I know it is a bit past Christmas, but I wanted to post my Nativity set. I love how it turned out. In this picture the star is crooked, but I fixed it before I put it away for the year. I found the pattern here: http://undermypolkadotumbrella.blogspot.com/2009/09/nativity-patterns.html

I don't know if anyone besides the four of us with the eight crafting hands actually read what we post, but I decided post my first tutorial. I'm starting with an easy one!

For Halloween, I couldn't decide what to have Trevin be. I thought it would be fun if his costume went along with Dillan's costume. Dillan decided to be a vampire, so Trevin is going to be a bat!

I bought a pair of black fleece pants and this cute black and white onsie:


I wanted something he could wear after too. We'll call it being frugal!

To make the wings, get a sheet of paper, scissors and the onsie. Lay the onsie on top of the paper.

Making sure the sleeve is out to the side as shown in the above picture, trace the side of the onsie and the arm. Trace a reverse scallop shape going between the two end points from you previous tracing. (hope this all makes sense. Keep in mind this is the first time I have done this!)

Cut our your shape which will now be the pattern piece. Put this on your fleece. NOTE: I choose fleece because of the fact that it doesn't fray. It is easy to use and thick enough to hold the shape well. Cut out the fleece using the pattern.

Now you have bat wings! Obviously they don't need to be perfect!

Get a needle and thread. Sew the wing onto the seam of you onsie. I started on the side working up towards the arm. I just did a big whipstitch so that I can easily remove it after. It doesn't have to be permanent, just enough to stay on for the few times he will wear it.

Now, repeat for the other side and then you are finished! Easy right?!?


I hope I did okay for my first tutorial! You've got to start somewhere right? I still need to make a cute little batty hat for him. I will post a tutorial for that as well as soon as I can!


-Andrea

Place mat

This is what I bought at Walmart for $3. I am making my own version as a table runner. I am hoping to be done by the end of the week, but wanted to give you a preview. I hope mine turns out even better!

Fall Flower Arrangement

This is my first real attempt at a flower arrangement. I needed something to go on top of my cupboards in the kitchen for fall. I made three of them, so I hope they are not terrible.

Fabric Pumpkins

I like my fabric pumpkins. We changed them a bit from what we saw on u create. Adding a few more darts made them more pumpkin shaped.

Revised Wreath

Mom-thanks for suggesting that I add some color. I think it looks a lot better. Any other ideas?

Hanging Map Picture

Here is my foam board and scrapbook paper hanging map picture. I finally have something to fill this spot on my wall!

Grapevine Wreath

I'm not sure yet if I thing think this looks good or just crazy. Even after soaking the vines I couldn't get it to unroll enough to do a normal wreath, so I had to twist it around. I probably need fatter ribbon to hang it, but this is the best they had at walmart. Maybe it needs something else on it. Any suggestions??

Candle Holders

This is the small version of the candle holders that dad cut for us. I don't have candles to put on them yet. It's hard to tell they are three different heights. You can't see it in the picture, but there is red paint under the black. The black paint was sanded on the edges so the red shows through.

Birthday Cards

Instead of buying cards for Daddy's birthday we made them. I made the outside with some of their favorite paper, and they decorated the inside with stickers. Beats spending $2-$3 on a card and much more entertaining. Plus, Daddy knows exactly who the card is from just by looking at the paper on the front!

Bow Hanger

I finally came up with something to hold the girls hair bows. I should have made it bigger. I didn't realize how much space the bows would take up.