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This is it...

2009-11-29T06:50:00.001-08:00

It got the best of me. I've had a few people check out the Beta Version of the new TFF site, and it looks like it's raring to go. So since patience is not something I'm particularly experienced with, I'm moving the site today :)
If you come here looking for posts, be sure to head over to TheFabricFloozie.com and remember to update your bookmarks!
Adios and see you on the flip side!

BIG changes coming... plus a giveaway!

2009-11-28T13:00:00.001-08:00

Good Afternoon everyone! I hope your Thanksgiving was fabulous and that you are well on your way towards Christmas Cheer ;)
I have some very exciting news. On December 1st, there will be a re-launch of TFF! That's right, a whole new site :)
You don't want to miss it, SO BE SURE that you update your bookmarks to www.TheFabricFloozie.com and check is out on Dec 1!
Also, I'll be hosting a giveaway that day, so be sure to check in and enter to win :)

Hats for bebes

2009-11-25T09:54:00.000-08:00

Today I found out about an organization that accepts donations of hats, booties, blankets, etc, which they give to newborns and babies in hospitals whom are ill or requiring an extra stay in the NICU before returning home.
I had a huge box of yarns left that I have no use for, so I figured even if I could just work a little each day, I could maybe do 1-2 hats per week before the holidays.
I've finished one after about an hour working on it (it's newborn sized)

Getcha some

2009-11-24T06:52:00.001-08:00

Just found this 40% off any one regular priced item coupon for MICHAELS online today. It's good through November 30. Enjoy!
http://www.coupondad.net/blog/michaels-printable-coupon-november-2009/

well, then...

2009-11-23T18:27:00.000-08:00

I've been a busy bee with my day job of photography... editing christmas photos and getting them to clients in time for holiday card printing.
But now I've got a little more free time to get back to my projects.
Right now, I'm focusing on building the dollhouse I bought for Lily.
I've painted the 3 main walls light pink, and tonight I was dying the shingles.
If you're considering building a dollhouse, it's been surprisingly easy thus far.
The dollhouse I purchased is this one but I plan on painting it pink with a grey roof and white trim.

Here are the shingles before they were dyed

While being dyed

And now they are drying

I'll be posting more photos throughout the week with additional progress.

A tropical Island

2009-11-13T07:56:00.000-08:00

Okay, tropical might be a stretch... But blissful? Peaceful? Those fit!
My island is COMPLETE. I know, go ahead and breathe that sigh of relief. You're sick of hearing about it, and frankly I'm sick of typing about it. So after this post, *zip*... no more talk about my stupid (yet beautiful!) island!

For those of you who haven't followed, a few months ago I picked up this little beaut on the side of the road. Yes, that's right. Pricetag: FREE

I had a wild hair to transform this into a kitchen island, which my kitchen desperately needed.

This was our kitchen before:

And this was a quickly simulated idea of what it should look like after *everything* is done

Obviously we aren't that far along yet (flooring is in the very distant future, and the bottom cabinets are only primed right now, not painted) but it gives you an idea of the goal.

Well, now atleast one piece of that goal is completed.

As you can see, we went with a butcher block countertop. While our price quotes varied wildly (Home Depot wanted a minimum of $2,500.00 for any wood counter top, no matter the size), we finally settled on a wooden Table Top (yes, you read that right) from Ikea for a rockin' good deal at only $79.00 + tax.

You'll notice the curtain I added. There was no door or drawers in that area previously, so I needed something to make it look finished. I installed a dowel to serve as a curtain rod and made a button-closure curtain to hang there, similar to the under-sick cabinet covers from old country kitchens.

The curtain can be easily slid from one side to the other to allow access to whatever I decide to store behind it, and can be unbuttoned to throw in the wash

When you factor in beadboard, hardware, the counter top, and the curtain, this island cost me $150.00 from start to finish to create... and the pride of knowing I did it myself is always a perk as well :)

All sorts of goodies

2009-11-11T13:00:00.000-08:00

The other day I posted a link to my Advent Calendar pattern on Etsy. That same day, I hit up Hobby Lobby to purchase all the goodies I need for making Miss Lily's calendar. Brendan's was made 2ish years ago, and this will be Lily's first year having one.
Check it out!

I'll be posting progress photos this week as I start working on it :)

If you haven't yet, check out the most recent pattern available Via TFF@Etsy

Shhhh, it's a secret

2009-11-11T07:34:00.000-08:00

Today I hit up Hobby Lobby for supplies for a Christmas gift. IF you can figure out what this is, don't say it in the comments because this is going to a readers house for Christmas and I want it to be a surprise ;)
But I went and got a bunch of these little wooden circles, as well as some fabric for the rest of the project. Check back in a week or so to see how this project has come along :)

If you haven't yet, check out the most recent pattern available Via TFF@Etsy

New boots from an old sweater

2009-11-10T18:52:00.000-08:00

Last week my parents thought they were moving back to Florida, then things changed and now they are staying here. But when they were still under the impression that they were leaving, they packed up many boxes, sold and donated items they didn't need, and gave us many things they knew we would enjoy. Including a box of many old VHS Disney movies that are currently "in the vault" and unavailable on DVD. When I opened the box, I was, first, VERY excited to see my old book about the Icelandic Yulemen/Trolls.

You see, I spent 4 years of my childhood in Keflavik, Iceland on the Navy Base that used to be there (it was closed only a few short years ago, now). An Icelandic tradition, in the same vein as Santa for Americans, is to celebrate the Icelandic Yulemen. They are trolls that come to your home each night prior to Christmas, one by one, leaving gifts in your shoe if you place it in your windowsill at night. I'll post more on this later as we do this every year and it will be Lily's first year to participate....
But as I dug further down in the box, I found many items of clothing that my mom no longer had a need for, and wanted to give me "first dibs" on before she donated them.
Many were suits and other items that I'm still pondering a use for.... but two stuck out to me immediately...

The blue one immediately called my name, and I could tell it was just begging to be made into tiny ugg style boots for Miss Lily.

I quickly went about using one of her existing shoes to make a sole pattern, and decided to wing it on the upper pattern. I knew it needed a button, so i snagged a few off another article of clothing in the box, and I knew it needed yarn on it somewhere, so I grabbed an old skein of grey yarn I had in my closet, and off to work I went

When I was done, Lily had a tiny pair of ski-lodge worthy fuzzy boots to wear around the house. I used old denim for the soles to keep them soft but durable, and I used the grey yarn to "lace up" the sides with a "for looks only" criss-cross pattern below the button (it's hard to see in the photos). The button is functional and is held by a crocheted button hole made of the same grey yarn from above, and the ankles can be flipped down to look more like furry moccasins.

Hope you enjoyed this recon. Take a moment to post a comment and tell me about your latest experience re-purposing something. Share a link if you'd like :)

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I'm Loving This DIY Cake Stand

2009-11-03T15:00:00.000-08:00

Check out this recent post from Shanty2Chic! It's amazing. I can't wait to try this!
A DIY Cake Stand using all items from Hobby Lobby!

Click here to view the post

If you haven't yet, check out the most recent pattern available Via TFF@Etsy

Pattern Available On Etsy!

2009-11-03T07:10:00.001-08:00

This is one of my favorite patterns and I'm about to start working on one for Lily this week.
It's a LARGE Advent Calendar Pattern. Great for putting small toys (think mini playdoughs, stensils, stickers, hot wheels, etc) into during the 25 days before Christmas.
The pattern is now available for Download on Etsy!
Purchase your pattern here!
Here is a digital example of the calendar:

And here is the one we made 2 years ago for Brendan:

Thank you, Bianca!

2009-10-27T21:00:00.000-07:00

Thank you to reader Bianca for telling me about HaloHeaven.com
I was able to buy lily her Tinkerbell Wings for under $2, and I even got a big green flower for her costume too (Which I'd been looking EVERYWHERE for, with no success).
Total, including shipping, $10. Score!

Magnets for your Munchkins

2009-10-27T15:00:00.000-07:00

I have a 4.5 year old son, so we are CONSTANTLY reviewing colors, shapes, sizes, letters and numbers. I had priced out the sets of magnets for my kids to use on the fridge while learning all of these subjects, but wowwee, they were pricey! So, as I always do, I thought "I bet I could make that for way cheaper. And off to Photoshop I went. I created 8 shapes that my son would learn during his first step of shape-learning (circle, square, triangle, etc). I labeled them so that he could connect the spelling of each of those shapes with the shape itself. Then I made them bright colors so we could also work on our basic color learning.
I then printed them out on my computer and used some sticky-back magnets I had on hand to adhere them to a magnetic surface. Using sharp scissors, I cut around the edges and voila! I had some shaped magnets for the kids! I've also done this with numbers and letters, though those take way longer.

So today I wanted to share my Shapes
These are made large (they will print 1 set per page), but you can easily size them down prior to printing if you want to use them on a business card magnet.
If you want them bigger, like I did, visit Magnet Valley's Adhesive Magnet Sheet selection page to purchase.

Here is set one

Click here to download Set 1

Here is set 2

Click here to download Set 2

Enjoy! And be sure to comment on this post if you blog about your experiences with this project! I love to see when other people try what I share :)

courtesy

TheFabricFloozie.com

2009-10-27T11:00:00.000-07:00

Now you can view the site by visiting TheFabricFloozie.com! Check it out and update your bookmarks!

Also, you can now contact me directly via contact@TheFabricFloozie.com!

Floozin' up Facebook

2009-10-27T08:57:00.001-07:00

The Floozie is now on Facebook :) Fan us, because I'll be doing some cool giveaways there this fall ;)
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Well that's exciting!

