So excited. I have always bought these hats for the boys....
and now I can make them!
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Friday, February 26, 2010
Thursday, February 18, 2010
Altered shirt/dress
One thing I have been enjoying lately is altering old shirts of mine. I figure, the fabric has already been bought and the hems can be used too, so why not!
Here's one I did last week:
Into this:
I would show you the back but she wasn't really wanting to model that day. It looks the same as the front though.
Sunday, February 14, 2010
Bow Ties!
Has anyone been hanging out here or here this month? I have been so inspired from these two blogs this month for my boys!
I saw a blog post about bow ties and just had to buy the pattern. (Which is very rare for me, but I couldn't resist!)
Here's my two guys modeling their ties...which they loved wearing. I think the best part was I actually learned how to legitimately tie a bow tie! (I made three during naptime yesterday...twenty minutes a piece)
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Love One Another
Instead of just focusing on the romantic love, take this day to love everyone you come in contact with.
John 13:34-35 (New King James Version)
34 A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another; as I have loved you, that you also love one another. 35 By this all will know that you are My disciples, if you have love for one another.”
Friday, February 12, 2010
Closet Lock for Mirrored Doors
I love my boys, just not their messes.
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It was getting to be out of control. Especially when the 2 1/2 year old decided that each day he needed to dress himself about 6 times, resulting in clothes everywhere; hamper filling, on the floor, in the closet, etc. The toys would all be taken out every day and tossed about. It was chaos. I was threatening to move everything out of the bedroom.
I kept saying "If only we could lock the closet!"
So my brilliant husband came up with a solution. All for 3 dollars at Lowe's.
Suction cup hook on the door!
Brilliant. And plus, if they want a specific toy that may be in the closet, they can ask for it (like all the toys that involve a million pieces) and it has decreased my laundry by a lot.
Ah, the little things in life.
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Wednesday, February 10, 2010
A little birdie dress
So the other day I had the itch to create something. I had a dress pattern here I bought a long time ago and had never tried, and not feeling too creative, I went with it.
This girl doesn't do patterns well. I dont have the patience for them. To me, they are just a confusing mess of nonsense. Something about followinf directions.
So after having to call my mom for help over the phone, and more time wasted than it was worth, I ended up just doing my own thing.
For the bird "applique", I cheated and cut the bird out and sewed it on using the button hole stitch on my sewing machine.
I made a matching burp cloth and headband with it too :)
Sunday, February 7, 2010
Fabric Flower Clips
The other night I needed a hair accessory to spruce up a shirt I was wearing so I decided to make some flower clips.
I used:
hot glue
fabric
tulle
pearls
hair clips
stretchy lace
To make, I just freehanded a bunch of sizes of five petal styled flowers, layered with tulle scraps. For the centers, I added some pearls from an old necklace that I was never going to wear again. Hot glue each letter and attach to a clip.
I made one and decided it needed to be a headband, so I tied a piece of stretchy lace around my head, and then attached the clip to the headband. I added two more flower clips from there. That way, everything is interchangable and not permanent!
The whole time I did this, my sweet baby girl was sleeping next to me, and so I decided she needed one too and did the same process.
altered jacket
My sister in law made this adorable jacket for Ellie at Christmas! What a fun idea to get a denin jacket and embelish it as girly as you want!
Thursday, February 4, 2010
Dress revisited!
Its been fun seeing what I made a few months on our baby girl!
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And I am learning what I need practice on with certain parts of outfits, haha. Its not a good picture, but here is Miss Eloise in this dress and shoes
Friday, January 29, 2010
Love Live Laugh
Well, my sweet baby girl 1 month old today! What a joy she is to our family!
Recently, I have been dabbling more in digital scrapbooking. You may remember when I posted about how I was more of a paper scrapper than digital scrapper. I am starting to see a shift in this view. How nice is it that I dont have to leave the house to buy something I ran out of or dont have? No mess to clean up? I can scrap next to my husband while he is doing his own thing. Did I mention no mess to clean up? Its here waiting for me whenever I want to work on it!
