Super Bowl, super crafts!

This month has flown by!  I can't believe it is almost over!  I made a hat for my teenager to take to school to sell to make some money back in January.  My hubby ended up showing a picture of it to a coworker and it kind of turned into a hat making business for a few days, 6 hats later and 100 bucks!

 

Seahawk colors!  Go Seattle!

 

I used this baby! Pretty simple.  There's lot's of video's online how to use this round loom.  Even my 6 year old can use it!  He's pretty crafty!

 

 

 

 

Also, I made one of these. This is the start of an infinity scarf.

 

 

 

 

Add in another color!

 

 

 

 

And another! Tada!

 

 

 

 

My baby calls this the loopy-doopy scarf.

 

I wish I took a picture of all the food we had for our Super Bowl party!  Oh and here's the chair my hubby broke when we stole the ball from the Bronco's and made a huge touchdown!

 

 

 

Hope you've been having a great month!

 

 

Christmas In July Craft

I just wanted to share with you a craft I made this last week.  Christmas Nativity.

A fellow crafter in Florida is getting this one.  She loves snowman so I jazzed the backside up a bit for her.

This is silver vinyl on the back.  I hope she likes it!  I think Frosty needs a hat on him!

Here's the other one I have been finishing up painting today.

I used spray paint originally but it was not working out.  The hot sticky weather was keeping the spray paint from drying.  (I know nothing like back east or in the south!)  If you looked closely the wise men have the spray paint on the block and the donkey has a paint sample color from Walmart painted on it.  They are now covered with Teal Lake paint.  I am just waiting for them to dry so I can flip them over again and paint the second coat on.  Then I will peel off the vinyl and paint where the vinyl was.  It's a fun Christmas in July craft to make.  Fast and easy.

Have you made any Christmas In July crafts this month?

Red, White and Blue!

I love checking the mail and getting packages! Especially when there are no bills!!

Inside is my Patriotic Craft from Dee G. in Salem, Oregon! I'm going to have to find somewhere to hang it!

Red, white and blue glitter stars on square plaque's. I really like this.

I hope your having an awesome Monday!

What crafts have you made lately?

Patriotic Crafts

Friday is our deadline we have to have our crafts in the mail for our swap! One of my crafts stayed local and another one is on it's way to Florida! YAY! I'm such a procrastinator! Glad I wasn't mailing them on the last day! (Which is tomorrow by the way!) I finished these Wednesday but got them out of the house today!

The local swap buddy picked this craft!  She really liked both, but chose this!

Here is what the my other craft recipient is going to get!

Hooray it's done!  Here's another view of the quilt!

I love the stars on this quilt!  It really turned out awesome! This quilt was not made from a pattern, but a do as you go type of quilt.  Once squares were sewn together and formed rows and the rows formed the top and bottom and I added the white to the middle, same amount of fabric as the rows.  The stars I drew a star on the back of extra cut squares and cut. All stars are different! I love how it turned out! LOVE!!! I'm sad to give it away and I know my kids are mad at me (all fought over who got it), but I am NOT going to make another quilt for future craft swaps till I finish two quilts that I have for kids here at home! I will still join future craft swaps!

Have you made anything crafty lately?

Procrastinating

Today I have spent procrastinate on making my daughter's bug costume!  She doesn't get to be a fancy lady bug or butterfly. She gets to be a weevil that eats cotton candy!  She doesn't even like cotton candy!  She's a fan of chocolate! Only chocolate! Okay maybe a pink starburst but she has to be in the mood! So my little girl that likes pink and purple as her signature colors is going to be dressed in brown or black.  I don't think we even own a brown pair of pants, shoes or even a speck of brown on her clothes she owns. Oh wait now that I wrote that she does have brown on a dress she picked out last summer before we moved!  You got to love end of the school year plays and other activities that keep you busy!  Coming tomorrow after I make the costumes, and she gets home from school I will post pictures!

I have two crafts also to make with a patriotic theme. I really want to make a quilt and make a crochet lap blanket. I started both but not sure if I have time to make either!  I might I just need to find the motivation.  I quilt my work at home job that I did for my brother in law because I wasn't getting paid.  After about six weeks of work I was done not getting paid. Hence my procrastination, I am done working for nothing. (Not even behaving kids - they really are showing their attitudes lately.)

Have a great night!

Hanging Towels and Hot Pads

Here's one of my craft swap things I made.  Hanging towels from the stove handle and hot pads.  I followed a pattern online for the towels and for the hot pads I just did my own thing.

I love the spring colors and the flower buttons!  The towels are from Walmart for a buck each. The blue fabric and green fabric came from JoAnn's.

I cut the towels in half and used the part with the stripes.  The other half is white and I saved those for another project.

Matching hot pads. Flip them over for a different fabric. Nice and springy!

I love this fabric!  I might have to make something else out of it! Here's another view of the back!

