Everyday Life

Update...

2011-02-20T17:35:00.000-08:00

Hi, I know its been over a year since my last post but life got pretty busy. I finally finished college, and now I am an RN. My girls are both getting big and we moved. So now i have a little more space for crafting/sewing. I have been sewing up a storm, I decided to try my hand a quilting.I find it addicting. I am working on a small baby quilt for a friend, i have also started on a quilt for my little pumpkin. I have made a few other goodies that i will be posting soon.

A dress for my little pumpkin

2009-09-05T13:05:00.000-07:00

I went to the craft store last night with my girls. I picked the perfect time, they were having a huge sale on fabric's McCall patterns for $1.99. And I never buy patterns( I'm cheap remember) but how could I pass up a deal like that. So i got 2 dress patterns each of my girls. I made a dress today for ladybug. I found the fabric in the red tagged bins and it was also 50% off that price. I have never used this type before, very stretchy. But it came out ok.

Baby leg warmers

2009-09-02T17:13:00.000-07:00

I was given these cute tights by my sister for Ladybug but they were way too big. But they were so cute I wanted to make something out of them so I turned them into baby leg warmers.

Not the best picture, sorry.

I plan on making more, and I will add a tutorial on how I made them.
Thanks for visiting.

Dreaming of My Own Craft room....

2009-09-02T05:30:00.000-07:00

I can wait till I have a room just for sewing and crafting, right now my craft area is in the dining room. which is not a big deal there is plenty of room but it can get a little messy while I am in the middle of a project. I call the mess creative chaos, it helps with the process of creating something. But I get a little tired of say "excuse the mess I was sewing earlier". I guess ill just have to keep dreaming of my own craft room,until we move anyways(in a year). Thanks for visiting.

Scrap Stash

2009-09-01T08:43:00.000-07:00

Well like most sewing enthusiasts I have acquired a little pile of scrap fabrics. Well I was trying to figure out what I can do to use them up, I want something useful. Well online I came across a blog that has a tutorial for making a crayon roll up. I thought that this was great and useful ( for the car or when we go out to eat). I made one for Halie it hold 16 or more crayons and one for my niece Chloe( 3years old) that hold 6 crayons. They are sooo... cute. I put a link under links on the right hand side of this page. Thanks for visiting.

Before and After- Dress for Halie

2009-08-31T15:29:00.000-07:00

I was given this dress while pregnant with my ladybug ( 2 month old) by a family friend(thanks Brandy) . Now that I'm not pregnant anymore it is really too big. We like the print so I decided to make a dress for Halie.
Before

After

My kid's are not for petting!!

2009-08-28T14:39:00.000-07:00

What makes people think that they can pet you kids. Twice while at the store strange women walked up to me and the kids and decided to pet them. The baby was in her sling and Halie(9 yr old) was walking next to the cart. Halie look at the lady like she was nuts. Then while in the check out another women decided to pet Halie on her head and then the lady had the nerve to ask if she could hold the baby. Uh No! I don't think so. Once again my message is this, my kids are not animals in a petting zoo, they do not need , nor like to be pet. But careful they might bit. Thanks for visiting.

I like comments, really don't be scared.

Knot Bag

2009-08-28T14:17:00.000-07:00

Itty bitty knot bag

I saw a picture of these knot bags on another site and thought they were very cute little bags. So my daughter and I decided we wanted to make one. she helped a lot, she cut out the fabric and sewed the liner. The site has a template which made it easier( Look under link in the right column). Once again I did not want to buy fabric until I knew what I was doing.( I'm cheap) We decided to use my favorite fabric( right now anyways) the owl fabric in the left column, and lime green that I had. I bag was easy to make, but I added a little pocket and the next one I make is going to have a square bottom. It is not perfect but for the first one it's okay. I we had fun making it.

Sooo.. cute

Baby Sling

2009-08-27T13:49:00.000-07:00

Have you ever priced a designer baby sling. They are way to expensive I found them online from $40-$70 . That’s crazy, and I wouldn’t and couldn’t spend that much money on a sling. So I decided to make one. I hate buying patterns (I’m cheap, lol) so I searched on line for free patterns I found one that I really like. The link under links.. I used this pattern just to see how the sling is constructed and how much fabric, but I changed my pattern to suit me. I made mine wider at the base (where the baby sits) and thinner at the top (the part that goes over the shoulder). The first one I made was okay, but I made it out of fabric I had at home, I wasn’t spending money on fabric till I knew what I was doing. The second one was even better; I bought fabric (the ladybug print in the side column). I thought it would be hard to wear or hurt my back but nope, it is comfortable and cute. It is also a lot easier to move around a store with her in a sling, rather than a stroller. Half the time the stroller doesn’t fit between things. (Pic's of sling coming soon). Thanks for visiting.

Welcome

2009-08-27T13:28:00.000-07:00

Welcome to my blog, I'm new here but I think we are going to get along just fine. I decide to write this blog to brag about my life, it is wonderful & I also wanted a place to show off my creativity. You never know it might give you an idea or two. I love to craft, sew, scrapbook, paint( basically I enjoy all crafts). And I do all my crafting on a budget, why buy something if I can make it cheaper and make it customized. I like one of a kinds! Well tata for now, hope to see you back again sometime soon. Thanks for visiting.