Bird Mobile

Remember when birds were all the rage?  Owls, sparrows, bluebirds...they just seemed to be on everything crafty.  I'm a little late to join the party but I made a bird mobile.  I really did it because it goes with the theme of the room.  I love how it turned out. 

When a fan or the A/C is running each branch will begin to circle independent of the others.  I attached the branches using clear fishing string.  I found the idea here at Homemade by Jill.

Easter Ruffles

I made Easter outfits for my two cuties and I'm now finally getting my daughter's pictures up.  Here she is! 

I was inspired by Dana's ruffled skirt but went my own route on constructing it.  I liked her construction but it didn't make sense for a baby who won't be twirling around in it. 

There you have it!  More seersucker love later. 

Rag Quilt

I'm predicting I'm going to have a few more crafts posted soon since we have a baby girl on the way!! I think I go through spurts when I'm feeling creative and other times when I would rather sit down and read a book. As of late it's been mostly pregnancy sickness and summer traveling.

Here is a rag quilt I made with the guidance of my friend Tarin. She makes these quilts and sells them on Etsy. Here is a link.

ABC Quilt

I found this fabric in California and loved the panel. I initially wanted to try a patchwork quilt but I thought this panel was much cuter than anything I could put together so I just bought some flannel for the back and some quilt batting. I sewed along the squares to make it look more patchwork but it was the border that gave me the headache. It shouldn't have been bad I just had some measurement problems. At the end I didn't pay too much attention to the border because I just wanted to get this done. Then the next day I laid it out in my son's room and this is what he did...

I'd call this a success!

Bow Ties

I saw this bow tie on U-Create and thought it was adorable. The project was posted on Papersnitch the Blog but it was a guest post from Living the Swell Life. I had another craft night and this project looked like fun. I usually only make one of something but this time I decided to make two and I was remarkably faster the second time around.

Easter

Casserole Cozy

A casserole cozy! So practical for church potlucks and bringing dinner over to a family in need. I decided to make one for my mom's birthday.

I got the idea from Homemade by Jill who got the idea from 2 Little Hooligans.

I took Jill's suggestion and used canvas belting for the handles and I ditched the Velcro and made ties instead. This was partially done out of necessity but I like the look of it too. Most difficult part was sewing on top of the insul-bright material because it tended to pull and scrunch but other than that it was fairly simple to construct.