The Things I Make

Busy Bee

2012-01-25T21:02:00.000-08:00

I have been REALLY busy creating away lately. I have crocheted a few hats and have been working on some wood projects as well.

This is an infant size ear flap hat that is pretty cute with that big over sized flower!

I found a hat similar to this on etsy that I thought was so cute so I had to try it out for myself. I've also made a pink and black one with zebra print bows. SO cute! I should take a picture of it and post it too.

This was an owl hat I made for my friends baby by request. I had only pinned the facial features on in this picture just for the effect so it looks a little wonky but it turned out great when it was finished and looks SO cute on her.

I found the idea for these cuties on pintrest but I had to do something a little different because I didn't like the fact that they came apart and I wanted them to have a base, so this is what I came up with. What do ya think?

I like to do a little bargain hunting from time to time and I found this discarded Pampered Chef tool caddy that I had the perfect use for. I ran it through the dishwasher and fancied it up with some scrapbook paper and her she is. Holding a bunch of my sewing supplies. Takes up WAY less room on my table, adds a little colors and a lot of organization!

And last but not least my Valentine door hanger. I'm trying to put a craft group together for fun and to make a little money while my hubby is out of work. I think this turned out pretty cute!

Hope you enjoy seeing what takes up lots of my time and keeps me sane!

The big reveal!! All I made for Christmas!!

2011-12-25T19:45:00.000-08:00

So I'll start with the doll clothes that I made for Lacey. She got an American Girl doll the day before Thanksgiving that she paid for all by herself. So she wanted doll everything for Christmas!

Here is a fancy dress with shrug

and doesn't every doll need a zebra skin coat?

and pj pants that match the ones she got for Christmas.

I was called by a family friend about making some doll beds like the ones we did for the girls last year. I was instructed white beds, and green fabric for one and purple for the other.

Here is the green one, I LOVE the green that I found.

Complete with pillows and fitted sheet of course!

And here is the best purple I could find. There is just not a lot of purple that is cute fabric out there but this I thought would do the trick.

After those were complete it was time to get started on the wood portion of my crafting. This project was made for my mother. I have this thing about making grandmother gifts for her. SO this is what she got this year.

Needless to say I made her cry, again!!

I made a sign similar to this one, I didn't get a photo of the finished product but this gives you the idea. This was the perfect gift for my brother and his girlfriend because he is TERRIBLE with birthdays so now he has no excuse!

This is similar to what I made for my dad for Christmas. I didn't get a picture of his either but it's just like this only different lettering.

And last but not least I made these PJ pants for the girls this year. They had to get a picture with their cups because they were SO excited Santa brought them all one. So other that the bags I made for the nieces and nephews which I forgot to take pictures of too but as soon as I get them I'll make sure to post them!

What did you make for someone this Christmas?

I've been crafting, really I have.

2011-12-18T20:05:00.000-08:00

I have been REALLY busy with a lot of crafting but most of it is Christmas gifts so I'm not posting them just yet but here are a few things that aren't Christmas gifts that I can post.

Here is a toddler boy owl hat that I made, unfortunately I don't have a little model to wear it but it's definitely going to a good home.

This is a ladybug hat I designed at the request of my 7 year old. I made it for her friend that was having her birthday. I couldn't find a pattern for it so I made one up myself.

This is a project that I completed for my cousin. She is giving this diaper bag to one of her friends. Hope a couple months isn't too late!

It is large and has great dividers and pockets on the inside. I would have LOVED this when I carried around a diaper bag but we are WAY past that. I'm good just making them for people! There are a few things I would change from the original pattern now that I have made one but it's still good! Well until I can post all my Christmas gifts. I hope you get all your projects done before Christmas!

A few new things...

2011-12-01T15:33:00.000-08:00

So I've seen these owl hats every where so I just had to try my hands out at one of these. I found a free pattern on Pintrest.

This is the result of the 1st try. I love it and think it's SO cute but I'm just not loving the ears on it. So I did a little research on Etsy

And I found one with ears like this one, so this is my second attempt and I have to say I like it much better. The first one went to my friend who should have her baby girl any day and the 2nd will be for my cousins little boy. I think it looks like a boy owl don't you? They are fairly easy and quick to make but they can cost anywhere from $25 to $40. Wow! Sure glad I can make them myself!!

So I didn't make my goal but here are a few things I've accomplished!!

2011-11-22T18:52:00.000-08:00

So last year I went a little crazy buying a bunch of vinyl projects. Well as I usually do I have great intentions but don't always get the things done I would like to. Well I sat down to clean up my craft table the other day and instead of cleaning I ended up getting a few projects done that have been sitting on my table and that is the way I cleaned. I got those things off my table!!

Love the green and pink on this. I like that it's not your typical colors!

Here is a cute sign that I wanted for my garden. Well now that it's all dead it's done but it is ready for next year!!

This is a fun double sided project which I love because you can get 2 things out of it which means less to store!

Very easy but cute project!

Then I did these cute coasters! Not that we use coasters that often but just in case we want to we have them now!

Then there was this ugly clock I purchased at the thrift store last winter. HH was questioning my judgement when I purchased it but it was like .50 or something and I had a vision.

I think it turned out pretty cool. Now to just find a spot for it!

And last but not least, my latest project...

My BSU countdown. For our church Super Saturday we were making a Days till Christmas countdown and I bought it. Then I started thinking about how I didn't need one because I have my awesome advent calendar that I made a few years back. As my girlfriend and I were standing in the coupon line at Walmart we saw this awesome BSU wrapping paper and an idea sprouted in my head. Needless to say the wrapping paper came home with me and this is what I came up with! My husband LOVES it and I've had LOTS of interest in it!!

So there is some of the fun I've been having in between Dr appts, counseling appts, volunteering at school, church callings and the kids being on break. I hope to have a few other things before the month is over! Hope you all have a Happy Thanksgiving spending time with family and friends!!

Plans change

2011-11-12T20:45:00.000-08:00

I'm a little bummed because my goal was to post every day this month. Unfortunately life gets busy. When you have 4 kids there are lots of things that have to happen and get done and when you have 4 with ADHD and Anxiety there is even more to do. With PSR and now counseling it is taking up lots of our after school time so of course the craft get put to the way side. I promise I will get something up this week, I'm hoping it's my wreath but there are no promises!

Ooh, I'm on a roll!

2011-11-02T13:29:00.000-07:00

So I saw this pillow awhile ago (I thought it was a year but apparently it's been 2 years. Wow, does time fly!) on this really fun blog. I finally did it!! My goal this month is to post one thing a day for the WHOLE month. We'll see if I can accomplish it!

I think the leaves must be bigger than the ones she used because I didn't get quit as many leaves on as she did but I still love it!! Well now on to my next project!

