Tuesday, September 13, 2011
Anna Catherine
We love our little sweetheart! Thanks for coming by and checking out her pictures. I don't have all her pictures on my laptop or I would add a sweet one of her with her big brothers, who absolutely adore her.
Hopefully I'll be back with more pictures soon!
Saturday, August 27, 2011
Playing with Ribbon
Unfortunately I could not get a very good picture of the pacifier clip & hairbow, but my little model will be here in just 3 short days, so I should be able to get better pictures then.Thanks for stopping by!
Friday, August 26, 2011
Treasure Bags
Now, Anthony being the child he is decided he didn't want a bag with ribbon, even if it was black ribbon. He was wanting a little bag he could keep his very small stuffed puppy in at night so he wouldn't lose it. I ended up making a much smaller bag (maybe 3 inches x 4 inches) with dark brown bias tape instead of ribbon. He loves it & it's in the bed with him now.
Next up is Gabe's bag. He just turned 4 & loves his nap mat cover, so for part of his birthday gift I made him the bag out of his leftover Toy Story fabric.His party is tomorrow, so I'll know then how he likes his bag. Hopefully he will love it. Little boys always need somewhere to stash their treasure!
Tuesday, August 23, 2011
A Busy Craft Day (but no pictures)
Saturday, August 20, 2011
Good Behavior Incentive Game
The prizes or incentives are 15 additional minutes of Wii, computer, DS, or iPod time, 15 minutes of Momma time, a fruit rollup, 50 cents, 1 dollar, a piece of candy, 2 pieces of candy, a Redbox rental, & playing a board game.
I made the game pieces with a paper clip & a Scrabble sticker with a J for Joey & an A for Anthony. Today was our first day & Joey lost a roll. They both seem to really enjoy the game, so hopefully we can keep it up a little while.
Joey really thinks we should sell this game to other parents having trouble with their children. I just laughed & told him we didn't need to mass produce right now.
Anna Catherine's wall hanging
I cut Catherine out of pink vinyl with my Cricut & decided to dot the i with a double layer flower topped with a button. Below you can see Anthony helping out when we started. He painted the letters with acrylic paint in case there were any gaps in the paper. I didn't want the kraft brown to show through.
I told him he had his undershirt on backwards, but he said it really didn't matter. He glued scraps of paper on 2 of the letters, Joey did 1 letter, and I did the last letter (and went back & patched gaps on theirs). To me it's even more special since we all worked on together. Anthony saw it finished & was a little disappointed we didn't put buttons all over ANNA, but I like it just how it is.
Thursday, August 18, 2011
Neck Tie Bib--Work in Progress
I am too much of a perfectionist, so I'm not completely satisfied with how it turned out. There are definitely some changes I need to make to my pattern pieces. I didn't have a whole lot of fabrics appropriate for this project either, but I'm trying really hard to make stuff using what I have since I have so many craft supplies already.
The pictures actually make this bib look better than it did while I was sitting at my sewing machine, so I guess maybe I just needed to step away.
On another note, Anthony & I had a great time today on his last day before kindergarten. We worked on another craft project I'll share later, played with Play-Doh, cleaned toilets (his favorite chore), ate lunch at Chik-fil-A, and made cookies.
Isn't he adorable? He had to wear his apron & chef hat he got at Nanny's Vacation Bible School. He is so excited about getting to ride the school bus with his big brother tomorrow. I've gotta go, but thanks for checking out my blog!Saturday, August 13, 2011
Pillowcase with French Seams
I found 3 pieces of coordinating fabric (thanks Mom!) & got to work. This wasn't the fabric I had in mind for a pillowcase, but I wanted to test it out first without using my favorite fabric since I've bought all they had left on the bolt at Hancock's & now I'm hoarding it.
I think it turned out really cute though! It's hard to see the narrow trim because only about 1/4 of an inch of it shows, but it's green with a print on it.
