Feeling Crafty!

Casserole Carrier

2011-02-18T14:41:00.000-08:00

A couple of years ago a friend brought a dish to a potluck in a homemade carrier. I thought it was fabulous and wanted to some day make one. A few months ago, I made Jeremy buy me some wooden dowels because I was going to get serious and REALLY make one!

I found this tutorial that was super cute at Moda Bakeshop

Then over at Homemade by Jill she had this one.

I was getting ready and decided to google a few more options. And found this tutorial at Babylock.com. I would not say that it is an excellent tutorial but it helped me get started and some general measurements. I think I still made mine too small, but it does work and I think it is really cute!

The jean stripe is a pocket to hold a serving utensil. Then you unfold...

and unfold again...

To get your casserole out. This was really easy and only took me about 3 hours, included doing some math, cutting and adding the flowers. So I would say this is a quick and easy project to just get some crafty juice flowing! On another note you can make it as a gift, personalize the casserole dish and make a matching hot mit! (I wish I came up with that idea but alas, thank you Jill at Homemade by Jill for giving me the idea!

Do you like feeling crafty?

2010-11-26T14:16:00.000-08:00

All over the blog-o-sphere Silhouette is giving away a sweet Silhouette machine with all the fixin's. It does tons of fantabulous crafts, from vinyl, paper, heat transfers and many more. It is pretty fab. Also no cartridges are required for this die-cutting machine.

Check out their website Silhouette America.

Also check out the following websiteds to increase your chance to win one of your own!

So there are 24 listed here. Each blog gets you at least three ways to enter so that is 75+ chances to win one of these fabulous machines! Some even offer daily entries!

Diaper Clutch Tutorial

2010-11-22T13:30:00.000-08:00

Here it is my very first tutorial. I have been asked how I make these but hadn't made two alike but I think I have mastered it enough to have workable directions!

First we will do the innards! I decorated my wipes pockets. Take your wipe pocket and fold in half so it becomes 4.5" x11" The fold will be towards the middle of your clutch. I put binding on the edges to add a little something. If you would like to add the words you can use this product or follow the direction at the bottom. For the wipes pocket fold in half so you end up with a 6.5" x 5.5" pocket. Again I decorated it the same as the wipes pocket. NOTE: This pocket will hold two diapers (Size four gets real tight, so you may want to make your pocket 8" x11" folded in half to be 8"x5.5")

Take your lining piece and sew the top and bottom to the lining (I use about a 1/4" seam allowance in all directions!). You will end up with a whole like the picture shows.

On each end you will do a dart. Fold pocket flat towards the middle 1/2" then fold a little back towards the edge and fold again towards the middle. It will kind of look like an "s". Then pin it and do the same on the other side.When it is pinned on both sided the pocket should lay flat.

Sew the opening shut (note this should be three raw edges being sewn together), take out your pins and it should look like this:

A side view:

For the diaper pocket, lay your pocket piece right side towards the lining. It should be about 2 1/2 from the wipes pocket. Sew with a 1/4" seam allowance. Then flip the pocket over the seam so the wrong side is now facing the lining and "top-stitch" the pocket down.

On the left of the picture below you can see what the left side looks like. For the right side fold your edge under 1/4" and pin to the lining. This should be sewn at 4" if using the pocket size I put in the example or 5" if you went with the bigger size diaper pocket.

Pin the fold at 4 1/4" (or 5 1/4" if you did the bigger pocket) from the left edge of the pocket. You will end up with a hole like the other pocket.

Pin a dart as you did with the wipe pocket and it should look like this.

Sew the bottom. And you now have your completed lining.

On the wipes picket I pinned the fabric towards the middle so I wouldn't sew the excess fabric in the side seam. In this picture on the left is the top of the wipe pocket and where my thumb is on the side (11" side) of the pocket. The fabric is pinned at a diagonal. You can kind of see that in the lower right of the picture.

Now is the assembly of the clutch!

Lay your batting down top with your outside piece with the right side up (away from the batting). Then put your lining on top with the right side (pockets) facing down. The wipe pocket edge will line up with the lining and outer material edge. The lining will be 3/4" shorter than the outer edge. You will want to center the lining. It will be about 3/8" on each side. Sew the lining and outer piece together.

