Hello?!? Anyone still there?

So my laptop was flung off my bed and smashed into the floor by a puppy broke about 6 weeks ago.

I feel like I've fallen off the face of the earth. Luckily I saved everything off the laptop and have a new one up and running.

Now to get back in the swing of things.

 

I'm so excited, we have 57 followers! I said I was going to have a giveaway at 50, and sometime while I was off the radar, I surpassed!

I'm working on a great giveaway and will post it later this week. I have tons of things to show you. While my computer was down, I was able to craft my little heart out.

 

First up: My darling niece's first birthday.

So of course I had to make her cute outfit to wear. This time I didn't try it on my baby boy like I did at Christmas.

 

 

I didn't take any pictures during the creation; I just made it up as I was going. I started with a white onsie. The top of the cupcake is that soft swirly fabric left over from a quilt. I also added ruffles to the sleeves. The skirt is pink tulle. I tied it in with a hem that matches the cupcake.

 

I also made her a few leg warmers. These were easy. I just bought girls knee highs, cut them and hemmed them.

 

 

Stay tuned for some exciting upcycling projects, an exterior home face lift and how to use old windows (so far I have 3 different projects!)

 

Memory Wristlets

Last weekend we spent our weekend celebrating a mom that left this earth too soon.

We participated in the Race for the Cure Fun Run/5K in support of breast cancer.

I wanted to make something fun to give to all of our friends and family

that joined us on Saturday.  I decided a keychain wristlet was the perfect idea.

I bought this webbing and hardware on Etsy from Patty.  She was

great to work with and got it right out to me.

Look at this fabulous fabric I bought.  I shows support for the cause.

but is a little different that the standard ribbons.

I cut the webbing at 12" and sewed the fabric on top.

Check out this awesome tool I found to fold the fabric over so you can iron it straight.

It worked so great especially since I had a line I had to follow when ironing.

You can also use ribon for this.  It would have saved me some time, but I

couldn't find what I needed.

Sew the fabric/riboon on the webbing and insert in the hardware.

These were SO easy to make and turned out so cute.  I made 30 in about an hour.

We tied them to a bag of cookies that my girls made and added a thank you note.

Cheap and easy Thank You gift!