Above you can see what French seams are--they don't have any raw edges to ravel. The raw edges are actually encased in the seam. It wasn't hard at all & I think it gave it a nice touch.
Here's the finished product! It was a little big on the pillow I put it on, but it wasn't the fluffiest pillow. I'm gonna find a really fluffy pillow & see how it fits. If it's still a little long, I may shorten it next time. Thanks for stopping by & looking at what I made!
Monday, August 8, 2011
Pear Bib
Gotta have a back view for those curious shoppers who want to see the whole item. The pear is trimmed with a tan colored bias tape.
It's hard to see in the picture, but the green leaf is half polka dots & the other half has darker green squares on it. I'm having too much fun with these fruity bibs!
Watermelon bib
I love watermelons. I'm gonna have to make one of these for Anna Catherine. This one has small light pink gingham for the main part of the watermelon.
Here's a picture of the back--a pretty solid green. I used hot pink bias tape to make the straps that tie in the back to hold the bib around a sweet little baby neck.
To make the watermelon seeds I used black buttons. I think this turned out super cute. What do you think? Hopefully someone shopping on Etsy will find it irresistable!
Friday, July 15, 2011
My newest projects
Next we have a dress I made for a girl at church who had a sweet baby girl several weeks ago. I didn't make it to her baby shower & hadn't bought her a gift yet, so I decided to make her this sweet little dress.
I also made a box with the baby's name on it to put her gift in. The box is the perfect size for her dress, her bib (you'll see it in a minute) and a hairbow (I haven't made her one yet).
Here's the cute little apple bib. The mom is a teacher, so I thought an apple would be quite cute for her.
I also made a strawberry bib, but I'm not sure who it's for yet. It was harder to do with the green stem part, but I think it turned out so cute!
I've got plenty of other stuff I want to make and some other things I've made & just haven't shared with you yet. Hopefully I can get blogger to cooperate with me later this weekend. These pictures I had to upload at work & then add the text once I got home. Maybe it was just a problem with blogger last night and not a problem with my laptop. Anyway, yall have a great weekend & thanks for stopping by!
Thursday, July 14, 2011
Just checking in with yall
Anyhow, between working full time, having 2 little boys, and being pregnant with this rambunctious little girl, I haven't made the time to get on here & share what craftiness I've gotten myself into lately. I'm starting to get a little frustrated with blogger tonight anyway since it won't upload my pictures. I've got some projects I would love to share with you, but my pictures keep erroring out for some reason. I'll try to get them to upload later, but until then, just know that what I want to share is totally awesome & worth checking back for!
Friday, April 29, 2011
That's What She Said...
Sunday, April 3, 2011
My Favorite Project EVER!
I'm hoping to win a Silhouette SD in the Lettering Delights challenge this month, but even if I don't I have a project I'm very proud of. The winner will be chosen at random, so I guess it doesn't technically help my chances that I worked really hard on the little box. Have a wonderful afternoon!
Saturday, April 2, 2011
Hop To It! Challenge
Good afternoon! This afternoon I finally got a chance to play at my craft desk. I've known what I've wanted to do ever since Dustin Pike made his current challenge an Easter themed project that couldn't be a card & he made the cutest bunny freebie. Here's what I put together for Doodle Dragon Studios' Hop To It! challenge.
Dustin hates black jelly beans, but my Mom loves them! I remember her buying bags of just the black jelly beans at Easter time when I was a kid. I made this pinch box from an SVG from Lettering Delights & added Dustin's super cute bunny to the front of the box.
When I got the pinch box files I wasn't exactly sure what a pinch box was, so I had to cut one out to see what kind of box I would end up with. Now all I have to do is go buy some black jelly beans & make my special delivery! Thanks for checking out my project!
Thursday, March 17, 2011
Happy St Patrick's Day
Thursday, March 10, 2011
Jacey's birthday card
I just love pop-up cards but don't always take the time to make them. I'm glad I made time on this one because I think it turned out really cute.