Tuesday, February 23, 2010

Craft Storm and a tutorial, kinda

So I'm starting to get a bit ansy about moving. I know it's going to come up on me faster than I will realize... So I'm trying to simplify and minimize the mess around our house. So I got out all of my half baked craft projects all over the house and pulled out the sewing machine. I want to get all of my craft to-do's done in the next week or two and then pack up all of my junk into a box, never to be seen again (well, not until Texas). First, is this quilt. It's a small one, toddler bed size. It's for Nora's room, it matches the quilt on her bed. I have the toddler bed up in her room, so I wanted it to match! It's super simple and almost finished... I'll post a finished picture when I'm done.

I recently threw away a sweat shirt and a pink shirt. I saws them lying there in the trash next to eachother and noticed how they looked like mouse colors. So I pulled them out of the trash and cut out a mouse and threw the rest away. It's pretty silly, but the kids love it.


I've been working on this one since this summer. It's a pillow for Nora's bed. My Grandma has one like it at her house that she made as a girl, and I've always loved it. I wanted one, so I made this for Nora. Having a daughter is a great excuse to get and make stuff you always wanted as a child (Nora got a doll house for her birthday).

Now, here is a tutorial for poor man's silk screen, or freezer paper stenciling:

Start with something that needs a graphic on it. At our house that usually means something with a stain.

You'll need Freezer paper, pencil, scissors, fabric paint (tulip brand is good), a paint brush, and an iron.
Draw a design you like on the freezer paper on the side without wax, cut out the negative space, iron it on the fabric (wax side down), paint over it with the fabric paint, let dry a couple of hours, apply more paint if necessary, Peel off wax paper, and wow, you're a graphic artist!


PS : Andrea, I warned you that the prize for winning my baby weight and date guessing game would be a long time coming, but in my crafting frenzy I'm working on it. It will be in the mail soon (in a week or two), and it's nothing like anything on this post.

Thursday, February 18, 2010

Nora's 4th Brithday Cake

Chocolate Cake
Chocolate Mousse Frosting and filling
Oreo Dirt
Gummy Worms
Real flowers

Sunday, February 14, 2010

Be Mine



Happy Valentine's Day!
I love Valentine's Day. Not because of the commercialized, over-the-top, in your face extravaganza they put on at all the stores... No, I love it because it's a time to stop and really think about the ones you love. I love to send homemade Valentine's to my family. It makes me happy to send them words of love by post. Getting love mail is the best! Every year I try to find a new and fun type of Valentine, and the kids have a blast helping color, cut and paste Valentine's together. Making the cards helps them think about others, and it makes them feel good too!
So to all my friends and family, I love you, Won't you be mine?!

Monday, February 08, 2010

Ethan's Girlfriend Part 2

As Ethan's getting ready for bed he says to me....

At night my girlfriend magically appears here (in his room).
Her name is, uh... Sweetie!
She loves, Loves, LOVES black licorice. Even two thousand times more than you do. And she loves chicken and bacon like me. And she likes chicken tenders. And she loves sweet little babies like Wesley, sweet tender babies.

Later:

Mom? (I go in his room)
My girlfriend, Sweetie, looks a lot like you.