Friday, November 4, 2011

Another Reject Blog Hop!




 


It's that time again! Time to give some love and attention to those projects that won't be on the pages of Paper Crafts May/June issue...560 to be exact! 

This time around, 640 submissions were whittled down to just 90...I can't imagine how tough it is to select the projects that will be published with so many to choose from.

Luckily, the RBH is here to save the day!! (Well, maybe not save the day...that's a bit of an overstatement...but you know what I mean, right?!)

I had a few projects picked up for this call, but I've got a reject for you that I'm pretty excited about! It's simple and it is the epitome of "If I can do this, you DEFINITELY can do this!"

I submitted this project for the Mother's Gift & Card Category:

The tufted sachets are made with burlap that I found laying around and they are filled with lavender, which I picked up at Michaels ...honestly...someone needs to invent smell-o-blogging, because these things smell wonderful!

 

 


Even with my "leaves-much-to-be-desired" sewing skills, I made these two sachets using 4"x4" squares of burlap and tufted them with a purple button and a sweet little tag from PTI's Tiny Tags set.

I was so excited to break out my Year of Flowers Collection for this project, too! The lilac image was the PERFECT way to coordinate the card and sachets...if I do say so myself! ;-)


So now that I'm done blabbing, how about you show off your rejects! (And if you're new to the Reject Blog Hop, welcome! Around here, we use "reject" in the most loving and fun way possible!)




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11 comments:

  1. Lillian ChildNovember 4, 2011 at 10:07 AM

    I don't sew either, so it's encouraging to see simple crafts like this that turn out so beautifully! Great job!

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  2. JingleNovember 4, 2011 at 12:35 PM

    This is a very pretty set! I'm allergic to lavender, but even I have some waiting to be tucked into a gift sachet! LOL!

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  3. AnonymousNovember 4, 2011 at 1:46 PM

    This looks great! I am not big on purple but I love this set!
    I was contacted to send a photo of another view of my card but no words further... How do we know we are rejected?

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  4. UnknownNovember 4, 2011 at 5:41 PM

    This is a beautiful set Amber! Your sewing skills look pretty great to me! Thanks for hosting this for us...so generous of you :)

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  5. HeatherNovember 4, 2011 at 9:30 PM

    Oooh Amber! I can't believe this is a reject! I love it! AND your sewing looks terrific! Congrats for getting a few projects picked up- I can't wait to see them! Thanks for hosting the RBH!

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  6. AnonymousNovember 4, 2011 at 9:58 PM

    I adore that set, Amber! The sachets are the icing on the cake! Who wouldn't want to receive this?! It's all awesome!

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  7. MichelleNovember 5, 2011 at 12:51 AM

    Thanks for hosting the reject blog hop again, Amber! Your mother's day card and gift are gorgeous!

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  8. DoneldaNovember 5, 2011 at 10:09 AM

    what a great idea for this blog hop!! Always amazed at the great projects that actually get rejected!! Love all your work - it is nice to know I'm not the only psych who uses card making as a stress release in the evenings!! LOL!!

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  9. Nicki SNovember 5, 2011 at 1:41 PM

    What?!? This wasn't chosen for publication?! That's just plain non-sense! Can I be your mom for a day so I can receive this beautiful card and gift?! Ha ha...It's just absolutely GORGEOUS! Those colors are major eye candy for me :) Beautiful work

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  10. Glenda JNovember 5, 2011 at 4:03 PM

    Thanks for hosting this again! Really pretty reject project - love the tags.

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  11. GinaNovember 7, 2011 at 11:29 PM

    Ahem...I am mother of the year. I'm pretty sure of it. And I need those! :) j/k. Those are so pretty!! Can't believe they didn't make the cut. But I also can't wait to see what's in it! :)

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