Sewing, Crafting, & General Creative Fun
I’m a little behind on posting the second half of this year’s Halloween costumes. But since I actually finished sewing it the day before Halloween, even if I’d posted right as it was completed it would have been too late to help any of you this year. Weeks before Halloween, Taylor and I decided that… [Continue Reading]
I’ll have more to say later about my costume making frenzy this year, which didn’t begin until Monday, when I come back later to post photos of Taylor. For the moment, we are still in the middle of Halloween with lots of celebrating left to do. But since I’m unsure when I’ll get Jacob to… [Continue Reading]
I’m a Starbucks gold card carrier, which means that I drive through there to get coffee quite a lot. Usually, though, I actually get coffee. Just basic coffee with cream and sugar. Or caramel syrup, which until October has been a free perk for rewards members. (Boo, Starbucks, for taking that away!) That only costs… [Continue Reading]
Last night, our local Chick-Fil-A hosted a Super Hero night for dads and sons. Both were encouraged to dress up as superheros. I thought it sounded cool when I got the flyer on Wednesday, but it wasn’t until Thursday at 4 pm that I decided to sew this costume. By 5:45, they were out the… [Continue Reading]
First, I can’t find the charger for my Nikon battery. Luckily my iPhone takes decent photos, but not the best. So I apologize for the photos from yesterday, on until when I finally find that thing. This simple little wreath is now decorating our mantle, along with the Button Pumpkin and Pumpkin Garland. I made… [Continue Reading]
Tomorrow I should have a tutorial up for these. I have been playing around with finding different ways to make felt flowers since I made the Dahlia by Not Martha earlier this week. Today I landed on this technique, which is super easy and doesn’t waste any felt. If a child is old enough to… [Continue Reading]
First, the outfit she decided to wear this morning is entirely made by me. Dress and sweater. I need to take better pictures of the sweater before it gets too cold to wear it. I crocheted it from a free pattern by Lion Brand yarn. Their site has a lot of free patterns that seem… [Continue Reading]
Last year, we left our pumpkins to rot in the garden. The kids enjoyed watching them decay over the winter, and this summer they were surprised with a new pumpkin growing on the vine. It’s small and cute, and they say that the pumpkin had a baby. They’ve been itching to decorate it. Last night… [Continue Reading]
We finished the garland this evening just in time to get some photos before it got dark. I won’t actually be hanging it outside, by the way, but my living room was much too dark for photos. This half of the project required very little assistance from me, so I got to just sit back… [Continue Reading]
Today I really needed a fun, can’t-possibly-fail project. I’ve kind of failed my crochet final exam. The sweater I gushed about only a day or so ago is going to have to sit for a while until I get up the determination to rip out the front panels and redo them. When any craft project… [Continue Reading]
