I made this quilt a few months ago for my new little niece. I'm happy about how it turned out. When I did her newborn pictures we did a few of her with the quilt, and Andrea made the hat and diaper cover she is wearing.

Boards

I made these boards a few days ago and they were super easy and turned out exactly how I wanted them. One is to hang our keys on and the other is for Lexi's jewelry. I am making some others and when they are done I'll post them too!

Fall Wreath

Here is my fall wreath. It turned out a little bit puffy, but hopefully not too crazy!

Halloween decor

I love the little blockheads on Craft Goodies blog. She did several Haloween blockheads, and this cute mummy caught my eye, especially because it was EASY! Isn't she cute!

I have other Halloween quilts to do, one is even cut out, but when I was this in a quilt magazine, I was hooked. I even found the line of fabric they had used, but I did a different print for the outer border. I have it draped over my quilt rack in the living room.

I bought some patterns from Twin Stitchers, and finished up this "Batty" like she did hers, at Amy's suggestion. Another simple, but really cute project. I have a couple more stitcheries done, but won't get to framing them for a while.

Holiday projects

When I saw these metallic purple chargers at Michael's, I thought they were 'screaming' for vinyl for Halloween. The bat is actually orange and black, not yellow like it looks. I really need to get Meg to do my photos for posts. Anyway, after I put on the vinyl, it looked a bit plain, so I used a light mist of gold glitter spraypaint, and I love it!

Amy saw bats something like these on a craft blog, so we made them while Meg and I were in Vegas with Amy. We had a cutting party here the Friday before we went to Vegas, with me cutting, Amy sanding, and Meg keeping the kids happy. The bats have scrapbook paper on them, and fuzzy yarn is tied around the dowels. Three done in Vegas, one more to finish so we each have one.

The tree and snowman were also on craft blogs, but we did our own thing. We nearly finished 4 of each of these, just had to put on the finishing touches when I got home. I need to get a bigger house for all the decorations we are making! There were some other things we did when we were together, such as t-shirt painting and glass etching, using the Silhouette for templates. Amy or Meg need to post what they finished. Always another project to do, and something to post here.

Another project done

I would like to do a hanging for each month to hang from my star quilt hanger in my kitchen. I won't get all done this year, but I like this one for summer. It is longer than it shows. I will just keep doing one here and there, and soon I will have 12 or more to rotate through the year.

Amy was recently here, and then Meg and I went to Vegas. We did finish some projects, and nearly finished some others. Soon we will get them posted. A few wood projects, and some new uses for the Silhouette cutter.

Recent projects

Recently (late July/early August) I finished a few projects that I wanted to get done. The first is a decoration for my kitchen. The top metal stars were clearance at JoAnn. The back star was light blue. I painted it, specked both with red, blue and cream, then added the berries. The bottom plaques Meg picked up for me at Honk's on an 88c day. Mark drilled holes so I could fasten them together with wire. Not bad for just a bit of time and probably less than $8.

I know this is blurry, but I am too lazy to take another picture. Mark cut the wood last year when AMy was here, and I like how hers turned out, so I finally finished them. Just spray painted (Andrea and Meg painted them for me-thanks!). The little lanterns are from IKEA- just a few dollars for those. Another inexpensive project.

Amy and I decided to do these back in June, and I just finished mine. Of course, it is going in my kitchen for year 'round decor. Just 2x4's, some ribbon and paint, and a scrapbook paper star.

This is the quilt I made for Trevin for his 1st birthday. I loved the dino fabric, nice and bright, and I found coordinating fabric from Connecting Threads. I hope he likes it. I have it to him, and he seemed to like it.

Flowers and Cake

I was just looking through some pictures trying to get together some flower pictures to show a potential client tonight. I ran into some I had forgotten about, some of my favorites and Megan's wedding cake which I had completely forgotten about. I LOVE her cake! Didn't know how much I liked it until I saw the picture again. Anyway, here is a picture of Megan's cake and some flowers I have done.

AMERICA Blocks

We saw blocks similar to these, and decided to try them. I found some papers, buttons, ribbon, etc. and Mark cut the blocks. Meg helped me decide which papers to use, then I cut, glued, and stippled the edges. Then it was time to add the embellishments. Meg and I collaborated on that. Anyway, we finished 3 sets (Amy is doing her own). Yay, another project finished!

