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DIY: A Fabric Birthday Corsage

>> Thursday, May 27, 2010

I had a hankering to craft a birthday gift for my dear friend, Molly, who came up to the city last weekend to stay with me and celebrate. When I was in NYC earlier this Spring, I went a little CRAZY buying fabric with Amanda of Untamed Petals. So I have stacks of this gorgeous fabric and am not sure what to do with it! I decided it was time to get to work and USE my lovely yards of NYC fabric for gifting...so I created a quick and easy fabric strip rosette corsage. I know there are TONS of great DIY tutorials on how to make fabric pins, but here's my super fast version. Forgive the image quality, I can't seem to locate my camera charger (moving, boxes, you know how that goes) so I was stuck with the iPhone to capture the project.

Start by cutting strips (they do not have to be perfect or totally uniform in width, just keep them relatively the same in length) of fabric. It doesn't take much to make these, so it's great for using up scraps you have lying around. You can also mix and match fabrics too!

Layer the strips in a criss-crossed manor...I doubled up two strips per layer, but there is no rhyme or reason to how you do this step.

Once they're all layered, do a big pinch to gather the layers together. I use a couple dabs of hot glue to keep the layers in place before I did this. Then get out a needle and thread for a really quick rough stitching...

I just did a couple of big stitches where I had the fabric pinched to hold the gathers and pieces all together. Then I repeated the entire process with a coordinating fabric...

I made the complimentary rosette slightly smaller than the original (just cut shorter strips). Then hot glue the rosettes in a cluster onto a pin, and cover your glue with a piece of fabric backing for a finished look.

I used a pieces of chip board, cut down to size, to create a backing for the pin. By punching two small holes, I slipped the pin through and attached to the backing. I also punched two more holes to tie a bow through, then stamped the front with HAPPY BIRTHDAY and the back with my "HANDMADE BY" stamps (both from Paper Source). And, voila! The pin is complete, perfectly packaged and doubles as a gift and birthday card all in one! It probably took me about 20 minutes total to create this Birthday Corsage...these also make great package toppers or can be attached to a headbands or handbags for a different look. So versatile and easy!

Sneak Peek....A Baby Shower is in the Works!

>> Wednesday, February 3, 2010

At the end of this month, I will be hosting my very first Baby Shower for my wonderful friend Sue! She's having a girl, and I'm tickled PINK (yep, pun intended) for this fabulous celebration of all things GIRL! Here is a sneak peek of the invitations I sent out.Stay tuned over the next few weeks for more details!

Oh, and don't forget!!

Tomorrow is the last day to enter the giveaway!!

Giveaway: {LOVE NOTES by F&F}

>> Tuesday, January 26, 2010

Love Notes
Aren't they the best?
Whether we get one from a friend, family member, or our respective husbands, nothing quite beats a snail mail, hand written note.
(It's sadly a dying art.)

{You + Me ~ $8.50}

Well, we want to encourage YOU to send love notes to those you, well, love this year
and one of you will win these two sets pictured here!
Just leave a comment + make sure you're a follower to enter to win.
We will announce our winner on Thursday evening (1/28) and ship them to you in time to have plenty of time to send your love notes out!

{notebook pages - $9.50}

While only one person will win the two sets above, we have a special going for everyone!
Click the Buy 2 Get 1 Free link above and you can purchase the listing that includes
1 set of the Notebook Pages cards
1 set of the You + Me cards
1 set of your choice
(your choice includes picking another Notebook Pages set or another You + Me set)
all for $18.00 + shipping

So, what are you waiting for!
Enter to win your free Valentine's Day Cards.
(if you feel like sharing the giveaway on twitter, facebook, or blog, let us know for a bonus entry but it's not required!)

New Products in the Shop

>> Thursday, August 27, 2009

We've got TWO new invitations in our shop this week! Make sure you go check them out for your next soiree, shower, or event. You can also order the custom jpeg file to print at home!

The Nautical Modern Party Invitation can be color-customized to fit any party!

The Cheers Party Invitation is festive for toasting any occasion!

Renegade Recap

>> Monday, July 20, 2009

Renegade Craft Fair was pretty darn cool. I definitely came home inspired and tired (no rhyme intended)! It was BIG and therefore overwhelming...it literally took Jess and I making twenty laps around Fort Mason looking at all the booths and then actually leaving for a lunch break in order to process everything, before we could commit to making some purchases! I LOOOVE the prints I (finally) bought from here, here, and here.

Here are some of my fave images Jess took during our outing:

{meander}

{bad Emily forgets where this is from....please tell me if you know? I do know that I LOVED how the necklaces were displayed on vintage drawer knobs attached to an awesome mod fabric!}

{the poster list}

{sycamore street press}

{cindy tomcyzk illustration}

Ok, but seriously, Jess took all the pictures (with her awesome camera) and wrote a way better blog synopsis of our afternoon at Renegade. Check out her post for more pics, info, and witty banter (and even a picture of me wearing a green mustache and beard - haha!).

