therm O Web Blog for the Sunflower Pinkeep Tutorial:

https://blog.thermoweb.com/sunflower-pinkeep-with-benzie-design/

🖉 Materials You’ll Need (contains affiliate links that help me keep this blog ad-free):

From Benzie Design:

• Flower Power, Deep Etch Die
• Circles & Scallops, Deep Etch Die
• Essex Linen
• Bellwether Pure Wool Felt
• Wool Blend Felt - White
• Sulky Petites
• Marbled Glass Head Pins
• Non-stick Titanium Scissors, 5”
• Nifty Needles, Lori Holt

From Therm O Web:

• HeatnBond Medium Weight Non-Woven Fusible Interfacing
• SpraynBond Basting Adhesive Fabric Spray by HeatnBond
• SpraynBond Pattern & Stencil Spray
• Pressing Paper Fabric and Craft Sheets
• HeatnBond Fabric Fuse Liquid Adhesive
  
  

Optional and additional supplies list in my Amazon Shop: https://www.amazon.com/shop/brdgirl

  

🌟Why You’ll Love These Projects:

• Quick and beginner-friendly
• Great for gifting and/or decorating
• Color customizable
• Easy to mass produce

I hope these tutorials inspire you to dive into some cozy fall crafting! Whether you're stitching up a batch for a local fair or simply enjoying a quiet afternoon with felt and thread, these pinkeeps are a delightful way to celebrate the season. Be sure to check out both blog posts, gather your supplies, and let your creativity bloom. I can’t wait to see what you make—feel free to tag me and share your creations! Happy crafting!❤️

Cross Stitch Ornament Tags

🎄 Christmas in July: Cross Stitch Ornament Tags Tutorial 🎄

A Collaboration with Therm O Web and Benzie Design

Who says you have to wait until December to get into the holiday spirit? I'm celebrating Christmas in July with a jolly fun stitching project that’s as festive as it is versatile—Cross Stitch Ornament Tags!

These little tags pack a big punch of holiday cheer. Each one is double-sided:

🎁 One side is personalized with a name or message, perfect for gift-giving.

🎄 The other side features a sweet ornament design, ready to hang on the tree as a keepsake!

Whether you stitch one side or both, you’ll love how easy these are to make. Cross stitch is done on a neutral 32-count linen/evenweave or 16-count Aida cloth with Sulky Petites or DMC cotton floss. The tags are cut from Wool Blend Felt by Benzie Design, stiffened with SpraynBond Fabric Stiffener Spray....and there is a cute holly embellishment made from Wool Blend Felt with the option of a tiny 1/4" button. The tie/hanger is cute, red and white baker's twine.

🧵 Get the Tutorials & Patterns:

🦌🎄 Visit the Benzie Design Blog for the Reindeer and Tree patterns, templates and tutorial:

https://www.benziedesign.com/blogs/tutorials/cross-stitch-ornament-tags

☃️🐦 Visit the Therm O Web Blog for the Snowman and Cardinal patterns, templates and tutorial:

https://blog.thermoweb.com/cross-stitch-ornament-tags/

🧶 Materials You’ll Need (contains affiliate links that help me keep this blog ad-free):

From Benzie Design:

• Cross Stitch Fabric (32-count linen/evenweave or 16-count Aida)
• Sulky Petites or DMC Floss
• Wool Blend Felt
• Tools: Screw Punch, Scissors, Hoops, Needles
• Baker's Twine

From Therm O Web:

• HeatnBond Medium Weight Fusible Interfacing
• SpraynBond Fabric Stiffener
• SpraynBond Fusible Adhesive Spray
• SpraynBond Pattern & Stencil Spray
• Pressing Paper Sheets

Optional: Tiny ¼" Button

🌟Why You’ll Love This Project:

• Quick and beginner-friendly
• Great for gifting and/or decorating
• Customizable with names, dates, or messages
• A sweet way to start your holiday crafting early!
  