I know, I know...

2011-11-01T07:00:00.000-07:00

On the 1st day of November you were probably expecting something Fall or Thanksgivingish. Well sorry to disappoint but I had to get this little purse/bag on here. I made this for one of my girls friends for their birthday. I love the colors they are so fun and bright.

The cherry's and paisley just make me happy!

Here is a close up of the flower I made to adorn this little cutie.

I just took consecutive circles and frayed the edges and then rolled them up in my hand to give them a crumpled look then sewed them on with a layer of matching buttons. I think it turned out so cute! We added some hair accessories and a lip gloss inside and off she went to the party.

A few last minute Halloween goodies

2011-10-31T14:58:00.000-07:00

So about a month ago I decided I was going to make slipcovers, for these pillow forms that have been sitting around here, for every holiday. So here are the ones I finished just in time for Halloween this year.

I used fabric that I had sitting around in my fabric stash (or as my husband calls it my fabric hoard). My girls really liked the Happy Halloween on the 1st one.

When I finished this one they thought it was adorable. I love the little spiders!

Here are a couple close ups so you can see the edging fabric to.

And last but not least I thought we would decorate some cookies because who doesn't love a sugar cookie and a holiday is the perfect excuse!

I love how these spider web cookies turned out and they were SO easy. I'm pretty sure making the cookies was the hardest part of this one!

Halloween Wreath

2011-10-31T07:15:00.000-07:00

I got inspired and wanted to create a black feather wreath. I found all the stuff for this wreath on sale at Hobby Lobby I only paid $10.54 for this! I think it's SO cute and fun! It will probably be my only Halloween craft this year but I do have some Thanksgiving and Christmas projects in the making!

Happy Halloween!!

Mod Podged Pumpkins and squash

2011-10-29T10:00:00.000-07:00

So now that I am no longer in Young Women's I am on the Relief Society meeting committee and we get to plan all the fun extra activities that the ladies in our ward can participate in. For October we did a Harvest Mania and talked about why we decorate and how to decorate on a budget and 2 of the ladies decorated a bunch of tables as samples. They were beautiful! We also had a table of food that was made from our "Harvest" from our gardens. They were yummy too! For an activity we did these pumpkins. I did mine with my neighbor the next day because we had such a great turn out there just wasn't time for me to do it that night. I also did those little squash.

I am going to keep them through the Thanksgiving holiday as well! Those little squash are gonna make their home in a cornucopia!

A little sewing time

2011-10-29T09:53:00.000-07:00

SO school is in and I have a little time to get some sewing done. I bought these three fabrics to make a couple purses out of but they've just been sitting around waiting for me to get to them. Well I found this cute pattern for the little girls and thought this would be a great fall outfit.

I took me one evening of cutting it all out and then the next afternoon to get it put together.

This is what I got out of it!!

I think it turned out great. I think the most difficult thing was finding jeans to add the embellishment to. They really like the way it turned out. SO fun, and they get lots of compliments on it!

Pattern Tester

2011-10-29T09:41:00.000-07:00

So I saw an add somewhere is computer land about being a sewing tester. I answered it and let her know of my interest. My payment would be that I got the sewing patterns for free if I just sewed up a little something and took pictures and sent her an email. I knew it was something I could do. Here are the 1st 2 patterns she sent me. I made the first pair a 9 because that is the size I wear. Well it was a bit small so Bailey got the first pair. She LOVES them, she even asked if she could wear them to school.

I love the colors in these, so bright and fun.

These were the 2nd pattern I received. I made these a 10 and they fit just right so I think her sizing is a little off. You know by like a whole size.

She loved the fabric I used for these and they are really fun. They are a moccasin style and I had to do a little hand stitching on them.

I'm awaiting my next pattern which is supposed to be a purse and I do love to sew purses and my girls love them. Although I am looking for a new purse for me so we'll have to wait and see. I'll try and keep posting these fun patterns I am receiving.

Western Idaho Fair '11

2011-10-29T09:31:00.000-07:00

So apparently I have been neglecting this blog something horrible. So sorry to any of those who actually read it! SO WAY back in August we had our local Fair. My girls are all in 4-H and we had to submit their things I figured I'd drop off a few of the things I'd made through the year. I was pleasantly surprised to find...

A blue ribbon on one of my purses. I have to say this is probably the worst display job they could have come up with for a purse but it is what it is, I'm just glad to see a blue ribbon on that baby!

The white dress is not mine but it is cute, however the doll bed IS mine. John made the bed, although we didn't turn it in to be judged it was just the holder to my doll bedding which I received a 2nd place ribbon on. Not too bad! This is Maddie's bed for her dolls, she is my girl who loves blue!

This is one of the diaper cases that I have been making for a while now. The mom's I've been giving them to LOVE them and the mom's that don't have them wish they did. I thought I would enter it in to see what the judges thought. It was worthy of a 2nd place, I won't complain too much about that!

Here are some of the paper craft things I entered. The top left is a Stamped card I got a third, on my Valentine card in the top right I got a 4th place on, my scrapbook page I got 4th which I was OK with because in previous years I didn't even place and the bottom right is my wedding card. I got a 2nd on that which bummed me out because I guess in the heat the glue didn't stick so well so by the time they judged it had come loose. Oh, well, what do ya do?!

Here is my Christmas card that i entered, VERY disappointed with this, I didn't even place and last year I got 1st so I was a bit bummed. It's all in who is looking at them and their own opinion and apparently they didn't like my style as much as they like the gaudy over the top style which were the ones that got the blue ribbons this year. Oh, well. Maybe next year!

So I hope you enjoyed that little sampling of things I thought were worthy of being judged!

More baby stuff

2011-08-09T11:23:00.000-07:00

So like I said before, everyone in our ward is having babies, we had 3 just this week and one last week. I think we are on a break until end of Oct, first of Nov. Here are some of the things I have made for their mommies...

I will show the outsides and the insides of all the clutches

This one was for the Coopers who had a baby girl on the 31st of July

This one is for the Brackneys that are due in Nov. And just as a side note all these babies are girls, 6 girls it's just crazy to me!

These are some burp clothes I did for the Smith baby. She was born the end of June and I just finally got her gift finished.

I love the colors in this fabric. I think I might need to make me a skirt out of it! :)

This one is for the Snyders. They had their 1st girl after 3 boys on Aug. 3rd. I love the pearl accents I used!

sorry for the terrible picture

This one is for the Perks family who just had their 5th baby also on Aug. 3rd

Fun stuff!!

2011-07-26T15:05:00.000-07:00

So I have been working on lots of baby stuff as of late because everybody and their brother is having a baby it seems! This is the sneak peek of the stuff I have made for my cousins baby boy that is due in Sept.

burp clothes I embroidered with a G and a car.