P.S. F&F really, REALLY wants to have a booth at Renegade next year....

New Summer Designs in the Shop!

>> Wednesday, June 17, 2009

Can you even believe its MID-JUNE?!? How the heck did that happen???? Well with weddings, graduations, showers, birthdays, and all of the summer festivities that June brings in full swing, there are gifts to be given and thank you notes to be written!

Download a customized Thank You Card to have and print whenever you need to send a quick thank you note (you can also order a printed set)! We can customize the colors and fonts for a truly personalized look!

Help the Bride you know check another "to-do" off her list by ordering these Striped Personalized Stationary Sets as bridesmaid gifts. These are also a fabulous hostess, birthday, or shower gift idea OR perfect to have for YOUR own personal correspondence (we are bringing back the handwritten note, remember?)!

We love the flexibility of offering these cards printed or as high-resolution jpegs...get either design printed through us for a truly personal gift or purchase the jpeg to keep on file for yourself (print on-demand....can't get much easier than that!).

Happy Summer!

Lucky Me!

>> Tuesday, June 2, 2009

Erin of Lucky Me & Lucky Designs (custom wedding monograms that are ADORABLE) was sweet enough to post our note cards on blog yesterday afternoon! Thank you Erin!!!

P.S. We love her inspiration boards!!!

Oooh La La, Doilies & Lace!

>> Wednesday, May 27, 2009

I'm feeling inspired by lace and doilies and vintage appliques...I love the delicate patterns, and how lovely lace is layered with other materials! My great-grandmother used to hand crochet doily after doily...it's funny how back then I thought they were so "oldie" and now they make me swoon!

Here are a few of my faves: The dress below I chose from Anthropologie for my bridesmaids to wear in my wedding (it's even MORE adorable in person, and has pockets!); the table runner is a DIY project I found that I'm DYING to do with all my great-grandmother's doilies; the lumbar pillow is a FABULOUS creation from our friend Grace; a gorgeous fascinator by our friend LoBoheme; the vintage lace bunting is an ETSY find that I am in LOVE with; and the lace doily wrapped vase is a DIY project from Country Living Magazine!

Sweet Olive Shift Dress from Anthropologie

DIY Lace Doily Table Runner from Donna Hay

Burlap Lumbar Pillow with Lace Doily from Coastline

Winslet Fascinator from LoBoheme

Vintage Lace Bunting from Ravenhill

DIY Vintage Doily Wrapped Vase from Country Living

With all this vintage doily love going around, Frenchie & Flea was determined to find a way to repurpose vintage lace and create an amazing one-of-a-kind occasion card with it! What do you think? It's made with a vintage french lace applique from

the 1920's, guinea feathers, vintage linen ribbon and a yellow button! My favorite part about this card is that it's blank, so you can send it to someone special and they can in turn repurpose the front of the card as a gift tag, trim it down and make a magnet for the fridge, the list is endless! This is in our shop today!

National Stationary Show, Part II

>> Monday, May 25, 2009

Here's the final wrap-up from the National Stationary Show last week in NYC....thanks to some of my favorite blogs, I was able to get a little taste of the grand affair and all of it's design/display glory! Next year, we'll be there....I have my heart set on it!

Can you tell I'm a sucker for good displays?! The Haute Papier booth used these letter's from Anthropologie with some gorgeous ribbon in different lengths...something you could TOTALLY do yourself! I'm contemplating doing something similar as part of my wedding decor...maybe our names or "LOVE" or something...I already have ONE of these letters from Anthro and it is adorable...LOVE IT!

all images: Oh So Beautiful Paper

F&F Does Wedding Suites!

>> Thursday, May 21, 2009

Weddings.

They have a slew of To Do's, don't they?!
Wedding invitations now aren't just a "Please attend," they are a comprehensive detailed package that include:
::Save the Date Cards::
::The Invitation::
::The RSVP Card::
::Written Directions & A Map::
...a lot of details...

Frenchie & Flea is proud to announce that
WE CREATE WEDDING SUITES!
We not only design them we ASSEMBLE them + we can hand address them for you!

Do you like this design?
It can be yours!
We can change the monogram and the verbiage to fit you.
To learn more about this product, please go to our store:
frenchieandflea.etsy.com

National Stationary Show, Part I

>> Wednesday, May 20, 2009

This week, I am constantly blog-stalking Nole from on of my fave paper blogs, Oh So Beautiful Paper, as she posts images and updates on the crazy-awesome National Stationary Show in NYC. It is F&F's dream and goal to have a booth there some day, and I am swooning over all of the AMAZING displays and designs....here are some of my favorite pics (and design studios) from the NSS this week (all images by Nole at Oh So Beautiful Paper):