You are looking at the backside (wrong side) of the lining and the right side of the outer material is peaking out the top and bottom. You can not see the batting. On the left I have it all pinned together.

For the bottom you will fold the edge to line up the edges of the material. Where my finger is you can see that the corner of the lining and out material is about a 1/4" further than the side you had just sewn, but the loose edge now lines up with the lining. Then pin the edge to ling up with the lining and sew until 1/2" for the right edge. Repeat on the other side.

When you are done you will end up with a big pocket. with the batting and outer material bulging ove the lining.

Turn the fabric so the right sides are facing out, press the edges and sew again in the seam (aka stitch in the ditch). It will now have about a 1/4" edging of the outer fabric on the inside.

For your last edge, take the corner and fold down (on both sides). Then fold the entire side down 1/4". Then fold again. The first fold puts the raw edge towards the pockets. The second fold hides the raw edge. Pin it then sew as close to the edge as possible.

For your velcro, you can place it in the middle of that edge. As seen below, I put the soft side on the lining (see below) and the stiff side on the out side if the wipes pocket (you can't see it in the picture below). I would recommend placing a wipe container and some diapers in your clutch before putting on your velcro to see where it should fit the best. I had stitched the velcro on. For decorative purposes only I hand sewed on a button on the out side where the soft velcro piece is.

Following this tutorial here by Handmade by Jill, I made a matching Diaper wipes case. I did find that I needed to make the material about an inch wider than what the pattern said. Maybe I didn't read the directions and that is what it says : )

Here is a photo of the finished project.

Diaper and Wipes labels (sorry no pictures)

You will need fabric, freezer paper, and inkjet printer and some tape.

On your word processor (or program of choice) type up what you what to print. Cut your fabric to the appropriate size. Cut a piece of freezer paper the same size. Iron the freezer paper and fabric with the wax side towards the fabric. This acts as a stabilizer when going through your printer.

Print your picture/word on a plain piece of paper. Then tape your fabric facing up on the paper, placing it exactly where your want it to print. Make sure you tape down the edge that will feed first into the printer and a little piece on the opposite edge will help. If you are working with a thicker fabric, you can cut both the freezer paper and material to 8 1/2" by 11" and feed that directly into your printer. Place in your paper tray according to your printer directions. My HP pulls from the tray with the side it prints on facing down, so that is how I would place it in my printer.

PLEASE NOTE: This has worked for me, but it has also jammed in my printer when the edges were loose. If you buy the expensive product, it will probably feed better. I would recommend staying close while printing so you can stop it before it gets too jammed. Just in case, but do this at your own risk.

Man's tie into boys tie

2010-10-13T09:45:00.000-07:00

Following a tutorial at the best named blog ever...Hideous Dreadful Stinky. It tells you how to take a man's tie and turn it into matching ties for boys and toddlers. When I was finished I ended up with the three best dressed men. They make my heart go pitter-patter!

And just to prove that the tie looks just as good after a long day here you go:

Shirt Re-Purpose

2010-10-13T09:09:00.000-07:00

When Logan was two Jeremy and I came across a shirt that I insisted we had to have. It was $20 an unheard of price to pay for a t-shirt that he would out grow in a couple of months. What we didn't realize is that this shirt was WAY OUT OF PROPORTION! It was maybe the right length for a two year old but the width for a four or five year old. So I put Logan in it a couple of times then we packed it away for our future sons, which turns out to be son.

As Jackson is now approaching two we went through the old clothes and came across this t-shirt. I knew I would never put Jackson in it though I love it. I thought since I am mildly crafty I could cut it apart and applique it on something. Then I realized it was too girly to do that, so I tried the shirt on the girls (yes the 3 year old who is the size of a 5 year old and the almost 6 year olds) besides the length it fit well so I decided to make it into a dress.

BEFORE:

AFTER

Isn't it cute? And it fits the three younger girls!

Frames and Silhouettes

2010-09-17T15:37:00.000-07:00

Remember a long, long time ago in a galaxy...well this galaxy actually I bought some frames at the dollar store. These frames found here, for 25 cents! I wanted to do silhouettes of my children and try my hand at refinishing the frames. They didn't turn out perfect because I do not read directions. For $1.50, directions are totally over-rated! WEll this week I got my rear in gear and finally finished my project and actually hung the frames.

