Sunday, May 31, 2009

Making a Tote is not Rocket Science

I brew my own sweet tea at home and have plastic bottles that I pour it in to bring with me to work each day, however there is not enough room in my lunch box for my food and my bottles of tea.

I found this really great Rocket Science material online and a pattern for a tote bag and decided to make a tote for my bottles of tea. There were coordinating materials in the line, so I bought two -one with blue and white spacey words like Rocket Scientist and Space Cadet and the other with blue and black rocket ships. For the lining of the tote I bought a navy blue plastic table cloth so if my drinks spill or sweat, the tote will be safe. I got navy webbing for the handles and a navy star button to add a little spacey flare to the outside pocket.

This was also my first attempt at making bias tape and I was really pleased with the result. It was a really great pattern!

Wednesday, May 20, 2009

Edible Birthday Bouquet


My husband and I always have trouble finding gifts for his parents. This past weekend we had his mother over for her birthday. Since it was a little last minute and they are on a no carb diet, a cake seemed a little inappropriate. I saw the adds for edible creations and looked into them - a little overpriced for what they are!


I bought some flower shaped cookie cutters, a melon baller and a crinkle cutter and shaped my own fruit to make her an edible bouquet. I know she likes blueberries, but I wasn't sure on her preference of the other fruit so I got all different types - strawberries, pineapples, grapes, cantaloupe, honeydew, and apples. I got the flower pot at Michael's on sale and it looked really cute!


It seems that the apples, strawberries and blueberries went first, so next time I may have to try a "berry bouquet" and perhaps dip some of the berries in chocolate. Mmmmmm.


Patriotic Table Runner

I've never been a fan of bold patriotic accessories in bright blue and fire engine red, so when I found some aged looking stars and stripes material I couldn't help myself. The red stripes are more of a brick red, the white is more of a cream and the blue is more of a navy. Much more subdued.

My last table runner was just about the length of the table so I doubled this on so when I upgrade my table it'll still fit.


Since the fabric can't really be seen in the picture I've posted a close up detail.

Sunday, May 10, 2009

Nancy Drew Dress

Being very OCD and all I fell in love with the latest version of Nancy Drew where the character is protrayed as a very Type A OCD girl who strives for perfection. She has impeccable style throughout the movie and wears the cutest party dress during the movie.

I'd wanted to make the dress, but could never find the right material until recently. I found something quite similar and used a Vogue pattern to make my own custom Nancy Drew inspired dress. I have no idea what I will wear it for, but I made it anyway!

Lightening McQueen Bucket


My nephew's 3rd birthday is coming up and I wouldn't be a good aunt if I didn't make something just for him!

He's really into the movie Cars, so I got him aa bunch of Cars themed gifts that he can play outside with. I customized a bucket for him with Lightening McQueen on one side and his name on the other. Hope he likes his presents!

Everyday Table Runner

I found a bunch of great material online recently and thought I'd make a table runner out of some and stylish grocery bags out of others. The everyday table runner that matches my living/dining room is shown here with my cute Tweety salt and pepper shakers!

Tissue Box

For Christmas, my aunt gave me a wonderful plush blanket of an ivory color that compliments the sofa I reupholstered well. I decided it would be a great way to paint the room and find accessories. Since I know I can make a tissue box, I decided to make one to match.

The tissue box matches both so perfectly - here it is sitting on the blanket which is on the sofa. I made the swirls too match the sofa and some checkered boxes to break up all the swirls.