Feeling Crafty

I've had this insecurity for making gifts for friends.  I will make things for my family on occasion but I'm always nervous about making something for a friend because what if they think it is lame?!  Well after receiving so many cute homemade gifts at my baby shower I decided I would make a gift for a friend.  This friend just had a baby girl in January and is such an amazing person.  She is a woman of so many trades but doesn't really like to get crafty so I decided to make something for her little girl.  Since she has two older boys she loves dressing her little girl in a lot of pink so I stuck with pink things.

I made these three hair clips all in different shades of pink.  

 As well as a frilly, pink tutu.

 Here are a few more hair clips I've made in the last week.  

Here are the tutorials I based my designs off of: Ruffle petal flower, Bows, Felt Rose, cluster of flowers, rolled felt flower.

A corner in the baby's room

Getting the energy to get all my projects done for the baby's room has been a challenge.  If I can get the mobile done I'll be thrilled.  Here is a corner of the room..  I think I'll add a basket with books in it eventually.

 Lamb pillow tutorial found on the Purl Bee.  Click here.

 Paper flowers found at Dozi Design.  Click here.

Flowers for Spring

I've been wanting to make these hair clips forever. I saw them at the Purl Bee and here is a link to the tutorial. I know I don't have a little girl but perhaps they would make a good gift. They were really fun and fast to make.

The big ONE

I had one craft goal this year and it was this ONE. A gift for my son's number ONE birthday. I saw this first on Homemade by Jill and I fell in love. I loved it and it was the first ONE of its kind I saw. It seemed super ambitious but I decided to make it a goal for 2010. Now I am happy to say it's completed and it feels great.

Welcome to Matthew's home
The Entrance
I borrowed many of Jill's templates for the entrance. Pick the flowers or look for mail.
The Garage
Garage with truck parked outside. Window is open so you can peak out of the car. Car has squeegee and sponge in a bucket in the truck's bed.
The Side Yard
In the side yard you can peak through the window, shoot some hoops, or pick some oranges off the tree.
The Garden
In the garden you can pick some vegetables, pick the oranges, hang clothes on the clothesline and crawl through the secret hideout entrance.
Birds eye view
After many months and hours of cutting, sewing, and creating I got my reward. Take a look. It makes me smile.
I have to give credit to my husband who designed the truck and had the clever idea for a bird's nest and clothes line. He is awesome!