2009-10-27T06:23:00.000-07:00

As of today, I'm officially an Examiner for Examiner.com! I've been added to their Arts & Crafts section, and will start writing later this week. I'm a very excited girl! I hope you all will check out my feed there and show them that I have an awesome audience of crafters!

AFTER: The Kitchen window

2009-10-26T22:00:00.000-07:00

I kept saying I'd post this, but I never got around to it. The window is finally done, trim complete, wall painted and everything back to normal.

The island is getting there...

2009-10-26T13:33:00.000-07:00

I swear, I will soon be done talking about this rehab. Our island is nearly done. The paint job is complete and the doors are all put together with hardware, etc. Tonight we will mount the butcherblock and then we just have to add the trim and we'll be all set. :)

Check it out so far.

It started out as this, if you recall

And last, but equally exciting

2009-10-22T18:59:00.000-07:00

Today I found the ULTIMATE find.
As many of you know, I'm redoing our kitchen myself, on a shoestring.

It all started with replacing a window with a larger window

Followed by creating an island

and finally painting our cabinets (which I just realized I forgot to post about, so I guess I will post that tomorrow) and adding hardware.

I had priced a butcher block counter top for the island.

Home Depot: $2,500 minimum
The Butcher Block Company: About $300, but free shipping

Today I went to Ikea and checked out their wood counter tops.

It was going to be around $195.00 for a bigger piece than we needed. We'd have to cut it down, then stain it if we wanted to. Score... saving over $100! Nice.

Then I walked in the next room and saw it... a display of table tops... and right in the middle, a butcher block style table top. for... get this... $79. No joke.
I measured it and it was a little bigger than we needed, but would work in the kitchen (or we could cut it down if we wanted to). So tonight JR and I headed out to Ikea to pick that bad boy up! And it's AWESOME.

Right now it's just sitting on the island, b/c the island is nowhere near done (I thought I had $300 to budget for, so i stopped working on it!), but here's an idea of what it looks like... on my cell phone... in the dark LOL

And if you recall, the paint for the island was free, as was the primer. The base was free on the side of the road. The hardware was around $12, the top was $86 with tax, and the beadboard was about $19.00, So that makes the grand total of our island
somewhere around $120.00. Not too shabby for an entire island!

First and foremost

2009-10-22T18:57:00.001-07:00

How excited am I to be featured on Tip Junkie yet again?! This is 2 times since starting this blog only a few months ago! Pretty rad! This time, it's for my tutorial on Coasters!
Check out her post that I'm featured on at TipJunkie.com

mobile posting!

2009-10-22T10:44:00.001-07:00

Yay for the pixelpipe android blogger application!! Excited to now be mobile blogging

What a lovely vacation

2009-10-20T06:58:00.000-07:00

WHEW! We are back from our mini vaca. We went to Houston for several days to take the kids to see The Imagination Movers in concert.
It was fun for all of us, and the trip was great since Grandma and Grandpa got to come too!
But today is back to the grind.... Todays project is to make some fairy wings for Lily's Tinkerbell Halloween costume.
If you have any ideas or tips, please let me know!

the no photo update

2009-10-06T14:32:00.000-07:00

So I don't have a pic to show, but our downstairs is officially green and the window is finished except texturing and painting around the frame. I've started priming the kitchen cupboards, so we are well on our way!

The window to the Wooooorld!

2009-09-28T20:34:00.000-07:00

a starbucks drink on me to anyone who can name what movie Jennifer Lopez said that in ;)

And in the meantime, we have a new window in our kitchen!
Here is our before

Isn't that strange how high the window is? Makes no sense. (note that the A-frame ladder is a 6 foot ladder)

First we uninstalled the other window, then we cut down a larger opening, framed it out, sealed it with all the necessary goop and crap, and installed the new window.

Soon we'll be able to finish the dry wall and re-attach the windowsill, then finish painting around it ;)

Another way to raise money for breast cancer...

2009-09-25T05:00:00.001-07:00

As most of you know, I'm participating in the breast cancer 3Day in November. I have to raise $2,300 in order to participate.
You can help me from the comfort of you own home now!
Click the link below, join the fundraiser and submit a few reviews on your favorite local businesses! Each review will pay money towards my fundraising! IF you're the first person to review a business, it'll pay $1.50. If you're the 2nd-4th,it'll pay 50c. Be sure to look under the business header b/c some will not count towards the fundraiser (chains and certain categories)
http://www.insiderpages.com/fundraisers/Breast-Cancer-3-Day-J-Reitz-0910

Thanks!!

if you can't REALLY do it...

2009-09-24T11:06:00.001-07:00

atleast you can pretend to. ;)

This was our island before hand.

It was "FREE OR SALVATION ARMY" on the side of the road.
It used to be a hutch, it appears. Now it's going to be my island for my kitchen ;)

First I took the drawer and doors off

Then I dismembered it. LOL. I removed the counter top, the trim on the bottom, and all the hardware. I also scrubbed the crap out of it.

Then I set it up in my kitchen to see what measurements I wanted to take with me when I bought the wood for the counter top.

I showed this photo to a friend who immediately claimed "I don't get it". LOL.
I'm a very visual person too, so i knew what she meant. So I hopped in photoshop and got... well, a little carried away.
Here is my kitchen before we moved in

Here is my completed kitchen... according to photoshop ;)

Now lets see how close we can get to that...

i'm seeing green!

2009-09-23T20:57:00.000-07:00

our previously lifeless living room and kitchen has undergone a small makeover, in the form of GREEN paint. :)
The color is Wheat Grass by Sherwin Williams, and while it's more green than the paint sample shoes, it isn't anywhere near as limey-yellow as it looks in these photos.
And since there is still so much more to do on it, I'm not posting big photos ;) Just close ups.
Enjoy!

Another trouble spot

2009-09-19T15:00:00.000-07:00

Have you ever heard of three Potato four?
If not, don't click the above link. I'm serious. Don't. If you don't want to spend your entire paycheck on freaking adorable vintage home decor... if you don't want to lose 3+ hours of your day, scouring through their online shop. If you don't want to end up renovating your entire kitchen to accomodate the the things they sell that you simply CAN NOT live without.... then don't visit their store.
Or if you're like me, and you're cool with losing hours of your day and having money flood from your bank account (whether it's there or not), then go for it ;)

We are painting our living room and kitchen this weekend... it's an awesome shade of green called Wheat Grass by Sherwin Williams. It's kind of a lime/sagey green... it's calming but also spunky and fun at the same time.

After that, our kitchen cabinets are getting a full makeover including bead board insets, 2 coats of cream ("biscuit") paint, and the addition of hardware. We'll also be finishing our island and placing that in the kitchen as well.

It'll be a while before we can rip out the linoleum and replace it with wood, or take out the laminate counter top and replace it with something prettier, but it'll atleast be a decent head start into our renovation for the time being :)

With my new look to my kitchen, I'm finding all of these things at three Potato four that I'm not entirely certain I can live without. Check them out below.

More Green Kitchen - from La Maison Boheme

2009-09-19T12:00:00.000-07:00

With our green and cream kitchen renovation getting underway, Sarah from La Maison Boheme sweetly agreed to do an inspiration post showing other green farm style kitchens. There are lots of photos of fun farm kitchens with a modern twist.
Love it! Thanks Sarah!
(Click the image below to see her post!)

Change in plans

2009-09-19T07:31:00.001-07:00

Sadly, my kitchen will not be receiving a new window today. It will have to wait until next week as my Dad (who will be helping install said window) has to work today. Check back next weekend for photos of our mini renovation ;)

Hanging a much prettier Flat Screen (aka: How to watch TV without having to look at a mess of cords)

2009-09-18T09:03:00.000-07:00

We hung our flat screen tv awhile back, and while we love that it's mounted, we didn't love all the nasty, ugly cords hanging down.
Before we mounted, our Flat Screen was a safety hazard, just waiting to topple over onto an unsuspecting house guest. Not to mention, it took up a lot of space since it had to be on an angle b/c of the large TV stand and the fireplace.

After we hung the TV, all the cables necessary for the TV to function draped down our fireplace. Not a pretty sight.

So we ran the cables along the mantle over to the shelf where the Cable Box and DVD player are.

Then we took down the TV and drilled a large hole in the wall in an area that we knew would be hidden by the TV (have the vacuum handy, b/c there will be lots of paint and drywall dust)

Do the same on the side wall of the fireplace (over by our brown shelf) or whereever you want the cords to come back out.

Straighten a wire hanger and make a hook on the end of it. Grab a skein of yarn and a heavy bolt. tie the end of the yarn into the bolt (do not cut the yarn off the skein, just leave it all attached), chuck the bolt through the hole by the tv. It will hang down into the wall. Going in through the other hole, use your wire hook to snag the bolt and pull it back out the other end.

When you are ready to thread the cables through, you might want to consider doing them in sets of 2-3 at a time. Tie the skein end of the yarn to the ends of the cords and carefully pull the bolt end until the cords come through the other side.
Untie the cords, plug them in, pull on the skein side of the yarn to thread some of the slack back up towards the TV and start again with the next set.

