Bows

I told you all I was working on some bows for our yard sale so here's what I've got so far:

I was playing around with felt after it was out for the Troll headband and came up with this.

 This is a purple version of one we have in blue that I often get compliments on.

 These three were created with the help of my big Ks. I made the tulle one because I have extra tulle cut from wrapping a present that I couldn't fit into the car with a full load and therefore had to be scratched. KK wanted the spikey purple polka dots and KL chose the blue glittery pinwheel.

 This one is called a "beautiful mess" style and I love it. It was so easy and it is adorable! The only issue I had with this one was the ladybug, it's kind of rubbery (I bought them super cheap and they're meant for rubber band loom bracelets) but after scoring the back before reattaching it seems to be holding alright.

 I have nothing really to say about this one other than I can't figure out why so many of these new bows are purple?!?

 This one did not turn out as I was hoping, but I think it's still cute. I got the idea off of Pinterest and the original was just so cute but mine didn't quite fall (or fill in) the way the original did. :(

I have a few more designs kept up on Pinterest to maybe get around to before the sale so there may be more to show later.

That's all for now,
Jo!

Troll Headband

I was strolling through the hair accessories at Walmart (I needed bobby pins, as mine always disappear into thin air) and saw an adorable Poppy Troll headband. I picked it up to look at it because my twins are loving the trolls right now but as I looked at it I thought, this looks pretty simple. So I snapped a picture and (when I had the time) made my own.
Here are the pics, including KO modeling it.

 I made two, since twins come in twos :)

Here is a close up of the flowers, they are a light blue craft foam, covered in mostly blue but also a little silver glitter, and covered in like 6 coats of glossy Mod Podge so the glitter won't fall off. The leaves are just light green felt. I attached them to a recycled pink (because Poppy's hair is pink) tshirt for the band itself. All of these items I had at my house already I bought nothing for this project.

And here's the original inspiration, available for purchase:

It's obviously not exactly the same, but I think it's still pretty cute and the twins loved them.

That's all for now,
Jo!

Upcycled Vase

So I've been slowly Spring cleaning the house and a little more thoroughly than normal.
With no more use for baby items we decided to actually hold a yard sale this year so we're giving everything a good clearing. One thing we decided could go was a hurricane vase that we had bought to hold kitchen utensils (so we're talking good sized).

To fit today's trends I decided to play with it a little and settled on wrapping it in twine.
Here's the finished product.

I thought about going further up but I like the half way better. Plus, I had burnt myself with the glue gun enough.

I've had it just sitting on my counter since I finished it and got a good idea (as a storm had knocked to power out at our house). Look how cute it is with a candle sitting inside of it (admittedly, the peonies our neighbors allowed the girls to pick from their yard help the beautiful aspect of this picture):

I've got plans to make some bows for the yard sale too (to use up some ribbon without selling half used rolls that I wouldn't be able to part with any way), so there's more to come soon.

That's all for now,
Jo!

Baby Tank

I'm really into the denim top with patterned leggings trend for kids right now, especially for the baby.
I've bought a few sets that I love but I also knew that I had some denim left over from a skirt so I found a cute pair of leggings (at Walmart) and threw together a quick tank.

I really liked the look of the raw edge as the bottom of the tank and didn't think about the orientation as I did that. But I've decided I don't mind the sideways hearts.

That's all for now,
Jo!

New Wallet

So, I've taken quite a break from the "Creepy Quilt" but I feel like it's time to get back to it. When I left off I was trying to find a way to add my uncle's name and possible picture to the quilt. I didn't want to do an iron on transfer because those wash off pretty quickly, so I tried a few techniques I found on-line to try and transfer ink to fabric but they usually ended up fading pretty quickly (like 1-2 washes). Recently I found Kraft Tex, a "paper fabric" that looks like faux leather but can be worked with like paper. I tried running it through the printer but it's too thick, so I decided to try a few different inks. I cut myself a 3x5 piece of the Kraft Tex and wrote in Sharpie, Oil-Based Sharpie, and a Crayola fabric marker (on both sides because one is smooth and one is textured). I threw it through the washer and dryer after 24 hours and they all came out pretty good looking still. The only issue was the oil-based smeared when rubbed (which if I would have thought about before I should have known). So then I added a new mark (just a line next to their previous marked) to test how the Sharpie and fabric marker would come out on pre-washed fabric and to give the others a second cycle test. All came out well! Yeah!!

So then I decided to do a test project just to get a good feel for it and I found a cute and simple wallet pattern. The pattern used a colored version but I had bought a white and thought I would decorate it to match my purse. I used the help of my big Ks to decorate my little pieces and that makes it that much more special. Here is what my pieces looked like:
(The top row, in order left to right, are done by KK, KK, and KL.)

(At this point KL had not yet finished her second so it's sitting under the markers.)

Here's the finished product, with my purse (purchased from JCPenney's).

We used the foliage designs from the purse and kind of played with them a little. And I did choose not to add the vinyl for the ID pocket mostly because I just wanted to finish it without having to dig around looking for my vinyl. I think they look pretty great together (and I've already had one person think they were the same fabric). I love it, especially the fact that I can carry around my girls' work all the time.

I think it was pretty easy to work with, and hopefully it will work well the quilt, my biggest concern now it the texture difference between it and the rest of the quilt. I may go looking for other ideas but right now this is my best option.

That's all for now,
Jo!