Here is the car close up

and the G.

Here is some with a little ribbon embeleshment

Here is a bib, with a car appliqued on. Turned out really cute!

Diaper changing clutch

all folded up

open with the coordination wipe case

This is a BSU changing clutch that is all girlied up.

Closed up with the ruffle edge and a flower closure

Here it is open with the matching wipe case. The BSU one is one I'm selling.

And a few more...

2011-05-20T21:24:00.000-07:00

So I have been doing a lot of random crafting. I just wanted to share a little of what I have been working on...

A purse I made for my friend Tami

My signature baby gift of the diaper clutch, this one is for my friend Suzanne...

Here it is opened up, you can see the matching wipe case

Here is shows that you can fold up the wipe case and 3 small diapers so you can get away with just taking this if you want to!

Here is a purse that I am selling for $30. I will be listing it in my etsy shop soon!

This is the 1st grade project I put together for the Art Fair. It sold at auction for $100

Here is the hair flower I made for my cousin the Ute(gag) fan!

Hope you've enjoyed looking at some of the things I've been creating!!

Here are some more!

2011-05-07T09:59:00.000-07:00

Here is a hat I made for the girls. They fight over it quit often. It's more of a coral color in real life!

This is a newborn hat I made for my friend Suzanne for her first little bundle of joy due June 8

This hat I made for the girls, Lacey has seemed to take it over. It's not a very good picture, it actually has a brim that doesn't show up very well!

These little loafers I made for my cousins little boy. They are SO cute!

Here a some newborn slippers to match the hat I made for my friend Suzanne.

Here are a little pair of loafers I made and sold to the pharmacy, they fit about 3-6 mos.

I sold this set to the pharmacy as well, newborn in pistachio. Such a pretty color!

These I made for one of the plethora of baby girls that will be born between now and November. I LOVE the bright colors!

This is a little brimmed hat I made for my friend Sharla who just had a sweet baby boy that weighed in at 9+ lbs! It should look cute on his chunky little head!

And last but not least a quilt I made for the beehives to give to Suzanne for the baby shower we had for her. I put it together and they tied it for her. It turned out SO cute!!

A few more things I've been working on...

2011-05-06T19:25:00.000-07:00

So this is a pretty long post but I have been busy!

This is a scrapbook page we did for scrap club, I think it turned out SO cute!

This is a blanket I made for my cousins baby, they are die hard Ute fans!

This is a shopping cart cover I made for the same little man. We don't want him getting all those nasty germs from the carts!

Here is an ear flap hat I made my cousins husband. I think he really liked it!

This is the hat I made for my cousin. The flower is detachable so she can just wear it if she wants to!

These are the buckets I put together for conference. They had words I wanted the girls to listen for during the sessions and if they heard them they got one of the treats inside. This was a HUGE hit!

Here is a hat that I made, the girls gobbled it right up!

Another, it looks a bit like a derby hat.

Here are the Easter skirts I sewed. I bought the shirts at the local Wal-Mart

Well, there is a sampling of what I have been up to. As soon as I can get the pictures off my phone I'll post those too!

A few of the pictures I promised!!

2011-03-12T16:05:00.000-08:00

As I promised, here are some pictures of what I did.

Here is a highchair that my husband built and painted, I made the little seat cushion to match.

This is the bed my husband built and painted and I made the bedding for it. I LOVE the colors of the fabric I picked out. I really need to figure out an outfit for Maddie to make out of this fabric.

The bed plans you can find here

The idea for the bedding you can find here

The plans for the highchair are here

This is our monthly scrapbook club page. Designed by Tonia Atwood!

You see that awesome shrug, yep, I made it! This cute girl got this dress given to her but it was not modest so she needed a shrug. I got the pleasure of sewing it all together! I also added the black ruffle to the bodice to add to more modesty! Doesn't she look cute?

So there is some of what I have been up to. Hope to post some more projects soon, Lord knows I have a long list of them to get done!

Busy, busy, busy...

2011-02-27T18:24:00.000-08:00

SO, I really have been busy crafting away, I haven't on the other hand been very good about taking pictures of the things I have made. I did another doll bed and made a cushion for one of the high chairs. I have sewn a dress for my little girls, a shrug for a friends daughter, some burp clothes, onesies to sell at the Pharmacy, make cards for card club, singed satin hair flowers for the Pharmacy and my girls, a wedding dress for an American Girl doll, and most recently a pair of twirl pants for my youngest girls. Now that you have heard all about the things I have made I need to get pictures on here of all of it. I do have a picture of the crocheted hats I made, one for my 10 year old and one for her doll

I hope I can get it together and get those pictures taken so you can see all the fun I've been having lately!

A little of what I have been up to recently

2011-01-28T20:46:00.000-08:00

So for Christmas a couple of my girls got Madame Alexander dolls in trial for American girl dolls and since they have the same body I have gotten a bunch of patterns to make clothes for them. This is I'm sure one of many outfits I will be making. The fun thing about this outfit is that Lacey has a shirt made from the very same material.

The rest are a bunch of hats that I have been crocheting. They are all infant size from newborn to 2T.

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What I made for Christmas

2011-01-10T10:01:00.000-08:00

SO I made SO much stuff for Christmas but because I was so wrapped up in making, I didn't do so well taking pictures of the things I made. I did get a picture of the nightgowns that I made for the girls. They absolutely loved them. Lacey said she felt like a princess and that they were SO comfortable. I think they look like little angels!

This doesn't show a great picture of the bottom but there is a good sized ruffle with a lace strip added to the seam. They really are lovely!

The other things I made: Everyone in the extended family grandparents, uncles, cousins, got towels with their names appliqued on them and along with that they got flax seed heating pads. Everyone seemed to love what they got and the thing I like is they are useful gifts and not a pile of toys they won't play with or crap that will just sit around.

It was a busy time and now that it is all over I feel a bit relaxed!

Now that I have spent the last 2 weeks gutting rooms and getting rid of clutter I can get back to my crafting. I hope to be able to post a lot of new projects shortly!!

Crafy kitty

2010-12-21T21:32:00.000-08:00

Here is a couple pictures of my crafty kitty. Her name is Cupcake and she is SO sweet. She loves to be around me when I am crafting, it's SO funny. As soon as she hears my sewing machine start or sees me sitting in my craft room she is right on top of me. She loves to be right next to me and even bats at my scissors or tries to grab at paper. She is So fun.

As I was finishing cutting my last of the Christmas Eve jammies she was right there with me. I tied some extra pattern around her neck and she just layed around like it was a fashion accessory. She cracks me up!

another give away!!