You can purchase outlet covers that are basically a big circle so that it'll look nicer. That's what we did :)

Here's our after, and no, we had not yet dealt with the cables of the left of the fireplace yet ;)

CORRECTION: Tutorials

2009-09-17T17:00:00.000-07:00

I went to the Tutorials page today and saw that some of the images weren't working. So just so you know, they are all back up and running ;)

TUTORIALS PAGE

This weekend brings a new window

2009-09-17T08:47:00.000-07:00

As much as we love our new house, there are certain things about it that we can't help but look at and go "really?"
Like our kitchen window. It makes NO sense. None at all.
You're standing in front of the sink doing dishes, kids are in the backyard (the kitchen window points to the backyard) and you look at the window, watching the play. That's the goal, right?
Well, apparently our builder missed the memo, b/c our window starts like 2 feet above our sink. Why there is even a window there if you can't look out it, i'll never know.
So we're going to take out the window, cut the hole down longer and put in a new window so that we are able to watch the kids play from the kitchen (and get more natural light in).
Here is the before

And here is where we cut a line down to be sure there were no wires or anything that made the builder HAVE to put in a tiny window (no, there weren't... they did it for no logical reason. LOL) then taped over it until the window gets here.

The window is being placed on saturday, So i'm sure I'll have more pics for you then, and a total cost of project :)

Oh, and btw, I added a pic of Mia to the previous post, so check it out. There was supposed to be one, so i have no idea what happened to it. LOL

Meet the newest memeber of the Floozie Family

2009-09-16T15:00:00.000-07:00

This is Mia, she is the newest member of our family!
We have wanted a 2nd, small dog (a girl) since we got Duke nearly 7 years ago, so we decided that now that we have our own house and a big yard, it’s about dang time!
Mia is a 9.5 week old Yorkiepoo (Yorkie-Poodle Mix). I would guess she weighs about 3 lbs but will probably get up to around 10-12 lbs full grown.
She is just the sweetest girl ever and the kids ADORE her. Duke and Mia have met twice so far... he does okay, although I think he's afraid of her ;)
Mind you, he's like 75 lbs, and she's 4 lbs.... but whatever LOL

Oh nooooo, this is bad. Very very bad.

2009-09-16T07:00:00.000-07:00

While blog surfing today, I can across a link to this site and I think I may very well be in a heap of trouble.
Farmhouse Wares

Check out these things, which I'm sure you'll soon see in my kitchen. LOL

Featured in the DIY Showoff!

2009-09-16T04:58:00.000-07:00

Well I just woke up to an AWESOME email saying that Lily's room is being featured on the DIY Showoff today. Be sure to check it out, and bookmark her blog too, b/c there's always awesome stuff on there.
CLICK HERE TO READ THE BlOG POST NOW

How to make a Personalized Toddler Growth Chart!

2009-09-10T06:14:00.000-07:00

Here is a great new tutorial posted on ehow for you to enjoy!

Lily's got some new Jammies!

2009-09-09T07:59:00.000-07:00

just a quick project I did last night. I used RTW pants and a t-shirt she had to make the sizing correct. The knit/jersey fabric is on sale at hobby lobby ;)

Check out the new Tutorials Page!

2009-09-09T06:00:00.000-07:00

I've revamped the Tutorials page, in hopes of photos making it easier to see what each tutorial is all about! Check it out!

You can also get there by clicking on that same TUTES image in the right column ;)

Miss Lily's got some new digs

2009-09-09T05:26:00.000-07:00

This weekend we finished Lily's room overhaul. It was about time since Brendan's room has been done for, what? Like 2 months?
So anyways, here she is :)
If you have any questions about where anything is from, or how to do anything shown in the photos, just leave it in the comments section and i'll be sure to respond :)

We had planned to paint her bed a really light green, but that's not done yet.
But for the most part, it's completed.

This room involved a LOT. We hung textured wallpaper that looks like Beadboard. We created a wrap-around shelf from 1x2, 1x4 and crown moulding (and a lot of caulk, LOL). We refinished and handpainted flowers on her dresser. We created a bow holder. We painted her mirror. We created a growth chart. We will be painting her bed. We will be dying her chair slipcover. Whew. 2 weeks (with houseguests in town, and only working from 8pm-10pm on weeknights) but it's done!

here's the before

and here are our afters (sorry they are big)

Yes, in that last photo, that is in fact a dressing room in her bedroom
For anyone who remembers the pics in our rental, this mirror came with the dresser, but we didn't want to attach it to the dresser since it would be so tall and topheavy.
So instead we had it in her closet for storage, but she'd always sneak into the closet and twirl in front of the mirror, looking at her clothes. so we decided she needed a dressing room
The mirror is tethered to the wall, and to the right will eventually be a hook for her dress up clothes (seen above the mirror) and to the left of the mirror will be a hook for her jewelry

how her letters came out (they were done before, but got damaged in a move, so i stripped them, painted them, and put new paper covering on them). (Try this project at home!)

the bow holder i made for her (make one for yourself!)

her growth chart

The dresser I repainted.

and just b/c I thought it looked cute, her little clothing rack

That's her room! Thanks for checkin it out!

Another new Tutorial! Bow Holder

2009-09-06T20:15:00.000-07:00

Another teaser from Lily's room! Hope you enjoy!!

A tutorial on how to make a simple Bow Holder!
http://www.ehow.com/how_5384104_make-hair-bow-holder-child.html

A tutorial!

2009-09-05T19:53:00.000-07:00

Hey everyone!
I know I've been MIA, but I promise, I've had lots of great projects happening. I'll post photos here soon ;)
In the meantime, check out this teaser (part of Lily's new bedroom!)

A tutorial on how to make decorative letters for a nursery. Very easy, 5 steps I think? A less than 1 hour project :)
http://www.ehow.com/how_5384078_make-decorative-letters-childs-roomnursery.html

more on eHow!

2009-08-19T15:31:00.000-07:00

I now have 10 articles on eHow, including a few of the Tutorials right off this site.
Check them out, rate them, and leave comments if you like! Thank so much!

A giveaway!

2009-07-23T17:39:00.001-07:00

Okay folks! I've got a few of these coming up
Vendors that have donated things to me to help with my fundraising for the Susan G Komen 3 Day in November. I so far have $499.00 fund raised, and I need $2,300 by November 9th, so heres the first fundraiser!

Up for grabs I have TWO Weather teddy bears by Storytime Felts.
I don't know if there are storytime felts reps here in the DFW area, but there are in Northern California where I lived before, and they got us HOOKED. All the kids who come over to our house love our Felt playsets, and they are so easy to use. Not messy, babies can even use them, they are 100% safe, non toxic, no fears of lead, etc... and they are even safe to use in the pool/tub!!

http://www.funfelt.com/weather-teddy-bears.html

These run $33 EACH if you purchase from their website.
These are the mounted board sets (great for kids to need something sturdy to hang on to) and uncut (you cut out the clothes yourself, takes about 5-10 mintes, one time). GREAT for teaching about dressing yourself, clothing, seasons, sensations and more!
[quote]These oversized bears are great fun for little hands to dress up for whatever the weather may be. Sets includes 18 pieces of clothing and 3 felt windows depicting rain, snow, and wind, to go along with the background scene of a sunny day. Girl bear also includes a starry night time window. Choose Boy or Girl bear. Save by purchasing both! See below.
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eHow, here i come ;)

2009-07-23T17:11:00.000-07:00

Today I posted my first tutorial on eHow!
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2 new projects!

2009-07-21T06:05:00.000-07:00

So it's that time! Time for 2 LARGER Projects. That's right, I'm talking about things bigger and more involved than scrappy coasters ;)
We are making shelving for next to our fireplace, and a kitchen island. WHEW!
I'm tired already.
First is the shelving..

We bought the wood last night to build our first ladder shelving for the living room. Really excited to see how it turns out tonight.

And this weekend we spotted a "FREE OR SALVATION ARMY!" sign on our street and snagged what WAS the bottom of a hutch, which we will be re purposing into a kitchen island. Frustrating part is, we had the idea, I explained it all to JR so that he wouldn't think I was nuts, then he thought I was brilliant... then last night, I picked up a new DIY type magazine, and saw they had the exact same idea in the mag *banghead* so much for being original. LOL
Our soon-to-be island

I'll be sure to post pics of the shelving as it gets done!

The Dining Room + Antique Store Finds

2009-07-14T09:17:00.000-07:00

So as you know I've been working on our Dining Room on the cheap. I'm finally making some headway on it, in between finishing Brendan's bedroom.
The color scheme for the Dining Room is black, white, and citrus green.

This wall may just be my favorite thing about the room. Check it out:

Black Shelf on bottom: $15 bought NIP from a friend.
Black Shelf on top: Came in house - FREE!
Green Mirror: $1 unfinished from Michaels. Used Safari Green Paint by Glidden (sampler $2.98)
2 Glass/Green Candles: $1 bin at Michaels.
White Vase: $4.99 at Michaels. Clearanced.
Flowers: 3 at Michaels
2 White Frames on bottom shelf: $1 each unfinished from Michaels. Used some White paint I had lying around.
Pictures in bottom frames: Printed on home PC. FREE
White frame on top shelf: $1 unfinished from Michaels.
Paper in Frame: Scrap of Scrapping paper used for Dining Room Coasters.
White Metal Basket: $2 CCA Thrift Store, painted White.
Yarn: From my stash - a perfect color match!

That's a pretty cheap display right there! It's obviously not done (still a bit empty) but I love it anyways :)

You might remember that when I redid the table/chairs/side table, I also painted 2 large wood frames black. They were given to me by my dad and had no hardware or glass, which meant that until I could get some glass cut, I'd need a sturdy/firm mat to hold it all together.
Not only could I not find ANY mat for the 14x18 frame (what an odd size!), I also couldn't find any PRETTY matting for either of them, or artwork I'd want hanging in my dining room.
So, we did it a creative way. I spent $7.99 on a set of green pillow cases and sent JR outside with his jig saw and some luan. He cut me mats to the sizes I requests and using a staple gun, I covered them with the fabric from the pillowcases.
Then I printed photos I liked from flickr (check out their creative commons pics if you need something quick!) and printed them on my home pc.