I love it! Another fun way to show off my most precious possession!

Cupcake Tower

2010-08-23T11:39:00.000-07:00

Over at Annie's Eats she gave a great tutorial on how to make a cupcake tower. I am helping put together a baby shower this week and thought this was perfect since I was planning on doing cupcakes. Here is my attempt. I am pretty happy with it. Imagine, cupcakes in pink papers with white frosting piled on top and two mini oreos. (The theme is double stuf'd)

Clutches

2010-08-16T12:37:00.000-07:00

It seems like there are plenty of tutorials on the web for clutches. Jeremy told me on a Monday morning that they were doing a secret pal thing at work and he needed a homemade item for her...THAT DAY! So I thought of a clutch. I came across a tutorial that I really did want to try and I had enough fabric to make this one!

This is the inside, I did the pocket divider as well as the card holder.

The tutorial can be found here by Anna of Noodlehead which is a great resource for sewing!

A friend, Liz, had made a clutch that I instantly adored, it took some time, but when another friend, Camelia asked if I had made one, I asked Liz for the tutorial, which is found here by Christine at From an Igloo.

This tutorial was a little harder to follow. Attaching the band at the top was the only part that was confusing.

Hopefully this makes sense but I unfolded the top part into a tube. Then putting the tube over the purse right side fabrics together. (make sure the outside fabric is on top) I sewed that then turned the tube right. then with the crease from ironing I pinned it on the inside, so it created a top stitched look on the outside, but sewed the lining on the inside. When I make another I will try and take pictures so it makes better sense!

Car Seat Tent

2010-05-28T08:51:00.000-07:00

My new favorite shower gifts are the car seat tent and the diaper wipes clutch. I saw some fabric at JoAnn's and I knew I had to make a car seat tent for a little girl. In our ward there will be be 10 babies born this year, so I will continue to have lots of opportunities to make some baby things. This it the car seat tent that I made for my friend.

With the Mr. & Mrs. Pillows I had to use piping, and I found out it is really easy, so I thought I would add it to the car seat tent. Then after using the PhotoFabric, I thought I could use freezer paper and run it through the printer. So I did and "Monogramed" the car seat tent.

I did an H for the last name and in a really light pink are her first and middle initial. I love how it turned out.

I have been invited to a few showers recently and made this car seat tent for a boy.

And this Diaper Wipe Clutch as well. I have not made one the same yet. I am still working on instructions for it. I loved doing the lettering with stencils out of freezer paper and fabric paint, again like the Mr.&Mrs. Pillow. Now with this new idea of printing directly on to the fabric, I think I will try that, the possibilities are endless.

I have put diapers in and tried it out, but I saw it in use and it needs a few modifications. We will see how it evolves. in the mean time, I will enjoy creating new things!

I am in love with this product!!

2010-05-25T17:38:00.000-07:00

Have you done iron on transfers and after all your hard work it doesn't go on very well? Or possibly after the first wash it falls apart?

Well today at Joanns I found a new product...well new to me anyway. It is PhotoFabric by Crafter's Images. There is twill fabric, canvas, cotton poplin and silk. It comes in paper type sheets and on a roll 8 1/2"x120." You can print directly on your fabric. I am not sure how well it will hold up to routine washing but I just printed something and it looks fabulous. If it was just my kid I would show you but it is Logan's class and don't want to give too much info.

My mind is realing with ideas! So awesome! Hummmm, I wonder if you ironed freezer paper to the back of any fabric, would that work as well??? I will get back to you!

A Skirt for my girls.

2010-05-24T16:18:00.000-07:00

When Jeremy's grandma passed away, I inherited a bunch of fabric. No one else was interested so I took it all and figured I would take what I wanted since it was probably going to be trashed. Also I could learn to sew and wouldn't worry too much. I came across this fabric and new it would be a darling skirt. So I sat down this morning and made this little number. I am proud of how it turned out.

It is a little hard to see but I made a little sash inspiration came from this tutorial on http://www.simplymodernmom.com/. If I had planned ahead it would have been white. I am sure there is white polyester in my new stash.

