so here's what we've been up to:mischief!i promise, sadie does not wear the same shirt two days in a row, this is from yesterday afternoon, it was just too cute! she totally found my yarn and was unwinding it before i even got around the corner, 10 seconds behind her. she is FAST!today i re-covered sadie's lampshade, i've been slowly trying to … [Read more...]
star wars finger puppets
August 27, 2009 By 17 Comments
so, i know my brother josh is turning 10...but he goes crazy for ANYTHING star wars related, and these were calling out to me to be made. do you know what i mean? anyways...i used this blog's idea for darth vader, r2d2, yoda, and leia...and then i did the storm trooper and han solo on my own. (i always had a crush on han, that rascal) … [Read more...]
shop til you drop
August 24, 2009 By 3 Comments
so, last night at 10:30 i got an idea. (as all good ideas start out...late at night when i should be thinking about bed)an idea for a cute shopping bag to put sadie's felt/fabric/wooden food in. for when she needs to go "shopping". of course.so, here's what came of that idea! i used my own tote bag tutorial, only made it much smaller. added some … [Read more...]
bow/clippy holder tutorial
August 17, 2009 By 12 Comments
sadie's hair bow and clips have been a little out of control lately. the cute little bowl i bought to put them in has overflowed. (flown?) alas, a new way of controlling the chaos was needed. and she doesn't even wear bows every day. momma just got carried away with the glue gun. AGAIN.i've seen some tutorials for these...but it's pretty … [Read more...]
helloo floating hand
August 4, 2009 By 7 Comments
so lately it's been a bit challenging keeping sadie entertained (quietly) during church. we bring books for her to look at, but beyond that, i'm stumped.i don't really want to bring her stuffed animals. they are quiet, but really she just tosses them around. i don't really want a pile of poor defenseless animals behind our pew every week. so...hand … [Read more...]
more food.
August 3, 2009 By 3 Comments
my sisters brought along some mini pies on our camping trip and were generous enough to share with me the pie tins. but not the pies. haha. of course, even camping, my crafty mind was anxious to get back to sewing, etc...so i thought of making mini pies for sadie's mini kitchen.it didn't come out perfectly, or exactly how i imagined it, but cute … [Read more...]
next time won’t you sing with me
July 28, 2009 By 5 Comments
i know sadie is far from knowing her alphabet, but when did that ever stop me from making something?never.i got the idea here, and made them at our craft night last week. they're super easy and fun to make. basically, a layer of batting in between some fabric...then you sew around, and clip the edges, and it frays in the wash.i wanted to have this … [Read more...]
Crafty ladies
July 23, 2009 By 5 Comments
I should be going to sleep but I just cleaned my whole craft room, so why not stay up an extra ten minutes to blog? Tonight we had our first (of many, we hope) craft nights with the girls! It was so great to get together without the babies, (for those of us who have em) don't get us wrong, we love them to pieces, but it's nice to get some girl time … [Read more...]
Freezer Paper Stencils, yes, another tutorial.
July 12, 2009 By 17 Comments
Honestly, I'm not a know-it-all...although some of you might think so after my recent rash of tutorials. It's just so fun learning a new craft, I love to share it with you! So here's how to do a freezer paper stencil...and if you're sick of me talking about stuff, I don't blame you. (but hey, isn't that the point of a blog?)I got my freezer paper … [Read more...]
Stencils and swings
July 11, 2009 By 4 Comments
Today we had the pleasure of Aunt Nae Nae's company. Julia and Josh also came over to earn money pulling weeds and had some lunch with us. Their money was already burning a hole in their pocket when they left, Josh having some big plans for it. :) During the afternoon nap I finally got around to making some freezer paper stencils and decorating … [Read more...]