  

So grab your floss, felt, and festive spirit—let’s get stitching! ✂️🧵 Whether you're making a few for your holiday gift wrap stash or creating a whole set to share with friends and family, these Cross Stitch Ornament Tags are a fun way to add handmade charm to the season. They’re the kind of keepsakes that get pulled out year after year, sparking smiles and memories with every unwrapping.

I hope this project brings a little extra sparkle to your summer and inspires you to start your holiday crafting early. Be sure to visit both the Benzie Design Blog and the Therm O Web Blog for the full tutorials and patterns—and don’t forget to tag me in your creations! I can’t wait to see how you make them your own.🎄❤️

Baker's Twine Candy Cane Embellishments

Greetings friends...and welcome back! If you visited with me yesterday and took a peek at my Gingerbread Cottage Pincushion, then you have seen my Baker's Twine Candy Canes. When I designed my Gingerbread Cottage, I knew I wanted some tiny candy canes to embellish it...but knew I was going to have to create my own. Looking around my sewing studio, the baker's twine caught my eye and I immediately started working on an idea...and thanks to Therm O Web and their SpraynBond Fabric Stiffener Spray, I was able to make my vision come to life. Yesterday, I shared my process and a complete tutorial on the Therm O Web Blog. I hope you will visit my post and make a handful of these adorable little candy canes. They would make a wonderful addition to a handmade holiday gift and can be made in a variety of sizes and colors...

These holiday embellishments are perfect for fabric or paper crafts! Add them to a Christmas sewing project or a Christmas card or tag. I thought they would be extra cute added to a handmade Christmas ornament...or on a little drawstring bag...or added to napkin rings for special touch to a Christmas dinner place setting. These tiny candy canes can be sewn on or glued in place using HeatnBond Fabric Fuse Adhesive. They can be made with your favorite color/size of baker's twine...and can be made any size you want! Here is a Christmas card I am creating from fabrics and threads at my sewing machine...the candy canes will be sewn in place....

....and here is the Gingerbread Cottage Pincushion that sparked the idea. Don't the tiny candy canes add a magical quality to my project?! They make me happy!

You can find the candy cane tutorial on the Therm O Web Blog here:
https://blog.thermoweb.com/bakers_twine_candy_cane_embellishments

You can also find a complete shopping list for the Baker's Twine Candy Canes in my Amazon Shop: https://amzn.to/3Vz8QYa (note, as an influencer, I earn from qualifying purchases).

Be sure to stop by the Therm O Web Blog again on Monday, when I will be sharing a cross stitch finishing tutorial for my 2024 Cross Stitch Christmas Ornament "Festive Fox." I will show you how to finish your ornament exactly like my model...

Please stop back for a visit soon...more holiday content is on the way!

I hope you have been enjoying my holiday content with complimentary patterns and tutorials! My hope is that these gifts inspire you to pay it forward by giving a holiday surprise to someone you love or someone in need! I would love to start a movement of giving and positivity. I also hope this holiday tutorial will entice you to visit my website and/or Etsy Shop to take a look...or if you feel so inclined, you can Buy Me a Coffee...it is definitely not required, but truly appreciated. Thank you for supporting my creativity and valuing my artistry!💕

Bitty Goody Baskets

Greetings friends! It is new project tutorial day - time to share my March project created for Therm O Web with you! I always enjoy putting on my Fabric Education Designer hat and creating new projects/tutorials to share with you on the Therm O Web blog. Each month, I share a new project and you give you my tips and tricks for using their wonderful line of fabric, craft, and sewing products. For the month of March, the blog is focused on early-start gifts (baby, kids, grads), scrappy solutions, projects with dimension, and springtime makes. I created a brand new project that was posted yesterday - it is a complete project tutorial for my "Bitty Goody Basket." My comprehensive tutorial contains a complete supply list, printable pattern with template, and step-by-step directions with color photos. This is a fast and easy project, perfect for using up scraps and great for beginners. I chose to use some cheerful fabrics from the Garden Party collection by Sheri McCulley for Poppie Cotton. I hope you will stop by the Therm O Web blog and check out my project and tutorial...

