tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703246787050088062012-01-05T13:08:00.296-08:00a place to post my latest crafy-ness and my favourite tutorials for sewing and papercrafting.Shaunanoreply@blogger.comBlogger591100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-770324678705008806.post-27169346063854675132012-01-05T13:08:00.000-08:002012-01-05T13:08:00.322-08:00

A Better Homes and Gardens magazine came out before Christmas last year with some really neat projects in it. This was one of them. They owl garland was from the same magazine. My friend and I were going to make these but that's when I got sick, so she brought me the fabric in the hospital to cheer me up. It did, but they sure didn't get made then. I made felt cushions a few years ago

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For Christmas I made my 3 yr old nieces a few things. It's Christmas/Birthday gift not because their birthdays are anytime soon, but I generally sew for them and I won't be sewing much with a new baby. The dress above turned out the best but gave me the most problems. I was nearly ready to give up. Drove me right crazy. I used the In The Garden dress tutorial by From An Igloo.  This

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Every November Sew Mama Sew hosts the handmade holidays, full of sewing tutorials, recipes and more. It goes on for the whole month and is worth checking out. Get into the spirit with past years here!

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The kids had to dress up as what they want to be when they grow up for Awana last week. It had to be some profession. Whose wonderful idea was that? It turned out not too bad. I told the little girl she was going to be a baker because she has a really cute little apron from Grammie and I surprised her with these little donuts in the morning. Both her and the little boy were thrilled and they

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This is a project I've been wanting to try for at least a year but never had the right material and shirt combo. It's based on the tutorial on www.makeit-loveit.com. The tutorial is here. I'm almost happy with the result. It's a good size bigger than I expected it to be overall so when she grows a bit and it's not so big I think it'll be better but it's a fun little play dress and pretty

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I have my new computer all set up and running and, most importantly all of my digital scrapbooking supplies and photos organized and tagged and Photoshop Elements 9 installed. Now the fun begins. I left off scrapbooking about a year ago somewhere in the 2009 photos so that's where I've gone back to. I used  Kristin Aagard's Lil Bakery collection for this layout. Awana begins

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This dress is from the same tutorial as the double layer smocked top. I made the arm holes just a bit bigger so the ties stay up on her shoulders better. I love how this turned out. I think it's my favourite thing I've ever sewn. This material was in the clearance bin. Gotta love that.  The tutorial is at From An Igloo.

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This was our summer project. We made Bug Buddy Lapbooks from Danielle's Place. They're a good place to start if you've never made one before (which we haven't). I think we're addicted. I say 'think' because I know what can happen to my best laid plans but I'm hoping we'll start new lap book projects next week. The boy will probably do another bug buddy study but Little Miss Grade 2 will move

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I was walking through the fabric store here on a mission to come home with only flannelette for baby blankets and this fabric caught my eye, jumped into my arms and cut itself. It didn't pay on its own which is to bad, but it was on sale. I then had to backtrack and find a solid for the second layer. I used yet another tutorial from From An Igloo. I love her stuff. I wanted to make a

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I thought I would try making an origami ball, or kusudama. I've made a cherry blossom ball before, but that was quite a while ago. It turned out pretty well. I gave it away before I took pictures. This one is a bit of a bust. Quite of my flowers have petal issues, and the whole thing is rather oblong instead of round. I'm sure with more practice I could do better but it's a lot of work for such

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This is something I've wanted to try for quite a while now but just never did. It's very easy, and a pretty cool trick. Here's mine. Give it a try! Update: you should be warned, these can be very addicting. I made 20 more this week! :o) 

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rrrrm  rrrrm  rmmm ... hear that? A rusty motor sputtering back to life. I've taken a health related very long break from this blog - and crafting of any kind. I can't stand it anymore!! I must have an outlet. the kids and I are starting a new project today - lapbooks that will count for school but they think it's just a fun art project. That's a start at least. This was one of the last

Shaunanoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-770324678705008806.post-39805711878137497912010-11-04T10:00:00.000-07:002010-11-04T10:00:01.919-07:00

These cute little owls are from a magazine I picked up after someone showed me the owls. There's a few other cute projects in there too, but these rock!  For this set I used double fold bias tape to attach them to. I already had this fabric from the aprons and coasters, and ribbon is cheap. Taking pictures at night is generally a bad idea, I know but I had to wrap them up to give away the

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I made these coasters to match the apron I made my sister for her birthday. I gave her the red bordered ones and the green dot ones went to a family member as a hostess gift. They're quick and fun to make. I loosely (very) followed a tutorial I saw here. I made another set when I made the apron with the grey dots. I loved how these turned out with the funky stitch in red around the outside.

