Sweet Tea Challenge/ Pinwheel Project

 A few weeks ago I was digging through my 4th of July decor. 

My patriotic plastic pinwheel was broken.

Trying saying that three times fast. 

Apparently, the red striped plastic didn't respond well to the varied temperature fluctuations in Texas. 

As soon as I thought about throwing it away, 

the Sweet Tea Challenge popped into my head.

Read about it and other Texas bloggers in this post.

  

I thought a pinwheel out of KariAnne's fabrics by Hoffman would be darling. 

I carefully took the old pinwheel apart. 

Typically, I might misplace the pieces but not this time.

I experimented with the different fabrics included in the charm packs from KariAnne.

The blues in the Sweet Tea charm pack would have been perfect for 4th of July but I opted not to use them this year. 

I wanted something else that would coordinate with my decor and last longer than the summer season. 

The grays caught my eye.

There were six different gray fabrics in the Simply Eclectic charm pack which is exactly what this little project needed. 

Iron on fusible interfacing helped to give the fabric a little stiffness so the parts of the wheel would stand up. 
I got the interfacing at Walmart. 

I used the blue plastic as a template for cutting out the fabric. 

  

I snipped tiny holes in the shapes to re-thread onto the dowels. 

 The knob and dowel needed to be painted white to match the fabric. 

I threaded the wheels back onto the dowel just like they were originally. 

 How cute is this? 

More than one of these would be darling for a baby shower or casual wedding. 

KariAnne's fabric by Hoffman is just too cute and would be adorable for so many crafting or sewing projects.

The gray is almost a perfect match for the walls in my dining room. 

I love getting together with other bloggers. 
The blogging community is warm, welcoming, fun and creative. 

I also made a purse organizer out of the Sweet Tea fabrics. 

 It protects the interior lining in a light colored bag. 

 I can also pull out the purse organizer and pop it into another bag. 
Come back for a full tutorial on this project.

 Thanks to KariAnne of Thistlewood Farms and Hoffman for  the cute, cute fabric. 
I can't wait to see what the other Texas bloggers have come up with for this challenge. 
Voting is open from July 14th to July 21st. 
Please visit Thistlewood Farm blog to vote for your favorite project. 

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The winner will receive a darling quilt square made out of Sweet Tea fabric.  

Thanks for stopping by and voting.

;)  

  

Katie 

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Thoughts of Home   
Savvy Southern Style

 

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A Blogger Lunch and the Sweet Tea Challenge

 I've been blessed to strike up some friendships with some other Texas bloggers. 

We are virtual friends but have gotten to know each other in our living, breathing world as well. 

Last month we were invited to visit the home of 

Jemma from At Home with Jemma. 

Her home in the country is absolutely darling. 

I was completely smitten with the walls in the powder room 

 

and her planked ceiling in the kitchen too. 

Don't you love that chandelier and vent hood?

She and I are backsplash twins.

The amazing KariAnne from Thistlewood Farm was there. 

She spent about an hour sharing some blogging tips. 

 I learned so much about blog monetization from her that I decided to go for it and have some advertising on Let's Add Sprinkles. 

KariAnne has a fabric line that is manufactured by 
Hoffman California International Fabrics. 

  
Laura from Decor to Adore made a darling craft bag that included fabric samples and craft supplies. 
She then showed us some things she was able to create using a KariAnne's Sweet Tea charm pack. 

 What is a charm pack?

A charm pack is a collection of sample squares from a line of fabrics. 
  She created a darling bunting from the cute squares of fabrics.

 

Judith from Botanic Blue shared another craft using dictionary pages and stamp art. 

I'll show you that in another post.

In a small world moment we have discovered that Judith was the assistant principal at my children's school when they were there. 

It's been fun getting to know her.

 The Sweet Tea Challenge was issued by Carole from Garden Up Green. 

In minutes we were all in. 

We would take our Hoffman charm packs designed by KariAnne and create a project. 

We'll blog about our projects and link them together all on KariAnne's blog. 

How fun is this? 

I've been busy creating my project before my post about it goes live next week. 

Please pop back in to check it out. 
 Katie 

Linking with, 
Between Naps on the Porch 
Savvy Southern Style
The Essence of Home 
Snickerdoodle Sunday Party 
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