Owner, Stephanie's Smorgasbord

Owner, Stephanie's Smorgasbord Serving a buffet of fun and fine art: painting, drawing, sewing, face painting, pyrography, and more!

Truth!
04/17/2026

Truth!

Not all my projects turn out to be masterpieces. This purse is proof!A couple weeks ago, I purchased a Minnie Mouse pur...
02/27/2026

Not all my projects turn out to be masterpieces. This purse is proof!

A couple weeks ago, I purchased a Minnie Mouse purse from American Classics Marketplace at Constitution and Academy. It read “Amanita Mushroom” 🍄 to me, so I bought it with the intention of transforming it into mushrooms, not Minnie.

I cut off the mouse head and bow, and tried to find a large mushroom patch to cover the spot. Alas, I was only able to find small ones, so I bought two packs, along with matching zipper pulls.

The patches arrived today, so I went to work attaching them to the red straps. Unfortunately, even though I used a pressing cloth, either the heat setting was too high or I held it on too long (directions said 20-30 seconds, so that’s what I did), because the strap melted!!!

In fact, the straps melted so bad that it stuck to the pressing cloth, which is now ruined as a result. They are melted (and hard) in several spots, so I tried to figure out how to salvage it instead of throwing it away.

I used some green Tulip fabric paint to draw some ivy and leaves. I couldn’t cover everything, but it’ll have to do.

I then cut out some ladybugs from some fabric I bought years ago (eventually for a blouse) and glued them to the white strap.

I cut off the Disney zipper pull and added the new ones. The paint should be dry soon, so I hope to take it to work tomorrow. I love how big and roomy it is—big enough to even carry several books and a journal!

All is not lost, thankfully! 🐞🍄🐞🍄🐞🍄

I’m so excited about my latest project that I have to make a post while it’s still in progress!I am making a “kitchen ta...
02/09/2026

I’m so excited about my latest project that I have to make a post while it’s still in progress!

I am making a “kitchen table playhouse” for my granddaughter Xenalyn. It’s a tablecloth in the shape of a house so she can play underneath it.

The roof is “galvanized metal,” the sides are brown wood, the door is red crackle, and the windows are clear vinyl framed with white shiplap. I bought all the fabric at Hobby Lobby.

So far, I have the basic house, door, and windows done. Phase 2 will be to add the snap-on butterflies, flowers, and mushrooms, which will be removable and interchangeable.

I might have enough shiplap fabric to make a picket fence. I’m going to dig through my fabric stash to see if I have any green fabric to make grass, leaves, and plant stems.

What do you think so far?

Stay tuned for the final results!

ETA: Monday, February 9th, added the butterflies and reveal video to Xenalyn. She loves it!

ETA: Saturday, February 14, I did the trellis and roses earlier this week, and today I did the sunflowers. I am SO EXCITED at how beautiful this is turning out!!!

Stuff I made/fixed/altered in 2025, Part 2, whether sewing, painting, pyrography, needle felting, drawing, etc.Thanks to...
01/01/2026

Stuff I made/fixed/altered in 2025, Part 2, whether sewing, painting, pyrography, needle felting, drawing, etc.

Thanks to all who supported my small business, Stephanie’s Smorgasbord. I love what I do and I’m honored to serve you!

Stuff I made/repaired/altered in 2025. Part 1.It’s been a very productive year!!!
01/01/2026

Stuff I made/repaired/altered in 2025.

Part 1.

It’s been a very productive year!!!

This was my last face painting gig of the year: the Candy Cane Craft Show at Norris Penrose Event Center. It was organ...
12/16/2025

This was my last face painting gig of the year: the Candy Cane Craft Show at Norris Penrose Event Center. It was organized by Colorado Springs Ladies Events and improved significantly over their event last year. Way more vendors, way more attendees, and way more kids’ faces to paint!

MC Events, Co. emceed; we had our new mobile photo booth, Marcel the SelfieBot, there; and CSLE hired 3 of our 4 face painters as well! The kids really loved their designs, and loved that it was “free” (to them, although lots of people tipped!).

I got lots of compliments on my Grinch outfit that I made (it has pockets!), and was delighted that the Grinch was there (new this year), as well as Santa, Mrs. Claus, and a couple reindeer (same as last year)!

I can’t wait till next year!

I made another blouse and skirt set tonight with fabric called “Phantasma” by Robert Kaufman. I didn’t take a lot of pro...
11/16/2025

I made another blouse and skirt set tonight with fabric called “Phantasma” by Robert Kaufman.

I didn’t take a lot of progress photos this time because I figured it would be redundant, but I did add some cool details.

Both took 5 hours to make. I’m getting faster!

I forgot to post Amy’s mom’s shirts!Amy’s mom is very petite, and every shirt she buys is too long, so she had me shorte...
10/27/2025

I forgot to post Amy’s mom’s shirts!

Amy’s mom is very petite, and every shirt she buys is too long, so she had me shorten all these beautiful blouses for her.

These were a bit more labor intensive than the short sleeve job I just posted, but they came out great!

This customer wanted me to make her 3/4 length sleeves into short sleeves. Four shirts total. Easy enough, right?
10/27/2025

This customer wanted me to make her 3/4 length sleeves into short sleeves. Four shirts total. Easy enough, right?

Did the last 4 pillows for my bench cushion client last week. She decided that’s enough pillows, but she wants me to do...
10/27/2025

Did the last 4 pillows for my bench cushion client last week. She decided that’s enough pillows, but she wants me to do a different project for her in the next coming weeks. Can’t wait to find out what she has in mind!

More face painting practice for the upcoming Fall Festival. I’m getting excited!
10/05/2025

More face painting practice for the upcoming Fall Festival. I’m getting excited!

I have a fall festival face painting gig coming up later this month (second year with the same company), so I’m trying o...
10/03/2025

I have a fall festival face painting gig coming up later this month (second year with the same company), so I’m trying out some new designs. Shaina was kind enough to model for me, and her nursing Malachi almost simulated a wiggly toddler in my chair, so it was good practice!

What designs do you like to see for a fall festival?

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