I can really only give general instructions in this tutorial because unless you have the same exact number of needles as I do, you’ll have to adjust anyway. Here goes… Materials 1/4 – 1/3 yard home decor fabric/outdoor canvas, etc. 1/4 yard coordinating cotton fabric coordinating ribbon basic sewing supplies My knitting needle case is … Read more
I am hatching a plan to keep all of our toys more organized: drawstring bags. I made this first one for animals, and Elliot is doing a good job keeping his animal toys put away in this bag. It’s also a handy little thing to grab as we’re walking out the door if he HAS … Read more
Good bibs are hard to come by, are they not? We had one old one that was perfect – vinyl and big, easy to clean and didn’t get moldy. But Gus has ripped it to shreds. I couldn’t find any bib in a store worth buying, so when I saw an adorable tablecloth at Target, … Read more
A. The other day I noticed how out of control my grocery bags have gotten without me even noticing. They used to live between the wall and the dryer in the laundry room. Not really a good system. + B. I came across a husband’s shirt with an unfortunate sweat stain around the neck. Gross. … Read more
I redid Elliot’s rocket ship wall decor to something that fit the existing color scheme a little better and with more designs to fill up the space. I used the Everyday Paper Dolls Cricut cartridge to cut the patterns out and then appliqued them with fabric and put them in embroidery hoops – my favorite … Read more
Felt is so cheap and pretty easy to work with, and with my scraps I came up with a felt puzzle for Elliot to enjoy at church or in the car. Here’s what you’ll need: pattern/shapes for the design craft felt in various colors Sharpie marker fabric marking pencil or chalk wheel scissors crochet thread … Read more
My ironing board is an odd size and my old cover was useless, so I made my own tonight. It cost under $5 and took less than 2 hours. I opted for the silver ironing board cover fabric that is cotton with an aluminized coating for two reasons. Fabric gets scorched and nasty looking eventually … Read more
My craft room is in my basement where there is none natural light, so some of the photos are poor, but they’ll at least help to clarify the instructions! My newest acquired skill and hobby is knitting. I LOVE IT. So relaxing…And since I can’t have my knitting needles strewn about, a case was in … Read more
My boys are getting matching superhero ponchos for Christmas! I’ve finished Gus’s poncho, and it looks like he’s getting ready to fly and save the day! Getting the size right was tricky – I measured Gus from fingertip to fingertip across his shoulders and got 23″. I cut the square bigger than that because from … Read more
Pin It My little Gussie is a champion spitter/drooler. At 4 months he still spits up a ton and so I finally got tired if him smelling sour all the time and made him some flannel bibs. (I hate cloth bibs for eating – they just get stained so we use the plastic ones. For … Read more