2010-12-16T13:08:00.000-08:00

Check out this fun giveaway!

Amazing give away!!

2010-12-11T20:12:00.000-08:00

Mama’s Holiday Wish List Meme

TodaysMama (link to: http://bit.ly/tmwishlist) and GameStop (link to: http://bit.ly/gamestop10) are giving away a sleighful of gifts this holiday season and to enter I’m sharing this meme with you.

1. What is your holiday wish for your family?Everyone be together and healthy

2. What is your Christmas morning / Hanukkah Nightly tradition?Open presents, eat breakfast and play with all our new stuff!

3. If you could ask Santa for one, completely decadent wish for yourself, what would it be? A Maid for a year!

4. How do you make the holidays special without spending any money?Look at Christmas lights, decorate and listen to Christmas music. Spend time together.

5. What games did you play with your family growing up?Monopoly and Yahtzee

6. What holiday tradition have you carried on from your own childhood?PJ's on Christmas eve

7. Where would you go for a Christmas/Hanukkah-away-from-home trip?To out of town family

8. Check out GameStop (link to: http://bit.ly/gamestop10) and tell us, what are the three top items on your GameStop Wish List this year? Wii Drawing pad, Just Dance 2, Just dance kids

Doll beds

2010-12-07T16:04:00.000-08:00

So I found this plan for a doll bed here. I thought it looked easy enough and SO cheap. It cost no more than $10 to make this bed and then scrap fabrics to make the bedding. I found the measurements for the bedding here. My husband built the beds in about 2 hours, start to finish. I painted them and made the bedding. That took longer than building by about a week! The girls are SO excited about these and are hoping that Santa will bring them a dolly to sleep in them!

A few of the things I've been making

2010-12-06T19:13:00.000-08:00

I promised awhile ago that I would show off some of the things I've been working on and here they are!

This is the towels I made for my card club girls for their gifts for Christmas. They were much more time consuming than I originally thought! I got the inspiration here.

This is the scrapbook page we made at Scrap club. My friend Natalie created this beauty!

Here are a couple of the hair flowers I've been working on. They are SO cute and the girls are loving them!

And here is the Mrs. Claus outfit I have been working on for a lady. She is the same one I did the clown costume for. She is dressing as Mrs. Claus at a senior center Christmas party.

She had this red velour dress she wanted me to embellish with white fur, make the apron and make the hat. She was VERY pleased with the results!

I will of course have much more to show off with Christmas and all so stay tuned for the next set of things!

Happy Thanksgiving!!

2010-11-25T05:16:00.000-08:00

Just wanted to stop by and say Happy Thanksgiving to everyone! I've been pretty busy doing little crafts here and there. I will get some posted as soon as I can get my models rounded up!

Crocheted hat

2010-11-08T07:05:00.000-08:00

So I found this crocheted hat that I really liked on a fb post from Lion brand yarn. At first I thought it looked a little complicated and when it comes to crocheted I am not confident enough for complicated. I thought I'd give it a try and see how it turned out. Well here it is. Don't give any attention to the picture of me as I took it with my phone and the flash on that sucker is BRIGHT!! I was kinda squinting when I took it so my face looks weird!

If you'd like to make one of your own go here

I'll be linking up to these blogs:

Carmel Apples

2010-10-31T13:14:00.000-07:00

So I have never made carmel apples this fancy before but I thought I'd give it a try and with homemade carmel to boot. I found this carmel recipe here.

So I dipped the apples in carmel and then rolled half in nuts.

All dipped in chocolate.

Dipped in chocolate and strung a little white chocolate over the top to fancy them up.

All wrapped up and ready for giving!

Here is what they look like cut in half and ready to eat.

Pictures of what I've been working on

2010-10-19T19:41:00.000-07:00

So the first 2 are from scrap club so I had nothing to do with the design I just got to put them together and add the pictures!

School Layout

Zoo layout

This is a little wood set that we got to make as our little craft during card club. Love the way it turned out!

These are some cards I have done for card club. I wasn't able to attened for many months and so I didn't do my cards so I still have about 3 cards owed. There will be more posted in the future!

Working away

2010-10-18T20:35:00.000-07:00

So I have been working away to get many different projects done. I have done everything from greeting card, to scrapbook pages and a little sewing thrown in the mix. I just haven't been taking pictures. I promise that sometime tomorrow I will get some pictures up so that you can see just what I have been doing! Lots of exciting stuff!!

Thrift Store Apothecary Jars...

2010-10-08T19:11:00.000-07:00

So some where in the blogosphere I found this idea to make regular ol' jars and candle sticks into apothecary jars. So these three little jars were screaming for me to take them home. Then I went looking for candle sticks and found the 2 beauties shown here.

Add a little of this

and you'll get...

THIS!

And they only cost me $11 which is probably less than one of the real thing!

So the little one is still looking for it's candle stick, I'm thinking something about 4 inches high. These will be used in my Halloween decor!

A couple things I made during conference weekend

2010-10-06T16:10:00.000-07:00

So if any of you know me you know that I can't just sit and watch TV, I have to be doing something with my hands too, so since it was conference weekend I had to have something to do and this is what it was.

I made this cute dress that I have been SO excited about because of the owl fabric.

You can sorta see the clip that matches it in her hair.

Here is the circle skirt that I found fabric for a couple weeks ago. It's fairly easy and I think looks pretty cute!

There is also a bow that I could put on it and looking at it now I think it needs it. It's a little plain looking where the loop to pull up the top skirt. What do you think?

Here is the fabric a little closer so you can get a better idea. I think it the other ones you couldn't tell the zebra stripe had pink with it!

Here it finally is!!

2010-10-02T19:15:00.000-07:00

A couple weeks ago I teased you all with a hair clip with the fabric I would be using for my next project. Well I finally finished it and it's as cute as I was hoping it would be!

Front view

This is a halter dress that ties at the neck but because we are all about modesty we have the shrug that goes right along with it!!

Side view

My little model was very concerned that you got a view from all angles!

Back view

Love how she's looking over her shoulder!! So Cute!!

Da-Da- Daaaaaaaaaah

2010-09-27T14:56:00.000-07:00

Isn't this outfit SO cute? I have had the pattern for a few weeks now but had to get other things finished before I could even think about buying material for this. I love howw this turned out although I don't think these pictures do it justice!!

My little Kodie doing all the modeling!

Closer front view

Side view

Other side and you can kinda see the matching flower clip in her hair.

I'm SO excited about how well this turned out!! Hope you enjoy!!

So I really will have something to share, soon!!

