Crafty Khandy: fabric flowers

More swapping fun with Your Paper Pantry - I love this altered book cover idea. Originally, I was going to go super crazy and make a mixed media collage. But as I started with it, I just LOVED the way the pretty blue of the book was showing through the Gesso. On the spine I added a brad from Tim Holtz called Ring Fastener; this makes hanging a charm ... charming! Lots of metal from Butterbee Scraps - the corners and two pieces under that AMAZING flower that came to me in a fabric flower swap. On the bottom is a bit of antique lace topped of with ribbon from Love Bug Creations

Here is an up close of that flower - isn't it beautiful!! As much as I hated to part with it, it was a little easier knowing my swap partner would appreciate it. Head to YouTube to check out the video

Welcome to LoveBug Creations Spring Celebrations

New Release and Blog Hop!!

If you have floated over from Connie, then you are on the right path, but if you stumbled upon our hop and want to start with our blog hostesses, then click over to
LOVEBUG CREATIONS

Spring is a time for Easter and Mother's Day events but it also signals weddings, graduations, family reunions, and more. LoveBug Creations has some new awesome products to unveil today for your spring celebrations.

So do you want to add something special to your handmade projects?? If so, consider these new springtime collections for your crafting arsenal of rumple ribbon delights:

And for something different, we are releasing the beautiful Mama's Roses.
Each rose is hand-formed and hand-dyed; each has dimensions of 2"x 2" and can be used as is or inked, painted, stickled, and more - your imagination can provide lots of possibilities for these beauties - and they are feather-light so you can create lots of projects from layouts to cards to tags to mixed media creations to 3-D creations and more and not feel there's an anchor on your project, weighing it down!

And if that isn't enough... We've got 4 NEW Mama's Mesh Colors: Kraft, Ivory, Light Blue & Light Pink!!!

Also Mama's Mesh is now being offered to buy by the yard as opposed to in collections!

So settle back as we take you on a tour of spring celebrations and invite you to visit our LBC ONLINE STORE

I made some fabric flowers for a swap with MAMA and these beautiful spring colored rumple ribbons were the perfect flower centers... and leaves. I am just loving these shades!

To make the flowers I used a sizixx circle die and cut 6 out of a thin cream cotton. I stamped them with a script and dyed them a touch. Then I rolled them up and sticked them to a piece of felt to make the flower patter. For a pretty colorful center I used a little... or a lot of rumple and an old looking button.

How about some delicious LBC Blog Candy!
LoveBug Creations is offering a $10 gift certificate to our online store and several other items as well.

What do you have to do to be a possible winner?

1. Become a follower of each crafter (if you're not already)

2. Leave a love note at each blog spot with your contact info

3. For one extra chance to win like our Facebook Page and leave a comment at

LoveBug Creations

4. Check back on Wednesday for the announcement of the winners

The full spring line up is:

1. Kimi & Pamela: http://lovebugcreations3.blogspot.com/

2. Stephanie: http://www.stephanie-eaken.blogspot.com/

3. Dawn Mercedes: http://dawnmercedes.blogspot.com/

4. Connie: http://conniecancrop.blogspot.com/

5. Katie: http://www.craftykhandy.blogspot.com/

6. Tanya: http://scrappinkymomma.blogspot.com/