Sewing, Crafting & Fun
I made these out of stiff green glitter felt. I cut a snow flake out of the center and reinforced it with clear thick plastic from the fabric store. I also used stiff white felt and made ornaments and glittered them in red. I also made some bows from striped ribbon. All hand stitched […]
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This year my local family/siblings decided to opt for homemade food gifts. I was all for it. I was taking in all the lemons my friends could spare. I’ve made sugar scrubs for everyone last year as well as for teachers this year. My skin gets so dry this time of year (ok all year, […]
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My friend introduced me to the Hunger Games book series. She was hosting a Hunger Games Premiere party for the first movie and I absolutely wanted to go. So, I downloaded the books on audible, and my husband and I listened to all 3 books. We loved the books and, ofcourse, we were so excited […]
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This is such an easy project. I did it in one afternoon. All the items are found at a typical craft store. It did take a bit looking to find the bag of varied jewels of the same size in one small bag. Items needed: Industrial glue Craft glue Plastic magnified glass Metallic paint Bag […]
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Our daughter loves Fancy Nancy books, who doesn’t love glitter, fancy things and big words? Winter is coming and she needs a FANCY coat to wear! Future Fancy Nancy Projects: Make all the cutesie stuff on the coat the pants (where do I find bright green check?) the shoes The magnifier glass! A matching one […]
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For my nephews I made some soft felt Dwarf helmets. I was inspired by the LOTR and Hobbit series. I used some standard shapes from the film and added some that represent each family’s coat of arms. The one shown blow for example has a sideways “K” on the jaw flap and Fleur De Lis […]
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So join us in our Wizard of Oz family Halloween adventure as we present a side Charter; were going to call them Ozmite. Now there are several types workers in the Pamper Shop in the Wonderful City of OZ, Mine is a simple last minute costume (hopefully not to confuse you with Dr. OZ). My […]
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These are made from Light up Cinderella shoes. The Disney theme gem is removed from the toe and a 1.5″ yarn pom is added. Simple, Simple.
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Our daughter wanted to be a Rose Fairy this year for Halloween. When she described it to me, I knew she had most everything in her costume box to pull this together. I just needed to make some minor adjustments. Although, I could have invested time and money into this costume, I’d rather do free […]
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For the premiere of Star Wars Episode II back in 2002, I decided to make an opening night costume to wear for the event. Keep in mind, I made this before the film came out, so there were no books or images of all the costumes out yet. All I had to work off were […]
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If you’re anything like me, nothing in the store is good enough for you or you think that you could always design it better. Just me? Well, our little girl was asked to be a flower girl this past Summer and I wanted her to have the perfect dress for my best friend’s wedding. I […]
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I love these Farm House dolls at Pottery Barn Kids. But, as the crafty mom I am, I enjoy making things myself. So, here is a description of the one I made last Christmas. You will need: Basic sewing equipment 2 yards of linen (or your fabric of choice) Pink satin for ballet shoes Yarn […]
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