Archives for the 'Arty Crafty' Category
Super Hero Cape
Tuesday, July 6th, 2010
Here’s the final product of my sneak peek last month!
I found a great tutorial for Super Hero Capes over at The Long Thread. The instructions were really easy to follow. I drew out the pattern in about 15 minutes, cut the fabric in another ten, and the sewing and pressing probably took about an hour. [...]
Meal Planning week of July 4th
Monday, July 5th, 2010
I forgot that today was Monday so I’ll have to shift everything down and move a couple of things around next time I’m in the kitchen.
Sunday: Salmon with rice cooker mac and cheese and broccoli.
Monday: Veggie Lasagna with zucchini, kale, mushrooms, black olives and fresh basil. It was delicious and usually Izzy can’t [...]
Stay tuned…
Sunday, June 20th, 2010
Awesome birthday present in the works.
Merry Homemade Christmas
Saturday, January 2nd, 2010
Last year we went a little overboard with presents for Izzy for Christmas. Fortunately, she really like all the giant, blinking, singing plastic monstrosities we bought her and she’s still plays with them to this day. They’re not even that annoying, except maybe for Animal Train. That toy is kind of evil. It is also [...]
Play Houses
Monday, November 2nd, 2009
I’m totally obsessed with sewing a playhouse for Izzy. I’ve been getting loads of inspiration. It started with the table tent. Now, I’m seeing great fabric playhouses all over the internets.
Behold this adorable Felt Playhouse by Homemade by Jill that uses a dining table for the base. I like the sturdiness of the fabric and [...]
One person’s trash is another person’s craft project
Sunday, October 11th, 2009
Neighbor Shelly’s couch cushions were a little too squishy so she decided to replace them with new firm cushions. Her couch is so much more comfortable for sitting now, but those cushions still had a lot of life left in them. She had five, but I only took two. They’re kind of big and I [...]
Puppies on Parade
Saturday, October 3rd, 2009
A few years ago, I ran across this great pattern for a Scotty Dog. I used it to make a little pup for Ethan. It’s a simple pattern and quite easy to make.
I had a really crummy week at work, so I knew the only way I was going to get over it was to [...]
Double Vision
Thursday, August 6th, 2009
No, you’re not seeing double. I made two of the same outfit–one for Isadora and one for Anneke. I loved making these matching jumpers for the girls. I hope to one day get a picture of the two of them together when they’re wearing them.
This was a fun little project. I finally used my serger [...]
Sweet Creative Relief
Sunday, July 26th, 2009
Since Izzy started pulling herself up in her crib, she’s been gnawing on it in an attempt to relieve herself of teething pain. I’m really bummed because we paid a pretty penny for this set and plan to use it for quite some time. The crib converts to a toddler bed and then to a [...]
Creative Reuse
Monday, July 20th, 2009
I went to the Renegade Craft Fair yesterday and was inspired by all of the awesome work out there. I have so many projects I’d like to do, but so little time. It takes a while to plan out a project, pull out all of my supplies from the craft closet, make the item and [...]