Scrappy Ruffle Bag

I love using up scraps because I can't seem to throw fabric away. Especially when the scraps can become something like this bag! Loving it!

Kitchen Bridal Shower Cake

This was made for a favorite babysitters' bridal shower. The cake stand was on the bride's wedding registry. I made 4 placemats and coasters in her kitchen colors and monogrammed 4 napkins. I also monogrammed 2 kitchen towels to be wrapped in the cake. I needed something to go in the middle of the cake to give it more of a base. I found that a roll of toilet paper was just the right size. So I monogrammed it too and stuck it in the middle! Ha! Add ribbon and flowers.

Advent Countdown

Advent calendars are such a hit with kids anticipating the excitement of Christmas Day! I wanted to make a simple countdown calendar to give to friends and neighbors. It had to be simple so that we could mass produce them. After sleepless nights tossing ideas around in my head, this is what we ended up with:

We cut brown wrapping paper 4"x 36" and wrapped 12 candies into it tying them off with fabric strips that I cut 1/2"x 6". I got wrapping paper that had the grid on the back so that it was easy to cut it to size. I decided to make the advent for only 12 days before Christmas since we were making so many of them. The poem that will be attached reads:

Start this advent on December the 12th,

Each day untie a treat for yourself.

When the end of the chain draws near,

You will know that Christmas is almost here.

I Spy Table II

It was so much fun making the first I Spy table that I wanted to make another, smaller one. I am pleased with how it turned out. I found a simple side table at Goodwill for a few dollars. Then came white spray paint and the trim on the edge of the table. Since this one is so much smaller than the first and because I knew what I was doing this time, it turned out with even more of a spying challenge.

We had our fun with it and then gave it to the school to be auctioned off. I don't know who won it or how much it went for but hope that it is being enjoyed by someone, somewhere.

P. S. I Spy Waldo. (As in "Where's Waldo)

From Nasty to New

The nasty old high chair cover had to go!

Good-bye!

The new and improved high chair cover is BRIGHT!

But wait, there's more! It's reversible!

Inspired by ikatbag

I wonder if I was ever so inspired before the internet came along. I glean so many ideas from looking at everyone's projects. This one comes from ikatbag. My sister approached me about making it a combined project, which was perfect. She is more paper and I am more fabric. Take a look at the finished result.

I wish I would have had a little more experience doing a zipper closure. I can see how it would be so much better now that I have all of the bakery items in their jars. And the verdict? My kids love it!!! Even the older ones that I thought would likely be less interested. Thank you ikatbag!

Paper Mobile

I have always loved hanging things! It gives a room more demension. Pottery Barn for teens had a mobile a while back that inspired this:


Paper and strings make pretty things.