Craft Day {Flower Tacks and a Subway Sign}

Happy Friday friends! I had a great day today crafting {and chatting!} with one of my long time friends. Becky blogs over at Cupcakes and Ruby Slippers and we have been buddies since Kindergarten.  She is actually the one that started me on this crazy blog journey.  We don't really get a chance to get together often but when we do it never seems like much time has passed!

I didn't actually finish as much as I had planned {what a surprise!} but I did manage to get two projects done.  The first one is these fabric flower tacks:

I purchased these cork boards {which are actually supposed to be hot trays} from Jysk for $1.99 for a pack of three.  I have also seen them at Ikea.

I used fabric stiffener on the fabric.  It makes the fabric more like scrapbook paper but with the durability of the fabric.  You just spray it on until the fabric is wet, stick it in the microwave for 45 seconds and iron.

I cut out a few different flower designs, added some buttons to the front and glued flat tacks on the back. 

{Sorry, I was too busy chattering away to take pictures during the process but if you have any questions, just let me know!}

Just add a few of your favorite pictures and you are done!

My second project was a subway sign for the craft room.  I picked the saying "Color outside of the Lines".  Sometimes my seven year old takes this a little too literally but I love this quote.  It reminds me to be creative and that everything does not need to be perfect!

{Directions for the sign can be found here.}

I will be back tomorrow with the final craft room pictures.  I still have one rather large project to complete but I'm not exactly sure when I will get a chance to get around to it.  Maybe next weekend...

Have a great night!!


I linked up with Whipperberry,  The Shabby Nest, Delightful Order, The Shabby Chic Cottage, Somewhat Simple, Blue Cricket Design, Running with Glitter, Tip Junkie, Today's Creative Blog, Skip To My Lou, Sew Chatty, The Girl Creative, Craft-O-Maniac, The DIY Showoff, Under the Table and Dreaming, I Heart Naptime, Funky Junk Interiors, Be Different Act Normal.