I'm working on our Teacher Appreciation gift for tomorrow. The theme is "Green Day" and focuses on anything green - new life, renewed life and extended life.
I have already cut out all the pieces and cleaned my work desk. Tonight after work, I'll be in full on production mode.
Pictures to come!
Wednesday, May 18, 2011
Tuesday, May 17, 2011
Teacher Appreciation Week
A great way to use your fabric for a good cause. This project cost me all of about $3.50 out of pocket (not counting the fabric from my stash).Today's theme is Spa, so I made soothing eye pillows for Alyson and MayLee's teachers and admin staff. I'd like to make one for myself next, so if I think of it, I'll take pictures along the way to put up as a tutorial.
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| Tags cut with my Cricut. Thanks honey! |
Saturday, May 7, 2011
Pincushion Love
Happy Mother's Day Mom! Thank you for teaching me to sew and for creating a monster in me!
Sunday, March 6, 2011
Bean Bag Pizza
It all started with Christmas. I made a bunch of bean bags for MayLee - which Aly quickly took control of. I decided to make some more to avert disaster. Then, one day, Alyson was stacking them up and making sandwiches and burritos, and all sorts of food, so I thought, "I can help with that!" So I made this:
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| Bean Bag Pizza! |
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| With removable pepperoni |
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| Where we started - lots of funny lop-sided bean bags. |
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| Six slices of the gooey deliciousness! |
Wednesday, January 12, 2011
The beginning
It all started when I was 5. My mom sat my brother, his friend and me down with needle, thread and fabric to teach us the art of the pillow...
I remember the soft pink fabric - a light but bright pink with tiny white dots - absolutely perfect. Sitting on the floor weaving a threaded needle through that fabric was the beginning of a love affair with sewing and crafting for me. Though the pillow (thereafter officially named the "little pink pillow") was a little wonky and wobbly, I loved it and was proud of it. It was perfect for snuggling in bed - I can still, all these years later, remember the feel of it perfectly molding around the shape of my arm.
The years blur from there with various attempts at sewing excellence like doll clothes and cross stitch in 4th grade. Things really took off for me in high school when I decided I would make my own prom dress. With a lot of help from my mom, I made my mandarin style prom dress and went from there.
My next prom dress was a Vogue Bridal pattern.
After graduating high school with lots of projects under my belt, I majored in Fashion Design and Production. I made 4 bridal dresses before graduating with my Associates.
8 years later, I have lots of beautiful fabric I've been keeping for the perfect project. I realized just a few weeks ago that saving for the perfect project is still wasting it if I never use it.
So that's where we are now. I won't be buying any more fabric this year until I've used at least half of what I have. I'll be posting my projects as they're finished. You can find my favorite blogs below - some are craft based, some are humor based. Enjoy!
I remember the soft pink fabric - a light but bright pink with tiny white dots - absolutely perfect. Sitting on the floor weaving a threaded needle through that fabric was the beginning of a love affair with sewing and crafting for me. Though the pillow (thereafter officially named the "little pink pillow") was a little wonky and wobbly, I loved it and was proud of it. It was perfect for snuggling in bed - I can still, all these years later, remember the feel of it perfectly molding around the shape of my arm.
The years blur from there with various attempts at sewing excellence like doll clothes and cross stitch in 4th grade. Things really took off for me in high school when I decided I would make my own prom dress. With a lot of help from my mom, I made my mandarin style prom dress and went from there.
My next prom dress was a Vogue Bridal pattern.
After graduating high school with lots of projects under my belt, I majored in Fashion Design and Production. I made 4 bridal dresses before graduating with my Associates.
8 years later, I have lots of beautiful fabric I've been keeping for the perfect project. I realized just a few weeks ago that saving for the perfect project is still wasting it if I never use it.
So that's where we are now. I won't be buying any more fabric this year until I've used at least half of what I have. I'll be posting my projects as they're finished. You can find my favorite blogs below - some are craft based, some are humor based. Enjoy!
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