And still crafting... a lot! We have just been really busy lately. The next three posts are new and I even threw in a tutorial. It doesn't have pictures but if you are a sewer you should do fine. I also just finished a couple of projects that I will try to post later.
If you are looking for the car seat pattern, I haven't gotten ambitious enough to finish it yet... but its still in the works!
Monday, November 9, 2009
Tink and Peter
Every year we try to do a family costume. It hasn't always worked out but this year it did and was so fun! We were the peter pan cast. I was Wendy (Kind of boring costume) My hubby was Hook. (bought that one) And the kids were peter and tink. I had a lot of fun making their costumes! We won the best family costume at the ward Halloween party!
Car Trash Bag (with photoless tutorial)
Here are two of my latest projects.
A trash bag for the car. All you need is some fabric, a little ribbon and some boning(Found at any fabric store).
You can make this to be any size you want. But you want the back piece to be a flat rectangle, and the front to be about three inches wider depending on how big you want it.
Gather the bottom of your front peice. Then, with right sides together sew along the sides and bottom of your bag. This will give you the basic shape.
Next you want to fold down the top of your bag to create a sleeve for your boning. The boning will keep your bag open. You are only going to thread the boning through the front half of your bag, not the back half! After you thread your boning through, sew it in place on both ends so that it wont move around.
Finally sew some ribbon on the back so you can tie it around your head rest and you're done! I added a little accent fabric around the top of this one, but that isn't necessary.
I wish i had taken pictures of this along the way so you could better see how it was done. But I know that there are other tutorials out there for this that you might be able to find that are more detailed. I mostly just wanted to show you m y cute bag! Have fun!
A trash bag for the car. All you need is some fabric, a little ribbon and some boning(Found at any fabric store).
You can make this to be any size you want. But you want the back piece to be a flat rectangle, and the front to be about three inches wider depending on how big you want it.
Gather the bottom of your front peice. Then, with right sides together sew along the sides and bottom of your bag. This will give you the basic shape.
Next you want to fold down the top of your bag to create a sleeve for your boning. The boning will keep your bag open. You are only going to thread the boning through the front half of your bag, not the back half! After you thread your boning through, sew it in place on both ends so that it wont move around.
Finally sew some ribbon on the back so you can tie it around your head rest and you're done! I added a little accent fabric around the top of this one, but that isn't necessary.
I wish i had taken pictures of this along the way so you could better see how it was done. But I know that there are other tutorials out there for this that you might be able to find that are more detailed. I mostly just wanted to show you m y cute bag! Have fun!
Superhero Training Academy
For my sons birthday we created the S.T.A.! All his little superhero friends were invited. All in all I had 17 superheros on my hands... I would NOT recommend this many if you recreate this party... but it was a lot of fun! My camera funked out on me so I dont have pictures of ALL the activities but still... you will get the idea.
First, I made capes with their superhero initial on it. Initials were made of felt. Super glued on to the fabric. I cut out the shape of the cape and left the edges raw. Too much work to finish them. :) I used hot glue to put the initials on. Then I gathered the top and sewed a piece of ribbon across with a Velcro closure so that no one choked.
Next, Superhero masks! I found the pattern HERE. I cut them out of foam and then did some puffy paint work around the edges... not necessary, but i was having fun. :)
Then the belts. I bought some belting and did Velcro closures again. I cut out foam circles in white and the color of each superhero. Then mounted the white on to the colored and slapped on a foam letter of their initial.
Each Superhero had a bag when they got there that had their cape, mask and belt in it. THey got dressed when they arrived and then the training began!
Cross a Boiling Pit of Lava!
For this one they I had a kiddie pool ful of water with red food coloring in it. I used cinderblocks to prop up a board accross it and they had to cross the "Lava". Supprisingly, this was the second favorite activity!
Vaporize the Villain!
For this one I had about 40 helium balloons staked to the ground with forks all over the backyard. I drew faces on the balloons and then the kids had to pop them all.