2010-09-25T20:18:00.000-07:00

I have been busily working away on a few projects. I had teased with a flower clip not too long ago and I promise it's almost complete. I didn't have all the material I needed or the right zipper. So now that I have my act together I will be completing this little cutie!! I also have a REALLY cute outfit to show you I just need time to get my little model to slow down for a minute for a few pictures. I have a CUTE dress all cut out and ready to sew and then a fun, outside my box skirt for my girls too. I can't wait to get all these completed so I can show off just a little! I promise tomorrow there will be something new to see!

Check out my new LOGO!!

2010-09-17T09:51:00.000-07:00

So as some of you may know I was selling stuff on Etsy.com and had sold a few things but was having better luck locally by word of mouth and my mother and brothers fiance'. Now that the kids are all in school and I have hours during the day to complete stuff I thought I would get serious about selling on Etsy. I asked a friend of mine to come up with a logo for me. I had an idea of what I wanted but just needed the help executing the thought. So here it is...

Queen B Sews

my etsy user name is queenbsews so this is what I wanted.

So I also needed a header for my sight so she designed this for me too! Isn't it SO cute?!

If you are interested in having her design something for you go to http://www.photographybysaharra.com/

She does photography too so if your in need of someone in that area she's your gal!

Thanks for checking out my new logo!!

Been busy, but crafting in between

2010-09-17T09:42:00.000-07:00

So I know it's not much but it's something!! I found this little owl here and thought it was SO cute!!

Then I will be making a dress with this material as soon as I get the lining fabric for it. But I wanted to make a little hair clip to go with it. So here are the things I have done, hopefully there will be more soon!

Next outfit...

2010-09-09T16:16:00.000-07:00

So before I did the clown outfit I had cut this fabric out for an outfit for Lacey. I originally bought this for a tiered skirt but decided to switch it up and do this outfit instead since she "REALLY" wanted it in this fabric.

So now that the clown outfit was complete I felt I could move on to the outfit I cut out so here it is...

linking to the destash challenge

make it wear it

market yourself monday

So here is the clown outfit...

2010-09-09T16:08:00.000-07:00

So funny things happen in life and sometimes you meet people you never thought you would. Well this is what has happened, we were at the fair and saw this cute clown with no line waiting to make balloon animals. We walked up, started talking and she noticed some pants that Kodie was wearing and asked if I sewed. Of course I told her I did and she asked if I would sew this...

I believe it will be much cuter when she is wearing it but for now this is what I've got!

Close up of the fabric used for the outfit.

Are ya wondering?

2010-09-02T18:12:00.000-07:00

I know you might be wondering what I've been up to since I was on quite a roll a few weeks ago. Well now that fair is over and the kids are in school I've been trying to get some things done for myself now that the kids are all in school all day. But when I went to the fair last week I stumbled upon a sewing job. The girls wanted a balloon from the clown at the fair so we stood in line to get one. Well Kodie was wearing some of the pants I made her and the clown (female) fell in love, asked if I would sew for her, and now I'm sewing a clown suit. I'm not too far from being done but getting up at 6am has thrown my body for a loop. I think I am close so when I finish I will post some pictures!

Now known as an Award winning Seamstress and Greeting Card Artisit!!

2010-08-22T18:54:00.000-07:00

So as many of you know I have been crafting for what seems like my whole life. Every year I say I'm going to enter something in the fair and it comes and goes and I never have, until this year. The girls had their 4-H stuff that we had to turn in so I decided that since we already had to be there I should just take my stuff too, so I did it!

We went to the fair on Saturday for the girls to participate in the fashion revue for 4-H and this is what I saw!

A BLUE ribbon attached to my Christmas Card!! I got 1st place!! Not only do I get that blue ribbon but I also get $7 and this is why I am an award winning greeting card artist!!

Out of 4 cards that I entered I got 2 awards.

This was in the hand stamped category and I got 2nd and $5 for this one.

Then I decided with all the sewing I have done that I would submit some of my sewing projects. I chose 2, a pair of twirl pants, that won 2nd place...

and the blouse that I made myself that also won 2nd place.

So that is why I am now an Award winning seamstress too!! SO EXCITING!!

I did it!!!

2010-08-22T12:33:00.000-07:00

So I successfully finished my first ever slick fabric project!! It was kind of a pain cuz you have to be really careful where you pin because they will leave marks and if you have to seam rip that leaves marks to so I did had to seam rip a few times but it all worked out.

The funny thing is the thing that cost the most on this dress was the zipper. I only spent about $12 on this dress!

Here is the back with the big pretty bow.

I think this will be the pattern I will us to make Kodie's blessing dress now that I know I can sew slick fabric without ruining it!

Leave me a comment and tell me what you think!

Confession time...

2010-08-17T20:43:00.000-07:00

So I have always liked to sew but I wasn't always that good at it and I would say I have gotten so much better in the last year and a half. My goal is to be able to sew prom dresses for my 4 girls. I asked a friend of mine who is an amazing seamstress if she would take me under her wing and show me all the little details I need to know. She agreed and I have learned SO much from her. Nothing really huge but that all the little things that make a huge difference in the way something looks when it's done. Well I figure if I'm gonna make a prom dress I need to practice with that dang slick material that scares me to DEATH!!

So I found this pink taffeta for $2 a yard and I figure if I screw it up I won't be out too much money since the dress only takes 2 yards. So wish me luck as I take on this new endeavour. I'll keep you posted as if I finish it or not!

CUTE shirt from my stash

2010-08-17T20:22:00.000-07:00

So I bought this material with nothing specific in mind. I just really liked the fabric and for the price I didn't want it to be gone when I got around to finding something to do with it. I had this pattern of this really cute shirt for my 9 year old. She LOVES pink and this looks great on her!

link to de-stash challenge

Here is what I made!!

2010-08-10T20:02:00.000-07:00

So here is what I made!! The funny thing is I thought I was totally making a different dress when I cut the pattern out and then thought about it over night and then looked at the pattern this morning and this is the dress I cut out. Still SO cute, maybe even cuter than the one I had originally picked out!

I think I'm gonna find some white leggings to put underneath it!

Link to the De-Stash challenge

Sneek peek to what I am working on today...

2010-08-10T15:35:00.000-07:00

So I am sewing again today and this is what I am using. You'll have to check back and see what I did with these 2 fun fabrics!

So I've been sewing again!! Look what I have made...

2010-08-09T19:29:00.000-07:00

So I have been wanting to make these pillowcase dresses that everyone has been talking about so I finally took the plunge and I have to say, they're pretty fast!

Here is the one I made for the little girls. Maddie had to wear it to church cuz she just couldn't wait to show it off.

Here is the one I made for the big girls, it's made from a king sized pillow case and is plenty long for them. I added the little ruffle to the bottom to break up the pattern and add a little cutesy to it.

