365: Day 36

Last night i turned on Fame (I love that movie) and crafted for hours! I made sooo many pincushions I doubt I will ever need more! But I love making them so much I will probably end up making more. Tonight I'm spinning more yarn, and crocheting stuffies for the kids. I love my craft area soo much!

Even used the felt the kids and i made!

My favorite

365: Day 30-31 Thrift store finds

I have been so busy re-doing my craft area that I slacked in the blogging and 365 areas. I am back though! So here are the two days that i missed (plus 2!), today's photo later, and I should be on here sometime to show y'all a new easy craft.

These photos show a sneak peak into my craft area, which i am not quite ready to show.

I got two of these tea cups for a $1 and I am going to make pincushions out of them

The front little bowl was a $1 and I got 4 of those cups for $2! Again for pincushins

I got two metal plates for $2 to hold my beads while I make things

And this server is my fav! $4! (Love my horrible huge pincushion? I messed up on it and thought "oh well!")

I also got some wonderful vintage crochet thread never used! The dates on it say 1963 & 1964, and they are in wonderful yellow and orange! Can't wait to crochet with them!

Have a crafty day!

DIY Sewing Room Wall Decor (or kid craft)

Since my little area is getting gutted and re done with a computer area and sewing/craft area I was in the mood for some sewing decor. Problem is I'm cheap and didn't want to pay for some of the things I found. So I thought about what I had laying around in my craft area and came up with this super easy craft. Even if you don't craft you can do this or you can do this with your kids!

What you need: 
Canvas (any size)
Paint
Buttons
Glue (I used a hot glue gun)

 

 Paint the canvas any color(s) you want. My area is mainly black, white, and grey so I went with those colors. Once dry place your buttons in a pattern you like, and then glue down. DONE!

Pincushins, Felt, and Sewing

Miss Caroline and I made a trip to the library this morning, because I was in the mood for a new sewing book for ideas. (I'm really into sewing right now!) I found two that I just love, and already scanned the projects I want to make.

The first book I almost was willing to just buy online, because it has great projects in it. I loved almost every single one! But, in the end just scanned almost the whole book! I do recommend buying though, great beginner book, if you are learning to sew. Majority of the projects in it though use felt, real wool felt not craft felt. Which was interesting because of the other book I got is felt projects. So now I am on the curious side of playing with felt and/or making my own. I have been researching online about both, but it all comes down to price with me. I love crafting but it must be on the cheap side, because I am cheap! (You probably learned that a minute ago when you read that I scan books instead of buying though).

The debate continues I guess until I can either find cheapish roving or wool felt. If you are interested in this as well here are a few sites to check for either of those things:

Etsy of course
Artfire
Zibbet (might be cheaper)
                                   Local Harvest - awesome for ANYTHING organic! Honey, herbs, fruit, nuts, etc. I love this site!
Magic Cabin - aimed for kids crafts but they have wool felt

I hope you join me on this adventure with felt! Have a crafty day!

365: Day 14

Sewing project, alittle to much stuff on one side, I need to fix that by getting hubby to make me a thread holder! I made this just to hold sewing stuff so little hands could not reach

365: Day 11

 

I have been sewing up a storm at night when the kids go to bed! I absolutely love it! Now I just need to get a table for my machine so I don't have to use my laptop stand!

Toy Room Curtains

Finally got around to sewing curtains for the toy room! I love them, and so do the kids!

Resolutions 2011

With sick kids I'm behind on this, but late is better than never right?! I also woke up yesterday and chose to paint my little area, so I was busy with that. But here is what I would like to do for 2011:

365 Project: I started this last year but with school, moving, etc I didn't have time to keep up with it, so here we go again! I'm already doing it so yay me!

Get Healthy: Dermographism, according to my doctors, makes my immune system weak which is why I catch every single tiny thing now. So I need to get healthy, and I really let myself go during the holidays which is bad.  It will help my whole "get sick every week" crap I have had going on lately.

Work out more: I hate working out, 100% hate it! But I know it will aid in the get healthy thing so I need to! I wish I had time to go swim, because it's the only thing I enjoy, plus it burns sooo much more calories than anything else.

I am also going to make everything single thing in two sewing books I got for Christmas from my mom. I really want to get alot better at sewing, which I have been working on, and everything in these books are so cute I must make them! There is a ton more I want to do craft wise this year, but we would be here forever if I listed those :)

I hope you all have a great 2011!

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Sewing: Take One!

As i stated the other day in a post I am going to learn my sewing machine in and out! So last night i began by sewing a cover for my machine since it does not have one. Awhile back I bought a package of colorful fabric from Joann's and I made crayon rolls for the kids plus a crochet hook roll for myself. I still have a bunch left so I chose to use it for my cover! I love the colors on it, and how bright it is. It turned out pretty good also which is nice!

Wow I need school!

I have been out of school for two weeks i think and i am already bored out of my mind! I'm the type of person who most of the time must be busy with something! I forgot how crazy i am without school! I don't go back till the middle of January either so still a month left pretty much. So, what am I going to be doing with my time? Crafting! I joined a Mel Brooks themed craft swap (he is my all time favorite person!) and I am working on Christmas presents, still not enough for me! I am thinking about teaching myself to sew better, I can do enough to get by, and can put rank on uniforms but not much else. I would go back to my challenge but I already used up majority of my supplies since then.
So, here's to learning my sewing  machine inside and out! Plus finishing my Christmas crafts!

November Crafting!

I am not big on Thanksgiving, I do enjoy cooking for it and making my yummy turkey, but I don't decorate or make a fuss about it. I loved it until my Grandfather passed away 5 yrs ago, it was his favorite holiday "It's the only day you can eat a piece of every pie and not be a pig", and he would eat every pie :) So since then I usually either ignore November or I start on Christmas! This year is all about Christmas, even though it was 100 degrees here yesterday...seriously...it was...ugh Anyway I already started working on a few crochet projects:
A Candy Cane throw
This Christmas Tree Pillow: Pillow
Once I am done with those I am going to start on a few felt pillows I found in a Christmas Craft magazine and also a very colorful felt wreath and tree skirt for the toy room.
I am also going to make a crochet Christmas tree!
I'm sure I will find more so no telling how many things I will make especially since school for me ends on Tuesday yay!!! So be on the look out for finished crafts!

Make time to CRAFT!

As women we tend to hold onto things, stress more, and have more to do in our lives. We need to take time for ourselves to make us more relaxed, and capable of dealing with what is to come. I make time for myself everyday to do something creative, and make something that is my own. I'm a better person for it too! I am more calm and relaxed during the day with the kids because I had some me time. I even wake up at 6 am for alittle me time on the computer! You need to make time for yourself as well! Do you?