Happy Monday!

Happy Monday!!! What a treat when we flipped open All People Quilt and saw a beautiful journal cover designed with our very own Sis Boom Poodle Fabric!

Two things we L-O-V-E… Poodle and journaling!!! Thanks Nancy Wiles, All People Quilt Design Director! What an honor!!! And yes – we agree, makes a wonderful gift! Take some time today to journal or craft… You deserve it!

Love, Love, LOVE!

Valentine’s Day may have been yesterday, but considering we had declared the entirety of February as the month to LOVE, you’ll still be getting a lot of it in these parts! Love yourself, Love those around you, Love what you do… Basically, Love, Love, Love! Once we see how awesome it feels, we’ll just want to LOVE all  year round!

Below we have a handy little tool that will help you demonstrate how much you love those around you, and not just on Valentine’s Day. Download the PDF (By clicking on the image below), cut out & place little messages around as necessary!

Pop them in lunch boxes, post them on the bathroom mirror, tuck them in pockets… Find creative ways to tell your loved ones just how awesome they are.

pssst We so can’t take credit for the cuteness of this concept–  we were inspired & borrowed it from the lovely Kind Over Matter site … and then adapted it for our February month of love, and of course, Valentine’s Day! Thanks, Kind Over Matter for the awesome inspiration! Check out their sweet site full of feel good ideas!!!

Love Bird FREE tutorial!!!

Ok, Ok.. last one — we promise… for today, that is 🙂

We hope you’re loving these tutorials as much as we are! This one is for all you love birds out there. It’s so super sweet and cheerful. With the downloadable pieces below you can build your very own lovebird set. Awesome, right? Scroll down after photos for tutorial directions!

  • Print out the following templates on cardstock (see below).
  • Cut out the beautiful birds and the luscious heart.
  • Mod podge the glittery areas of the birds (their back and crown) and sprinkle your favorite glitter in these areas.
  • Using a hot glue gun glue the heart to each bird, joining all three pieces.
  • Attach a beautiful bow to the base of the heart for added beauty.
  • To prop your lovebirds up, attach a dowel or rod either to each bird’s center individually (on the back), or where each bird meets the heart (on the back).
  • Viola, you’ve got yourself a pair of lovely LOVE birds!!!

As If You Thought We Were Done For The Day…

We can’t stop posting HEARTS for you lovely ladies & gents!!!!

Jen is cranking out all of these amazing heartsy, Valentinesy creations… and we LOVE sharing them with you! We’ll surely share more heartsy, lovey crafts & tutorials after today, since we see the entire month of February as the month of L-O-V-E… but today is just a very special day for hearts 🙂

Below we’ve featured a floral burlap heart that screams, “SPRING LOVE!”… How fresh and vibrant!?… below the featured floral burlap photo is a gallery of the entire burlap heart collection designed by Jennifer (click to enlarge photos!)- Enjoy!. How romantic!

Hearts and Hearts and Hearts!

It’s V-day… and so there’s no such thing as posting TOO many heart photos! Hearts in all different shapes, sizes and materials is pretty much what got us so super excited for this month of LOVE! Enjoy these romantic, burlap hearts. Jennifer assigned a special filigree to each burlap heart, which makes every one stand out in its own special way. Whaddya think?! awesome, right?!

A Girl Needs to Dream…

Ok, Ok… so we know it’s February, the LOVE month.. and we know it’s super chilly out… but between dreaming of bigger things and longing for some hot, beachy weather, we somehow found ourselves designing… well, bathing suits! That’s what happens when you have some free time and awesome Sis Boom Patterns to play with in Photoshop!

Now, just to be super clear, these are all just imaginary and just for fun… but that’s just it– how FUN are they?! Ohhhh we want a Sis Boom Summer full of Queen Street! Whaddya think?!

Say LOVE with Glitter!

What makes us happier than glitter? …. and lots of it? These super cool dangling glitter hearts are one of our fave projects this February… They’re laser cut hearts (one  has been backed with red felt to add a pop of color), and they are sure to make your honey smile.

Michaels often has loads of them, and once they’re glittered they become so special. In order to get them glistening in glitter, just modpodge the surface and add your favorite glitters. For an extra special touch add a bow!!  When all was said and done, we couldn’t resist photographing our hearts in the city of LOVE!… (Eifell Tower curtesy of Ikea)

Sis Boom Room with a POP of Yellow!

Here you have it, folks… a LOVEly Sis Boom Room!! Look closely and you will spot our hot off the press Marcella Pillows as well as (4), Rosetta (1), Nelly (2), and Mikaela (5) from Honey Child! We couldn’t leave this funky bohemian setup without adding a little party action — what fun is a bright, happy room without a disco ball (3)?! I mean, come on! Looks like Spring, eh?

1. Sis Boom Rosetta (Honey Child), 2. Sis Boom Nelly (Honey Child), 3. Chauvet Disco Ball, 4. Sis Boom Marcella Pillow, 5. Sis Boom Mikaela (Honey Child), 6. Murray Feiss table lamp Macy’s, 7. Kai Candle, 8. Elle Bank Urban Outfitters, 9. Atelier Chesterfield Anthropologie,  10. Love Italic Double Ring Topshop, 11. The Book of Love Urban Outfitters

Inspired To Sew Book Winner!!!

Thanks everyone for participating in this awesome contest! We are ALL so, super excited about Bari’s new book, Inspired To Sew, which is clearly going to be a hit!

You all left such lovely comments, which will warm Bari’s heart, but our one, very lucky winner (chosen at random) is… Susan Norwood of Sudio’s Studio!!!!!! Congrats, Susan!!!! You’re going to LOVE this book!!!!!

To everyone else – thank you, as always, so very much for taking the time to read our blog, learn about all of the exciting new happenings, and for leaving your meaningful & special comments!!! Take a minute to enjoy some photos from the book… learn more about getting the book by clicking here

Thanks again, everyone, for your beautiful comments!!! Have an awesome day! xo

Featured in our Fun, Free, Fabulous newsletter this morning (Don’t get it? Sign up HERE – It will take 2 seconds!), is this awesome, Schoolyard Valentine Bouquet!!!

Made by Jennifer with tons of love, this adorable bouquet says, “I LOVE YOU” the old school way. I’ts super sweet, a tad flirty, and bursting with color!!! See tutorial below & make your very own! Have fun!

  1. Download the PDF Schoolyard Valentine Collage (simply by clicking on the image above)
  2. Print out about 4 sheets on a thick card stock
  3. Use a 2″ heart punch to punch out your heart ‘flowers’
  4. Glue hearts back to back on wire stem
  5. Bend the wire to make it look like a bouquet, shape as desired
  6. Add a filigree as the focal point of your bouquet!! (buttons, pom-poms & marbles are just a few ideas!)