Crafts

Friday Flair Linky Party and {Blog Love} Craftberry Bush

1 · Apr 15, 2011 · 16 Comments

I have been admiring today’s {Blog Love} for a LONG time now. Everything she touches turns to gold. I want you to meet Lucy from Craftberry Bush. It’s Creativity In Bloom!

Lucy is a true artist, and creates inspirational décor for her home. Here’s a little taste:

Go check out more of Craftberry Bush, and tell Lucy WhipperBerry says Hi!

Now, it’s time to let our hair down. Welcome to the Friday Flair at WhipperBerry! A place where you can link up all things tasty, fancy, and fun.

Show us what you have a flair for:

Recipes
Sewing projects
Craft tutorials
Dessert tables/events
Photography
Printables
Gift ideas
Décor/DIY Projects

We like to do it all—so we want to see it all!

Just remember these guidelines:

Please link up only your own projects, and link to the specific post, not your blog home page. No Etsy shops or giveaways, please.
You must grab a WhipperBerry button and include it somewhere in the post you’re linking, or on your home page (a text link is great too).
Stay and mingle (remember, it’s a party!), and leave a couple comments for other guests!

More than likely, we will not be able to comment on each and every link due to time. Please know that we look at each and every one, we sincerely appreciate you linking up, and are so happy when you do!

We reserve the right to remove any link that we feel is inappropriate, or does not follow the guidelines. Thank you for understanding.

Let’s get started…

Speckled Marshmallow Eggs

0 · Apr 14, 2011 · 32 Comments

I was at the store this morning at 5 o’crazy clock in the morning (don’t ask, yes I know it was too early, but I was rockin’ my Vintage Rose Wrap, so all was right with the world), and I found these little gems as they were gently screaming my name…

“Heather we are destined to be on WhipperBerry, you must buy us and make us into something special.” Well, when a marshmallow talks to you… YOU LISTEN!!

So they came home with me and I thought and thought, what could we do with them to make them “special.” And then it hit me, I LOVE speckled eggs, why not make my lovely EggMallows speckled!

I melted 1/3 cup of chocolate chips and added about 1 tsp. of vegetable oil to thin it out—and then, check out what I did…

I had my sweet husband stop at the store on the way home and get a brand spankin’ new toothbrush, and I commenced the speckling!! I found that dipping the toothbrush into the melted chocolate, and rubbing it with a wooden skewer would produce the lovely speckled effect I was looking for.

By the way, my darling Little One posed in the pictures for me. I do not sport silver nail polish, nor are my nails bitten down to the quick!! Thanks my darling!!

Aren’t they fun?! Let them sit for a little while for the chocolate to solidify and then you are in business!

Now to keep it real, here is what was happening behind the scenes while I was working on these little lovelies…

Yes, this is what happens when you give a one year old a marshmallow to keep him happy for a few minutes while you work!

Shhhhh, don’t tell Mom what I am doing!! I even have it in my HAIR!!

Oh, but I am toooo darn cute. She won’t mind!!

Gotta say, not too sure if I am liking this myself anymore!

We are Linking to…

Spring Ruffle Wreath {Tutorial}

1 · Apr 13, 2011 · 23 Comments

Spring is in the air here in Tulsa. The grass is turning green, the trees and flowers are starting to blossom, and the temperature is warming up. So, I thought it was time to get out with the old, and into a new season, with a Spring wreath.

What you will need:

-Plastifoam Wreath

-Burlap Ribbon

-Straight Pins

-Bird Template

-Raffia

-2 small pieces of burlap

-fabric choice ~1/2 yard

-small amount of batting

-button

First of all, I decided I wanted ruffles for this wreath. I had roughly ½ yard of fabric. I cut the fabric into 2 inch strips. I ended up with a total of 8 strips. Next, I proceeded to lengthen my machine stitch to the longest setting and sewed a straight line down the middle of the strips. This is where the magic begins: Ruffles! Carefully pull the bobbin thread gathering the cloth. When you have achieved the desired ruffle, tie the thread pieces together so the ruffles do not come unraveled.

