Getting Crafty — Escaping reality - one craft at a time

A Little Hot Hedd

January 19, 2009

This weekend I decided I needed a quick project, something that I could start and finish in a couple of hours. I have several unfinished projects hanging over me but I couldn’t motivate myself to work on any of them. I needed something new and fresh that I could get excited about. A hat is [...]

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A Little Superhero Fun

December 19, 2008

When I first saw the Superhero Cape tutorial over at Puking Pastilles, I knew I had to make one. Actually, I had to make two – one for my own son and one for my nephew. If one of them gets something, the other one inevitably has to have the same thing. [...]

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Hairbowpalooza

December 12, 2008

Chances are if you have a little girl you’ve seen all the adorable boutique bows available. They’re all over Etsy. In fact, my own cousin runs TippyToesBowtique, where she sells bows, tutus, headbands, beanies, and other cute accessories.
I’ve been waiting since Evie was born (ok, so maybe I’ve been waiting longer than that!) to [...]

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Glitter Glue Disaster

December 5, 2008

As you might have noticed, I’ve been missing for a while over here. It has a lot to do with a trip out of town, in-laws visiting, and a very cranky little girl who feels the need to be held by Mommy every second they are together but you can read more about that [...]

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Another Pillowcase Dress

October 22, 2008

Saturday night I took my sister to JoAnn’s to find some fabric for some curtains she wants made. I thought I was doing a really great job of not picking up any extras, but we stayed in the store just a little bit too long. I ended up picking up a couple of fabric quarters, [...]

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Halloween Dresses Modeled

October 19, 2008

My niece Caitlin came over on Saturday morning and it gave me the perfect opportunity to get some photos of the girls modeling their dresses. Caitlin didn’t want to sit still, but I still managed to snap a few cute shots of her. Evie, on the other hand, was posing and grinning like a pro. [...]

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Halloween Pillowcase Dresses

October 14, 2008

After finishing up my Halloween Trick or Treat bags (which you can still buy here), I had a bit of fabric left over. I debated over what to use it for, then decided that it would make some adorable little dresses. I’ve been finding tutorials all over the place for pillowcase dresses and since I [...]

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And The Winner Is…

October 9, 2008

Ok folks, the contest has come to an end and one lucky winner has been chosen.
I used a very scientific method to choose the winner. I wrote out all the names of everyone that entered, either by comment, tweet, or stumble. Then I cut the paper up, separating all the names, folded them up, put [...]

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It’s A Halloween Giveaway!

October 7, 2008

I’ve been hinting around for a while now about my big Halloween project and it is finally time to show it off. It took a long time to get everything ready, especially since Evie’s sleep patterns have been extremely inconsistent lately. I discovered that it is very hard to sew with a baby in your [...]

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Things I Wish I Had Time To Make

October 2, 2008

Life has been a bit busy lately and hasn’t left much time for playing online, but I wanted to share a few of my recent favorites.
First off is the amazing Spookable digital scrapbook kit from Dani Mogstad. I wish I had more time to scrapbook because I would definitely be putting this one to use.
Crazy [...]