And don't you love those candle holders? Yeah, they were a gift. I hit up Golightly's in NRH the other day with my mom, and she got me those candle holders, AND this beautiful white antique wash basin. Love it.

scrappy panties

2009-07-13T11:20:00.000-07:00

Lily is about to start PTing here in the next few months and my husband is way over having scraps of fabric strewn about my office/sewing room - aka. master bedroom LOL.
So I took the scraps from this weeks PJ's and made her a pair of Panties. and OMG, are they cute.
Using the pattern by That.Darn.Kat. slightly modified (there shouldn't be a seam down the back) due to not having any really large scraps of fabric.

Repurposed PJs

2009-07-13T10:02:00.000-07:00

A friend gave me a big bag of handmedown clothes for Lily in the other day and in it I found an adorable knit fabric blanket that I knew Lily would never use (she has favorite blankets that never leave her side at bedtime)
So I chopped off the binding and made her a set of Pjs.

Brendan's New Room!

2009-07-09T10:06:00.000-07:00

Check it out! B got his room set up! Lily's is next, but for the time being, we are enjoying our space adventure of a bedroom :)

I'll start with photos, and below I'll note where we got each item, and about how much it cost us. Hopefully that'll help if you want to do anything similar!

We have more vinyl on order for going over his dresser. Just waiting to get it now :)
And yes, there are three areas of paint that need touched up ;)
Oh, and the dresser will eventually be refinished to black.

Starting with the Chalkboard Wall:
Black paint on top half: Onyx Black by Glidden ($20 per gallon)
Bottom half: Chalkboard Paint by Rustoleum ($12.98 per quart, we used 2)
Rocketship: Hand painted using a Glidden red paint sampler ($2.98)
Numbers/Blast Off!: Vinyl by Samantha ($17.00)
Red Moulding: 1x2" (I believe) moulding from Home Depot ($2.99 per board, we used 1.5) painted with red Behr Paint Sample

Other walls:
Grey Paint: Classic Silver by Behr Ultra Premium (it really is worth every penny, that paint+primer in one stuff!) ($38.00 per gallon, we used one)

Furniture:
Bed: Ikea. Approx $450 including bedding and mattress
Bedding: Ikea. Reversible comforter, and separate sheet/pillow case.
Grey Blanket: Disney Store - CARS themed. ($19.99)
Space Pillow: Made by me. Pillow premade ($6.99) from Joanns, Fabric from Joanns ($7.99 per yard, I used a half yard)
Dresser: From Craigslist ($10.00) and refinished by my husband and I
Ottomans: Originally from Target ($19.99 each) in light blue, for my business. Recovered with fabric from Joanns ($2.99 per yard, 1.75 yards of each).
Bookshelf: Ikea ($6.99)
Red Toy Nest: Ikea ($unknown)

All in all this transformation cost is $132.98. We are not counting the things we already had (bed, dresser, etc) or things we repurposed from other areas of the house. This is simply the cost from start to finish of redoing THIS room.

So there's the rundown of his bedroom :)
Hope you enjoyed!!

Tutorial: Coasters

2009-07-08T19:43:00.000-07:00

**UPDATED WITH PHOTOS*
Once the photos were added, I realized that i didn't exactly explain the steps to coincide with the photos I took. So I've edited the steps a little to make it easier to understand.

Get ready for the most disappointing tutorial of all time.
It's 9:44pm and my card reader just died. *bang head*
So, no photos with this right now, but as soon as I can access them, I promise I'll share.

How to make coasters for your home:

What you need:
Sharp scissors (fabric scissors are good, but you'll wreak havoc on them, so don't use spendy ones)
Several sheets of foam (99c from craft store. I buy the huge ones, and need 2)
Several pieces of pretty scrapping paper (I normally get 4 coordinating prints)
Double Sided Adhesive (the kind i bought came in like 5x7 sheets, so I could do 2 coasters - albeit one creatively, lol - per sheet.)
Laminating Paper (comes in a big roll, it's the peel and stick kind. be sure it's archival quality)
Pen or pencil
Something round that is the size you want your coasters to be (i got out a piece of tupper ware that was smaller, and used the top rim of it)
Here are the photos of the brands I used. I liked everything I used, so if yo want it to go super smooth, grab these from Michaels.

Take your bowl and put it on your foam. See how you are going to fit the circles onto that. With the big sheets, I did 2 rows of 3, so 6 per sheet. If that's the case, cut in half longwise, then measure out using your bowl into 3rds, cutting as you go. You should have 6 (per sheet) foam squares. Set aside.

Now you want to do the same with your scrapping paper. Cut squares that are a hair bigger than the bowl. You can use either your bowl as a template or your now-cut foam squares.

Now we will cut the adhesive. Same way

And same with the laminate

To assemble a coaster you will need (from top to bottom) 1 piece of laminate, 1 piece of paper, 1 piece of adhesive, 1 piece of foam.

check both sides of your foam for flaws. If there is a flawed side, place it flawed side up on the table. If not, doesn't matter which side goes up.
Peel off one side of the adhesives backing paper. Stick to foam square.
Place paper face up, stick laminate paper onto to of paper. Be sure to press evenly to avoid bubbles on BOTH steps.

You should now have 2 pieces. foam/adhesive and paper/laminate.

Now stick your paper/laminate onto the foam adhesive after peeling off the 2nd backing. Be sure to press it down evenly to avoid bubbles.

You now have an oversize, unevenly cut square coaster. Congrats, you're done!

I kid.

Flip coaster face down, take bowl and place on foam side of coaster. Using pen or pencil, lightly trace your circle shape.

Using sharp scissors, cut out circle. Be sure to use long, smooth cut lines. Many short choppy lines will result in a messy looking circle.

Enjoy!

It's coming!!

2009-07-08T07:23:00.000-07:00

My last week has been a blur of paint and moulding and vinyl! LOL
Today I'm going to be posting the coaster tutorial, as well as pictures of Brendan's new space themed bedroom, and probably pictures from recovering an ottoman (easy peasy, you should try it)
So please be sure to check back tonight to see it all!
And if any of you who voted have not gotten your comments yet, they are coming, I swear it. This week has just been crazy!

I need your help!

2009-06-30T05:32:00.000-07:00

Hey everyone! I know it's been a while. I've been SO bad about updating any of my blogs b/c I've been terribly busy with work, sick kids, and a birthday party. I have photos to post soon that are a tutorial of the coasters, I promise :)

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Coasters and Shelving - the dining room is taking shape!

2009-06-25T13:34:00.000-07:00

Well, I'm finally getting moving on the dining room again. My progress was halted by 2 head colds, 1 stomach virus, 1 birthday party, and 5 house guests. LOL

First off, here is the before (you can also see the finished dining table!). Oh, and by the way, that light fixture was an ugly brass color, and has been refinished silver to go better with our primarily-black dining room. (But I promise, more color will be added soon ;))

However on that back wall, where my new side table (also refinished) is looking particularly dwarfed... now that's been moved and these shelves have been put up in its place

Like my new vase? Thanks, me too. $4 at Michaels today!

The side table has been moved to the wall on the right by the door to the kitchen, and one of the refinished photo frames hangs over it (temporarily empty)

So that's my dining room progress for the day (there is a little more, but no pics just yet of it)

Then in our living room, we have our new couches and coffee/end tables. Since they are new, and we are anal for the time being, we needed coasters. I couldn't find any i loved anywhere, and the only ones that came close rang in at $30 from Pier 1. Uhhh, pass, thanks.
So I decided that since eclectic always wins in my book, I'd make them myself.

Just laminate, scrapbook paper, double sided adhesive, and foam. Easy peasy and oh-so-cheap (just the way I like it) ;)

The finished Master Closet

2009-06-01T09:25:00.000-07:00

The closet is finally done. The longest paint job of all time is finally complete. LOL

After seeing a coat of the dark brown on the shelves, we nixed it and went back to white.
It just wasn't a great color.