There it is!  A Spring crafty project to brighten up the kitchen!

What have you made lately to brighten up your kitchen?

Sewing Project - Bag/Purse

Hi There!  I've been working on one of my craft swap projects.  One of my ladies loves paisley. I fell in love with this remnant with a paisley pattern. Here's a sneak peak on how the project is turning out!  I hope she loves it!

I installed these grommets yesterday!  Never used them before!  I followed the directions, was kinda nervous!  It turned out awesome!  (Sorry no picture yet of them installed!)

The pattern I followed didn't have a pocket on the inside.  I made my own.

I have two of these handles to make.  It's quite time consuming. I have one left to finish.  Hopefully it will be done soon so I can sew the handles onto the bag! (The white fabric has paisley print too!)

Here's a peek at what the outside of the bag looks like!  This is about where I stopped following the pattern and did my own thing.  I really hope my craft receiver loves it!

I'm going to finish this up today and post pictures of it tomorrow!  I was just so excited to share it with you, I had to post!!

See you tomorrow with pictures of completion of the bag!!

Pinning and Boards

I know interesting title for the post, Pinning. Have you ever looked at your Pintrest boards, went thru one and went why in the world did I pin that?  I have.  That would be me.  I was looking at my boards this last week, particularly my craft board and was thinking why in the world did I pin that.  I had multiple pins for making rock rings. Yes you read that right. I think there was 4 different ones.  You paint the flat side of a glass rock with nail polish and then super glue a ring piece to the back and voila!  Okay I tried this, well part of it.  I used pink sparkly nail polish, painted on the rock.  That's as far as I got.  I used about 3 coats of paint and it just wasn't looking like the pin.  Needless to say I deleted the 3 out of 4 ideas.  The pins were all different too; none the same. Sooo, on to the next project!

I am working on this pencil holder pouch for my daughter that loves to draw.  I took her on a mommy date.  She picked out the fabric all by herself!  I'm going to finish it today so I can post a picture of how it turned out.  So far I am liking it!

I am almost ready to go live with my Etsy shop.  I need to check to see if I set up the banking info correct and maybe a few more crafts in it too!

Have a fabulous Monday!

Tell me, have you pinned something on Pintrest that you turned around and wondered why did I pin that?

Craft Magnets

Hi there!  I hope you had a great weekend!

I have an inexpensive craft for you all to make. Here's what you need: glass rocks, Mod Podge, scrapbook paper, scissors, craft sponge or paint brush, magnets, pencil.  Here's a pic of what your making.

Cute huh?!

Here's what the back will look like when its done unless you use different magnets than I did.

Not the perfect looking but they were fun to make.

Directions to make.  First take the scrapbook paper and rock. Trace. Repeat for as many as you want to make.  Cut out those circles on the inside of the lines.  Taking the Mod Podge, brush it onto the flat side of rock.  Now take the cut out scrapbook paper and press against the Mod Podge onto the rock. Brush the backside of the paper with Mod Podge and lay on hard surface to dry.  When dry use super glue to stick a magnet to it.  I used strip magnets.  You can use round ones already cut or whatever you want.

I made mine with Christmas paper from my scrapbook paper stash. The idea came from an email that I get from signing up to get a recipe off of Pintrest.  I get recipes and craft ideas emailed to me daily.  Their idea was Valentines.  They wrote sayings on pastel paper like Be Mine.  Be creative and use your own idea. It could be Valentine's like theirs or Christmas like mine. Maybe some spring flowers or winter snowflakes!

Just a hint to keep it cheap or shall we say affordable, the glass rocks can be found at the Dollar Tree, scrapbook paper, super glue. I got a bag of craft sponges with handles there too.

I used the sparkle Mod Podge.  Not the best thing because you can't see the print, too much glitter in the way!  I also used the bigger rocks.

I just wanted to write about this craft I made so I can make it again someday!  Sometimes I make things and give them away and forget what I've made!

Here's one last close up look!

What kind of crafts have you made lately?

Happy New Year!

I hope everyone had a Happy New Year! I stayed home with 3 kids and the hubby, the fourth one went out with friends.  We watched the different celebrations around the country on the news and then just before midnight our time the Seattle Space Needle firework show started on TV.  It was so fabulous I want to actually take my kids there when the youngest is a little bit older!  I want them to really enjoy it!

I've been really thinking about goals this year.  With all the violence happening in the world I've decided to keep a journal. I do have a journal online that I write in, but I have an actual book that I am going to use.  In this book the pages are going to be filled with funny things my kids say and do. Maybe I'll venture out and write things that nieces and nephews do too.  Family, that's the focus, something positive in these trial times.

I'm also going to set a craft goal a month.  This month is to finish my daughter's quilt for her bed!  I know if I share this goal with my readers I will actually get it done!

Happy New Year Everyone!  How did you ring in the new year?  What are your goals this year?