Now at the beginning of the summer I brought some fabric for some cute summer outfits for the girls and planned on sewing them cuz I was gonna have SO much time to sew this summer. Well as you know how summer goes, it took me until yesterday to finally get it out and start sewing. It was coming along so quickly and it was looking so cute I just had to finish it today and here it is!

Didn't it turn out SO cute?!

Linked up to the De-stash challange

Pillowcase dress...

2010-08-07T18:35:00.000-07:00

So I've been collection pillowcases for a few months now so that I could make a few of these. The girls were going to make one of these in 4-H but we missed that day so they never got the chance. I finally sat down and put one together. I left it pretty plain as I thought it was cute the way it was. I have a few more that I may embellish or try a few different styles I have found on the internet.

Unfortunately all my models are outside playing so this will just have to do.

Linked to the De-stash challange

I made a birthday pillowcase!!

2010-08-06T15:52:00.000-07:00

So I got this idea from a friend from church. She had been to a parenting class where they talked about making things special for your children's birthday and this is just one of the suggestions. I also made a cute birthday wreath they suggested that you can adorn your door with for the day, week, month, whatever you choose.

So here is the pillowcase I came up with and because I have only girls I didn't have to make it unisex so it's all girlie with pink, glitter and a little eyelet!!

This picture is a little washed out but the background to the birthday fabric is light pink

Look how cute it looks on my 6 year old babies bed!!

Linked to the De-stash challange

A few things I've had a chance to make

2010-07-22T20:33:00.000-07:00

So here are a few of the things I've made in between having all the fun with my kids this summer.

At the request of my friend I made these burp cloths for her niece who will be having her baby in August. They are terry cloth on one side and flannel on the other. Very cute and absorbent.

These are some hair clips I've been working on. I have been buying remnants of lining or other polyester material. Singe the edges and wa-la!

These are some pajama pants that I made for my friends little girl while they were in town. I love the ruffles at the bottom. They should be SO cute.

The Bathroom paint is finished

2010-07-12T17:33:00.000-07:00

So I finished painting the bathroom today!! I love small projects that you can see the end of. I have had paint for my living room for at least 6 mos and still haven't painted because I envision the ciaos that will happen when all the furniture has to be moved to the center and the kids want to go in and out, it's just too much for my brain to take in, but this little bathroom I can do!

So turquoise is a hot color this year and I thought this bathroom could handle it because it has no window so it's pretty dark. I found an oops paint at Walmart that was just the color I way lookin for! I love it!!

I hung the medallion I bought a few weeks ago and spray painted, it looks good in there!

My plan is to accent this with white, yellow and a touch of some red. I need to find me a shelf to put above the toilet to give that wall a little more interest. Maybe something with a towel bar and do some yellow towels. So fun decorating, I love it!!

So what do ya think of the color...

2010-07-11T18:22:00.000-07:00

So here is the color I picked for the bathroom. I just had to throw some on the wall to get the idea but Monday I will get it all done!

I REALLY like it!

Bathroom makeover

2010-07-09T14:39:00.000-07:00

I know this isn't exactly something I made but it's something I am up to and I'm sure there will be some stuff that I make put into it. So we have this crazy guest bath that has no window and this UGLY wall paper. So I am taking down the wallpaper boarder and painting it turquoise. I think it will brighten it up a bit!

Here I have started to rip the wallpaper down

And here is a picture of the bathroom. It's just that small so I will update you on the progress of the bathroom as I finish it.

Spray paint extravaganza

2010-06-23T21:30:00.000-07:00

So I was inspired by Becky Higgins to spray paint some things to give them new life. A few of these things I picked up at a few thrift stores and a few I got at Hobby Lobby for 80% off!

Before

After! Sorry the picture is a bit blurry. I now have this hanging on my front door

Thought this was an interesting piece, thought I would try it in yellow

Before

After, in yellow. It currently is sitting on the back of the guest bathroom toilet and it will stay in that bathroom, just not sure where and with what in it.

I found this cute little iron doo hicky at Hobby Lobby, I've been looking to put something above the front door but I will be painting the living room and entry way with a light tan color and the white would just blend right in

Before

After, it matches the red wall we have in the living room that will stay. I love the little heart shape that it is.

I have a few more projects that I am working on that I will post when I get them finished!

Maddie Summer of 09

2010-06-17T13:08:00.000-07:00

So here is a little 6x6 book I put together of Maddie of summer of 09.

Pool Princess from last summer

2010-06-16T16:47:00.000-07:00

I found the jackpot of free scrappin stuff so I threw this page together today. I LOVE the gems at the bottom. I'll get this figured out with time. I'm still learning Photoshop so that's half my problem!

5th grade graduation page

2010-06-07T15:32:00.000-07:00

Not in love with this page but it will do! It's fun messing around with it any way!

4th of July 09

2010-06-06T20:43:00.000-07:00

I found this digi paper and just had to scrap this photo from last years 4th of July. Can you see how happy Lacey was about me taking this picture in the heat and sun. Kinda wish we had a little of that now! Still need to figure out how to journal on these dang things but I'll figure it out!

Another page!!

2010-06-06T15:09:00.000-07:00

This is pretty fun but I swear it takes longer to do it digitally then it does with the real stuff. All the resizing and finding the papers and stuff. I have had fun doing this while sitting in front of the TV with my husband thou! I'm sure I'll will do them to put on the computer but I sure do love having them all in beautiful books hand made by me!

My first digital scrapbook page!!

2010-06-04T21:19:00.000-07:00

My very 1st digital scrapbook page! This is something I have been wanting to try for quit some time now but because my computer was a dinasaur I couldn't do it. Well now that I have upgraded I can do it! I thought I would do these picts that were already in my computer that I don't think I've scraped yet. I think their pretty cute considering their my first and there is still SO much I need to learn about photoshop but at least I've started!!

MVP Page

2010-05-25T15:33:00.000-07:00

So it's probably not a surprise to anyone that I am in a scrapbooking club and this is the page I made today. My friend Tonia designed it and I had just the right pictures to put on it. Maddies soccer pictures from '09. I love this paper and I love the way this page turned out!

Here is just a posting of the things I worked on while I had no computer

2010-05-12T16:29:00.000-07:00

So my cousin had a little baby boy and I just have to a make things for the little guy. As you know I don't have any boys so I had to look at an excuse to sew some cute little boy things. I found a pattern for these booties on line and when I find the website I will post it.

These are flannel and I just loved the little frog on them!

He had to have this little pair for race day!

And since he'll be the 2nd biggest Ute fan he had to have these!

then I found this cute pattern for cloth blocks and I thought it would be fun for him to have all different textures so I made him these.