Here is our dreary, dirty looking before

and here is our brighter, clean, "after"

Not as big of a difference as we were hoping for (since the brown didn't work out) but it's brighter (a more peach toned tan than the previous brown/grey toned tan), cleaner (all the nasty scuff/dirt marks on the old flat paint have been covered with clean satin paint), and smell free (no more dog urine!!) So it's a win win :)

All moved in... and our derailment

2009-05-25T04:59:00.000-07:00

We moved into our new house on saturday. We are now 48 hours past the time we STARTED packing our truck, so just over 35 hours past when we finally had every last box under this roof.
We also had invited friends/family over for a BBQ today. We thought that in a day and a half (Sunday and Monday morning) we'd be able to unpack at least the majority of the downstairs. Hahaha, what fools we were.
Yesterday we had a derailment which resulted in a minor renovation of our closet. And by minor I mean "removal of animal urine" and by renovation I mean "lots of coats of paint".
You see, the previous owners had stunning furniture. You probably remember that from our photos before we moved in. Big beautiful dark wood bedroom furniture. Stunning, really. Although they probably spent a small fortune on said furniture, they apparently didn't give a crap what happened to it. Because they allowed their dogs to pee all over it.
When their furniture was finally gone (the day we took posession), we noticed brownish/orange circles where the legs of the bed, dresser, bench, and armoir had been. We thought (due to the color and the lack of overwhelming odor) that the stains were from the finish of the furniture rubbing off on the carpet fibers.
Once we got the computer in the bedroom, we realized we were sorely mistaken. While laying on the carpet, checking my email, I noticed that my allergies were getting HORRIBLE and there was a weird smell to the closest brown spot.
Sure enough, it was dog urine. Their dogs had apparently marked every leg of EVERY piece of furniture in their master bedroom. So we went on to spot treating and used both OxyClean/Woolite Spot Shot and then later, Resolve High Traffic Foam.Then we shampooed the whole room after vacuuming. For the record, I do not recommend this method as it bleached out the carpet, but atleast I can go into my master bedroom now without sneezing up a storm. We do intend to replace the carpet ASAP, but since it's a 19x15 room, it's going to cost a pretty penny (approx $600 including pad and labor) to install new carpet in there. So we just needed to make it livable for the time being. Then we noticed that duke (our dog) peed on baseboard downstairs. Just a squirt as if he was marking his territory. Mind you, Duke has NEVER marked indoors in the 7 years we've had him, and he hasn't had an accident indoors in nearly as long (5-6 years). So we started looking around and sure enough, there were dried yellow "drips" on the white baseboards. UGH. Nasty.
So Lily and I ran to Home Depot while Daddy shampooed the carpet, and we stocked up on Kilz and Paint. I decided, though, that if I was going to repaint, I was going to do it the color I WANTED, not the color that was already there. Granted, the main color I wanted wasn't TOO far from the color they already had, but i'm happy with the difference anyway. Their tan color was much more brown based and looked grungy/dirty. Mine is more peach based, and I'll also be repainting all the shelving brown :) After that, I'll move to the master bedroom before painting the kids rooms.
This is our before

These are our after colors

I'll be back soon with some after pics :)

It's all ours!

2009-05-20T05:12:00.000-07:00

We finally have possession of the house! YAY!
We went last night and brought Subway and had a picnic in the living room. :D
It was fabulous, and the kids got to play in the backyard for a bit. More on that in a bit ;)
For the time being, here is our empty house

Kitchen and Living Room:

Dining room:

going upstairs:

playroom/2nd living room:

master bedroom:

master bath:

master closet:

Laundry room:

Lily's room:

Brendan's Room:

the kids bathroom:

The half bath:

The kitchen floor (linoleum) has some staining. I guess I'm just going to have to suck it up an deal with it until we put in the new floor. It may be a while, though. We'll see ;)

So we had a nice little dinner all in the living room

Brendan enjoying his room

Lily enjoying hers

We also had some fun playing in the backyard

When we first walked out, we saw a mama bird flying away from a nest up in the top of our porch. Aside from the mama squawking away, I heard nothing from the nest, so I assumed it was full of eggs.

Since my vision is so bad, I took a photo so I could zoom in and see better

I shooed the kids out of the patio so the mama (who was circling overhead) could come back.

And then I snagged this photo right before we left for the night

So we have 4 new family members, and brendan wants to build them a bird house :) Can you tell he's my child?

we're closed!

2009-05-19T15:35:00.000-07:00

As of friday, we are not only home owners, but landlords. LOL.
The ~~current~~ previous ;) owners are still living there through today, as a "temporary leaseback". IF they aren't out by tomorrow morning, they owe us $50 rent per day that they are there. But they got their new house today and expect to be out by tonight. I sure hope that's the case (though $50 would be nice. LOL).
In any event, things are moving right along on the packing, so that's great. We are nearly packed up (this weekend was a bust as I had a wedding and 3 photoshoots in 2 days), and the refinishing projects are moving right along. We have no more primer-white furniture, thank goodness. We are now on to either black and poly coated, or black, and needing poly. The table is what is left to poly, and tonight I want to drill holes in the drawers of the side table to install the new hardware I bought for it. I HATE having so many unfinished projects around the house, but at the same time, I know that I'm at a "hurry up and wait" spot right now b/c of us not having access to the house yet.

ouchhhh

2009-05-13T12:18:00.000-07:00

Today I had to do the unthinkable... tear into the table I'd just finished. Ugh.
But it was for good reason (though that didn't ease the pain of sanding over the brand new paint job).
I was not happy with how the old holes had closed up from the hardware. I'd used a filler that I had on hand which ended up shrinking once it had been painted. So it had 6 little "dips" in the front of the drawers which were painfully visible.
Here is my before

See those nasty little holes where the hardware was? Yuck. They had to go.

So I dug the filler out, sanded them all down (important to be sure you have a smooth transition from the now-raw wood to the paint that you'll be leaving)

Cracked out or new partner in crime (Someone needs to get me a Minwax Tshirt or something. They have had half my damn income for the last month)

Filled the holes up

And now I just wait for them to dry so I can sand it down and re-paint.
Also, I bought the hardware today. But you've gotta wait to see that :)

By the way, Final inspection on the new house is tomorrow. Closing is on Friday and Keys are on Tuesday! YAY!

Go win yourself a $5 photoshoot!

2009-05-06T07:10:00.000-07:00

It's progressing

2009-05-04T20:03:00.001-07:00

Today was a busy busy day. I got in LOTS of priming before tomorrows rain.
I know it doesn't LOOK like it, but I swear it is progressing LOL

First is the chairs
From this:

To This:

Side Table
From This:

To This:

And finally, the table.
From this:

To This:

I must say, I was a little sad to cover up that table. I love that it reminds me of like an old farm house table. And all the varying colors of wood in the top remind me of a butcher block style table. But I know I'll be happy with it's done, so I just pushed through the twinge of sadness LOL.

And just for the record, Here is a photo that shows our current dining arrangements.
No, there isn't normally boxes and a hula hoop there. That's where we have to put part of our stuff that's ready for the move.

Total Dining Room overhaul price so far:
$122 at home depot in supplies
$75 paint sprayer
$10 side table
$0 table and chairs (already had them)
----
$207.00 total

Woah bessie!

2009-05-03T19:33:00.000-07:00

Thanks to my handy dandy new paint sprayer, I finished both chairs in less than 15 minutes! WOOHOO!
Now I can have spray-paint speed work with hand painted quality (minus the brush strokes)! Yay me!

Today I went from this:

to this: (and I apologize in advance for the horrible after pics. the sun had already set)

I can not recommend enough the paint sprayer I just got.

Check it out at Home Depot HERE except I got mine in store for a better price, just FYI.

I love love love it. Longest part is the thorough cleaning you have to give it when you switch colors or finish up for the day, but it's worth every minute of cleaning (10, tops) when you condense a normally 45-60 minute job into 10-15 minutes.

Oh, and just for fun.... a sneak for next week

i'm in trouble now...

2009-05-03T11:37:00.001-07:00

i just bought a paint sprayer.

that is all.

brown + flowers = win/win

2009-04-29T13:35:00.001-07:00

A while back, my mom & grandmother gave me some shirts to do with as i pleased. I've reconed them into lots of different outfits for Miss Lily, and today was no exception.

You see, I've been extremely busy lately with editing photoshoots/weddings, and trying to pack up the house for our move (only 2 more weeks!) I haven't even been able to touch my sewing machine in a good 2ish weeks, and even then, I was just sewing some little snap close bags to hold the items I made for a fair trade swap I participated in (check back soon to see what I get in return!).

In any event, today I was sufficiently caught up on editing, so I sat down to chop up this shirt, and make Lily a dress from it.

The style of it sort of evolved as I went.

In the end, it was a big of a bubble dress with 3/4 length sleeves.

I knew for sure I wanted to keep intact a few details of the shirt. I wanted to save the gathered neckline

and the outside of the sleeves, which was also gathered and gave it a bit of a puff :)

Aside from that, though, I just knew I wanted it to be a play dress.

While the fabric is cute, it is a little bland. So once I put it on her, it seemed a bit boring.

So I took the remaining hemline from the original shirt and added a fitted band to the bottom which slides up under the skirt to bubble it out.
Here you can see that panel

So about an hour to an hour and a half later, we have a new play dress for Miss Lily :)

The finished frames

2009-04-29T10:28:00.000-07:00

I finished the frames the other day, and just got around to hanging them and taking pics today. The photos aren't great b/c I really don't want to put holes in any more walls before we move out, so I used two existing nailholes that were already open (the photos have been packed up! YAY!) and close to one another. Asking for 2 existing nail holes within a few inches of each other AND having good natural light in that area is asking for quite a lot. LOL

Befores:

Afters:

We used varnish stripper on the smaller of the two, before settling on paint instead of stain. then we used a primer called Cover Stain on both (one was stripped, one was not - it still had stain and poly on it) and followed with Black Semi-Gloss paint.
They will both get a coat of clear poly prior to actual use.

First New House Project

2009-04-25T13:05:00.000-07:00

For the new house, we plan to refinish our dining room set to change it from a "blah" walnut color to a much darker "ebony". With that, I'm refinishing 2 pretty handmade frames from Mexico that my Dad gave me. Today I'm testing out the stripper and finish on one of the frames

(the black on the frame was a spraypaint that was *supposed* to be able to be used on previously painted/stained surfaces, but it didn't work for crap and just pooled on the gloss. Ugh.)

UPDATE: After 30 minutes with the first coat, this is where we are

so we scraped it all, added a 2nd coat, and started the chairs

UPDATE: 2nd coat is off, I scraped, washed and scrubbed with a toothbrush, then left outside to dry. I used some rough sandpaper folded in half to quickly clean out the deepest crevices, and now JR is headed out to get fine sand paper so i can quickly wipe it down before staining it :)

Rhino Hand Puppet - FREE PATTERN!

