Lovely This and Lovely That

Well I said I would “hopefully” post the rest of my Christmas projects on Sunday.  Sadly that lead to posting them 3 days from Sunday, on Christmas day of all days.  To be fair I actually finished making them all yesterday.  I just was a little too busy to post them what with preparing for Christmas eve services a such.  First up, this lovely top made from a plain t-shirt.  It had been ages...

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Pouches, Just Pouches

In addition to the usual gift ideas (like ornaments), I thought it would be good to give something useful.  Something that served a practical purpose while still being pretty. Something like these lovely, lacey pouches.  Perfect to organize a purse or to use instead of one.  They were quick to make too.  I just cut rounded rectangles from the lacey fabric and some satin and pinned them together...

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Birdies, Roses, and Ribbons

This post may contain affiliate links, please see my disclosures page for more info.  Thanks! I had intended to post this Sunday, but time sort of got away from me.  There was a lot to do that day.  Sunday was the day of the choir’s annual Christmas Cantata.  I had to be up about an hour earlier to prepare for it as well as all the other things I had to do for the holidays. I wanted to have a special...

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Yo-Yos and Buttons

Last year for Christmas I made a bunch of ornaments out of fleece including a bunch of yo-yo ornaments (see Fleecy Ornaments).  Well, people seemed to liked them so much that I decided to make some more this year only with cotton fabric instead of fleece. Behold!  Twenty nearly perfect ornaments.  Most of them were made from some green or pink and green paisley fabric.  A few were made from scraps...

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Here’s Bun-Bun

I  know a certain little boy who has been good all year and seems to like bunnies.  What would make a better gift than a cute little bunny? How about a bunny like this one?  It came out a little differently than I had planned, but it’s still cute and that is all that matters.  He is made from some remnants I found at a small thrift store.  He is stuffed with actual cotton, has large button eyes,...

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Wordless Wednesday: A Good Use for Cute Ribbon

  Before. After....

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Red and Green

At work we’re having a little wreath decorating contest.  Sounds fun right?  Hence why it’s my first project for the holiday season.  Plain wreaths were provided free for anyone willing to decorate them, that of course includes me.  And everyone gets to vote on them and there are cash prizes for the best wreaths. Here’s my entry, think I have a shot?  It includes fabric yo-yos made from and Edwardian...

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Bring It On Santa

A few facts.  First, this blog has been very silent when it comes to crafty stuff, mostly due to lack of inspiration (and being lazy with the camera).  Second, a major holiday is looming that offers much inspiration to craft.  And third, nothing motivates more than a to-do list, not to mention that it helps organize all this “inspiration”.  Hence I’m bringing back the sort of old tradition of my yearly...

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Wordless Wednesday: Big Charlie Black

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Wordless Wednesday: “Hello Mr. Butterfly”

As seen in the Mesa Urban Garden. ...

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Story Time: Who’s Afraid of the Dark?

It was a dark and stormy night.  A cliché I know, but true.  No one in the apartment but me and the baby, my 5 month old niece.  She was supposed to be asleep in the room at the back of our home.  Nope, she was crying instead, wailing more like it.  It was different however, which is why I walked down the hall a little faster than normal.  People who have spent some time around a baby tend...

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Over the Rainbow

All right!  Finally posting something other than a LinkUp.  I have actually made several things over the past few weeks that I just haven’t gotten around to posting.  Sadly none have anything to do with my pink pants. Anyway, Halloween is tomorrow as we all know, so I thought I should show off what I did for a costume.  I found this Dorothy costume at a yard sale for $2.  It had several...

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Wordless Wednesday: Arachnophobia

Spotted while waking up one morning.   Relax, it’s the size of a pencil eraser....

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Once Upon a Bag…

A funny thing happened a few weeks ago, I made something and forgot about it.  No not one of my pink pants recons (see A Challenge), really need to get back to that.  My everyday bag has been looking a bit worn lately, so I thought I’d whip up a new one.  I had a shirt my mom dumped on me that I thought would be perfect. Here’s the before.  The t-shirt had some holes and a few stains in odd places,...

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Wordless Wednesday: Hello Kitty on the Go

Sorry it’s been so long since doing one of these posts.  Anyway, this was seen parked at a Goodwill during their 1/2 off sale. Cute!...

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Pants Recon Challenge Round 3

Round 3 of The Great Pants Recon Challenge is finally here.  I’ve been using that word a lot lately, finally.  That’s what happens when you take too long to post things. Anyway, this time I was strangely inspired by the hems of the pants to whip up something pretty.  Namely… …flower corsages! Nothing like something flowery to wear on your wrist.  To make them, I just cut off the hems of the...

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Time to Catch Up

Except for my blog hop, it has been pretty quiet here.  Okay it’s been totally dead.  I thought I’d take the time to update a little, you know, clear away some cobwebs.  First off, after months of trying and trying I finally got a job.  Yay!  I start next Monday.  I will be working at a medical manufacturing facility.  It should be super fun, I get to wear goggles and a lab coat. ...

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The Ballad of Beanie the Pincushion, a poem

Beanie was a pincushion, but that’s not how it starts. He began his life made up of lots of little parts. First there was a piece of cloth, just a little scrap. It came from a ragged blanket that would barely cover your lap. Another scrap was salvaged from a well worn pair of jeans. They belonged to cousin Phil until he bent over and burst a seam. The next was from Aunt Marianne, a bit of her finest dress. She...

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Pants Recon Challenge Round 2

For round 2 of The Great Pants Recon Challenge, I decided to concentrate on sewing supplies seeing as that’s what I used the last project to store.  What better to go with a pink drawstring bag than a matching pink… …pincushion. First I cut three circles from one leg of the pants.  I took two of the circles and with right sides together sewed all around leaving a space open.  After turning inside...

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Basic Black

So yesterday I went to Phoenix Comicon with some good friends.  Yay!  First time ever too, so I decided to make something special to wear to commemorate the occasion.  It had been forever since the last time I altered a t-shirt.  It took me a couple of days to complete mainly because I did it entirely by hand.  Yep, still no access to a sewing machine. :( So here’s the before… …and after. Both...

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My Favorite Things: eBooks

It’s has been awhile since I’ve done one of these posts, I guess I kind of forgot Something I have almost always enjoyed doing is reading.  I say almost because I’m sure I probably didn’t feel too enthusiastic about it when I was just a little kid learning how to read, though I don’t actually remember.  Anyway, I also enjoy using my netbook and downloading all the new goodies I find.  So naturally one...

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Pants Recon Challenge Round 1

For the first part of The Great Pants Recon Challenge, I went with a rather obvious project.  Our lovely pink pants happen to have a pink drawstring waistband, so what would be better than using that to make a simple drawstring bag?  I can use it to store my new sewing supplies (see Breaking Down). I simply cut off the front half of the pants so I had a rectangle shape that was about as long as I wanted...

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