Crafts

I thought I would post some of my latest crafts.  Not all of them are finished, but I thought I would share anyway.

Crafting helps me deal with stress.  And because of some recent stress, I may have gone a little overboard on this birthday present for a little girl whom I barely know.  I made the bear itself and embroidered her name on one foot.

Then I made matching hair flowers and tutus for the bear and the girl.  Here is the tutorial I used for the bear.  I couldn't find the one I used for making the flower.

Here is a quilt that I started right before I found out I was pregnant with Levi.  I finally finished piecing the top, now it just needs to be quilted.

I don't remember when I started this one,  I think I may have been a teenager at the time.  As you can see, I have a bit of a problem with starting projects and then putting them aside never to be finished.  I am almost finished with the quilting on this one, but It will still take a long time to finish because I am quilting it by hand.

Making our house a home

 For the first time I find that I have space available in my home for decorating.  I didn't know what to do with myself.  I never had the opportunity to really express my sense of style before.  And so I'm not exactly sure what my style is.  I decided that it was time to experiment.  It took me a couple of months to get it all together, but I think I have finally finished decorating my kitchen... or at least part of it... for now... until I decide if I like it or not.  

So far I'm ok with it.  I don't know that I love it, but for the price I like it (the price being free).  I only used items I already had lying around.  Funny thing is most of what I used had been sitting in boxes for years never touched.  Like the Tandy sign, candles, and frames (that I painted to match).  The item that I am most proud of is the flower wreath.

First I made the wreath out of vines from the forest behind our house. 

Seriously, I pulled down some green vines, wrapped them up, and let it dry. 

 I was so excited that I went a little crazy filling our back yard with vines to make more.

This is the only one I thought to take a picture of while still green.  It's not the one I used in the kitchen. 

So after I made the wreath, I made paper flowers to decorate it with.

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Another important addition to our home is Matt's new grill!

So obviously it's not brand new, it's used.  But for $20.00 what a deal!  Thanks to my Dad for finding it on craigslist and buying it for Matt's birthday.  We love it!!  I fixed dinner with it just last night.

Levi's play kitchen

As some of you know I have been working on making Levi a play kitchen for his upcoming birthday.  I am so excited to have it finished!  And while Levi may have to wait to see it, I don't see any need to delay sharing it with all of you : )

I made it out of a large cardboard box we had left over from moving.

I even made some play food to go with it.

I hope it will help keep him occupied, and out from under my feet while I'm trying to fix dinner.  The great thing is that right after I got the idea to make this for him, he started pretending some of his other toys were food all on his own.  his favorite toys to pretend to eat and drink with are the mega blocks he got for Christmas from Grandma and Grandpa Tandy.

Nice giveaway

Head on over to make it and love it for a chance to win a $100 gift card to cooking.com!

many crafts

I've been working on so many projects lately, it will make your head spin.

I made baby hats, baby leggings, and bath bombs to give as baby shower gifts for the 3 showers I was invited to.

(here is a link to the tutorial I used to make the hats)

Our Serendipity Gourmet Bath business is still on hold.  We are hoping to start selling again after Matt graduates in April.

I made a cute jewelry/hair clip holder to put in the bathroom. 

I made Levi a few shirts.  Here is a link for the tutorial I used to make the shirts.

I am almost done reupholstering my glider chair.

I am still working on Levi's toy chest for his room.

And I am working on our Halloween costumes for this year.  I will be Princess Zelda, Levi will be Link, and Matt will be Gannondorf.  Here is my post from last years Halloween.

Sometimes I think I may have bit off more than I can chew.  But at least the important stuff normally gets done.

Craft Blogs

If you haven't noticed yet, I have added a list of some craft blogs I follow.  I have become a little bit addicted to finding these little gems on the internet.  There are so many wonderful tutorials and cool giveaways that I never knew existed.  Sometimes I will post a giveaway I've entered with a link for you to follow to enter yourself, if you are so inclined.

Here is one such giveaway.  Just Sew Y'all Know... is giving away some 4th of July themed fabric.