Pretty Little Poinsettias ~ in less than 5 minutes

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We are just starting to get all of our great Christmas designs on line so naturally I am getting super excited for the holidays!  We have just these fun little ITH Favor boxes together and what better way to embellish them, than with a pretty little poinsettia?!  It's so easy.  Here's how...

Cut out some random, curvy triangular petals.  The size of each will depend on how wide you want your flower to be.  I needed a pretty little flower.  Only about 1 1/2 inches wide so I made each of my petals about 1" long and 3/4" wide.  You can always trim them down so if you are unsure how big you want your flower, make it bigger and scale it down when you are finished.

Next, thread a needle with about 2 feet of thread doubled over.  Weave your threaded needle across the straight edge or bottom of each petal.  Pull the needle through, then slide it onto the thread

Once you have all of your petals on the thread, push them together as tight as possible and tie your two thread ends together.  Knot your ends several times to make sure it won't come undone.

 This is what it should look like after you have done that.

If your flower is too big you can trim it down now.

Add a few pearls and a rhinestone using some fabric glue.  We LOVE Fabritac made by Beacons. :)

Now take that little ITH Favor Box you just made...

Super cute, right? But...

How much better is it with a pretty little poinsettia and a little bling?!

~DeLynne

Beautiful twist and roll flowers ~ So easy and to die for!

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There is just something about beautiful accessories that gets me excited.  I absolutely could not live my life without them.  I have recently gained this new love for fabric flowers.  I know they are everywhere these days but, I just love them!  They can be fun, whimsical and absolutely beautiful.  There are so many millions of options and honestly, the sky is the limit.

 You really can't do it wrong but, here's a quick tutorial on these beautiful twist and roll flowers that I just made, to go on our amazing new ITH headband.  

Take a strip of fabric or ribbon.

(I used a piece of chiffon 2" wide x40" long)

Tie a knot in one end.

Hold on to the knot end with one hand and start twisting the other end.

All you do now is wrap the long tail of fabric around the knot as you twist it.  There is no right or wrong way to do it.  Every 1/2" or so you will need to add a little dot of fabric glue or hot glue to hold the fabric in place as you wrap.  You can wrap as tightly or as loosely as you want.

This pink chiffon fabric flower was wrapped pretty loosely and I love how soft and fluffy it turned out.

This is what it looks like once you have wrapped the fabric all the way around (gluing as you go)

It is perfect just like this OR...

I added a few pearls to the center using fabri-tac.

So pretty :)

Here's another one I made using some 2" wide Organza ribbon.  This ribbon was wired so I slid the wires out because I didn't need them.

I wrapped this one very tightly to show the difference.

Once you reach the end of the ribbon or fabric, just flip the flower over and glue the end to the back so it isn't visible.

And...Voila~

Beautiful, any way you wrap it!

The best part is you can use any fabric you like.  

I love how the lace flower turned out, burlap is fun too!

They are so quick, easy and absolutely gorgeous!  Not to mention, big or small, every girl looks a little more beautiful when they are accessorized.

So go get your craft on and start accessorizing!!

~DeLynne

How to Make Big Decorative Bows ~ a really easy tutorial

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 I'm kind of a freak when it comes to bows.

I LOVE THEM!!!
This beautiful wreath made with our new
Fall Leaves Applique set
is just what I needed to go with a big beautiful bow.

A lot of people are intimidated by them but, they really are simple to make.

I'll show you, anyone can do it.

Here's what you will need:

Scissors

Wire Ribbon

A piece of wire

(I actually just slid the piece of wire I used, out of a scrap piece of wire ribbon)

You can use just one ribbon or multiple ribbons to create your bow. I used two. If you are using more then one you will want to stack them like this, with the widest ribbon on the bottom.

Make a loop the width you want your bow to be.

Wrap your ribbon around the loop at least 5 times.

(10 times if you are using only one color)

The more times you wrap, the fluffier your bow will end up.

Press your loops flat

Trim all four of the corners off.

It will look like this after you trim.

Now, line up the two sided that you trimmed, like this. 

Press the sides together where they line up

Wrap your wire around the center several times then twist it off like you would a twist tie.

Separate your loops.  Twist them a little so they stay where you want them.

Flip your bow over to the back and add a long piece of ribbon for the tails.

Use the ends of the wire from the center of your bow to secure the tails in place.  Just twist the wire tightly around the ribbon for the tails, like a twist tie again.  You can use the same wire to connect your bow to whatever you need to embellish.

