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Introducing old projects to the blog

I just love challenges and this one it was!  My first huge blanket, yay me!  It was lots of fun creating this for a friend.










The girls are into mod podge!  Painting 'glue' onto fabric...why would they turn that project down?  Making a fabric candy dish for an Aunt's birthday!  (I think the tutorial is on http://www.modpodgerocks.com/)


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