Glitter!

Uh oh! Someone got into the glitter!!

Today we hosted a playdate all about teeth, which didn't include glitter, yet the baby is covered in it!

Ahhh, the joys of having a crafty house! :)

What glittery projects are you working on?

~ patricia

The "ruined" dress (that should never have been)

So, you ever have one of those days when you thought you were doing the right thing (it was such a great idea!), only to find out that by doing said task, you failed miserably and made things worse?

(raising hand) Guilty as charged.

This past weekend we had to go to a family wedding, so I had the great idea that I would iron (yes, iron) my daughter's dresses. Because honestly, what is worse than a wrinkled party dress? A ruined party dress, that's what.

Soon, as you can see from the picture below, it said that I could use a warm iron. Clearly a warm iron doesn't mean turn the iron on and use it. Because that's what I did and before I knew it, the back of this adorable 100% polyester dress was wrinkling up from the heat. At least I had enough sense to iron it on the back of the dress.

But, I just had to see how bad it was, which means that I ended up ripping it. Which then lead to my next genious idea: liquid stitch!! I'll just fix it with liquid stitch! But, I couldn't find that darn liquid stitch!!

So I used tacky glue. And it looks ok. And no one noticed. Or at least they didn't tell me if they did.

Lesson learned: just send your kids to weddings with wrinkled clothes. If their smile is cute enough, no one will care!

Wedding Ceremony Fail

So, not only did I "ruin" my daughter's dress for a family wedding were supposed to attend on Saturday, on the way to the wedding, the kids fell asleep. All 3 of them. At one time.

Well played kids.

You see-normally I'd be in high heaven (3 sleeping kids? it's mama time!), but then I got stuck in the car, waiting for them to wake up. And I missed the ceremony.

And then one woke up. And she wasn't happy. Greaaaat.

And more on the "ruined" dress later.  It's one of those times when you thought you were doing the right thing, only it turned out to create a big mess. Should've left well enough alone! You'll see.

Blog updates!

Hello all!

I've decided to expand the blog with not only crafts, but recipes, household tips and musings on life. My hope is that you'll find some things on here that you want to do with your family, but at the very least, my hope is to brighten your day! 

I'd love to hear your comments, and stay tuned for a new look to the blog, as well as an etsy store where you'll be able to buy bibs, blankets, skirts and more.

~ Patricia

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Putting on some Glitz

The other day I stopped by Old Navy and got some awesome deals. Seriously, I must have snapped up pretty much all the cute clearance shirts in my daughter's size. She was so excited!  When I showed her this one though, she was a little disappointed in how plain (and quite frankly, how not pink it was). 

It just needs something.

Glitter fabric paint to the rescue! I figured that a little glitter would jazz up the shirt a bit, so I got out my Tulip glitter fabric paint and painted each of the ribbons going down the shirt. A fun way to add a little glitz!

Happy Crafting!
~Patricia

DIY Plant Hanger

The other night I followed this picture tutorial and made a cool plant hanger out of an old t-shirt. I learned a couple of things along the way, and I'm going to share them here with you, so that you can make your own t-shirt plant hanger too. (Or make one for a gift!)  This is such a cool idea, here's the link to the website that has actual written directions, along with the pictures.

Hints:
Use a big t-shirt, like the biggest you have.  I used a woman's small from Target, and wish I would have used one of those big xxl t-shirts I have in my upcycle bin. (and yes, it's an upcycle bin, not a hoarding bin!).

When I do it again, I'm going to tie the knots at the end around my pot, instead of just tying them and then trying to find a pot to fit. Makes sense, doesn't it?

Get creative!  You can experiment with braiding, adding giant wooden beads, etc. There are so many cool things you can do with this idea once you get the hang of it.  And if you have an old, big t-shirt lying around, it's free! Who doesn't love free?

Have fun and get creative! Happy Mother's Day!

~Patricia

DIY Photo Hangings

Home Decor.

Nothing scares me as much as those 2 dreaded words: Home Decor.  I just never know what to put up, so our home looks basically the same as it did over 6 years ago when we moved it. A lot of the walls are bare, there are some blinds up, but no window treatments. I once told a friend we had nothing up because we were "minimalists;" but really it's a combination of not knowing what to do and laziness.  

However, I realized that I loved going to homes and looking at other family's portraits, so I decided to start out with one wall in our living room and work from there.  I printed some of my favorite photos from our wedding and got to work.  Feel free to craft along, you can do this with any photo!

DIY Photo Hangings

Supplies:

photo

claybord or similar (artist's canvas, piece of wood)

black paint

modge podge

spray sealer

hot glue

black ribbon

hanging supplies (nails, hammer)

Let's get started! 

The first thing I did was pick up this cool claybord from Hobby Lobby.  It's a nice quality board for painting on, and essentially that's what I did! My photos and claybord were similar in size.

I painted one side and the outer edges with black acrylic paint. This was a little tricky to do to get full coverage, I might try using spray paint next time, or even a sharpie in a pinch! It doesn't really matter if you want to paint the whole board or just the parts that will be seen, totally up to you!  let the paint dry, according to the directions.

I then did a thin layer of modge podge on the painted claybord, then I placed my photo where I wanted it, and then covered it all with another layer of modge podge. Let dry!

I then sealed it with an acrylic sealer spray and let that dry.  To hang it, I hot glued ribbon to the back of each claybord. I hammered some nails into the wall, and voila!  A fun, inexpensive, easy way to display my favorite photos!! 

I am not done with my first wall yet, I am finishing up on the curtains, as well as making a song lyric board with lyrics from our wedding song on it! So excited about that! 

Stay tuned, and thanks for crafting along with me!

~Patricia~