A Little Sewing

Can I say that I LOVE my craft room - my husband is the greatest!  I whipped out a couple of projects tonight.
The first is this 18" doll apron to match my little girl's apron:

I also made one for my niece that matches her apron.  I used Kwik Sew pattern 3596 view A.  I had to alter the neck piece to make it usable for the doll.  Other wise a very simple pattern to use.

Then I made this bag from The Little Apple Seed:

Her tutorial includes a pattern, and is super easy to follow. The only thing I did differently was to use my sewing machine to sew the bow on to the front of the bag (only on the two sides, no more that an inch) before sewing the outside of the bag together. I also sewed the straps on while I sewed the top of the bag and lining together instead of doing it in it's own step. I think it turned out well, now what to use it for?

Airplane Room

My second one really wanted an airplane room, so we're in the beginning process of making that happen.  I decided to do a big bulletin board to hang lots of pictures on.  Sticking with the airplane theme I decided to cover it in fabric.

I bought this super cute fabric at Wal-Mart!  I just used a butter knife to shove the edges of the fabric under the frame.  My son is super excited...so cute.

A little project

Scott and Carly were very crafty, they

created this little man. Bentley.

Congrats!

Puss In Boots

My son's class had an assignment this month to pick a fairy tale character and come as that character prepared to do an interview.  He choose Puss in Boots.  I whipped out this costume using brown felt and a Three Musketeer pattern for the doublet - he drew on whiskers at school.

Princess Room...

So when my little girl saw my craft room was painted a purply-pink, she begged her dad to paint her room to be a princess room too.  I love the color of her walls and so that was not going to happen :).  When I saw this picture on Restoration Hardware, I knew I had the answer to appease her desire for a princess room.

Source: rhbabyandchild.com via Sarah on Pinterest

The silhouette on the top left is a girl with a crown - so cute! I went to work creating this silhouette from my daughters profile: 

Here it is Framed in her room:

There is still a lot of decorating to do but we're on our way...

new ironing board cover

i love to make my own ironing board covers. it's so easy

and i get the custom look i want.

To make one:

use the one that is already on your ironing board as a pattern

or lay your board on top of the fabric you are making it out of.

(board side down of course)

cut out the fabric 1 1/2 inches bigger all the way around.

iron the edge to make a casing for 1/2 elastic to go through.

double fold the casing so there are no raw edges. sew all

the way around next to the edge. leave an opening to insert

the elastic. i cut my elastic as long as the board, not all

the way around. i like mine to fit snugly. insert the elastic

using a safety pin, sew the ends together and then sew

up the opening. it takes some effort to put the new cover

onto the board, just adjust the elastic as you put it on until

it's on. you can tell the top from the bottom so that helps!

Pin-Did: Kiddos

Here are some fun kid activities we've done from Pinterest.

Source: madebyjoel.com via Sarah on Pinterest

On Sunday we were looking for a quiet activity to do while daddy had a nap and before visiting family and this came to mind. We printed off a bunch of his cities and vehicles and the entertainment lasted for over an hour. The kids colored, cut, folded and then played. Imaginative and creative fun. The next activity combined two pins:

Source: la-lashomedaycare.blogspot.com via Sarah on Pinterest

A $4 drink dispenser from Wal-Mart that actually looks just like this one and this homemade bubble recipe:

Source: ashleyannphotography.com via Sarah on Pinterest

Next time I'll do half the water required - so 3 cups water, 1/2 cup corn syrup and 1 cup liquid dish soap.
We also bought a bag of bubble wands and I gave each of the kids a cup to dip them in.  This one didn't last as long on the entertainment value.