My craft area is a disaster. As usual. So I’m sitting here, staring at it, trying to get motivated to start working on it. BUT of course that just doesn’t sound very appealing right now. So instead I’ll just post pretty pictures of what I wish my art room looked like. *sigh* “I’d rather have…
After an extremely stressful week at the office, I finally had some time to relax and do some sewing on Friday night. I finished up two outfits for Juniper, made a new stuffed animal, started a drawing commission, and finished up some projects for my sister’s new baby. (AND I got to spend lots of…
I’ve been wanting to try elastic shirring FOREVER, but I’d been too intimidated by it since I’m new to sewing. Plus, I had a hard time finding elastic thread. I finally decided to give it a try last night, and I’m addicted! This top turned out so cute! I’ll definitely be experimenting more with it…
When I started learning to sew, I got a request from my sister (who is preggo with girlie #3) for a diaper bag made from recycled materials. Sounded like a fun project to me! I am fairly happy with the outcome. It definitely looks handmade! Which I guess is a good thing, right? It’s made…
I started an art journal of sorts. It’s not in book form yet. I’ll bind all of the pages together once I’m done. I finished the first page today. This is probably the most therapeutic thing I have ever done. It’s hard for me to explain how I’ve been feeling lately, but by the time…
I am just giddy about how cute this dress turned out. It was a girl’s blouse, size extra-large, and now it’s an adorable 18 month old dress! I’m just learning how to sew, I still have lots to learn. Juniper was so cute, she kept putting things in the belt like it was a pocket.…
Lately my craft area has been driving me insane. We have a 17 month old who LOVES to get into everything she can get her hands on, so we need to keep it all up out of her reach. So no matter how hard I try to keep it clean and organized, by the time…
My latest artistic obsession? Insanely cute stuffed animals made from old clothes!!! Odette is made from 90% recycled materials, the only thing new is the buttons used to hold her arms on and her nose button (And the stuffing). Her body is made from an old dress, and her dress and flower are made from…
Meet Clive. He’s a little guy with big dreams and he doesn’t care what anyone says. People used to tell him he’d never amount to anything but an old sock, and look at him now! He doesn’t let his success change him though, he still likes to hang out with his twin brother Leo.
I got this book from the library yesterday called “Felt, Fabric and Fiber Jewelry”. It was an interesting book to flip through and get some creative inspiration. This is one of the tutorials from the book that I decided to try out last night. Step 1. You’re going to start off by cutting out your…