I have a friend who has a vinyl business who has started doing make and take nights. This is one of the fun things she came up with. One side says summer and the other says spring

This is a set of 3 canvas' that she put together and they originally said, "live, laugh, love" but I had her change it to daughter of god for me so I could hang it in Maddie and Kodies room. So there ya go, now you know what I've been up to!

Church coats and doll clothes

2010-02-25T19:42:00.000-08:00

I have been working on church coats for each of the girls because I think they look SO cute and special when they are wearing them. I found this really easy pattern and bought the matierial. Here is what I have com up with. I still need to get Maddies done but I've had SO much going on lately I haven't gotten to it just yet! Soon, I promis soon!

Here is Kodies, I LOVE the pink and black combo

Here is Lacey's of course it is pink, her favorite color!

Here is Bailey's and the picture is terrible the coat is bright purple so I guess I need to get a different picture! But it's the same as Lacey's just bright purple

Now for the doll clothes

This is the blessing dress that Lacey has been wanting me to make "forever". It is finished now it just needs it's matching bonnet, soon to come!

Here are the overalls I made for Kodies doll. I cut the pattern out about 6 mos ago and evidently found something more important to sew. They are finally finished!

Baby gifts I've been making

2010-02-07T15:53:00.000-08:00

So TONS of the ladies in my ward are having babies and we will be getting a new little 2nd cousin in May so I have been busy coming up with some baby gifts. Here are some little booties that I made from this website Here is my favorite!! I made this adorable diaper changing clutch. This is what it looks like closed up. Isn't it SO cute!?

Here it is all opened up, it has a covered wipe case that matches and you can put about 3 diapers in it too so all you have to do it throw this in your purse and your ready to go, no lugging around a big diaper bag! They've been a real hit!

Look at all my friends...

2010-01-14T13:26:00.001-08:00

So I was blog hopping the other day and came across a blog that had these cute candy bar wraps. Here is the link http://smallfryandco.blogspot.com/2009/12/snowman-candy-bars.html. I have card club tonight and needed to come up with something Valentine themed and instead of doing another card I decided to do these. I think they turned out pretty cute! Here is a little closer look
Hope the ladies like them!

P.S. The ladies thought they were "SO cute!"

Look what I came up with all by myself!!!

2010-01-11T12:35:00.001-08:00

So this idea has been floating around in my head for about 6 months after seeing a crayon roll with a small little composition book attached to it. I finally got down to buisness and worked on getting this plan out and onto paper and in real life! I have to say I am pretty happy with it although I will make some changes to it now that I have the basic parts all figured out! This holds 40 crayon and a 9x12 art pad. I am hoping that when each of my children has one of these they will be inspired to create with there mouths closed during church! Enjoy!

What do you get....

2010-01-03T15:35:00.000-08:00

What do you get when you take this cute little thingand this cute fabric?

This adorable little diva!!

I thought this dress was so cute! I am a little disappointed that the neck is SO big so I think the next time I make it I will make it smaller. I did add the belt and I thought that really made the dress even cuter!!

What you have all been waiting for...

2009-12-28T13:18:00.001-08:00

All the stuff I made for Christmas! Now that all the gifts have been received I can post them. Here is the quilt I made for my mother, I was SO worried about getting this done and really is wasn't as bad as I had thought it would be.
I embroidered this poem

Then on each of the plain squares I traced all the grand kids hands and had them write their names. I traced their names and embroidered those on there too. My mother got all teary eyed when she opened it and has shown it off to all her friends.

I made my dad this huge Boise State Broncos blanket. He LOVES that it covers him from head to toe and keeps him toasty warm!

Christmas PJ's

Here are Maddie's, I made coordinating shirts to go with them.

Bailey's has a skull on her shirt to compliment the skull pattern on the pants.

Kodie's has skulls on them but the hearts stood out so much more so she has a heart on her shirt.

and last but not least the little poser, I think hers are my fav!

Here are a couple of headbands that I made for some girls that do some great stuff with Bailey and Kodie

Here are the purses that I made for my nieces. The blue one is for my oldest niece and the pink one if for my youngest niece.

Here I made some pillowcases for my nephews

I didn't get pictures of my brothers etched glasses or his fiance's apron but they too were enjoyed!

Birthday Pajamas and Teacher Christmas gifts

2009-12-18T14:24:00.000-08:00

So for every ones birthday I got flannel really cheap last Thanksgiving and planned it out for the year. Well somehow my brother was overlooked and I had to get flannel the other day but here are his pants.My dads pjs have golf balls all over them
So for Christmas I usually try and make stuff but this year I found these cute lotion packs pretty inexpensive at Bath and Body Works so here they are

This I made for Bailey's Student teacher Mr. Martin full of hugs and kisses. His last day was today so we wanted to send him off with hugs and kisses!

Then here are the little paper mugs I made for the bus driver, the secretary and all the special teachers the girls have like art, music, pe, library and such. They are filled with cocoa packets, marshmallows and hugs and kisses.

Hope everyone enjoys their stuff!

Advent activities

2009-12-09T19:35:00.000-08:00

This is what we made today. We always have to have popcorn garland on our tree to give it that homemade feeling, it just wouldn't be Christmas without it!

Hats and Scarves galore

2009-12-08T14:40:00.001-08:00

So I crocheted 6 hat and scarf sets and didn't take a picture of a single one which REALLY bums me out! I have been busy with Christmas presents and can't post pictures just yet but check back after Christmas and I'll have them posted, if I remember to take pictures! I will, I promise!

Still makin stuff!

2009-11-16T12:11:00.000-08:00

I know I haven't been good about updating but yes I have been busy making things still! I made pajama pants for my nephews, Lizards for Clay and football for Tyler. They apparently wear them all the time!
Here are a few of the Halloween things I made. I also made trick or treat bags for the girls but didn't get a picture of them and they are now packed away.

Fun little buckets for Halloween treats for the girls teachers.

Here is a terrible picture of the scrapbook page I made for our club. I think it's really cute!!

Well I'll try and be better about updating as I am always making something! And with Christmas coming I should have lots in store!

More skirts for the big girls

2009-09-28T11:35:00.000-07:00

So these are skirts that I modified from this pattern http://grandrevivaldesign.typepad.com/photos/ruffled_skirts_tutorial/index.html

I found that tutorial on. The one provided is about a 4/5 and I needed a 7 and a 10. These here are size 10 and I added length to get them to the knee.

The thing I love about these is they are easy and don't take a whole lot of fabric. I am in the process of making size 7 and have been able to use scraps from project left overs.

Wrap skirt

2009-09-26T10:19:00.000-07:00

This is a wrap skirt I made for the big girls, SO cute! I hope one of them wears it to church on Sunday!

Check out these little cuties!