The material is a polyester/Spandex blend. I am hoping to make a cute flower clip to match, not sure how well polyester would work though????!!!!

My next project involves seersucker material. I have lots and am hoping to make lots of shorts for the girls!

Happy Anniversary!

2010-05-24T15:21:00.000-07:00

For mine and Jeremy's anniversary I made our own set of Mr & Mrs Pillows. I thought they turned out really cute.

I added a silhouette pillow of Jeremy and I on our wedding day. These are the colors I hope to do our room in someday.

And my favorite part because it embarrasses Jeremy to no end:

Again I followed this tutorial from UCreate by Homemade by Jill.

This is what the back of the Mr. and Mrs. Pillows look like:

Family Basket

2010-05-22T12:48:00.000-07:00

We had a Relief Society Service Auction. It is always so much fun, but it is soooooo HARD to come up with stuff. I have done family home evening kits befroe, but wanted to change it up a little so I took a few ideas and put them together.

In our stake they are putting a focus on growing the stake spiritually so I tried to go along with that theme and put together a family basket to make family scripture study easy, as well as a family home evening lesson and lastly just for fun, they say family dinner time is so beneficial to children. So I put in a jar of Table Talk questions.

For Family Scripture Study:
I got the idea from this post on Family Scripture Study.
I put a covered Book of Mormon. The idea is from here.

Laminated Book of Mormon Scripture Mastery Cards printed from here.

For Family Home Evening:

I copied a lesson on Family from the book Before They Turn Twelve by Deborah Pace Rowley. It is a book of family home evenings based on For the Strength of Youth Pamphlet, you can print it off or get an actual pamphlet for free here.

Included where laminated copies of the Contention Monsters and Angels ncluded in the lesson as well as lamanated name tags from this website. If you type in Free Printable Name Tags in your search engine, there are lots of options.

Dinner Conversation:

Table Talk Jar of questions printed from here. There are 5 sets, I included the first one.

I put it all together and this is what it looks like.

I didn't explain what it was very well so it wasn't a huge success but hopefully it will encourage a family to do any of the things mentioned, Family Home Evening, Family Scripture Study, and Family Dinners. I kept the bottom one for our family.

Frames

2010-05-12T15:40:00.000-07:00

I love making frames, we have them all over our house, in piles, in boxes, on flat surfaces and hanging on our wall. I have decided I am going to jump on the silhouette band wagon. I am going to work on a project an post when it is all done. I am just in need of some black spray paint and some super cute fabric...

So my goal was to find 6 ornamental oval frames. I have been trying the internet, but the antique ones are a little more pricey. I wanted to pay about $1 maybe two if they were in perfect shape. Last night I went to the dollar store to pick up a couple things and decided to check out their frames. Guess what i found:

They were just what I was looking for, I decided to fork out the $6.00 so I could move forward with my idea. When I went to pay they were only a quarter! Granted they are super cheap and plastic, but I don't want them for hands on use. That makes it all worth it! I removed the mirrors (maybe there is another project I can use them for...).

Next I primed them:

I had the primer so I will be stuck at this juncture for a while but I am really happy with the way this idea is shaping up!

Happy Mother's Day

2010-05-09T08:43:00.000-07:00

For our kids that are in Primary we made these lovely beauties for them to give to their moms. It was a lot of fun working as a presidency getting them together. And the ~~ones that broke~~ samples tasted awesome.

And we had to have a professional sampler. Lauren ate like 12 strawberries, only one coated it chocolate.

Note: According to the Hershey's website, you add 2 TB of shortening to 12 ounces of chocolate for a nice smoothe finnish. Butter, margerine andoil have water and that will affect the chocolate!

Silhouette Quilt

2010-05-04T22:24:00.000-07:00

Using the same technique that I used on the Mr. and Mrs. Pillows, a few of us moms are putting together a quilt for a retiring teacher. Here is a sample block. I am so excited to see how it turns out. Hopefully as cute as I imagine!

Car Seat Tent

2010-02-27T11:07:00.000-08:00

When I went to Education Week at BYU Utah, there was a craft fair at the high school across the street. I was introduced to Eletent. I thought it was a fabulous idea. Then a friend got one last year for her new baby, oh how I covetted it! Well now that I am trying to be crafty I searched the web and found several tutorials that showed me how to make one. I finally did...for some one else. I am sad to be done having babies so I won't be making these things for my use, but hopefully those that I make them for enjoy them!

