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*fingers crossed* Renegade

please oh please oh please PICK ME!

Yep I bit the bullet. I applied for Renegade's Holiday Craft Fair. 

I hope I get picked. Renegade has been on my crafty business bucket list for a long time.

I love sharing my work with folks. Also needle felting under pressure? My best work. 

So we have to see but keep those fingers crossed. And if I get picked - I will need help! So please let me know if you want to hange out with me at the fair. I will make you something. Think of it as a Nan original. :)

xxooxoxo Nan and Aine.

PS OH I just thought of this? I wonder if Aine can come?! Omg how cute!

Halloween Stitching

Now I just need to get my fabric so that I can quilt this sucker









Xoxo nan and not to pleased Aine


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Renegade Chicago!

Oh, it has been forever since I have been to Renegade it feels like! Never been? This is what one does:

One gets Tattoos(fake).


One walks in beautiful weather.


One sees pretty dollies and other goodies.


One brings dogs.


One sees Rohm Emmanuel the Mayer of Chicago.


One buys way to much stuff that is 'needed'.






One pug is pooped and she didn't even go!




Xoxo Nan and ZZZZZing Aine.
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Bottlebrush trees tutorial

Hello my lovely blog followers. I apologize for being so tardy in posting. Finally on Labor Day I have done something I have been dying to do for ages: BOTTLEBRUSH TREES! I love old fashioned bottle brush trees.

There are two ways to do bottle brush trees- easy and sorta easy. The easiest is to get green landscape trees for train sets and throw them in bleach. I am so shocked to see how fast they lost their color. The fun part is you can do fading gradients too. The other way to make your tree is the Martha Stewart way. Find sisal( it is a rope and hard to find but I found it) and some wire. I hope to show you a sisal tree in a future tutorial.

Here is the easy way to make bottle brush tries ready for dying:

Find a plastic tub- I used those throw away containers. Fill the tub with bleach.


Soak your little trees in the bleach. You will see the color go away instantly.


About 3 minutes later - you have a naked tree!


See, they started off evergreen now they are wintery white.

Or a tad green... Which is adorable!


Now I am off to see if food coloring will work for dyeing. Any thoughts?!
Hugs and happy labor day all! Xoxo nan and Aine



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