T-shirt redo photo!

Here's a photo! Suggestions?

T-shirt redo!

Tonight I also worked on embellishing a t-shirt for my daughter. I like how it turned out, but I feel like maybe it's missing something. Hmmm, I'm going to have her wear it tomorrow and then see!

Happy crafting and creating!

Fairy Wand

Feeing crafty again!

>Tonight I worked on an idea that I've had for awhile: a pretty fairy wand! I wrapped a dowel that I bought from Hobby Lobby with some ribbon (got on Christmas clearance-90% off-I couldn't believe it!) and used hot glue to secure it. I secured more ribbon on the top of the dowel and then glued a tulle "ball" that I made on top. Easy and I'm hoping my daughter loves it!
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It's a Creative New Year!

Hello all!

I've been busy creating and crafting! With the start of 2012, I knew I wanted to finish up a few loose ends from last year, as well as start something new!

First I worked on making an infinity scarf from this tutorial. It was so easy! I made two yesterday from my husband's old t-shirts and it probably took me about an hour for both. Definitely going to be making more of these! And I've been wearing them all around the house, just because I can.

I also worked on embellishing a tank I bought from Target awhile back. When I brought it home, I realized that it had a stain on it, but not anymore! These cute tulle flowers covered it right up, and add a little touch of flair! Can't wait for the weather to warm up so I can actually wear it out!

I'll be posting more ideas and completed crafts soon! Stay tuned!

Find me on Pinterest!

Thank you!

A big thank you to Tiny Sea and Pinterest for the new background! Here's a link.

So awesome!

Baby Shower Extravaganza!

Recently I organized a baby shower for four (yes 4!) of the mommies-to-be-again in my wonderful mom's group. I guess the correct term is a baby "sprinkle," but it turned out so well that I just had to share!

Game #1: We made babies out of play-doh! 

These turned out super cute--those mamas sure are creative!!  

I had everyone vote for their favorite and the winner received a prize. 

(The winner was the purple one!)

Game #2: Pin the Sperm on the Egg
This ended up being really funny! I found the picture online, printed it out and taped it to a 12x12. If I was better at drawing, I might have tried to re-create it on some tagboard.

Games #3 and #4: Guess how many cottonballs are in this jar and Guess what kind of babyfood this is! 

A couple of guessing games rounded out the evening. 

And on to the prizes...

Prize#1: A bouquet of baby towels and washcloths.

(I was super happy with how this turned out!)

Prize #2: A Box of Mama Essentials (lip gloss, lotion, a razor, some candies, emery board, nail polish and a few other things)

(I covered a sidewalk chalk box with card stock and added some stickers)

Our other prizes were a cute display of baby food with some bibs and a piece of artwork with this quote from Winnie the Pooh / A.A. Milne: 

“If ever there is tomorrow when we're not together.. there is something you must always remember. you are braver than you believe, stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think. but the most important thing is, even if we're apart.. i'll always be with you.” And then of course there was a bunch of yummy food (potluck) and birthday cake (because we were also celebrating another mama's 40th birthday!). A fabulous evening!! ~patricia

Flower Hair Clips

Since I've been making a bunch of hair clip holders, it only stands to reason that I'd need some hair clips too! These little beauties are a cinch to make and look cute too.

Tutorial:
Materials:
Felt or Thin Craft Foam (I got this in a 8 1/2"x11' size at Hobby Lobby) in coordinating colors
Embellishments (Got the little bug in the scrapbook section)
Hair Clip
Hot Glue / Hot Glue Gun

1. Cut one of your felt / foam pieces into a flower shape and one into a circle for the middle of the flower. You'll need a half-moon for the back. I had to cut out several pink circles, as the bug had a little circle on the back, but it just created more dimension, so I didn't mind. :)

2. Assemble everything using hot glue! This is what the back will look like. My hair clips had a few holes in the end (under the white half moon) and the half moon helps to keep the whole thing together and not look like you've just used a bunch of hot glue.

3. Wear and enjoy! I've yet to get a picture of my daughter wearing this, but it's on it's way--stay tuned!  I have given these as gifts and they've held up very well!