Here are some tutorials that I used for inspiration. There are things that I loved and things that I was too intimidated to try. So here is my research. Hopefully you can find it helpful!

Craft Gossip This one is the most basic and simple.
Calico this one was my favorite, but the most intimidating.
Stitches and Scissors this one is middle of the road. The binding is what intimidated me the most.

Jackson wasn't thrilled about being a model for an infant carseat, especially since he is officially a one year old!

For the fabric I used a fabric pack from JoAnn's, basically it was 6 fat Quarters for the quilt top and 1 yard of flannel for the backing. I cut each of the six different fabrics in strips of 3, 5, and 7 inch strips then cut those strips in half. Then I sewed all the same size stips together and cut them for the proper lengths so the seams didn't line up. I tried to not make it into a pattern so it looked a little bit eclectic, yet was very linear. I think the overall size was 40" by 34". (I had enough left over to make the top of the Diaper/Wipe Clutch but needed a litle bit more fabric for the inside.)

Like I mentioned before I am fearful of binding so I sewed the two pieces right sides facing together (is there a right side to flannel?) then sewed, turned and top stitched around the edge.

I am not trained at sewing so I feel I am not that good, but the more I read the more I learn that most people just pick it up and do it, imperfections and all. I am having a blast and can not wait to get my mind around my next project! I am working on a copy cat pattern of a commercial thing, we will see how it goes!

Wedding shower gift

2010-02-27T08:46:00.000-08:00

I came across this idea for pillow cases. For the life of me I can not find the idea, it was for a bridal shower. I am getting old enough that all I get invited to is baby showers, I am too young to know the people as their parents friend and too old to be their age...sad isn't it! So I was thrilled when I got invited to a bridal shower (a friend's sister) and got to seize the opportunity to give this gift:

Jeremy says it would be the last gift he would give and is charmingly embarrased. I think of it as a communitcation tool and pretty cool in the decoration department as well. I followed Homemade by Jill's Tutorial for a Silhouette Pillow when she guest posted on U Create. It was a lot of fun and think I might want to stock up on pillows!

Just a note the font I used was Harrington, The font size was 300 for Mr. and Mrs. and 200 for the ampersand (and sign). Another idea if you only want to make one is "Tonight?" and "Not Tonight!" A friend told me her parents had one and it was funny because you always new who was in the room last! I stamped "in the MOOD!" using a Stampin' up Alphabet and their Craft ink.

Twirl Charm pack skirt

2010-02-15T10:35:00.000-08:00

I followed the tutorial found at One Hip Mom's Blog, you can find the tutorial here. I let the girls pick out fabric for their birthday and made them each a skirt (well I have made one, the other I will start today). They love it!

I used the Moda Blush Fabric by Basic Grey. I found the Crazy Quilt Girl Fabric Shop. (closed until the 20th) the prices are cheaper than other places and the owner was very knowledgeable and helpful! I look forward to buying from here in the future!

Edited to add this picture with all three skirts done!

I've been busy

2010-02-15T10:25:00.000-08:00

It was my first Valentine's Day where I thought I would be crafty for the kids classrooms. I followed a tutorial that I can't find anymore but similar to this blog post. The first turned out OK but towards the end they were pretty near perfect! Once I got the hang of it, it became easy. Here is the tutorial that I followed over at How Does She?

I found that if you opened the cookies (I used Double Stuf) when you pressed in the stick if you turned the stick while pressingyou had less breakage. Also when dipping I held the cookie with the stick going straight up and spooned the chocolate over it. Then using a slotted spoon I scooped it up and tapped the spoon on the side of the dish to get off the extra chocolate. Then I was able to push the oreo off dragging the bottom along the side of the spoon onto the wax paper. The tapping created a nice smoothe finish on the top.

Then for our primary kids at church I made Sugar cookie pops using some friend's pans. You can see the pans here.

It was a cookie pop kind of day.

Banners

2010-01-29T23:09:00.000-08:00

I made a cute banner for a friend's baby shower. I went to another friend's house and used her Big Shots Sizzix Die Cutting machine, and I will tell you that I am trying to make a reasonable offer to Jeremy trying to prove to him I need one! I decided to make some for my kids bedroom doors as well.