2009-04-07T12:23:00.000-07:00

Here is pattern numero dos :) This is Ronny the Rhino. I think he's one of my sons favorites. Probably because he likes to say Rhinoceros... just because he can :)

Again, this pattern is extremely simple. It's great for a quick 1 hour project, a child who wants to help, or someone who is just dipping their toes into the sewing waters.

Download the pattern at BurdaStyle, and be sure to leave a review! Thanks!

I'm not looking forward to today

2009-04-05T08:53:00.001-07:00

Last night I got home around 1:15ish AM I guess from a wedding I shot with my partner. I was dead tired this morning, and slept in. I have a TON of sewing to do for our SM swap coming up, but I just want to be lazy today. Oh, and JR wants to start packing for our move to the new house. Eeek. Can't I have some down time?

They are sort of like new couches...

2009-04-01T17:19:00.001-07:00

with the new house, we'd hoped to purchase new couches. You see, we are currently using a green/red/cream plaid set (not even a couch, a love seat and chair w/ ottoman) that was handed down to us when I was 2 months pregnant with our first child, and we had just moved halfway across the country with a trailer too stuffed to fit our couches into. They aren't pretty (mostly b/c our kids LOVE to spill drinks on them, the pattern is actually kind of cute/country-ish when it's not totally dirty), but they are functional and we are grateful to the family member who gifted them to us. We are just ready for something new.
A few months ago, Linens 'N' Things was going out of business, and we took advantage of that by buying some slipcovers at deep discounts. We got a loveseat, a chair and a recliner slipcover. We bought a recliner cover b/c they were lacking any ottoman covers, and I knew I could dismantle it and create a ottoman slipcover.
We put the slipcovers on the couch/chair and I instantly hated them. The color is fine. It's VERY neutral. It needs some fun pillows/throws to liven it up, that's for sure. But I HATE them b/c they are one-piece and therefore everytime you stand up, the elastic pops out. So I banished the covers off to a closet, along with the partially dismantled recliner cover, presumably to never come out again.
But with the new house comes new expenses. $330 for inspection. $500 for earnest money. $425 for appraisal. $300 to replace the clothes washer that died this week. $250 to fix the problem on DHs car that popped up this week. It all happens at once, and it sure adds up. So we've opted to wait on the new furniture and instead make do with what we have.... dirty couches and slaughtered slipcovers. LOL.
Today my plan was to finish disassembling the recliner cover and create an ottoman cover. Tonight/Tomorrows game plan is to figure out how to rig the couch/chair slipcovers so they don't pop out. I'm thinking maybe polyresin snaps? Or possibly elastic straps that hook around the cushions? Who knows. I'm so tired at this point that I can't think straight. Post your suggestions in the comments if you have any.
And in the meantime, isn't this one hell of a slipcover? Thank you. Thankyouverymuch.

A busy girl and a pretty dress

2009-04-01T07:51:00.000-07:00

Things have been so crazy around here that my crafting time has been painfully limited.
We are buying a house! YAY! So you'll see a lot more home-oriented sewing going on in the future. I plan on doing throw pillows, drapes, and altering the slipcovers that we have for our couches that I hate.
Oh, and placemats. I have big plans for our placemats. LOL

In the meantime, though, I ran to JA the other day to pick up some fabric. I'd purchased a portabello pixie pattern, as well as the Miss Lily pattern

The directions are pretty good. I was confused at first reading how to do the skirt, but figured it out a few minutes later. It was really simple, and I was just over thinking it. Also, the maker of these patterns is fabulous and will answer any questions you have (no matter how stupid) very quickly. Lets just say I'm a bonehead, and that'll suffice as an explanation regarding how I know these things. LOL

So at JA, I bought some fabric for the PBP pattern (which i ended up just using for another Miss Madeline by the same maker of the Miss Lily) as well as fabric to make 2 Miss Lily dresses. One is done so far and I LOVE LOVE LOVE it. It's easily my favorite dress I've ever made. Lily loves it as well. You can tell by the way she twirls around and giggles as the skirt fans out. :)

So without further ado, here is Lily's new favorite dress ;)

Penguin Hand Puppet - FREE PATTERN!

2009-03-23T09:31:00.000-07:00

I made a penguin hand puppet for my son (first in a assortment of puppets I'm making him) and decided to draw up a pattern to share
So dl it at burdastyle, and be sure to rate it!
Thanks!

A ballerina nightgown

2009-03-17T06:15:00.000-07:00

Lily has lots of recon'd pj's but most of them are shirt and pants. Since she's a sweater like her brother (just not quite AS bad), we knew she'd need a few gowns to wear during the summer.
So I hit Sewzannes for some cute knits and some matching FOE and this was the first nighty i made her.
I drafted the pattern myself using the approximate sizes of a simple dress she has.

The final product

2009-03-17T05:58:00.000-07:00

And of course, my camera battery was dead so I had to use my cellphone. But here you go. You can see the pillows I made.

I did the three stripey pillows, and the neck roll

A favor for my mom

2009-03-11T09:15:00.000-07:00

So now that I've been sewing a lot more, my Mom has asked me to make something for her.
She bought a newer, bigger bed, so she needed new bedding. She found a set she loved, but it came with a bed skirt that she didn't need, and 3 25"x25" throw pillow shams that she had no pillows to use with. So she asked me to make her a few 25x25" throw pillows as well as a bolster/roll pillow, and then to chop up the bed skirt to make a sham for the bolster pillow.

I've been working on this for the last 2 days with friends visiting from OOT. I did one pillow one morning before my friends woke up. LOL. The roll pillow last night while watching biggest loser, and started the sham this morning before Jana got up.
This is what I have so far.

Here is everything

Here is the neck roll pillow(25" long, 6.5" in diameter)

This is the sham (zipper is sewn in, still have to sew on ends and trim)

and the first 25"x25" pillow

I think she likes it... (and a mound of clothes)

2009-03-02T07:35:00.000-08:00

This weekend we visited my parents. My mom had a box of clothes that were going to good will, and she told me to go pick out whatever I wanted to reconstruct for the kids. I came home with a big ol' mound of clothes.

So today I started working on one of the shirts.

It started as a woman's size Medium tank top. Too short for both my mom and I.

It's new life is as a cross-back tank top in a size 12M for Lily. Paired with a pair of store bought 6m stretchy capri pants for the pics :)

And yes, she's playing in her closet :)

Recon-athon: #2

2009-02-26T10:45:00.000-08:00

A womans v-neck sweater into a toddler sweater dress

Before:

After:

Recon-athon: #1

2009-02-26T10:35:00.000-08:00

A womans velvety sleeveless turtleneck into kids luxe yoga pants

Before:

After:

I'm having a recon-athon!

2009-02-26T10:06:00.000-08:00

I have a heap of clothes to tear apart and reconstruct today! Check back for lost of posts today showing what i've finished!

Todays mission

2009-02-24T09:51:00.000-08:00

Turn this X-Large womans snap-down shirt

into a cotton yoga skirt (shown with the RTW skirt I used as a template)

and cotton gouchos

using only the shirt, new thread, and repurposed elastic (ripped from an old pair of maternity pants)

Silas Diaper

2009-02-24T09:49:00.001-08:00

I made a set of cloth diapers for a friend of mine. She donated the last 2 I needed to make her towards my 3day Fund-raising on Etsy. Here is one that was finished, posted, and sold yesterday.

Nike+

2009-02-24T09:35:00.000-08:00

At nights and on weekends, my favorite thing to do is lace up my sneakers and go for a run. I wasn't a "born runner" like some people. I have to work up to it, and that can be difficult with asthma, and arthritis in my knee.
To track my runs, etc, I use the Nike+ system, which i LOVE. You should check it out. It's cheap and sooo easy to use.
You have to either buy ($$$) Specially made Nike+ shoes for your sensor, or buy a pouch to wear it on your laces. But the pouches I found were ugly and I don't like ugly. lol
So i made a pouch for myself

Last weeks recon

2009-02-20T07:18:00.001-08:00

That I totally forgot to post *duh*
I took this t-shirt that I used to wear a lot and hacked it up into a layered look T for Lily.

and after:

Nursing top into a toddler dress

2009-02-20T06:21:00.000-08:00

I had this nursing top from Motherhood that I loved when Lily was a newborn. The material is nice b/c it's SUPER stretchy. But obviously I have no need for it now that she's been weaned a while.
So I chopped her up and made Miss Lily a new dress from it :)

more soakers for charity

2009-02-18T15:54:00.000-08:00

I added a new soaker to my etsy site today!

Go here to purchase it!
ETSY LISTING

I have to tell you something about my husband

2009-02-14T17:50:00.000-08:00

being that he is a jeans/tshirt/baseball cap kinda guy, it takes a LOT for him to part with some of his old t-shirts. And today he did just that.... for his little boy.
JR went through his closet for some old unwearable tshirts (one was too large, one had a paint stain) and I got to work downsizing them for Brendan.

Here is the before

and here are the afters (don't mind the cheesy "I'm a 3.5 year old, and i love being in pictures" smile)

The boy recon! (tutorial)

2009-02-12T19:03:00.000-08:00

How to make a man's t-shirt into a boy's t-shirt.
This will also work on woman's shirts into girl's shirts, just fyi.

I decided it was about time for a boy Recon :)

I found this (size Large) shirt at the CCA (thrift shop)

This is the original t-shirt

Cut the sleeves off as close to the seam as possible

Cut along side seams and shoulder seams as close to the seam as possible.