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  This is a project I've wanted to try for a while. All you need is a fat quarter of one fabric and 1/2 a yard of another. I made the first one (the one I'm modeling) for my sister's birthday, along with a set of matching scrappy coasters.  Oh, and don't ask what the heck I'm doing in this photo. That's what you get when you hire a six year old photographer! The tutorial is from JonaG. I

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This is my new nephew, Levi. Isn't he sweet? And that creature with him is oopsie the octopus, one of the free projects by Moda Bake Shop.  I made him into a pirate octopus by adding an eye patch and bandana. I thought the legs would be perfect for little hands to grab onto. He's my first patchwork project and my first stuffie. I think I'm hooked on both. I have a lot of scraps.... tutorial

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I recently needed a quick extra for a baby gift and remembered the tutorial for these sweet baby balls from Grand Revival Design (scroll down and look for her free tutorials on the right side). I love projects that use fabric scraps, and I've got a couple more in the works. These came together even easier than I expected. I stuffed them, took the picture, then stuffed them quite a bit fuller. I

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These are the mary jane slippers from Sandi Henderson's book Sewing Bits and Pieces. I got it for my birthday in April and haven't made anything from it yet. The bigger ones on the girl are the biggest size - 13, and the tiny ones that I modified with ribbon are size 1 for a newborn gift. Little Miss Purple Pants loves hers so that's what counts. There's a few more things in that book I can't

Shaunanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-770324678705008806.post-60401701141996484562010-09-24T21:32:00.000-07:002010-09-25T19:41:41.989-07:00

Ever since I saw the Rollie Pollie post on MADE I've wanted to make them. I made the striped one for the girl first right before summer and it was a smash hit.  I've had the plaid one for the boy cut out since then - I just haven't had a chance to sew it up. I finally did it today. I filled the striped one with fiberfill from Walmart - it took 3 huge bags, I was shocked! I filled the plaid one

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These free printable morning routine cards for preschoolers are from livinglocurto.com. They are great for helping keep the boy on task. I laminated them and added magnets so that he can flip them and see this ... If you would like to print this on the back side of the morning routine cards, click on the picture above.

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I love the calendar and morning board idea I saw at Homeschool Creations and at 1+1+1=1. My kiddos are in preschool and Grade 1 so it's the perfect age to do this. I found the star calendar kit by Trend and that took care of the calender, weather and days of the week - all I had to do there was laminate - did I mention I have a laminator? Love it!!! It's Scotch brand, and it rocks!! I added

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I wanted a couple quick and easy thank you gifts so I whipped up these little flowers. The stems are rolled paper with wire in the the middle so they can bend a bit. I'm enjoying my summer, but it's a lot busier than the last couple and I can't wait for a chance to start crafting and sewing again. My poor forlorn machine sits in the corner and eyes me balefully. . . Find the Origami Flower

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I stumbled on Inspiks.com the other day and they had some really good Christian desktop wallpapers here and here. That eventually led me to these at www.c28.com, and these awesome ones by loswl on Flickr. (notw - not of this world) I'm going camping. Have a happy summer!

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I have some crafty projects I'm hoping to get to before too long but here's some of what I've been up to. I've been designing posters and ads and flyers for Nanoose Bay Camp here on Vancouver Island. We are involved with the Family Camp in the summer and it's a really neat place. Here's a couple of my designs, and hey if you live on the Island check out the website at www.nanoosebaycamp.ca. There

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$3.26 It's baseball and t-ball season (not that I play) so that's cutting into my crafting time. Big time. Up to 4 nights a week. But there's also this new obsession. Coupon clipping! I took a class (by Skype) with Mrs Smith - Extreme Shopper and I'm hooked. You can look her up on Facebook too. She really knows what she's doing. The stash above is from my trip to London Drugs today, and if they

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I found a tutorial for No Sew Fabric Flowers on Made, one of my favourite craft blogs recently, so I whipped them up quick to give to my mom on Mother's Day. I decided last minute to go to see my family for the weekend and figured these could survive the trip. I should have painted the sticks and/or filled the vase with coloured stones but I was seriously short on time. The pink polka dot one is

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Look what came in the mail today!! The Power of a Praying Woman Study Bible from my hubby for my birthday,  Sewing Bits and Pieces by Sandi Henderson Seams To Me by Anna Maria Horner Sewing Clothes Kids Love by Nancy Langdon and Sabine Pollehn All this in one day! Suffice it to say this is a good day, and to top it all off, the hubby took the kids fishing with a friend and I spent the

