Sew Crafty Saturday: Aren't We Green?

We finally received the Eames rocker for Iris' room and we love it! We actually got two chairs and the boxes were quite sturdy, so Dan decided to build Lilly a clubhouse. I don't know which one of them is having more fun with it!

Sew Crafty Sat.: Break Time

It has been quite a week. Dan's father had another heart attack and got sent to USC for an operation. He is home now and doing well. My sister got married. Lilly was difficult the entire day and woke up that night with a fever. She wound up having her first ear infection and has been a beast to bear all week. She is now on the mend, but Mama and Dada are not feeling so hot. I needed some time to myself, so I Modgepodged some pretty papers onto her crayon and coloring book drawer and put together some new frames for our bedroom. I am currently trying to make some Valentine's for Lilly's little friends. Crafting is so nice during nap time; it gets your mind off things.

P.S. I am waiting to get some pics from the wedding and will post some soon. She was pretty adorable even though she was a bit of a pistol (as my mom likes to say)!

Sew Crafty: Saturday: Craft Boutique

I am not sure if I have shared this or not, but I am participating in a craft boutique next Saturday. It is from 8am to 11am at my neighbor's house across the street. I was very excited when we planned it in the summer, but I haven't done much lately because I have been a lot sicker with this pregnancy. Now I feel like it is crunch time. I have made aprons, yarn wreaths, sewing kits in a jar, button broaches, felt pins, oilcloth coasters, button bobby pins, stuffies, tissue covers, and a bit more... It sounds like a lot. But since I get bored easily, I only have a few of each item. I am looking forward to it, and I still have a lot to do. It will be a crazy week!

Sew Crafty Saturday: Decoupage

I am continuing my explor-ation of Modge Podge. Here are a few more little plaques that I decoupaged. They are only about 5 inches tall. I have an apple one in the kitchen. They look so cute on a little shelf.

Misc. Monday: Butterflies

Do you remember the canvases I made for my friend's birthday, the ones with the painted fork and spoon? I wasn't super happy with the painting process, so i tried the project again. This time, I cut the images I wanted out of scrapbook paper and decoupaged it to the canvases. I am very pleased with how they turned out. They are presently hanging in our master bathroom. This room has not received much attention from us, but I am now thinking I may go with a butterfly/botanical theme in there... I'll keep you posted.

Sew Crafty Saturday: Father's Day

Lilly is on to her second giant coloring book and her grand parents just bought her a table with a roll of butcher paper attached to it. My mom even bought her a back-up roll of paper for when she runs out! Needless to say, we have an abundance of scribbled on paper around here. Instead of throwing it away, I decided to use it for Father's Day wrapping paper. Seeing her pieces of art wrapped around a gift is a present in itself if you ask me. Besides, in this time of recycling, repurposing, and reusing, it seemed like the "hip" thing to do. HAPPY FATHER'S DAY!

Sew Crafty Saturday: Craft Can

We just got home from Maddie's 4th birthday party. It was a lot of fun. It's hard to believe she is already 4 years old. I remember visiting Heather and Jason in the hospital; Dan and I had just started dating. Wow, how time flies! Anyhoo, I made Maddie a "craft can" for her birthday. I saw them a long time ago at thelongthread.com (listed on the left). You can even go there and print out the label from a pdf file. I got the can from Home Depot and filled it with all kinds of goodies. I also made her a little apron, so she doesn't get dirty because her mama can be a bit of a neat freak! I think Maddie with enjoy crafting with it this summer. We sure had fun filling it up.

Misc. Monday: Buttons

My friend's sister decided that she was done with sewing, so she gave me her button collection. There are some beautiful vintage buttons in her stash that I had to find something to do with. Many of them are singles, so I decided to glue them onto bobby pins. Since I had the glue gun out, I also made some flower pins out of buttons. (psst...This was not an original thought). I then attached them to little tags. I think I will use them as birthday cards, and I'm sure Kathy would be happy that her buttons were put to good use.

Sew Crafty Saturday: Decoupage

I bought some Modge Podge along time ago thinking every crafter needs some in her supply, but it just sat on the shelf for months. I have seen a lot of cute decoupage crafts lately, so I decided to give it a try. Last weekend, I opened up the cute little jar for the first time. It really reminded me of a watered down version of the Elmer's glue that we use at school. Anyway, I cut some images out of scrapbook paper and stuck them onto little pieces of wood I bought from Tall Mouse. They are about 5 inches tall. Here's my first attempt at decoupage. Next time, I might paint the wood first and/or try a bigger piece of wood. I was also thinking that they could be really cute in a baby's room if they matched the theme. Yes, I am already thinking about the next time...

Miscellaneous Monday

To stay organized, I am going to try to update this blog 3 times a week on the following schedule: Miscellaneous Mondays, Wee-One Wednesdays, & Sew Crafty Saturdays.

So, here's my first Misc. Monday. This is a picture of the sillouette of Lilly I did last Monday during her nap. I was planning on paying for one once Lilly got some hair, but was tired of waiting, so I tried one myself. I think it turned out well. It's now hanging up in our bedroom.