Take a RTW shirt in the size that fits your child, flip it inside out while leaving the sleeves tucked in. Line up the top neckline with the neckline of the FRONT PANEL of the large shirt

cut out the front panel around the RTW shirt, to make the front panel of your child's shirt.

Line up the neckline of it with the neckline of the back panel of the large shirt. Cut out the same shape using the front panel of the small shirt as a template.

Flip your RTW shirt right side out and line up the cuff of the sleeve with the cuff of the Large-Shirt sleeve that you set aside. You are going to use the RTW shirt as a template to trim the large sleeve down to size.

Line the sleeve up underneath the new shirt panels. You want to be sure the sleeve length/drop is appropriate for the style of the shirt.

Trim the shoulder part of the sleeve to the same shape as the armhole of the shirt.

Flip your sleeves and shirt panels all so they are right-sides-together. Serge up the underside of the sleeves, the shoulder seam of the shirt panels and the side seams of the shirt panels.

serge sleeves onto bodice of shirt

flip right side out, hem bottom, and it's read to wear! :)

Tutorial: A womans shirt into a toddler dress

2009-02-10T11:46:00.000-08:00

Hey everyone! Here is a tutorial I did this morning for how to quickly and easily reconstruct a womans t-shirt into a dress for a toddler. This was very simple.

I started with a dress the style I wanted to use and that fits Lily, and an old t-shirt of mine that was too short in the body

I got all my tools handy for starting the project

and I took some measurements on the rtw dress. These measurements are for a 12-18m dress. You can swipe them if you want

Now you won't actually be able to use ALL of these measurements, b/c if you want to make it out of JUST a t-shirt, you won't have a long enough piece of fabric to make the ruffle band that long to start with. But it's a good starting point to know how different your final product will end up depending on the difference in measurements.

I flipped my rtw dress inside out, leaving the sleeves tucked in. Then I lined up the neckline of the shirt with the dress neckline. I traced outside of the edges of the body (not including the ruffle length) leaving a seam allowance

Cut it out

Line up the neckline with the back neckline (be sure you make it so the neck opening will fit whatever age child you are sewing for)

Cut it out

Then I took the bottom of the shirt which is still intact, and I drew a line about 3 3/4" up from the hem. This is because (as shown in the photo above)that is the length of the ruffle on the rtw dress.

cut it out

this is what you have

now take the shirt sleeves and measure up about 3.5 inches (the length of the sleeve from cuff to shoulder on the rtw dress) and cut two of them (one from each sleeve)

Then (i forgot to take a pic for this part) using the side of the little sleeve that has the seam, measure up about 1.25" from the cuff. Mark a line. Then cut on an angle from that marker to the top of the cut you made before on the opposite side of the sleeve. This is b/c that seam is going to be in the armpit of the sleeve, and the underneath of the sleeve needs to be shorter than the top part.

this is what you have now

And on to the sewing!!!

Flip body pieces rights sides together, serge along shoulder seams and down side seams. It'll basically look like a rough tank top.

sew a machine stitch over the "shoulder" of the sleeves (at the higher point). It should run about 2-3 inches long, and no knots at the ends. leave the threads long, don't cut them close.

grab one side of the long thread, and pull. it'll make the fabric ruffle up.

sew the sleeve on, lining up the seam with the side seam of the shirt. be sure the top ruffles are laying flat

once both sleeves are sewing on, serge over them

this is what you should have

arrange the please in your ruffle piece the same distance apart and pin. occasionally measure it up to the dress to be sure the width is approx the same. if it's too big, it'll stretch the "shirt" part, if it's too small, it'll pucker.
once it's correct, sew over the pleats to secure them.

serge the ruffle to the dress and you're all done

and here are some action shots

next week should be fun

2009-02-09T17:50:00.001-08:00

This week is an extremely busy week for my work (atleast through Wednesday night) so I'm very excited to get back to sewing late this week/early next week.
Sorry to not post in a while, but I promise to post some good stuff here soon :)

More teeny Pjs

2009-02-03T06:20:00.001-08:00

This time in the form of a nighty.

I got this stretchy fabric on sale at walmart for $1/yard. I bought 2 yards b/c I thought it was cute and knew I'd eventually come up with something to do with it.

I finally did a month or so ago!

I used the Miss Madeline Pattern and modified the hell out of it.

For starters, I pieced it together exactly as it says to, but didn't cut a piece for the waist band.

When I put the elastic in the neckline, I set it in about 1/4"-1/2" from the edge, to give it a small ruffle.
Then I zigzag stitched the arm openings and the bottom. B/c it was a stretchy fabric, It ruffled out. (it's hard to see in this pic b/c she just woke up, so it's all wonky from her sleeping in it)

Anyways, that's my Modified Madeline Nighty

Operation: Coupon Binder

2009-02-02T07:03:00.000-08:00

A year or so ago, we put together a cheap coupon binder for our grocery trips. It worked fine, but it was not very well organized. Originally, I intended to go out, get a bigger binder, buy some 3m labels for the pages, get more insert pages, etc.
Then I got thinking about how pricey that all was. I mean, heck, GM labels themselves are pricey on their own.
So I made my own.

Here is my binder before

So I hit the PC, printed out all the words that I wanted to use as categories, and grabbed a roll of clear packing tape

And I made my own tabs using the packing tape with the label inside of a fold of tape.

So that was my project for the other day.

Today, though, I DO have to go buy some more insert pages, b/c my book is packed to the gills with coupons, and I have another whole Sunday worth of coupons to clip today.

The day of the unfinished project

2009-01-29T07:03:00.000-08:00

Since yesterday was essentially a "snow day", and my husband was home to help with the kids, I spent yesterday and early this AM pretty much just finishing up old projects that had been sitting around "waiting" for something.

First up is a dress for Lily. It's from the Miss Madeline pattern at the handmade dress. I've made one of these dresses previously and loved it so much that I immediately started this one with fabric I had on hand, but I ran out of 1/2" elastic. Once I had enough elastic, I realized I ran out of brown fabric. So I waited and waited until I'd run out of, and purchase more elastic multiple times. Finally yesterday I decided I had to find a way to do it without finding more brown fabric for the waistband. Otherwise she'd have outgrown it before she ever even got to wear it.
So I zigzag stitched the elastic waistband into the inside of the dress. Not the prettiest or best way to finish it, but atleast it's wearable, and before she's past the 1T size.

Next up is a pair of sweater pants for miss Lily. I'll be posting a tut for these later today. I had this sweater that I'd chopped up a while back to make a soaker out of. But I saved the sleeves for something else. I dug them out yesterday and made her a pair of ruffly sweater pants. I don't love the ruffle b/c I just zigzagged it and pulled it tight to give it the ruffle, but it's functional and they are so stinkin cute on her.

And finally, is another pair of Lightning McQueen pants for Brendan. I'd made him one pair previously and they are now his favorite. I realized I had enough fabric to make a 2nd pair so I put these together the day after making the first pair. But (once again) I was out of 1/2" elastic. So I waited. I finally had some, so I added the elastic and hemmed the bottoms this morning.

And I've finally figured out a way to tag the clothes (for free/cheap) so that my husband will stop dressing the kids backwards

So that is what my last two days has consisted of. Hope the kids like them!

Tutorial: Turning a womans shirt into 2 piece pajamas - Part 2: Shirt

2009-01-26T14:17:00.000-08:00

Did you miss step one? CLICK HERE!!!

okay, so here is part two.
Lets grab the bodice part of the cut up shirt, and that RTW shirt you picked out from the closet.
You'll also need a rotary cutter, fabric scissors, pins, your cutting mat, and a serger (if possible).

Here I've laid the RTW Shirt on top of the cut shirt. You'll notice that the tip of my scissors shows where the deepest area of the V-neck lies behind the RTW shirt. This doesn't have any significance for the directions other than showing you where it's lying since you can't feel it like I could ;)

You're going to cut off a bit of the shoulder area b/c otherwise the neckline will be way too big for a childs head/shoulders.

We're going to cut the front panel. When you pin this area, just pin the top layer. It'll make cutting easier.
Pin around the 2 sides and bottom hem of the shirt, just a little outside to create an extra seam allowance.

You'll notice that I put a little diagonal pins at any of the "peaks". The corners of the shoulders, the end of the arm opening at the arm pin, the side of the shirt where it meets the hem, etc. That'll make cutting less confusing.

here it is minus the RTW

Cut out the top layer

Here's the front panel

Take the excess fabric and lay it as flat as possible, then lay the front panel down on top of it, lining the top shoulder areas of the front panel with the back neckline. This will save you from having to finish the back neckline.

Cut it out

Now that you've got your front and back panels, lets do the sleeves.
My little girl is VERY petite, so I prefer to give her sleeves a little less bulk to them, otherwise her clothes just look very oversized. That's why I shape her sleeves the way I do.
You can shape yours differently - however will fit your child the best.

This is how I make mine:
I make a template for my sleeves.
You take a piece of paper, line one edge up with the side seam.
Trace the bottom hem, and cut it out

Now you will lay your front/back panels over the paper. This placement is all about your judgement/preference. The side seam of the fabric you are about to cut will be the area of the sleeve that drops down from the shoulder over the bicep. So when you lay the front/back on it, you need to be sure that the angle of that side seam is at the right angle for your sleeve shape preference.
I prefer lily's sleeve to drop a little more than a traditional t-shirt.

So here is mine. Just trace the arm hole, then cut it out with scissors.

Use your rotary tool to cut the fabric out

Do this a 2nd time to make your 2nd sleeve, then this is what you should have

I had to remove a small tag from the side seam of one of the sleeves, so I ripped it out, then re-serged over that area to close it up again.