Now that you have your ruffled strips of fabric, you are ready to wrap them around the Plastifoam wreath. I chose to pin the ruffles in the foam instead of gluing. We all know those things are pricey and I’m going to reuse my wreath for a future project.

For my bird template, I just did a Google search. I printed, and cut out, my desired template. Now trace the bird onto the small pieces of burlap. Cut those out together. Stitch, or sew, the two birds together, leaving a small opening to add the batting for your puffy birdie. After adding the batting, stitch it closed, and add your button on for the eye.

Now we need to hang the bird. I used the raffia to hang the bird from the wreath, with a small stitch to the back of the bird—then a knot (with a pin through it) to attach to the wreath.

To hang the wreath from my door hook, I used burlap ribbon. Have I mentioned I LOVE burlap?! And there you have it friends. My Spring wreath with a little birdie. I love Spring!!

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Creative Estates… A Neighborhood Worth its Weight in GOLD

0 · Apr 12, 2011 · 14 Comments

Have you ever dreamed of moving into a neighborhood with all of your closest friends and family? People who GET you, know how you tick, and what makes your heart skip a beat? That is what Creative Estates is all about. Emily, Danielle, and myself traveled to Phoenix to attend this amazing conference with some of the most amazingly talented women I have ever met!

Be still my heart… yes, this is Shelly from House of Smith’s!! She absolutely made my whole life when I introduced myself and she squealed with delight when I told her that we were from WhipperBerry. Shelly, my dear, you are fabulous!! And yes, I too rock the ellipses… all you grammar snobs out there please just indulge me.

This is our sweet friend, Jen, from Tatertots & Jell-o… dare I say mentor? Jen has been such a support to WhipperBerry and we LOVE her.

And here is Lara {aka Ellie G} from Less Cake {More Frosting}, our BFF in the blog world. What can we say about this amazing lady? You have to check out her blog if you haven’t already!

Amy from The Idea Room… what an inspiration!! Please ignore the terrible picture of me, isn’t she beautiful?

Sweet Jamielyn from I {Heart} Naptime, and Leanne from Decorate and Organize Everything, and our fabulous Emily.

And, the Incredible Char from Crap I’ve Made—we LOVE her!! We could go on and on and on. The weekend started with a lovely “Cocktails and Cupcakes” party, featuring an unbelievable dessert table styled by TomKat herself. You would’ve thought I would take a picture… but no, I was a little star struck. SORRY! You can see one here at Jamielyn’s blog, I {Heart} Naptime.

The next two days were filled with classes, panels, and crafting {this was a creative conference!}

We were delighted by the talented and HILARIOUS Shelly, Char, and Stephanie (from The Daily Blarg)…

We crafted with Miss Whippy Cake herself, Becki Crosby!

Look what I made…

Not exactly genius I know… I was more interested in hanging out with my new friends and Becki’s bag!!

Isn’t it cute?! {Stalkerish I know, I can’t help myself} Emily, Danielle, and I had a BALL and can’t wait for next year!! A huge thanks goes out to SheyB {the camera strap girl}, and Tauni {the PR genius} for putting on an amazing conference. For more pics you can check out our album on our Facebook page to see even more of the fun, and some of the other amazing ladies that we met.

Guest Post, Features, and Giveaway Winner!!

0 · Apr 11, 2011 · 8 Comments

Today I am guest posting at Kiki Creates, and I am so excited! She asked us to be a part of her All About Easter Event. I made a chocolate Easter basket, so go check it out!

Next… we have our

Giveaway Winner!

We are giving away $150 worth of gift certificates! $50 to Magnolia Lane, and $100 to Down East Basics! For more information on this fabulous giveaway involving six other amazing blogs, click here. And the winner is…

Scarlett Red!

(Chosen by random.org) We will contact you with all the winning info!! Congratulations!

And last but not least the features from our Friday Flair…

Heather, Danielle, and I spent all weekend living it up at Creative Estates, and let me just tell you, if you weren’t there make sure you don’t miss it next year, because it was phenomenal! We will be letting you know about that later. I did, however, magically find time to peruse this week’s link party, and I have a few of my favorites for you, so enjoy!