A Birthday Balloon Wreath

I went to a Girl's Craft Night and this is what we made.  It was fun and easy to make, a great project.  I used a 12" straw wreath (Michaels) and I believe 9" balloons (Wal-Mart in the party section), about 230 total.  We used floral pins to attach the balloons and string to the wreath.  I can't wait to use it, but I'll have to wait until July for our next birthday.

Retro Kitchen Valance

 I made some new curtains for my kitchen window.  I've had this inspiration picture (above) for a while now from Sew 4 Home, and I finally started looking for the same fabric.  The fabric is dwindling out there, but I found just the right amount for what I needed at The Quilted Castle. 

My kitchen window BEFORE.

AFTER.

I love the retro colors with the red.  It goes perfectly with my favorite bowl.

I also needed a new tablecloth for our 'new to us' Craigslist table.  Since it's square it's hard to find a square tablecloth, they're either rectangle or round.  Our table is 54" square, so I bought an aqua, 60" x 84" tablecloth from Target and cut and hemmed the longer end.  Tah-dah, more retro fun colors for my kitchen!

Recycled Jeans

Our family goes through A LOT of jeans.  I have a hard time just throwing them away, so I've been stashing them for years planning to make a quilt someday. I thought it was about time to use some and I needed a project to work on anyways.  So this is what I came up with.  I used 12 fat quarters from my stash, Look and Learn by American Jane.

My kids feel left out because we don't keep most of the quilts I make.  But I wanted to keep this one so I tried to use the least girly fabric I had.  My husband thinks it's still girly because of the floral fabrics, but I like the oranges and blues...close enough.

I also needed a new purse for Spring.  I didn't use a pattern, but I knew what I wanted it to look like, so it's not perfect, but I like it. 

A Girl's Only Night

I had a Girl's Only Night!  My husband and boys had a camp out planned for just the boys, so I planned a slumber party.  My Mom, and sisters Candice and Caron came with their three daughters.  We had good food, danced, and made Easter crafts.  Candice's two daughters are 8 and 7 and they've inherited our craft bug.  We had a great time.  Here are photos of our creations.  I don't usually do paper crafts, so it was fun to try something new.

Flower Petal Easter Egg

I found the cutest Easter decorations at a shop at the beach.  Bunnies, carrots, and Easter eggs covered in hydrangea paper petals and anyone who knows me, knows I LOVE hydrangeas.  So I bought a bunny and carrot, but thought I would attempt to make the egg myself.  Here is my version:

First, I bought a flower petal puncher, but I really wanted a hydrangea petal puncher, but the two shops I went to didn't have one.  Of course after I made this I found one at Michaels, so until I attempt this again, for now this is my first version.

What you need and instructions: 

Plastic egg (foam eggs, in my opinion are too expensive)

Ribbon (if desire to hang, knot and pull through existing hole on top of egg)

Modge Podge (first glue egg closed, and cover the egg with white paper to hide color)

Two coordinating paper, colors of your choice

Flower petal puncher (after petals are punched out, fold petals up)

Quick-Drying Glue (glue petals as close together as possible onto egg)

Fabric Paint in Bottle (dot the centers of flowers)

Paint or ink pad, slightly darken petal tips in desired color (or do this before gluing on)

Spray Adhesive (spray lightly before glittering)

Glitter

Happy Easter Egg Making!

Mother Goose Night

 First, I want to highlight my 1st grader, Logan.  He is such a great artist, as are my other boys.  His picture was selected to be in an Art Show (the teddy bear).  Several pieces of art were chosen from each school to be in it and his picture was chosen.  Great job Logan!!!

Second, I was able to do a little art work myself.  Our church put on a night for the women, with dinner and a Mother Goose inspired skit.  (If you are LDS and are interested in the skit email me, I can get you a copy, it's so cute, about visiting teaching).  We had four houses set up for the skit and I did the backgrounds.  I had so much fun drawing and painting.  It's hard to see details from the photos, but it turned out pretty good (click on photo for close-up).  Everyone did such a wonderful job participating in the skit, decorating, and the food, it was a great night!

 The Old Woman Who Lived in a Shoe, had so many children she didn't know what to do.

The Three Little Pigs, mom's house.  She was a riot!

Peter, Peter Pumpkin Eater had a wife and couldn't keep her, so he put her in a pumpkin shell and there he kept her very well.

Old Mother hubbard went to the cupboard...

The rest of the area was decorated so cute with Mother Goose posters, and each table had a Mother Goose themed centerpiece.

The Queen of Hearts

Mary Had a Little Lamb



Hickory Dickory Dock



Hush-a-by Baby

Delicious Fabrics

More fabrics coming soon to my shop, Fabrically Delicious.  Two Jelly Rolls are on there way now, Punctuation by American Jane, so cute.  Second one, Orgins by Basic Grey, yellows, greens, and black.

 

Then coming in Spring, Strawberry Fields by Fig Tree & Co.  This really is delicious fabric, who can resist strawberries?  I will have Layer Cakes and Jelly Rolls in this fabric.

Finally, Hullabaloo by Urban Chiks.  What fun designs and colors, I just love it.  I will also have Layer Cakes and Jelly Rolls in Hullabaloo.