Sunday, January 31, 2010

The FIRST Big Giveaway!


Marmi Designs is giving away this beautiful pair of earrings for your sweetie
(or yourself!) for Valentine's Day!

You could win these earrings made of a variety of rose colored glass beads with green glass accent beads. All you have to do is become a follower of the blog and leave a comment under this post. It's that easy!

The contest will run January 31st through February 12th! A winner will be chosen on February 12th and the earrings will be sent out in time for Valentine's Day!


Please leave a comment -

What was your BEST or WORST Valentine's Day gift?

Please check out my etsy shop for a matching bracelet!!!
www.etsy.com/shop/marmidesigns

Tuesday, January 19, 2010

Let Your Fingers Do The Walking...




I don't know about you, but at our house, we get a lot of phone books! No one needs this many phone books. So we send them out to the recycling

This year I wanted to make some use of them, so I cut them up and made paper beads from the yellow pages. It was a lot of fun! Mary Grace made some of her own too!

I added some glass beads on tiger tail beading wire to make this 48" necklace. This is so cool! You can wear it long or wrap it round twice or even three times for a choker.

I sealed the beads for added strength and shine but I would not suggest getting them wet - they are still paper!


I made a matching three strand bracelet and earrings too!


Check them out on my etsy!
www.etsy.com/shop/marmidesigns

SPRING FEVER






OK, I must have spring fever. The weather can't make up it's mind if it wants to be beautiful and warm or cold and wet. But I can't stop thinking about the beach and camping and playing outside with the girls!




I couldn't resist making this little dress for Naomi during her nap today. It's white, bright, and ready for spring and summer. I've seen these "pillowcase" dresses at various places for various prices. It was pretty simple to make. I didn't have a pattern or directions but it really wasn't hard to figure out. I didn't use a pillowcase, but I did recycle! I used a twin flat sheet that I've never taken out of the package. Someone gave me two twin flat sheets for a gift once and we don't have a twin bed in our house! So I finally found a use for them.





I have a lot of fabric left over so tomorrow I'll make a matching one for Mary Grace and for the girl's build-a-bears! They'll be too cute!




Leave me some comments to let me know what you think!