Want to see the previous Roald Dahl reading table furniture I've been working on? WOOD FILLER The stools we took off the trash heap in Missouri were once chairs with backs on them. So they had holes for the back of the chair. So to fill in the holes to make them presentable stools, I used wood filler. It's pretty cheap, and this...
Another backpack for my little Etsy shop. Blue furry monster on gray corduroy with triple eyes and legs. I also like the little green horns poking out. I'm enjoying monsters over animals lately. ...
If you have a minute, check out all the projects at So You Think You're Crafty in the auditions. Lots of good projects, we'll see if mine makes it through in the Top 10! All the projects have to remain anonymous, so just pick your favorite!GO HERE! ...
I've been finishing up a few backpacks for my Etsy shop. This first one I've been thinking about for a while, and it took me a while of sketching different ideas to get a hippo I thought would work on a backpack. This next one, I've been really excited about. My nephews have been telling me for a while that I need to...
It feels like it's been a long time since I've added any projects. I've actually been sewing a lot lately. Etsy stuff and finished a project for this blog contest I'm entering. Next Monday, my project will be auditioning on So You Think Your Crafty. It's a blog craft contest. There will be 30 "auditions" and the 10 projects that get the most...
TUTORIAL TO MAKE YOUR OWN This weekend we spent with my husband's family. Our tween nieces and nephews got excited about the freezer paper stenciling I had brought and got busy making some shirts. palm tree & ferris wheel for the girls This last one is kind of gruesome. We made it really late. When the kids showed my father-in-law, he just shook his...
Make Your Own Pajama Pants using your own pair for the patternThis past week I taught a class for my church teaching how to make pajama pants without a purchased paper pattern. Three of the people in the class were kids under 10. They did great and were so excited to make their own clothes. I made the instruction sheet for the class, and...
Thanks to everyone who entered. I really appreciate it. So for the winner: Random.org selected comment 18: Linda Hill who said... The bags are the cutest!!!! How would I chose if I was so lucky as to win. Heads or tails?? Giraffe won. Sure hope I do. Linda, The giraffe is yours! Email me your shipping address and I'll get him in the mail!...
Part 3. I had mentioned in part 2 it would be James & the Giant Peach. But it isn't. I ended up painting Esio Trot instead. This is on the leg of the kid's table. Painted flat white, then each leg is a different book. So far I had The Giraffe, and the Pelly and Me. This book got a spot on the...
We have these corkscrew willow trees that have thin, twity branches. The other day was nice, and I thought of making some of the branches into a little cage to go on a shelf in my son's room. It seems like I've been seeing a lot of bird cages for kids rooms lately. Like this cute girl's room {image from Pottery Barn}. These...