The sign above the boys room written in Logan's hand says "No littel giles in my room and Big giles can't come in my room win boys are indie of my room. If theyr are more then 2 boy Gryles can't come in. (Happy Face) Logan Sihn" Kind of funny huh?

Modified Frames

2010-01-29T23:05:00.001-08:00

I bought these frames for the twins room. It has been the only room that I truly did get to decorate. When all the girls moved to one room I changed the pictures but hadn't gotten around to livening the up with color. Their walls are white so the white frame and white matting blends together. Here are the completed frames. The frames are simple and add a little personality to the bland plainess that is white.

Black Apple Doll

2010-01-29T22:55:00.000-08:00

I have now made about three of these and am willing to experiment. Hopefully I will get to them soon. I will be making Haylie and Hannah each one for thier birthday. It was fun to go to Joann's to pick out their own fabric.

Diaper and Wipe Clutch

2010-01-29T22:43:00.000-08:00

Not that long ago I gave up my oh so tiny purse, basically big enough for my wallet and my cell phone. For my birthday I got a grown up purse...well a bigger purse so I wouldn't have to carry a diaper bag unless I wanted to. It is big enough for the necessities. I have seen a couple Diaper/Wipe clutches and wanted to make one. I didn't find a pattern so I came up with this one. I will make another one soon and try to do a tutorial, since those are all the rave.

I did my first successful button hole. That was scary I didn't want to ruin my project over the last finishing touch! I am pretty happy with how it turned out.

Burp Cloths

2010-01-29T22:39:00.001-08:00

While I didn't use a pattern I coined the idea off of several websites. It is simply 8x12" fabric, one cotton and one minky, sewn with right sides together, leaving a little hole for turning. Then top stitch the edges. Very simple but very nice. The minky fabric is so soft and silky almost like a lovie.

Stamped Onesies

2010-01-29T22:31:00.000-08:00

My friend gave me some onesies to stamp for her. I think they turned out super cute.

The one on the left says "Mommy's Cutie Pie." It has a slice of pie on the front middle as well as baby's bottom! On the right from top to bottom: A Flower design with a flower on the sleeve and the baby's name, the next one down says "Future Gamer." They are a gaming family, I would try to explain it but I wouldn't do it right. The last one says "MUNNS {first edition}" This is for their long awaited little girl who happens to be their first child. I had so much fun making these, it made me break out some of my craft supplies that I have been neglecting since I got my sewing machine.

I wish...

2010-01-27T22:51:00.001-08:00

I had all the money in the world I would make this for each of my friends and their new babies! It is a tote with a matching quilt! Isn't this beautiful?!

You can find directions (aka recipes) at the The Moda Bakeshop.

Cup Cozy's

2010-01-20T07:35:00.000-08:00

A friend made cup cozy's for her husband's co-worker and I thought it would be a great teacher gift with some hot cocoa and hot cider. A small thank you for all that they get to deal with!

Here is the link for the template I used. They were really easy to make and did not require much time either. I ended up make these for a few of Jeremy's co-workers and got them a gift card to starbucks. When I bought the gift card I asked for a cup too and they were more than willing!

Black Apple Doll

2009-12-18T00:03:00.000-08:00

I came across a blog that referenced Black Apple Dolls Martha Stewart has a how to tutorial. So I decided to make one for my secret Santa. She is a huge Disney fan so I added a hat. I ended up making two and I personally think the second turned out better, but I only have a picture of the first.

Haylie and Hannah both have birthdays coming up so we may take a bonding trip to the fabric store because they each want their own doll now.

Got Cake?

2009-12-05T09:43:00.001-08:00

I took a cake decorating class. If you want to se my progression go over to my daily blog.

Onesie

2009-12-03T14:32:00.000-08:00

I have been dying to try this Ruffle Butt Onesie. The one at the bottom. So here it is:

I tried it on Jackson and took some pictures where his head was not showing, but Jeremy said you could tell it was a boy, so down the tubes those pictures go! Trust me that it looked just as cute on as it does on the hanger!

