Stockings

 I made our stockings this year and I really like the way they turned out, other than they are a little narrow.  I added a little hand embroidery on the toe with our initials just to make it unique. 

Pants Refashion

The other day I bent over to pet the dog before I left of work and I felt and heard a rip in my pants.  I quickly did a check in the mirror, because of course I was running late, and everything looked good.  Well, after I got home that night I realized that there was a tear in my pants and it was about 1 inch long right on the butt.  I had to laugh because I went the whole day and nobody said anything....hmmm

Since I am a thrifty shopper.  I headed to the thrift store to find another pair of work pants.  I found these beauties.  I wish I had remembered to take a picture before but here is a picture with one leg done.  This is one of the easiest ways to make the leg part of the pants skinnier.

All you need to do is flip the pants inside out and sew on the inner part of the pants ( the inner thigh side), starting from the bottom of the pants and stitch up.  I actually had to take in about 2 inched on these.  As you sew up the leg slowly merge your new stitch into the old stitch and they will look  awesome!!  After you are done stitching cut off the extra. I did a zigzag stitch over the part I cut just to give it some extra support, I really don't need another rip.

Table Runner

I recently finished a table runner for our table. I am really pleased with the way it turned out.  I found the printed fabric at M&L, for $1.99 a yard and I love it.  I still have some left so I need to find another cool project for it.  The other solid cottons are just from Joann's.  I used an off white linen for the back.  I decided to hand stitch the binding because it makes it look so much nicer.

Color Wheel

I have been wanting to make a color wheel for a long time now I would really like to sew one but I just haven't got around to it yet.  I did however make one that is very easy and quick, a paper color wheel.

I made my color wheel out of  those sample paint cards, you can get them at any hardware store or other place that sells paint. 

I started with going to the store and picking out about 20-25 color shades that I wanted to include in my color wheel.

I then laid out the cards in a circle over lapping them like the picture below shows.

Once I had all the cards positions where I wanted them I glued them down. 

 After the glue dried I used a bowl as my template I cut around the edges to make a circle. 

 I also glued a small circle of brown card stock to the middle. 

I then used a layer of Mod Podge over the entire surface to give it a shiny look.

And you are done.

 I like the way it turned out but after looking at it closer now that I am done I think a few of the colors look out of place....oh well.

I hung it up on my bare wall, it looks so sad.  

I really need to add something else to this wall.

I have had a busy month so far with both sides of our families coming to visit, both my husband and I starting school, the puppy being crazy, church responsibilities,  thus I haven't posted in a while.  I will get back to it soon!

More Cards

Since joining a stamp club a few months ago I have been re-energized into making more cards.

Here are a few cards that I recently made.

Strip Quilt

A few months ago I got a strip quilt kit for really cheap.  I finally finished it thanks to craft night with a good friend.  The fabric isn't my favorite but I think it turned out cute anyway.   Now I just need to find a good back for it.  I ended up making each block into an 8 inch square, using 2 1/2 inch long strips of fabric.

Clock Refashion

We had a cool church activity a few weeks ago. Basically what happened is we brought a few decoration or other like items that we didn't want anymore (but they had to be in good condition still) and we swapped them with other items people brought that we we liked.  I got a really cool glass cake stand as well as this white porcelain clock.  At first glance it isn't my style but I liked that it was porcelain and I knew I could come up with something

Lucky for me the clock center part came out really easy. I was able to pop out the clock center.  I then sanded the entire surface a little bit to make it ruff so that the primer would be sure to stick good.  Then I used a spray paint primer on the entire surface.

After that was dry I painted it this cool teal color.  I also spray painted the metal ring black.  I think it turned out cute.

Stamp n' Stack

Stamp n' Stack is an addition to stamp club. It is an event that Joy puts on a few times a year, basically what happens is we get together on a Saturday morning and make a bunch of cards.  The cards are usually a little more simple than the cards we make at stamp club, so that we can crank out a bunch.  I made 10 cards, 2 of each design.  This was my first time participating in the stamp n' stack and I had a blast.  Joy actually hosted the event at her warehouse, so it was cool to see the  ourcraftlounge warehouse.

check out the goods

Fashion District: LA Style

A bunch of friends and I went up to LA to go to the fashion district.  I was so excited to go and it was a blast.  Here is the run down of what I got:

Yellow flats for  $5.99

2 hats both for : $4.00

Spool of lace: $1.00

Belt buckle: $.50

4 yards of ribbon: $1.00

2 yards striped knit: $2.00

2 yards printed cotton: $3.00

Total:   $17.50

It was a lot of fun to head up to LA for the day.  I need to start taking advantage of the things LA has to offer. We aren't here for very much longer and there are some cool spots up there.

Puppy Love

I haven't posted lately because we have been so occupied by this little fur ball that has taken over the house. She is darling.

Flower Head Band

This is something I have been wanting to make for a while and I finally got around to it.

Items needed:

Fabric that will melt when burned

Head Band

Ribbon or cloth to cover the head band 

Tulle

Candle 

Hot Glue gun

Scissors

Pearl beads or other beads for flower center.

 First cut circles out of the desired fabric in decreasing size.  I chose to use four circles.

(Before the edges are melted)

Melt the edge of all the circles by holding them next to the candle flame.

(After the edges are melted)

 Once all the edges are melted stack them and glue them together.  I also added a little tulle in between a few of the petals

 (After it is all glued together)

Repeat on all of the other flowers.  I glued some pearl beads to the center of two of my flowers.

Once I finished all of the flowers I glued them onto a piece of felt to make 

the flowers easier to glue onto the head band

Now for the headband. 

This headband I got at a local craft store for 39 cents, it is a white plastic.   I would have rather used a metal headband but maybe for the next one.

I decided to use a knit fabric to cover my headband but you could also use 

ribbon, felt or other types of fabric.

I cut a strip of knit about 1 1/4 inch wide.  One reason I like  the knit is because it curls under on its own so it makes it easier to get a good folded edge.

Add a dab of glue and fold over the other side to look like the picture below.

Continue all the way around until the whole head band is covered.

Lastly glue the flowers onto the head band.

Done.

June Stamp Club

This month was a fun stamp night. We made some really cool cards and of course I learned something new. Joy is so great you can find her stamps over at ourcraftloung.

The first card we made was in honor of the upcoming holiday, our independence day the 4th of July.

I took a close up of the bear because we used an awesome product on him. It is 3D fuzz (I need to look up the correct name for it). It makes him look like he has glittery fur.

Very cool.

This little card was a lot of fun. The theme of the night seemed to be Copic, but I love to color especially with the Copic markers so I wasn' t complaining at all. 

Love this little fairy.  We added glitter to her wings to add more dimension.

This is a fun summer card. I always love using die cuts.

This last card is my favorite. This is the new technique I learned. It it called a shaker card.

Basically there is a clear piece of plastic covering the punched hole and filled between the octopus and the clear plastic is glitter.  The glitter can then shake!