Flat Joe

Introducing Flat Joe

I'm so excited to tell you about Flat Joe's visit with me here in Georgia. But first let me give you a little info on who Flat Joe is exactly.

Well, have you ever heard of Flat Stanley and his adventures? Jewelry designer Joseph Allen of Joseph Allen Designs came up with the idea to create Flat Joe and have him travel around and have his adventures told on various blogs. Flat Joe is a necklace hand made by Mr. Allen. Follow this link to see more of his fabulous hand stamped jewelry designs.
Flat Joe arrived safe and sound last Friday. He came to Georgia after a nice trip to Alabama. You can read all about his adventures in Alabama at "Some Days Ya Gotta Dance."

While Flat Joe was visiting he came with me to a place called "Just For Giggles". We had a great time hanging out with some friends and painting. He watched me paint a picture of an angel.
See him hanging around my neck! He, or I should say "we" had a great time.
Flat Joe also went with a group of us to see the movie Alice in Wonderland in 3D. The movie was great. Flat Joe enjoyed the movie except that the 3D glasses didn't really fit him very well.

Well, it's time for Flat Joe to move on to another destination. Stay tuned to Joseph Allen Design's blog to follow Flat Joe on his future adventures.

Painting Is My Therapy

This is what my daughter and I painted one afternoon. We had a great time chatting and I loved teaching her some painting techniques. She really got in to it and was very happy with her painting when she finished.

Simply Stacie: Sweet Valentine's Affair: Joseph Allen Designs Review & Giveaway

I just entered to win a hand stamped piece of jewelry at the following site. Click on the link to post your entry.

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Circut Appliques

I have been wanting to try this for a while. I think that appliques are so cute. My first attempt a few months ago was unsuccessful to say the least. Recently I came across some much better instructions so I decided to give it another try.
Step 1: iron Wonder Under to the back side of your fabric.



Step 2: Stick the fabric onto your (very) sticky Cricut cutting mat and cut out your design. Your blade depth should be set at 6, pressure on high (5)and the speed on low (2).

Step 3: Peel the backing off of the Wonder Under and place your cut out where you want it. I put mine on a t-shirt for my daughter.

Step 4: Iron the applique for about 15 seconds with a damp cloth over it. The cloth should be dry when it is done.
All Done!!