Oven Mitt

2009-11-11T18:26:00.000-08:00

I have done a few Apron's in an hour and then came across this tutorial for an oven mitt. I thought it would be a cute matching thank you gift for my friend who made this awesome cake.The apron I made had the teal pattern as the main part and the orange was the waist band and tie part as well as the bottom border. I appliqued a cupcake on the bottom with the teal as the cupcake and the brown as the cupcake wrapper. It looked super cute.

Modge Podge

2009-11-06T15:20:00.000-08:00

A while ago I was introduced to Modge Podge. It is a fascinating little substance. I made these letters by painting them and modge podging the pictures to them. It was weird last night it came to me that the fabulous 3M Command Strips for picture hanging would be perfect. No holes to drill or brackets needed, not to mention no holes in the walls.

Unfortunately I did this before Jackson was born so it is now out dated, but I am pretty happy with it!

Apron in an hour!

2009-11-05T09:49:00.000-08:00

For our Relief Society Super Saturday (a craft day) one of the classes was this Apron in an hour. My friend Brittany told me the instructions were on line, so I googled "Apron in an Hour" and found the instructions. It is super cute and super easy, not to mention cheap to make, less then $3.00 given you don't have to buy thread. So here it is:

If you would like to make one here are the instructions. I am thinking of making a few and keeping them on hand for gifts. Wouldn't it be cute with a little wooden spoon recipe cards and a gift card to your favorite home store, like Williams-Sonoma?

Thanks-GIVING!

2009-11-03T15:54:00.000-08:00

In all my blog stalking adventures, lately I have been shopping for crafts and coupons, I came across this idea at U-Create. It is a jar that has 26 things to be grateful for, each day you draw a slip of paper and it tells you what you are grateful for and something to do with "it." For example, I am thankful for my ears, listen to music today. Or I am thankful for my legs, go for a family walk. You can get the coupons all ready made at Sugardoodle.net. We started two days late but we are on the ball and ready to show gratitude. I can't wait until they draw the "I am thankful for Mom" one!!!!

My jar still needs a little TLC but it is cute enough to hold slips of paper. I am sure ribbon will be joining it soon!

The nice thing about it is that I can use it again next year!

Luke from Endor

2009-10-28T09:05:00.000-07:00

For Halloween Logan wanted to be Luke from Endor.

Jeremy was just as excited as Logan. Since the main part of the costume is just a poncho it wasn't too hard. The tricky part was sewing on the hood, until I did it! I will have to get some better pictures so you can see it better, but for now here it is:

Dish Towel Dress

2009-10-28T08:56:00.000-07:00

A friend of mine found out I am really enjoying this sewing thing so she gave me a dishtowel that looks like a dress and asked me to figure out a way to replicate it so she can make a new one. Here is a picture of what it looks like:

I used various stuff I had left over from other projects and made this:

It was fairly simple and I made it in less then three hours, plus multiple interuptions! I actually think it would make a cute dress. I realize the ruffles arn't perfect but, but bad for a trial and error huh?!

Ping Pong All-Star

2009-10-21T22:48:00.000-07:00

Do you have a die hard ping pong player in your home??? WE don't either but it is shaping up to be a fun costume. Check out the passionate ping pong player belt. Everything at your finger tips!

You can't really see in the picture but the belt is camo for the real enthusiast!

Crayon Rolls

2009-10-21T09:37:00.001-07:00

Crayon Rolls and matching church bags:

Here are four of the five bags with the matching crayon rolls. The bags were $1.00 each, and the crayons were BOGO so for the roll, and bag it cost me about $5.50 for each gift. Not bad! It helped that my friend has a ton of fabric samples and I only had to buy material for Logan.

Placemat Bag

2009-10-21T09:23:00.000-07:00

I started this craft at a Midnight Madness (most people do a Super Saturday). Once a year through church they put together what is basically a crafting day workshop. I think this was actually two years ago. To do this you buy a placemat, you know the kind you set your table with, fold it in half, the top sides facing eachother. Then sew along the edges. Next you fold what will be the side of the bag to match up with the bottom and sew a straight line. You will end up with a triangle. I cut the triangle off and made tiny straps to attach the handles. It is not pretty but it serves its purpose. You can buy handles in many shapes, styles and sizes at your favorite craft store!