Flip your front/back panels so they are right sides together, then serge the shoulder seams.

Now you want to open up your shirt, so the inside is down, right side is up. You are going to open one sleeve piece and lay it right side down on the front panel, lining up the edge.

Serge the edge of the sleeve to the edge of the arm hole. (the center serged line is from closing the hole from the tag i removed. You won't have that most likely)

Finish the other sleeve

Sew up your side seams for the shirt and sleeve

Do the same on the other side

Turn right side out

You then hem the bottom of the shirt. I can't finish the hem on this right now, b/c my red thread is too thick for my machine and it keeps crapping out on me. So I just serged the raw edge for now, and I'll hem it up later ;)

So that's my tutorial.
As always, it might not be the best way. It might not be the prettiest way. But it's functional and it's a money saver. So I wanted to share how I do it, in case anyone else might be interested in trying.

Tutorial: Turning a womans shirt into 2 piece pajamas - Part 1: Pants

2009-01-26T08:58:00.000-08:00

Hello! I made a pair of PJs for Lily last week out of a womans shirt that my mom wouldn't wear, so I thought I'd try it again, and post a tutorial this time.
Right now I'm only posting the pants section, b/c I have to do a few things today before I can start on the shirt, but at least this might be able to get ya started :)

First you want a shirt that is kind of big. I'd say a lg or xl. that worked well for my 12-18m pjs. You also need 1/2" elastic, and a serger will make your life easier on this, but it's not totally necessary.

Here is the shirt I used. If you notice, It has small seed beads and bugle beads along the neckline. I started by clipping the strings the beads were on and removing them all. This is important b/c you will likely remove part of the top of the neckline in order to downsize the head opening. When you do this, you will cut through those strings, and after washing or wearing, the beads will come off which can pose as a choking hazard.

Now you will cut the sleeves off. Cut as close as you can to the original seam.

It really helps to have a cheering section

Now go through your child's closet, and find a ready to wear (RTW) shirt that fits the way you want this shirt to fit. And a pair of pants (preferably not jeans, you'll see why) that fit the way you want the pants to fit (not necessarily cut, but inseam, length, etc)

Here's the shirt I picked

Then flip it inside out, while leaving the sleeves inside.

You will use this for your shirt pattern here in a few minutes.

Over on the cutting board, we have our sleeves, and our pants

Flip your pants inside out, leaving one leg inside the other. This will expose the "J" shaped crotch seam.

Move one sleeve off to the side.
Line the hem of the pants up with the hem of the remaining sleeve. If you need to add some length (like I did) you can just slide the pants up as far as you need to add. Ie. I wanted to add 1 inch, so i slid them up one inch.
Now pin just slightly above the waistband on your sleeve.
Measure your inseam and full length (top of waist band to bottom of hem). Write these numbers down if your memory sucks as much as mine does.

Now remember, at the top you have to allow room to serge your raw edges, fold over and insert elastic (or turn, case and insert elastic, if you prefer) so we are going to add about 1.5" to the top of the pants. Pin that spot too.

Now I used my other rotary cutting board (smaller) and used that as a straight edge. I used my rotary tool to cut in a straight line at the top pins

Grab that 2nd sleeve you set aside, Put the cut sleeve on top. Line up the bottom hem/lace as perfectly as possible. If they are very uneven, you'll have uneven inseams.
Cut along line (I used my mat as a straight edge again)

Grab the RTW pants you have out, and lay them back down. Line up the bottom of the jeans with the bottom of the hem (or up an inch like I did). You should still have 1 pin just a hair above the waist line.
Now line up the outside seam with one edge of the sleeves.
See that J shaped curve in the crotch I talked about before?
We're going to pin along that shape, leaving a very small seam allowance.

Cut it out

Clip the sleeves right side out, and you'll have this

Flip one sleeve inside out. Place right-side-out sleeve inside the inside-out-sleeve. This will make your right sides face one another, and allow you to serge the crotch seam without too much fabric to maneuver.

Serge around the crotch seam (it will go from center from waist to center back waist) being sure to line up the raw edges. Don't worry if the top of the pants (waistband) area isn't completely straight. If it's not, it's probably b/c when you cut it, it wasn't a perfectly straight line, and that's okay. You'll serge off some of that anyways.

End with this

flip right side out

Look at paper to find full length measurement from RTW pants. Mesure from hem/lace up to that measurement. Pin on front of both legs.

serge raw edges

pinch at pins, fold excess fabric into pants. Pin. This will be your casing.

Stitch around pants, leaving small opening for inserting casing.

Using a safety pin, thread 1/2" elastic through casing. Stitch ends of elastic together when you get it through.

Finish sewing casing closed.

You now have pants from sleeves :)

Check back soon for the shirt part ;)

eta: Here is the shirt section!!

Reconstruction: Complete!

2009-01-19T18:53:00.000-08:00

First part of my recon

2009-01-19T13:00:00.000-08:00

So I got this t-shirt from my mom. I think my grandmother gave it to her or something? Anyways, it didn't fit her. And it's not a style I'd use. So I snagged it to make Lily some PJs :)

The first part of the project was to make a pair of Pajama Pants.
Using a pair of jeans as a template (since Lily was asleep at the time, so I couldn't measure her) I got an idea of how long they needed to be. Only problem is that I had to add a little fabric to the very top (near the waist band) or they wouldn't have been wide enough to add elastic in and have them still fit over her cloth diapers.
So there is a small V of excess (same print) fabric on the front and back at the very top

Next I have to make the shirt... but that might have to wait til naptime.

My first recon

2009-01-19T11:48:00.000-08:00

I'm working on my first recon today... I'm so nervous. LOL. Wish me luck

Donate to TFF

2009-01-01T14:59:00.000-08:00

Along with sewing and photography, I'm passionate about fitness, wellness and women's health. Specifically about Women's Breast Health.
While I was pregnant with Miss L, my doctor found a 1 inch tumor in my left breast. I was only able to do minimal testing at the time due to my pregnancy, and had to wait to do another more extensive (mammogram, etc) until after I had given birth. Since I was only 4 months into my pregnancy when it was found, you can imagine how stressful and un-enjoyable the last 5 months of my pregnancy were.
Shortly after Lily was born, my husband nearly lost his job and, in an effort to avoid any income-less time, found a new, lower paying job which didn't include health insurance. With a new baby, a tumor, and no health insurance, I struck out to find the cheapest and easiest way to get a mammogram once and for all.
Being 24 years old, I was turned down by many places. I was told that I couldn't have a mammogram until I was done nursing, and even then I had to wait until 6 months post weaning. I was told that I was too young, and it was "unlikely" that my tumor was cancerous. I was aware of the likelihood that my tumor could be something bad. But I was also aware that breast cancer in the under-30 crowd is one of the most vicious and fast developing forms of breast cancer there is. I was also aware that a friend of mine had lost her sister before she ever reached her 20th birthday due to a particularly terrible case of Breast Cancer. With a 3 year old and a newborn, I wasn't about to take any chances, and I certainly wasn't going to wait 12 MORE months to find out what was growing inside my body.
I contacted Susan G Komen and found out what locations in my area offered free/low cost mammograms. I contacted them and ended up going in to a local Breast Health office for a sonogram and mammogram. They did the sonogram first, in hopes of not needing to do a mammogram. The sonogram showed that after 5 months of pregnancy, 5 months of nursing, and 2 months of being weaned, my tumor had not grown at all. This was an extremely good sign because, as I noted before, Breast Cancer in younger women is EXTREMELY fast growing.
Lily is now 15 months old, and I plan to go have another sonogram done when she's 1.5-2 years old, just to keep tabs on it, but for the time doing I'm happy and healthy and feel so fortunate that my story turned out the way it did.
This year I will have health insurance again. FINALLY. We are are finally back on our feet after the job switch-up, and I'm ready to do something to support a cause that is now very close to my ~~boobies~~... errr.... heart ;)

in November 2009, I will be walking the Susan G Komen 3 Day in Dallas, Texas.
I will spend 3 days walking 60 miles in support of Breast Cancer Research. With this walk, I have to raise $2,400 in order to participate.

So what I'm asking is this... if anything from this site has been helpful, If you've enjoyed my tutorials, or made use of my patterns.... if you have gotten any enjoyment out of anything I've shared on this site, and you feel so inclined, please hop onto my 3Day site, and donate $5.00. I try to provide lots of free patterns and tutorials. I do not WANT compensation for the time/effort put into them. But I would never turn down a little bit of fund-raising support! Thank you so much for ANY help you can provide!

Tutorials by The Fabric Floozie

2009-01-01T14:52:00.000-08:00

Patterns by The Fabric Floozie

2009-01-01T14:44:00.000-08:00

If you've used a FF Tutorial, read this....

2009-01-01T13:22:00.000-08:00

Hello everyone!

I hope you have enjoyed surfing my blog, checking out my projects and using my tutorials. I love putting together tutorials for the projects I do, to help others try their hand at the same items.

All tutorials I post on FF are free for you to use however you see fit. I love to see photos of what you've made with them, as well!

If, however, you would like to pay back something towards the tutorials you've used on this site, please make a donation to the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer 3 Day via this site
http://www.the3day.org/site/TR/Walk/DallasFtWorthEvent?px=2969661&pg=personal&fr_id=1295
in the amount you see fit. This will be a great way to say "Hey, thanks for sharing that! It helped me create what I was envisioning!" while supporting a fabulous cause.
Even $2 is super helpful and much appreciated.
Thank you!