Button Jar

Thursday, April 17, 2008

Filed Under Crafts, Glue, Kids, Spring | 2 Comments

button jar This is a very cute idea to use up all those extra buttons that seem to accumulate all over the place! I try to keep all my buttons in one drawer near my sewing supplies but I seem to find them everywhere… I found this idea over at Create-Kids-Crafts.com. They have lots of other great Spring Craft ideas as well!

This may be used to hold any number of small items.

Supplies needed:

baby food jar
flat buttons
paint or window markers
paintbrush
quick setting glue

Glue several buttons on the outside of the jar to represent flowers. Hold the buttons in place until the glue is set. Paint stems and leaves on to the jar for the flowers. Add any other decorations you may want.

Easter Box!

Saturday, March 22, 2008

Filed Under Crafts, Glue, Easter Crafts, Felt | 1 Comment

Easter box Jillian helped with an Easter Egg Hunt last weekend and they always have a craft time as well as an Easter Egg hunt. They made little boxes to put jewelry or goodies into. They look very similar to this box.

They are small wooden boxes that they first painted with colored paint, then after it had dried, they took a strip of felt and glued it to the rim of the box lid. Then they each had some felt bunnies and chicks, as well as a variety of flowers to glue onto the top of each box. They turned out so cute!

I love making Easter crafts!

Becca’s curtains!

Sunday, March 16, 2008

Filed Under Sewing, Pictures, Family, Photography, Decorating | 2 Comments

Becca's curtains Finally! We’ve had the material for about 6 months and Becca has been bugging me to make her curtains ever since then, but I finally made them today! Woo Hoo! She’s happy with them, and I think they turned out pretty good.

She loves black and white, and anything zebra.

She wanted a black strip across the top and bottom, and the slot for the rod is pretty big so if she wants to take them to college with her, she can.

On her bed is her laptop, and it even has a zebra skin on it! lol! It’s a little hard to see with the big flowers on her bed, but it’s there.

She’s got pictures that she’s taken all through her room, and several of them turned into posters. It’s a very typical “teen” room! lol!

Just Veggin…

Tuesday, March 11, 2008

Filed Under Crafts, Easter Crafts, Wood projects | 1 Comment

This adorable bunny and directions can be found can be found over at Craftown.com. Bunny Wood Project

I’ve been looking for a cute bunny to put on my front door for Easter… and I only have a little over a week to make it! I better get on the ball!

They include the patterns and all the directions on how to make it. It looks like a fairly simple project. Hubby Frank has a lot of wood scraps around so he should be able to come up with enough wood for me.

I love the face on this bunny! I hope I’m able to duplicate it!

Make sure you stop over at Craftown.com to check out all their Easter crafts from easy to Advanced ideas!

Hoppy Easter!

The Grubby Doll Look

Friday, February 22, 2008

Filed Under Crafts, Dolls | 1 Comment

I want to share this great article I found about making dolls that are “Grubby”. Enjoy!

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“Grubby” is the word I kept hearing around the craft circuit. To me grubby meant grimy. So I decided to get to the bottom of this and find out the big deal with grubbing a doll and what it really meant in crafters terms. So I decided to ask a fellow crafter “What Is Grubby? To my surprise I found out that it’s another word for aged or old and that it gives your dolls that dirty look. Now at first I thought to myself “Why would I want to make my dolls look dirty”. Then I did a few of my dolls and realized they are not really dirty looking but a bit more primitive.
So to get “The Grubby Doll Look”, you can use a tea mixture, coffee or Walnut Ink. I decided to go with Walnut Ink, since I seem to drink too much coffee or tea to keep any left over for my dolls. Where do you purchase Walnut Ink? Try various craft sites and also E-bay sells them. Now this does not mean to go out and make all your dolls look grubby, has you may or may not like the look. Trust me; I was skeptical in the beginning so it’s best to start out with 1-2 dolls at a time.

Once you have grubbed up a few dolls, try selling them at your next craft show. This is a great way to introduce a new doll to your customers and also find out if they are acceptable. It is always good to test your market before going overboard with a new product.