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I decided I needed something in between my big canvas tote bag and the little clutch so I tried out this pattern. I printed it out the main body template, but smaller than it was supposed to be so just went with it and scaled down the rest of the pieces as well. It's very bright. I'm not sure yet if I'll carry it or if this will go to the little girl. It's just the right size ... but it's a

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Yes, more daisy fabric. I love it. This time I've paired it with bees. And a butterfly strap. This is my new little clutch for when I don't need to take my big bag along. For the rare occasions there are no extra sweaters, snacks, drinks, trucks, books ... so will it ever get used? We'll see. I think for now I may just hang it somewhere I can see it because it's so pretty. :o) You can find the

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This reversible bag is from The Best of Sew Simple book that I borrowed from the library. It's so easy - 4 pieces, that's it. The fabric is Flora and Fauna by Patti Young. I am definitely making more of these. I had scraps left over and wanted to make something to keep for myself -- but what? And then I saw  this apron. Perfect. Isn't it fun?  Have a great week. Take time to be creative. It's

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How to make a Twirly Skirt After posting this skirt, I decided to make another one to show you what I did. My favourite thing about making the skirt this way is that there are only two exposed seams inside (side seams), and they are the bias of the material so they are nice and tidy - even if you don't use a serger. The first thing you need to do is make some simple calculations: 1. Measure

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I made a gift out of these gorgeous Flora and Fauna fabrics by Patti Young. I'll wait to post the gift until after it's given. I didn't have much left, but I am making something ruffly for myself. I absolutely adore the daisies on the dark polka dots!

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I made this twirly skirt for the girl match a skirt I made for myself - that is not so full and twirly, just the same fabric. I haven't posted mine yet because I've been waiting to get my picture taken in it but it hasn't happened yet. I know there's a plethora (now there's a fun word) of twirly skirt tutorials out there but when I finished this I wished I'd taken photos of the steps to show

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It was my sister in law's birthday this last week. She's pregnant so I thought a summer top would be a good gift, and I made the small one for her two year old daughter. I love the colours.  Here is a tutorial for making a similar style top. Happy Spring!

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There are tons of tutorials on shirring (or smocking) on the Internet, like here. They all say it's easy. I wasn't so sure but oh my it is and it's fun too. My favourite part is ironing right after, because the steam + elastic thread = magic. It shrinks right up and looks so cool. And it's comfy too! the top skirt is a king size pillowcase that I cut in half -- being short has its perks, two

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This is the first item of clothing I've attempted for myself in a lot of years. Like, since high school I think. The second picture is my attempt at a self portrait in the skirt - and that was the best one!  Sorry, all you get is the hanger. I'm pretty happy with it now, but you should've seen the first version. I don't know who I was making it for but my calculations were a wee bit off and oh

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These are the little girl's dolls and pretty much all they have left to wear are hand me down sleepers and one big dress, so I decided to make them each a dress. They are based on this dress I made her and are very easy to make. I used scraps and ribbon.  The green flowered dress on the big doll (Martha) turned out the best, but I really like the ruffle I added on the bottom of the smallest

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I wanted to make the little girl an easter dress, but in the end I made a skirt. I love how it turned out. She loves it too. It twirls really well. She just didn't feel like getting her picture taken. We compromised and she left her purple pants on. Interesting, but whatever. I had more princess fabric left after this dress, so I used it for the underskirt.  This skirt was harder to sew (or

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The girl loves this one. I broke down and bought a pattern from Walmart of dresses that I liked the bodice of, does that make sense? The bottom of the shirt is basically the same as the split twirl skirt, but the underskirt(shirt?) is pleated and so is the skirt. It's all a bit too big on little miss miniature, but that's so much better than too small!

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I am having fun sewing, but fabric can be expensive. So what to do? Use extra sheets and pillowcases! Lots of fabric there. Oh, and add ribbon. Just because.  I didn't really use a pattern for the top and it was a good learning experience. It's a bit tight to get on even though there's elastic but it fits fine once it's there, and because it's straight across it sits rather low in front unless

Shaunanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-770324678705008806.post-64663837315801517152010-03-17T14:08:00.000-07:002010-09-25T19:48:47.240-07:00

This bandana dress (or shirt) is so easy! There are tutorials for it all over the place but I followed this tutorial at Joy's Hope. I made them for my 2 nieces as well, who are both turning 2 in the next few months. This is can grow with them, dress to shirt. A 20 minute project, tops! I forgot, of course, to take pictures of the little ones in their dresses when they tried them on. 