Magnificent Muscles
I made a big dumbbell with two foam balls and a dowl and this was our picture station. They lifted it up and got to have their picture taken.
Leap buildings in a single bound!
We had 5 hay bales. Three were set up together and one on either side. (Pictures below) They had to use their superhero powers to get accross the bales somehow. This was the favorite activity. It lasted all night! They were jumping from bale to bale!First, I made capes with their superhero initial on it. Initials were made of felt. Super glued on to the fabric. I cut out the shape of the cape and left the edges raw. Too much work to finish them. :) I used hot glue to put the initials on. Then I gathered the top and sewed a piece of ribbon across with a Velcro closure so that no one choked.
Next, Superhero masks! I found the pattern HERE. I cut them out of foam and then did some puffy paint work around the edges... not necessary, but i was having fun. :)
Then the belts. I bought some belting and did Velcro closures again. I cut out foam circles in white and the color of each superhero. Then mounted the white on to the colored and slapped on a foam letter of their initial.
Each Superhero had a bag when they got there that had their cape, mask and belt in it. THey got dressed when they arrived and then the training began!
Cross a Boiling Pit of Lava!
For this one they I had a kiddie pool ful of water with red food coloring in it. I used cinderblocks to prop up a board accross it and they had to cross the "Lava". Supprisingly, this was the second favorite activity!
Vaporize the Villain!
For this one I had about 40 helium balloons staked to the ground with forks all over the backyard. I drew faces on the balloons and then the kids had to pop them all.
Magnificent Muscles
I made a big dumbbell with two foam balls and a dowl and this was our picture station. They lifted it up and got to have their picture taken.
Leap buildings in a single bound!
My favorite picture of the whole party! Doesnt he look like he is ready to get the evil villains!?
Heres a picture where you can see how the belt was put together. The foam sticker letter is half torn off but you get the idea. :)
We even had superhero capes for the babies!
Monday, August 24, 2009
The Owl Dress
Sigh! It is finished! I made this pattern and after two of these cute little dresses, I got it right! The purpose is twofold... One. Its my nieces birthday this weekend and i needed a birthday present for her, so now we have two matching owl dresses for her and A. Two. I have an idea I am calling paper patterns. I made a pattern for this dress. Which i am still working on. When its done you can get it from me with full color picture step by step directions. 0-12 months and is easily adaptable for older girls too... whew... And best part... i will email you the file and you can print the pattern off your computer... Sweet huh?
Friday, August 21, 2009
Car seat Cover
I am thinking about selling my pattern for my car seat covers. It would be a lot of work initially to make the pattern well and create detailed instructions but I know quite a few people could make their own if they had the pattern. What do you think? I have a poll on the said of my blog so let me know!
Modified Pillowcase Dress Tutorial
Now that my little girl is a little bigger, I am more excited about making clothes for her. Baby clothes are too tiny. I had some super cute Alexander Hamilton fabric that I was DYING to make into a dress for her.
Dirty secret about me... I HATE patterns. Mostly I just take clothes that fit my kids and use those as a guideline and make my own stuff. This is no exception. (I also never iron unless there is absolutely no other option!) I tried the normal pillowcase dress that I have seen everywhere, but my prototype looked like a potato sack. And i was not a fan of that look for my cute baby. So I came up with this. Same idea. Different details. Isnt it super cute!
Dirty secret about me... I HATE patterns. Mostly I just take clothes that fit my kids and use those as a guideline and make my own stuff. This is no exception. (I also never iron unless there is absolutely no other option!) I tried the normal pillowcase dress that I have seen everywhere, but my prototype looked like a potato sack. And i was not a fan of that look for my cute baby. So I came up with this. Same idea. Different details. Isnt it super cute!
Here is the basic Idea. You will have to make the details suited for your specific child. The secret is that however deep you make your arc on the bottom, that is how deep you need to make it on the neckline or it will look funny. Then I just added a big ruffle at the bottom. (Optional) and used the same fabric to bind the neckline and arms. Have fun!
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