Archives for the 'Arty Crafty' Category
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 [...]
Sew much to do, sew little time
Wednesday, July 8th, 2009
I want to sew. I really, really want to sew. I have ideas. I have other peoples ideas. I have patterns that my mom used to use to make doll clothes for me when I was little. I just need a few hours, and I can probably sew some really cool things. I need to [...]
Why didn’t I think of that?
Wednesday, June 24th, 2009
Painting with kids:
Squirt paint into a large 7 day pill container. It keeps colors separated and you can close the lids and save it for next time. No more dried up and wasted paint.
Eating popsicles:
Save plastic lids from food containers, cut a small hole in the middle and poke the popsicle stick through the [...]
Stories in my head.
Saturday, January 10th, 2009
For years, I used to tell Mitch that I wanted to take a comic drawing class so I could learn how to write/draw the stories in my head. The SF JCC used to teach such a class, but I never got around to it. I still have a couple of story lines that I would [...]