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I don't have a tutorial to send you to for this one. I saw it last summer, and finally made it. It is so cute on! The sash goes in the back. The little girl absolutely loves it and that's what counts. 

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This skirt was for a little friend. She loved it and I was thrilled. The tutorial is from Crap I've Made. I'm loving my sewing machine again. I started with the sundress, and oh my, I can't stop. Paper? What's that? Can you sew it? Anyways, if you want to make one too, you can find the tutorial here.

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I got tired of waiting for spring. Not to say it hasn't been warm lately, but one can only take so much rain. I found a tutorial for this "one hour sundress" on from an igloo, a very cool new blog (via one pretty thing). One hour, I think not. I haven't sewn for a while, so that could be why, but it is very easy. The white fabric has sketches of disney princesses drawn all over it in purple

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These flowers were super easy to make. They are from the Martha Stewart website. I think I like them better with the magazine pages to add interest instead of ordinary coloured paper. You should give them a try!

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I needed a birthday gift for a friend, and I wanted to make her some flowers - but I had no paper. . . and then I remembered a couple magazines that were just too pretty to throw away. This was the first non digitally designed card I've made in quite a while. The first flower I made was the peony on the front of the card, and I decided to try it huge. They take a while to make because of

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Here is a recipe from my sister in law. A twist on plain old meatballs. Download recipe card here

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This is the altered deck of cards mini book I made my hubby for valentines day. This idea is from Kelly at Trans-craftinental, via (Dollar Store Crafts). I made this one 52 things I respect about you. I kept it simple, which is hard for me, but I like the cards showing instead of covering them completely.

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Here are the pages from my home management planner. Click on the image or the link for a larger view, and if there is a magnifying glass be sure to click it once, then right click and save the image to your computer. For most of them I've included my planner page and a blank alternative. Morning Routine and Evening Routine I personally think the Evening Routine is the most important part of the

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I've been working on my home management planner - for lack of a better name. It's kind of my home office in a binder. I've been redoing some of my checklists and such. I was going to fix up just a couple, but they all got a makeover. I will post the pages as well for you, but for now I'll tell you about what I do. I started putting together my planner about six months ago. When I started,

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What color are you? Take the quick quiz at True Value Paint to find out. Apparently I'm purple, which actually is my favourite colour. How do they come up with these things? Let me know what colour you are.

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I recently discovered this blog, www.controllingmychaos.com. She is a digital scrapbooker, and apparently, an avid cook. She digital scrapbooks her recipe cards, and so I thought I'd  give it a try. This Quick Black Forest Cake is a recipe from my mom that is great if you have company coming and need to whip up an easy dessert.  Download the 5x7 recipe card Print it on cardstock at home,

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I made this card for my Mother in law's birthday. It's from Canon Creative Park, and it's the first pop up card I've attempted. I think I'm hooked!  You can find the instructions and template for the chocolate box pop up card here

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I found a great tutorial for crepe paper roses and these are my attempt. They are not nearly like they should be - and they're also supposed to have leaves and be taller, but they are the first try. I also learned how to make two ply crepe paper out of the standard thin stuff. The big problem I have is that I can't find crepe paper anywhere. I bought up the last of what I found in a corner of

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Nothing too exciting today, I just wanted to show you the bouquet I made from the fuchsia flower I showed you earlier. It turned out better than expected. I took it to a friend, and so its final destination was in a vase with glass stones. It's cheery for the middle of winter and they are easy flowers to make.

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I made this for DD to help her to learn time. This wasn't that easy to put together after all. I modified it a bit with the metal brads so that the hands will spin nicely.download clock papercraft here

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So if you're wondering what this blog is about, it's where I'm posting the crafts I make, with this or that thrown in here and there. It's mostly for the mother, the sister, the mother in law and the couple of friends who don't live nearby since I'm not on Facebook. {gasp} This is a paper flower bouquet I made for my mother in law. Canon Creative Park has quite a few flowers to choose from, and

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This pretty flower is originally by the people at HP printers, but I found it via PaperCraft Museum. It's quick and easy to assemble. I love the colour.download available hereFor the easiest flower model possible, check out this one from Kind Over Matter!

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I stumbled across Dolly Oblong the other day and had to make this trio by Bubblefriends. They're adorable! They're adding some colour back to the mantle now that the Christmas decorations are down.download available here

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