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My son has a lot of loose teeth and has already shed most of his front ones (top and bottom). He never really quite got the concept of the tooth fairy (he has autism) when he started losing his teeth at age 4. In fact, he lost most of his teeth at school and would throw them in the trash. When we were at the dentist yesterday, I asked them if they would just nudge the loosest one out. They presented it to me in a little treasure chest. "My" first tooth! My son now understands the t... more » -
The guest blogger today is Nova, Glass Half Full Gal. We follow each other on twitter and have all sorts of crafty conversations! Nova's so crafty she did about 8 different crafts before settling on this one. Enjoy! I love to reuse and recycle. Though, where we live in the country a convenient recycling program. So, I'm bigger on reusing items. I think everyone can come up with a use for empty paper towel holders. The most common is probably binoculars. My son has created them on ... more » -
Today's guest blogger is Mandy. Mandy has been a craft challenge participant for a while and we've gotten to know each other through twitter. Her blog is rather new so I hope you'll go and check it out! She has a lot of great things on there. Hey everyone...this is Mandy from Id Rather Be Crafting and I'm so excited to be filling in for Christy. This post will show you one of two things: First, I suck at laundry. Second, (and in the vein of a Craft Challenge) if you use just a bit... more » -
Meet Lisa, our guest blogger for today! I know Lisa from my local knitting group. She's super funny and always has the best stories from her adventures in teaching Kindergarten. Enjoy this post from her! My name is Lisa. I'm a teacher, knitter, quilter, and all around crafter. During the summer months, I tend to find myself neck deep in ongoing projects and I blog about them here. A month or so ago I found a chair for sale. It was a beautiful wooden number with a rattan seat. The seat ne... more » -
The skirt pattern will have to wait until tomorrow. We're having a rainy day and I want to get some better photographs for the pattern. Instead, I give you this t-shirt tutorial a day early! Here is the finished shirt on my duct tape dress form. I really like the way it turned out and I can see myself making even more of these! There are so many variations you can do and it was super quick and easy. I started out with two t-shirts. The green one was ripped and the white one was... more » -
Last night I spent the evening living it up with Deb from Fresh Nest and the Yanni Voices. You can read about the concert at my personal blog. I'm second from the right and I'm sporting a refashioned t-shirt and a skirt I made. Please come back tomorrow for the skirt pattern. It is made in panels and is easily customizable for any size! On Wednesday, I'll be blogging about the shirt and how I took two Goodwill destined t-shirts and made one functional shirt.... more » -
Last week Julie blogged about making over some denim capris into a skirt. That very day I was wearing some khaki pants that didn't fit me that well and I was inspired! Over the weekend, I made them into a cute knee length skirt. These were low waisted pants. Not a fan, but they were cheap when I needed some casual khaki pants. It finally got to the point that I hated the way they felt in the waist and crotch areas. So, I would rarely wear them. By turning them into a skirt, I ge... more » -
I wanted to try out this pattern from Sew, Mama Sew. It is for a Spring Ruffled Top. I love the way these tops look but I should realize that these don't look good on me! No matter how much I am drawn to these patterns, I need to run away! This does have a happy ending, though. I made it into a skirt! Here is what happened: This is a picture of the top (without the straps attached) on my duct tape dress form. As you can see, instead of flattering, it makes a mockery of ... more » -
Here is a good 2 minute craft project. I've been wanting to spruce up my craft room a bit but I wanted to do something, you know, crafty. This idea is not new or novel. It's not even difficult. Get some fabric and some embroidery hoops. Put your fabric in the hoops. Hang them up on the wall. You can change out the fabric whenever you want. Tip: you can usually find embroidery hoops at garage sales. Keep an eye out this summer.... more » -
Yesterday I was cleaning up some clothes and came across a dress of my daughter's that was a little too small. It was still in good shape so I thought I might chop it up and make it into a skirt. Chances are, if you have a little girl, you have a dress like this one lying around. It is just a knit dress with a tiered bottom. Perfect for turning into a skirt! The first thing I did was measure some elastic against my daughter's waist. I know this probably isn't the most precise w... more »
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