This is an easy, springtime project that can definitely be a scrap buster! It uses minimal supplies and is perfect for Easter, May Day, or a special gift. Fill it with treats and/or treasures...I can even see this as a little mending basket filled with needles, tiny scissors, and spools of thread. For this post, I used HeatnBond Craft Extra Firm Non-Woven Fusible Interfacing, HeatnBond Medium Weight Non-Woven Fusible Interfacing, and SpraynBond Pattern & Stencil Spray...plus, I give you tips for using each of these items. I also used two 8.5" squares of fabric and one 2" x 9" strip of fabric and a couple buttons. Visit the tutorial post for a complete and detailed supply list.

To find the buttons I used, along with other supplies/tools listed, visit my Bitty Goody Basket Supply List on Amazon (full disclosure: as an Amazon Influencer, I earn from qualifying purchases - I only share products I actually use - and I truly appreciate you shopping from my links, thank you!).

If you have questions on any Therm O Web or HeatnBond/SpraynBond products or would like to see a specific type of product in one of my projects, drop me a comment or email.

You will have to visit the ThermOWeb blog for my complete tutorial and pattern, but I am posting a few photos here...

Here is a direct link to the project tutorial:
https://blog.thermoweb.com/bitty-goody-basket-featuring-heatnbond

I hope this project gets you excited to create something special and unique...

I am creating monthly projects for the Therm O Web Blog and I will be sure to post here when I have a new tutorial available. My next project will be available in April (I don't have a date as of this posting)...and I am working on something fun with a unique fabric panel...

Thank you for stopping by for a visit today - I always enjoy sharing with you. Have a great week and make time to work on something creative...

Sugar Cookie Hoop Ornaments

Greetings friends! It is new project tutorial day - time to share my December project created for Therm O Web with you! I always enjoy putting on my Fabric Education Designer hat and creating new projects/tutorials to share with you on the Therm O Web blog. Each month, I share a fun, new project and give you my tips and tricks for using their wonderful line of fabric, craft, and sewing products. For the month of December, the blog is focused on holiday gifts, star-themed projects, photo fabric projects and ornaments. I created a brand new project that was posted yesterday - it is a complete project tutorial for my "Sugar Cookie Hoop Ornaments." My comprehensive tutorial contains a complete supply list, printable pattern with templates, and step-by-step directions with color photos. This is a quick and easy project, perfect for holiday decorating and gift giving. You can make them as simple or as complex as you like...and I provide templates for five different ornaments! These are the perfect size to tie on a package, hang on a tree, or decorate a holiday dining table. I hope you will stop by the Therm O Web blog and check out my project and tutorial...

This is an easy, happy project that is perfect for fat quarters or fat eighths or scraps. For this post, I used HeatnBond Fusible Fleece, HeatnBond Lite EZ-Print Iron-On Adhesive Sheets, SpraynBond Pattern & Stencil Spray, SpraynBond Fusible Adhesive Fabric Spray, HeatnBond Fabric Fuse PeelnStick Adhesive Sheets and Pressing Paper Fabric and Craft Sheets...plus, I give you tips for using these items! Visit the tutorial post for a complete and detailed supply list.

To find the exact wooden embroidery hoops I used, along with other supplies listed, visit my Sugar Cookie Hoop Ornaments Supply List on Amazon (full disclosure: as an Amazon Influencer, I earn from qualifying purchases - I only share products I actually use - and I truly appreciate you shopping from my links, thank you!).