Now of course I don’t listen to my own advice and have done well with making these sort of dolls. I even sold a few on Ebay. So if you decide to jump in and just go nuts with making grubby dolls, remember I warned you. Smile
Also know that each target market area is different and some people may not know what grubby is so be prepared to answer the question “What is Grubby”?!

Author: Talena Bacon tdsewcutedoll@gmail.com
Bio: © 2008 –All Rights Reserved~~~Talena Bacon is the owner of Sew Cute Dolls & More and Mulberry Creek Mercantile She is a doll maker, pattern designer and advertising specialist. Talena specializes in Primitive/Country dolls, home décor and low-cost advertising for all businesses.
http://www.sewcutedolls.com
http://www.mulberrycreekmercantile.com

Wonder Wallet

Saturday, January 12, 2008

Filed Under Sewing | 7 Comments

Outside of wallet I whipped this wallet up tonight for Jillian. She picked out the music notes and instruments material last weekend at Jo-Ann Fabrics because she’s a band geek

The pattern is from Lazy Girl Designs and was very easy to follow. You can make two wallets with one fat quarter. I used two fat quarters of two different materials to make the contrast between the pockets. You can see the Walmart card in one pocket and a quarter sticking out of the change pocket.

Inside of wallet

I plan to make quite a few of these and give them to friends. Becca wants one out of the same material since she loves black and white so much! I’m going to make one for myself to match the purse I made last weekend. I still have to post pictures of it…. I’ll try to do that tomorrow.

Next I plan to work on the curtains for Becca’s room. She picked out the material a while ago and we haven’t gotten around to making them yet… they’re zebra stripes and will match her black and white comforter. Should be interesting, but she’s excited about it! lol!

Black and White!

Friday, January 11, 2008

Filed Under Sewing, Quilting, Colleges | 1 Comment

I just won the bid on this jelly roll of black and white material! I’m so excited! I’m planning to make a quilt for Becca to take to college and her whole bedroom now is done in black and white with a splash of pink. So, a black and white quilt to take to college will make her feel like she has a little piece of home with her.

Now I’ve got to come up with a design. I found a neat pattern called a braid that would be nice, but I’m not sure if it would be too busy for this fabric. I’m debating about whether or not to make this a surprise, or to have her pick out what she wants for a pattern. I guess that will depend on whether or not she catches a glimpse at the material! lol! If she sees the material, she will definitely know it’s for her!

I think she’ll be excited by it. I’ll have to see if the lady that I bought it from has any extra yards of the material so that maybe I can make her a pillow or something to match it too.

I’m anxious to get started now! Can’t wait till it arrives!

Clothes for dogs?

Thursday, January 10, 2008

Filed Under Sewing, Pets, Clothing | 5 Comments

Every time my girls see a little dog dressed in dog clothes, they go crazy! Our dog Lexi would never stand for it, but they keep begging for a new, little dog that they can dress up! While that’s not going to happen any time soon, they still enjoy looking at all the dog clothes that are available.

I found the pattern and directions on how to make this adorable little coat over at Sewing @ Circle of Crafters. You can even resize this pattern to fit your dog! That pattern is very simple and should take no time at all to make. Let me know if anyone uses it to make their pet a nice coat!

Stop on over at my brand new blog, All About Our Pets. I plan to feature all kinds of information about our pets, and pets in general. Hope you enjoy it!

Happy New Year!

Tuesday, January 1, 2008

Filed Under Crafts, Happy New Year | 2 Comments

Happy New Year

Fabric Christmas Trees!

Wednesday, December 19, 2007

Filed Under Sewing, Crafts, Christmas Crafts, Christmas | Leave a Comment

How about these little guys to brighten your Christmas? I love them! I found them over at The Small Object. She gives step by step instructions, with pictures, as to how to make them.

I have some gorgeous shades of green material that I think would turn out nicely for these trees. I’m one of those people that wants to see the proper colors for their creations! lol! Don’t get me wrong, I think these trees are great! But there’s something in me that wants to see green trees at my house! lol!

I like the one in the middle with the red and green the best. Enjoy!

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