What will you add yours to?

I added mine to create this fun Fall wreath I made using our Fall Leaves Applique Set.

Happy Fall, Y'all

~DeLynne

HOW TO~ applique using your embroidery machine

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A quick little step by step tutorial on

"How to applique with your embroidery machine"

Step 1: 

Hoop your stabilizer and your item that you will be applying your applique to.  If this is your first time trying to applique, you may want to just use a couple of layers of stabilizer and nothing else.

Step 2:  

(Depending on how your design is digitized, this step may vary a little.  Some designs will have a placement stitch and some will not.  A placement stitch shows you where to place your fabric.  Almost all of our applique's will have a placement stitch.)  

If your design has a placement stitch then step 2 would be to put your hoop into your machine and have the design stitch out the placement stitch.  If your design does not have a placement stitch then you would skip step 2 and go straight to step 3

Step 3:  

Place your fabric on your hoop completely covering the area to be stitched.  You can use a few straight pins on the edges of your fabric if you want to, to hold your fabric still while the stay stitches secure the fabric to your item.  (pinning the fabric is usually not necessary however, if you are worried or have issues with your fabric moving around you can do this.  You can also use a basting spray instead of pins if you would like)

Place your hoop back into your machine (if you took it out) and stitch out the stay stitches that will secure your fabric to your item.  When the machine stops, remove the hoop from the machine but, DO NOT REMOVE YOUR ITEM FROM YOUR HOOP.

Step 4:

Remove any pins if you used them or peel up your edges if you used basting spray.  Take a pair of sharp embroidery scissors and trim away all of the excess fabric from around the outside edges of your design.

Step 5:

Place your hoop back into your machine and stitch out the satin stitch border of your design.

Step 6:
A lot of applique designs will have multiple layers.  Each layer will be the same process (steps 2-6)  Some may have detailed fill stitching or decorative stitches over the satin stitch area.  Others you may want to monogram initials or a name layered on top.  This would all be done as a final step once the entire applique is complete.

Once you start your first applique, you will be hooked.  It is so much fun and so simple.  Do not be intimidated!!  Anyone can do this, it really is that easy.

Just click this link to download this free practice applique from our website:

http://www.embroitique.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=982

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Jacki & DeLynne

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We have had an amazing response to our ITH Birthday party hat set and wanted to thank each of your for your support.  It means more than you know. 

We have received countless emails thanking us for putting this EASY set together...

All the tedious tracing, measuring, and centering numbers is done in the hoop , so you can concentrate on the fun stuff!

We also know that may of you are limited with In the Hoop projects that require the larger hoops.  So, we thought this would be a perfect chance to give something back.

FOR FREE

We are offering our signature Boa Party Hat pattern and instructions.  To obtain the commercial license to sell these adorable hats just contact us at esales@embroitique.com 

This offer is good until the 3rd of September, as well as discounting our Abigail Applique Numbers set. 

These two are paired perfectly together. 

The Boa Party Hat pattern does include templates to hand applique your own numbers as shown below.

Don't forget to grab the Mini Birthday Hat cupcake topper set to plan the most Posh Party on the block!

Happy Birthday

to all of you!

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Jacki & DeLynne

Embroitique

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...and we have a winner!!!! Congratulations Sada!

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I wanted to start off this post with a big THANK YOU to everyone that participated in this giveaway!

This was so fun to see everyone responding and pictures of our work in action!  We just loved seeing all the projects that were posted with our designs!

I am a day late on posting the winner - sorry about that.  If you realized the amount of crazy that follows me around on a daily basis, you would be so proud that it's only one day late :)

In any case - let's get down to business....a winner has randomly chosen from all of the entries for our giveaway.

*insert drum roll here*

Congratulations 

Sada Knowles

from

My Baby Boutique! 

We hope you enjoy your shopping spree on our site!  Congrats again!

Again, thanks again to everyone for participating in this and helping us get our blog up and running!  We realy appreciate it.

Jacki & DeLynne

Embroitique - Dainty Couture

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$25~Gift Certificate Giveaway!!!~$25

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We are finally ready to get the party started!  To kick off our newest venture we are giving away a $25 gift certificate good for anything on embroitique.com  Since nothing on the entire website is over $10 this is an amazing giveaway!!! There are so many chances to win.  Here's how to enter...

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