Apples to Apples…and Winners!
Friday, August 27th, 2010My granddaughter Jasmine, who is 6, has been cooking up a storm with her parents this summer. She makes pizzas, cupcakes, and all things food. Maybe a future Top Chef!?
So I decided to make her a potholder using our set of a-peeling apples to keep with our Back to School theme. I started with unbleached muslin, red and green dye ink pads, and our LP125 Four Apples stamp set. I randomly stamped the apples and let them dry. Then I heat set them with a hot iron. Next I cut Insul-bright (mylar batting for potholders, etc) and the backing. I “quilted” each apple by hand stitching around them. Lastly, I attached some red seam binding to finish it off. Pretty hot (as in potholder!), huh?? LOL!
I added a little tag using the CL408 Cute Uppercase Letters alphabet set… love kraft paper with red and green!
Project by Sally Traidman. See the complete materials and instructions.
Of course it wouldn’t be Friday without including a few more bonus ideas for you! All of these stamps and supplies are from the new Holiday Catalog. You can flip the pages of the digital catalog here and pre-order the new stamps and accessories in the Hero Arts Online Store. Pre-orders will begin shipping September 1.


- Season’s Greetings
- Very Merry Christmas
- Merry & Bright
- Holiday Greetings
- Merry Christmas Card
- Season’s Greetings Tree Card
And finally before we go, a couple of fun announcements! First, a prize pack of new holiday goodies will go to Linda Trace, who displayed our holiday blinkie on her blog! You can grab a blinkie (or badge) for your own blog over on the right sidebar. You never know when we’ll be out looking for blinkies so be sure to let us know you added one by posting a link here in the comments, on our Facebook page, or even send us a message on Twitter!
And the lucky winner of a fabric flower pin handmade by me, who left a comment on Wednesday’s post, is #42 SLachan, who said:
What a great project, can’t wait to make one myself - thanks for sharing! I love to sew pillow cases. I know it’s simple but it comes in handy when you have just a few yards of fabric left over from other projects.
Congratulations ladies! Send an email to winner@heroarts.com with your address and we’ll get your goodies right out to you.
So, I hope I have inspired you this week to delve into your fabric stash and play and experiment! I’d love to see what goodies you come up with!



















