2009-09-26T10:13:00.000-07:00

I have to say they don't look real good on the hanger but I didn't have a model home when I took these picts. They are cute knee length skirts. They were so easy I have to many a few.

Under this one is a black with small white polka dot fabric, very cute! This blue and green one has a little longer bottom piece that I have to say I don't like as well as the others. Very cute fabric thou!

The pink one has a orange with white polka dot under, also very cute!

Halloween Skirt

2009-09-21T10:08:00.000-07:00

So I made this really cute Halloween skirt for the girls. This one if for the big girls and I will be completing the little girl skirt today. They just can't wait until October so they can start wearing them! They love these skirts because they are SO comfortable!

Totally cute jumper and Halloween Twirl Pants

2009-09-14T10:59:00.000-07:00

This Jumper is made from light weight corduroy with a gray background with the pink and purple hearts. It turned out SO cute! Here are a pair of Halloween Twirl Pants. I think they turned out SO fun and can't wait for the girls to see them!
Close up of the fabrics used.

I have to thank my cousin Sharlee for picking out the spider webs for the pants. I just love them!

Here are my most recent things with my New to me sewing machine!

2009-09-07T20:27:00.000-07:00

Now that school is back in and I have a new sewing machine I am back in action! Here are tiered skirts I made, one for the little girls and 1 for the big girls! I love the way they turned out and they were SUPER easy! Another purse, orange and multi color, really pretty cute in real life!
This one is pretty mellow, brown and a green blue.

Twirl pants that Kodie wanted, she even picked out the material!

These I LOVE! They just look like summer to me! These were a spendy pair of pants but I think they'll be worth it!

These little twirl pants are size 1/2 so they should fit 12-18mos, there SO cute!

My latest purse creations-

2009-08-26T09:31:00.000-07:00

You can't really tell but these 2 purses have the same coordinating fabric

Here is the fabric close up, the red cloud looking material has gold bling on the outline.Here is the purse, I wish the lighting was better in this pic because it looks better in real life.

So here are the ruffle bum pants I've been wanting to make!!

2009-08-19T21:49:00.000-07:00

Look at my sassy little girl in her cute new pants! I found this pattern on the web site http://www.youcanmakethis.com/
The same lady also designed the twirl pants that I have made tons of! This pattern is a little more intailed. They definatly take longer to make than the twirl pants but I think they'll be worth it!

Check out all the ruffles!

Baileys Dress

2009-08-17T21:00:00.000-07:00

Here is a dress that I started for Bailey in the middle of June and it literally sat in the sewing machine for 3 weeks or more. I finally took it out when one of the Elders needed a hole fixed in his shorts. I then decided to take my sewing machine in to get a little tune up because it needed it and because I knew I wouldn't be using it anytime soon. Well I got terrible news, the machine I've had for 14 years was not fixable. I really was devastated as funny as that sounds but it has really rattled me. I now have to get a new machine and figure out how to use a new machine. At the time I am employing my mothers machine so it is getting a little more love than it is used to! This dress is ankle length and looks SO cute on her. When I took these picts she was already in bed so here it is on the hanger!

Here are some of my newest purses!

2009-08-17T14:49:00.001-07:00

Here are my newest purses. I have had alot of requests for yellow and black or here are a couple.
This one I love, if I don't sell it I won't be upset it will be adorning my arm! Such fun bright colors!

What I had been up to...

2009-08-09T20:09:00.000-07:00

Here is one of the MANY purses that I have made. This one was gone within a days time. Very cute! Here are many of the Twirl Pants that I have made...
These sold right away to Maddies teacher, very fun fall print

Here is a very cute owl print that I still have on hand

I can't believe that I still have these cupcake ones. They are the cutest!!

Here are some little birdie ones, I too thought these wouldn't last as birds are SO in right now.

These I made for my girlfriends niece they were only a size 2 so cute!

These I sold to Kodies speech therapist they too were only a size 2.

Some butterfly sparkly pants that Maddies preschool coordinators daughter decided she just HAD to have!

These SO cute owls with brown background and bright pink polka dot trim

These are one of my favs-cherries with red plaid. SO CUTE!! Maddies teacher bought these!

I have had a blast seeing how all these combinations have come together. I have gotten a little addicted. I have MANY more projects coming in the future!!

So I have taken a little sabatical for summer-

2009-08-09T08:47:00.000-07:00

So I had been very busy sewing up a storm but since about the last week of June I haven't really done much crafting. I did get a night out with the girls for scrapbook club night and also a night to just scrap. I ended up catching up on my scrapclub pages from 2 months past. I will get around to posting pictures soon! I am currently revamping my craft area, cleaning organizing that sort of thing and my sewing machine is in to get a much needed tune-up. I haven't had it looked at for 3 1/2 years and I have probably sewn more in the last 3 1/2 years then I have since I bought that machine 15 years ago so it was time! I am hoping when my space is clean and organized that I will have a renewed creative spark that will get me back in the swing of things! Hope you are all having a fabulous summer and check back for some new picts!

I've been busy, busy!!

2009-04-24T20:57:00.000-07:00

So I found this pattern for these ADORABLE "Twirl Pants" and I fell in love so I couldn't wait to sew a pair. This was the 1st pair that I made and I have to say they are SOOO CUTE!! The pink ruffle fabric is actually 2 shades of pink strip and looks FAB with the main material! This was the 2nd pair I made and I just love the little birds on this material. You can't tell from the picture but the red ruffle material has a very small cream polka dot. I love the combination on these. SO fun!
A couple of friend and I have decided to get together once a month and make a project and this was our first one. It is a skort but when worn you would think it's a skirt. So FUN! Maddie really liked it!

Here is the project that we made at our card club this last month. It uses the Stampin' Up! top note die cut and is so cute. I think it would make a great goodie bag for a little girls birthday party! (wink, wink)

And here are my latest purses. I have been having so much fun putting these together. I'm a little obsessed I would say!

This one sold!

I love this lemon one!!

This is my latest and I think it's great. The color didn't come up very good but the background is a chocolate brown. SO FUN!!

So if your wondering what my next project is.....

I am finishing up some more "Twirl Pants" and then I am moving on to this REALLY cute wrap skirt for the girls. Stay tuned!

My 1st post on my NEW blog

2009-04-12T11:30:00.001-07:00

So here is a little something that I am working on and I'm not sure when I will be done but hopefully before the kids get out of school for the year. This is my color palette.
Here is the Easter wreath I made for our front door. Everyone seems to really like it. I like the way it turned out but man that Easter grass can be a mess.

Here is my new thing, pleated purses. I am planning on putting them in my etsy shop next week but the one below is already sold. I made a yellow and black one and that is sold too!

This is my purse and I really am enjoying it. I wish I would have interfaced both sides because it is a little limp but I love how it turned out!