So how excited was I to learn that a close friend of mine has started doing her own digital kits! Right now she is giving away a free mini kit for a limited time only!
I did this page during nap time today and the one above earlier this week. Love this kit because I can use it for baby girl, for the boys, for valentine's day coming up, or anything else fun! The colors are super versatile!
Still have a lot to learn with this new fun hobby, but it sure is fun! And stay tuned! I am wanting to do a lot more with this kit!
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Thursday, January 28, 2010
Craft Hope for Haiti
I saw this today and wanted to share here.
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Looks like ALL proceeds go to help and you can donate craft items as well!
Check out Crafthope.com for more details!
Wednesday, January 27, 2010
Whats your height say about you?
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Your Height Says You're Optimistic
You are cheerful, expressive, and creative.
You have the heart of an artist, and the whole world is your art project.
You are the type of person who says "yes" a lot. You are optimistic and giving.
You also love a challenge. You enjoy accomplishing the impossible.
You are about as tall as the average Japanese man or the average Dutch woman.
What a cool idea for drapes!
I have been wanting to redo our living room curtains, and this might be just the perfect solution!
Hmmm...definitely thinking about it for "one day"!
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Thursday, January 21, 2010
Birth Announcement
Now that most of the birth announcements have been sent out (I still have a stack here needing to be sent along), I thought I would share Ellie Bean's here.
I don't do a lot of digital type stuff, but I am finding myself doing it more and more. This was Jackson's birth announcement (I was too lazy to scan it, so I took a picture of it in his baby book)
Both of these digital layouts weren't completely original, but we were inspired and tweaked and played until we got our own results.
And to be fair, here was Jaden's birth announcement. This was when I was a Stampin' Up! demonstrator, and while I still enjoy paper crafts, I remember this being a LOT of work! (We added a picture in the envelope when we sent them out)
It was a "waterfall" card, so you pull the tab open and its three steps...
front
second step
final step ( it has gotten a bit mucked up over the past few years of little guys looking at it)
Just thought I'd share :)
Twittering
A few months ago I deleted my twitter. I am not sure why, but it dragged me back in :) My username is on the side bar, but its also Sparklinbecks if you'd like to follow along.
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My tweets are usually about stuff like these guys or crafting or fun links I find.
Wednesday, January 20, 2010
Ellie's New Toy
Ellie was really excited today when she found a new toy out in the mailbox. We came right in and checked it out.
Its a Tiny Love brand activity mat (I think Tiny Love makes some fun toys) and she really enjoyed her tummy time on it today!
The pillow that she lays on is a lot bigger than the one we used for the boys so it seems a lot more comfortable for her.
and she recently has discovered that one of her favorite pasttimes is looking at herself in the mirror, so its nice that this mirror can be placed wherever baby prefers to look.
As she gets bigger, I know the toys will be a bit more intriguing, but she already likes the crinkly noises that it makes. For now, its just great to help her neck muscles get stronger :)
Sunday, January 17, 2010
Make Your Own Flower Clips
If you or someone you love enjoy flower hair clips, then this is your week! Michaels has a lot of their spring flowers in stock now and on sale! And double score if there is a Sally's next door! This post is mainly just to give a heads up about their great sale this week. The gerber daisies are all on sale for 99 cents a piece (and we found some cute ones in a different section for 50 cents a piece)
To make these flowers, there are many tutorials online. I will give a quick over view.
Take your flower with its stem and cut the stem off. Take it completely apart and then hotglue the center and the flower petals back together.
Line a hair clip with ribbon using hot glue and add a no slip grip to it for fine hair. I used grosgrain and tried to match it up to the flower. The clips can be purchased for 5-6 dollars for a box of 100 at Sally's beauty supplies or check ebay for the same type of deal. My sister lined hers with green to make it like the flower stem. Too cute.
Now it can be added to pony tail holders, headbands, purses, clothes or just clip it alone in hair. Easy!
(thank you olivia! ;))
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