I like fabric purses

I am really liking fabric purses. It is fun to make a purse in the colors and fabrics I like, and they are less expensive than buying a new purse. I can afford to have a few to choose from. I like how this one went together, using fusible fleece as a stabilizer. It has two layers of mat board in a sleeve on the bottom to make the bottom solid. I am ready to try another pattern I bought by the same designer. I am having trouble finding the fusible fleece, though. JoAnn's is out, and I bought the last 1 1/3 yard that Hancock's has. I have enough to make one purse, so I want to get some more somewhere.

Wooden Flowerpots

We got the idea for these flowerpots on Craft Goodies blog. Another project that I have taken forever to finish. Amy is working on some ideas for summer 'blockheads', and hopefully we will have some finished ones to show soon. Also doing AMERICA blocks soon, I hope.

A Few Projects Finished

Meg and I are both going on pioneer trek next month, and Amy gave me a pattern and fabric for bonnets for both of us. She even cut them out! I thought I had better hurry and get them done, still much to do to get ready for the trek.

A couple of months ago I took a short class on dong the Buggy Barn technique. I told my two friends, whom I went to class with, that I was determined to actually do a Buggy Barn project. I liked this flower pattern, and made 4 of these table toppers, and gave each of the girls one for Mother's Day. I have mine hanging on my quilt hanger in my kitchen. I was pleased with how they turned out.

I found a $3 grapevine wreath, but couldn't decide what to do with it. When I saw the spring colored berry garlands I came up with an idea...

Ocean Flag

I finished my flag for the ocean themed bathroom. I am still not in love with the stars, but starfish were around $4 a piece. The stars may change at a future date.

Here is the flag on the shelf in the bathroom. The things on the shelf are still evolving, but here it is for now.

Newest Projects

This week while Amy was in town we did a few projects. We used the Silhouette Machine a lot. We made these cute candy filled carrots with it:We also made these crown cupcake holders:
Amy bought this magnet board at Ikea for her sewing room and added some vinyl to it:

Another project we did while Amy was here was felt flowers for the girls.

Meg's dress makeover

I hope that Meg doesn't mind that I am posting her project. A while ago, she bought this dress for Lexi on clearance, I think for just a dollar. Anyway, she wanted to make it more spring-like, so she took off the striped sleeves, leaving the dotted sleeves, and added a ribbon sash. It turned out cut, and Lexi likes it. Always the super bargain finder! Good job, Meg!

Thank you, Lexi, for modeling for this post. You are so cute! I have a couple of things I don't wear that I maybe could alter, so that I would like them better. My new challenge.

Dinosaur Quilt FINALLY Done!

Did this quilt take me forever, or what? I am glad that it turned out so cute. I like the colors better than the bright colors they used on the pattern. I hope Trevin will like it!

What happened to us doing regular posts? I guess life got in the way. I haven't finished much lately, so I will try to finish more, just so I have more regular posts!

Projects at Amy's house

Megan and I (along with the rest of Meg's family) went to Las Vegas last week to visit with Amy and her family. We had several projects we wanted to do while there. We stayed up late on Thursday night and did some vinyl. I liked this St. Patricks' design.

The SPRING blocks are inspired by ones we saw on a craft blog (I can't remember right now which one it was). We had fun deciding on the papers, embellishments, and the font for the vinyl lettering. I think they turned out cute!

I am not sure these blocks turned out just as I had envisioned them, but it is a new decoration for each of us. I think they needed lighter paper, or something.

This is another project that we came up with ourselves. After several idea changes, this is what we came up with. I like them! We had a lot of fun, and even got SOME sleep. Meg had 3 photo sessions (McKenna's preschool class, a family group, and a newborn baby) and we still got these done, and some shopping, of course. Meg's husband, Jeremy, was our 'nanny' while we did all this. Thanks go to him and to the kids for being so good! Thanks to Amy for letting us take over her house for 4 1/2 days! A good time was had by all, I think...

Valentines Decorations

I made two of these valentine topiaries. It is just squares of fabric glued onto a Styrofoam ball.

This is scrapbook paper and embellishments on a painted 2x4.

You can't tell from the picture, but the hearts are painted with crackle medium so the black shows through from underneath. I just glued the two hearts together, then onto ribbon. I tied the ribbon around an empty frame.