sadie's silhouette needed some updating (last time i made her one was when she was tiny! and bald.) you've seen these all over, right? well, here's the way i like to do them. simple and easy and quick.Click below for more details!you'll need: a piece of thin white paperpencil black paper framefirst, take a picture of the person's profile. (or your … [Read more...]
gifts
October 17, 2009 By 4 Comments
here are some recent birthday gifts i've made. if you're interested, that is.first, the cards, i love sewing random scraps onto a card and calling it good. so easy and quick. i made rory's anniversary card a few months ago after i remembered right before bed that i hadn't made one yet. i hopped out of bed, picked a few scraps out, sewed them on, … [Read more...]
tiny backpack
October 16, 2009 By 6 Comments
*well, jarom and stephanie left this morning for utah. (well, as far as i know, they did.) last night we had a great time looking at jarom's mission pictures and also old disneyland trip pics. also just hanging out and chatting. there were some tears in the street. (me and steph) also some manly hugs. (rory and jarom) it will be hard not seeing … [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...]
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...]
Bushel of fake food
July 24, 2009 By 15 Comments
I've been obsessively making little bits of felt/fabric food for the past week or so. It's soo addicting. Here is my (Sadie's) collection:My (Sadie's) basket of fun.Fancy a ham sandwich? Me too.Layers of yumminess. imaginary of course.PB&JHeirloom tomato and slices of tomato. It looks like a pumpkin, I know. HEIRLOOM TOMATO.half a dozen eggs...used … [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...]