Are you familiar with HeatnBond Fabric Fuse PeelnStick Adhesive Sheets? PeelnStick Fabric Fuse Adhesive Sheets contain a permanent, double-sided, press-on adhesive specifically designed for fabric and patches. No sewing or ironing needed…simply press-on and go. It is machine washable and dryable... and very strong, with an instant bond. For today's project, I cut it in strips and used it to attach the gingham ribbon around the outside of the wooden hoop.

If you have questions on any ThermOWeb or HeatnBond/SpraynBond products or would like to see a specific type of product in one of my projects, drop me a comment or email.

You will have to visit the ThermOWeb blog for my complete tutorial and pattern, but I am posting a few photos here...

Here is a direct link to the project tutorial:

https://blog.thermoweb.com/sugar-cookie-hoop-ornaments-featuring-spraynbond/

I hope this project gets you excited to create something special and unique...

I am creating monthly projects for the Therm O Web blog and will be sure to post here when a new tutorial is available. My project for January is scheduled to be posted on the 15th...and I finished it up this week...a little hint, it is a Valentine's Day project....

Thank you for stopping by for a visit today - I always enjoy sharing with you. Have a great week and make time to work on something creative...

Sweet Treat Mini Stocking

Greetings friends! It is new project tutorial day - time to share my November post for the Therm O Web Blog with you! I always enjoy putting on my Fabric Education Designer hat and creating new projects/tutorials to share with you on their popular blog (Therm O Web are the makers of all those wonderful HeatnBond and SpraynBond products). Each month, I share a fun, new project and give you my tips and tricks for using their products. For the month of November, the blog is focused on holiday gifts, along with Christmas and winter ideas. I created a brand new project that was posted yesterday - it is a complete project tutorial for my "Sweet Treat Mini Stocking." My comprehensive tutorial contains a complete supply list, printable pattern with templates, and step-by-step directions with color photos. This is a quick and easy project, perfect for holiday decorating and gift giving. If you think sewing a stocking may be a bit complex, then this is the project for you; these simple, step-by-step instructions will have you making your own stocking(s) in no time! These are the perfect size to tie on a package, hang on a tree, or hold a gift card and/or holiday treats. I hope you will stop by the Therm O Web blog and check out my project and tutorial...

This is a joy-filled sewing project that is perfect for fat quarters or fat eighths or scraps. For this post, I used HeatnBond Fusible Fleece, HeatnBond Medium Weight Non-Woven Fusible Interfacing, SpraynBond Pattern & Stencil Spray, and a Pressing Paper Fabric and Craft Sheet...plus, I give you tips for using these items! Visit the tutorial post for a complete and detailed supply list.

Are you familiar with SpraynBond Pattern & Stencil Spray? I know I have talked about this product before, but it is so impressive, I am sharing it again. I use this for every project I create with paper templates - I even keep an extra bottle on hand, as it makes working with paper templates so much easier! SpraynBond Pattern & Stencil Spray is a temporary, light-tack adhesive for fabric that will hold patterns down, keep stencils in place and can be used on rulers to keep the cutting guide straight. Pattern & Stencil Adhesive is repositionable, re-usable and does not leave that icky residue on fabrics. The templates I provide for today's tutorial can be printed on regular printer paper and used with SpraynBond Pattern & Stencil Spray to easily cut out your stockings (no tracing the templates or using pins or tape to hold the templates in place).

If you have questions on any ThermOWeb HeatnBond products or would like to see a specific type of product in one of my projects, drop me a comment or email.

You will have to visit the ThermOWeb blog for my complete tutorial and pattern, but I am posting a few photos here...

Here is a direct link to the project tutorial:

https://blog.thermoweb.com/sweet-treat-mini-stocking-featuring-heatnbond/

I hope this project gets you excited to create something special and unique...

I am creating monthly projects for the ThermOWeb blog and will be sure to post here, when I do...my project for December is scheduled to be posted on December 20th...and I am working on another very fun holiday idea!

Thank you for stopping by for a visit today - I always enjoy sharing with you. Enjoy the rest of your week and make time to work on something creative...