Saturday, August 21st, 2010
Two cakes, two outfit changes, two, maybe three goodie bags. The weekend of many parties. So many parties that I could hardly keep it all straight and almost showed up two hours early for one. Whoops.
I have plenty of things on my to do list but I’m recovering tonight from all the time I spent in the last few days cutting felt into tiny pieces. Today’s birthdays were for two of Chase’s very special friends so we made some very special gifts. Chase even helped me do some sewing on the machine.
The thing about making surprises is the waiting. As soon as I pull stuff off the machine I want to run right out and give it to the intended recipient. Sometimes before I even cut off the threads and finish up properly. These two projects didn’t involve too much sewing but I did kill an entire bottle of fabric glue.
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Sunday, August 23rd, 2009
I love to knit hats. Probably because they’re quick and easy. I borrowed Baby Beanies by Amanda Keeys from the library but wanted to try so many of the hats that I decided to buy it. I have come to accept that I need to just buy some books outright because by the time I return them to the library I inevitably owe as much as it would cost to buy in fines. There are tons of books out there with so many cute ideas but this one leans toward simple which is just right for me. Read the rest of this entry »
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Monday, August 10th, 2009
I was going to title this post cloth diaper changing pad but I couldn’t figure out how to place or not place hyphens so that it didn’t sound like a pad for changing cloth diapers instead of a changing pad made out of cloth. Grammar is so tricky. Then, my camera wanted to be tricky. I had exactly enough battery power left in my flash to take exactly two pictures. My flash batteries always disappear very suspiciously. When questioned, Ben said, No, he didn’t know where he could find me a set of batteries. However, upon further probing, it appears that he Read the rest of this entry »
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Wednesday, March 18th, 2009
I made this quick little ‘juice box’ for Chase not too long ago. I got tired of having to drink ‘milk’ everyday so I made some O.J. so at least now I have some options. I used the same template I used to make the milk carton but even so the new one came out about half the size and not at all the same. I could have done a much better job and I still might but it will do for now.
I don’t know, I’ve started to develop a real appreciation for slow projects. Hand-sewing, knitting, stuff like that. More than that even I’m able to take my time with things in a way that I could never do before. Spending a lot of time pinning, basting or marking used to be way down my list of things that are fun to do but lately I take a lot of pleasure in doing things and doing things well. Read the rest of this entry »
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Tuesday, November 25th, 2008
I made these grapes last night. They’re the first in what I hope will materialize into a set of different play foods. A while back I made a pretty successful strawberry and carrot so I’m feeling pretty confident about fruits and veg but I’m less certain about meats and grains. I don’t have that fully worked out yet but hopefully between now and Christmas I’ll have some more info to share on the matter.
I made the grapes from 4 small bags of pompoms. I stitched through some with elasticized thread and others with regular cotton thread. Once I had them all strung I twisted them around each other until I had something that resembled a bunch. You can sew right through the center of the pompoms. I hope it holds. We tossed it around a bit but I don’t know if the elasticized thread will be enough to withstand much pulling. It’s just an experiment, if they don’t last I’ll shell out for some commercially made stuff but until then I’ll keep having fun dreaming this stuff up.
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Monday, November 24th, 2008
We went to A.C. Moore today to pick up a few things. Something Kayris said got me thinking about trying my hand at some handmade fabric play food. My sewing machine is out of commission for the moment so I didn’t feel like going to JoAnne’s and opted for a little felt from the craft store instead. I just wanted to try it out and to see what I could do. There was quite an assortment of colors of felt but I’m standing there looking at them trying to figure out which of them were the color of an actual food. When I spied magnetic felt.
I wasn’t really sure what I was going to do with it when I put it in the cart but I think this is a cute idea that Chase will have fun playing with. Only the felt board itself is made with the magnetic felt. The rest of the face is made from regular felt and sticks as it would on a regular felt board although using magnetic felt for the face pieces might work and make them a little sturdier. I used a compass and cardstock to draw a series of circle templates and then used them as patterns to cut out the felt. Now I just have to remember to take it down and hide it before she wakes up tomorrow.
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Two cakes, two outfit changes, two, maybe three goodie bags. The weekend of many parties. So many parties that I could hardly keep it all straight and almost showed up two hours early for one. Whoops.
