Thursday, May 27, 2010
Dec's bringing the piano key tie back!
I went poking around Joann's the other day, just looking for some inspiration and perhaps a few odd bits of fun fabric, when I came across some piano key fabric. Oh yes, it had to be done. Declan's rocking that famous 80s fashion piece...
Thursday, May 20, 2010
Blast Off!
Today's onesie experiment brings us to outer space!
It was a bit more difficult than the others because of the cut-outs, but I think it turned out okay.
Now that I've made these three onesies, I need to figure out more designs I can do! I'm seriously liking the fact that I can dress my kiddo in clothes that I've embellished for him. It's quite satisfying and quick, quick, quick. Hey, it's semi-homemade clothing! ;-)
It was a bit more difficult than the others because of the cut-outs, but I think it turned out okay.
Now that I've made these three onesies, I need to figure out more designs I can do! I'm seriously liking the fact that I can dress my kiddo in clothes that I've embellished for him. It's quite satisfying and quick, quick, quick. Hey, it's semi-homemade clothing! ;-)
Wednesday, May 19, 2010
Today's Onesie Experiment
Since the tie onesie was so freakin' easy to make the other day, I strapped the kiddo back in the Johnny Jump-Up and made a bowtie one! I used two layers of fabric so that when they fray the bowtie might have a depth to it. We'll see if it works!
Here's the model, looking dapper in his new onesie.
And here he is looking goofy. I have no idea where the scratches came from...just a baby mystery, I guess.
And a close-up of the bowtie.
Here's the model, looking dapper in his new onesie.
And here he is looking goofy. I have no idea where the scratches came from...just a baby mystery, I guess.
And a close-up of the bowtie.
Monday, May 17, 2010
Super Quick Craft
This past Sunday I had the incredible giddy pleasure to attend Austin's first Renegade Craft Fair with two of my crafty girlfriends, Anne and Alexis. I swear we were like teenagers in the car driving down to the fair! (It was probably the excitement of the fair coupled with the lack of children in the car with us. ;-))
I ended up buying some hand-dyed yarn and a few shirts and craft kits. The buying was awesome, but what I really enjoyed was the inspiration! So many booths with so many crafts! I took many business cards and took mental note of loads of crafty ideas.
One such idea was sewing simple cut-outs onto plain onesies. This idea is so brilliant and so very simple (QUICK enough to do before the kiddo starts screaming in his Johnny Jump-Up!!). Here's the one I was able to get done this afternoon. And I'm certain that there will be many more to come. Hooray!!
I ended up buying some hand-dyed yarn and a few shirts and craft kits. The buying was awesome, but what I really enjoyed was the inspiration! So many booths with so many crafts! I took many business cards and took mental note of loads of crafty ideas.
One such idea was sewing simple cut-outs onto plain onesies. This idea is so brilliant and so very simple (QUICK enough to do before the kiddo starts screaming in his Johnny Jump-Up!!). Here's the one I was able to get done this afternoon. And I'm certain that there will be many more to come. Hooray!!
Monday, April 12, 2010
Tuesday, April 6, 2010
A question for the crafty moms out there
Since I've started to get that intense urge to get my crafting completely back on track, I have a question for all you moms out there. When do you work on projects? If the kid's awake and in your care, how do you handle them and crafting at the same time? Do you find that you have to have someone else around to tend to the kiddo? Any and all advice is appreciated!
I seem to have forgotten to mention...
I got a drop spindle!
In an attempt to save some money, and to prove to myself that I can have some sort of willpower, I agreed to not buy any yarn until at least July. This has turned out to be pretty easy because I recently cleaned out some of my stash (donated to a woman who knits for charities) and I realized that I still have a shit-ton of yarn.
So I go shopping in my craft room whenever the urge strikes to work on a new project, which is quite a lot of fun. I have more of a selection than I ever realized!
But then I wanted to find a new hobby, just to try something else and to push myself in a new direction. I knew I couldn't really get back into sewing right now because Declan doesn't allow me enough uninterrupted time in the day for such things. I needed something that I could do in the evenings after he goes to bed. (I still can't sew then because my sewing machine wall and his crib wall are one in the same.) Combining my ban on yarn buying, my love of knitting, and my naturally twitchy nature, I decided to try my hand at spinning.
Pushing all things natural, I ventured down to the fabulous Hill Country Weavers to see if they carried the needed supplies. Ohhh emmmmm geeeeeeeee!!! I love that store. But keeping my head in the game, I left with a spindle that can serve as both high and low whirl and a bag of electric blue roving (and a knitting magazine :-)).
While I know that I don't have the correct technique yet, I've been having fun trying to spin a little at a time. I've also opted to go for a thicker gauge at first until I get the hang of it. I'm looking forward to seeing if I create a useful yarn, or if this will become the ball of yarn that I always keep as my first attempt at spinning. Either way, I'm enjoying it and look forward to getting good enough to spin for a project. Hooray to new ventures! :-D
In an attempt to save some money, and to prove to myself that I can have some sort of willpower, I agreed to not buy any yarn until at least July. This has turned out to be pretty easy because I recently cleaned out some of my stash (donated to a woman who knits for charities) and I realized that I still have a shit-ton of yarn.
So I go shopping in my craft room whenever the urge strikes to work on a new project, which is quite a lot of fun. I have more of a selection than I ever realized!
But then I wanted to find a new hobby, just to try something else and to push myself in a new direction. I knew I couldn't really get back into sewing right now because Declan doesn't allow me enough uninterrupted time in the day for such things. I needed something that I could do in the evenings after he goes to bed. (I still can't sew then because my sewing machine wall and his crib wall are one in the same.) Combining my ban on yarn buying, my love of knitting, and my naturally twitchy nature, I decided to try my hand at spinning.
Pushing all things natural, I ventured down to the fabulous Hill Country Weavers to see if they carried the needed supplies. Ohhh emmmmm geeeeeeeee!!! I love that store. But keeping my head in the game, I left with a spindle that can serve as both high and low whirl and a bag of electric blue roving (and a knitting magazine :-)).
While I know that I don't have the correct technique yet, I've been having fun trying to spin a little at a time. I've also opted to go for a thicker gauge at first until I get the hang of it. I'm looking forward to seeing if I create a useful yarn, or if this will become the ball of yarn that I always keep as my first attempt at spinning. Either way, I'm enjoying it and look forward to getting good enough to spin for a project. Hooray to new ventures! :-D
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