I am always looking for new ideas of how to transform everyday objects into creative, beautiful, and cute new things. And when I saw Honestly… WTF‘ s Post called DIY Braided Hex Nut Bracelet I wanted to try it for myself. I was at Home…
I love, love, love making cute things to house all my sewing supplies. Housing my button addiction is no exception. So… I was looking online for a cute way to store them and I came across this tutorial called the Mason Jar Pin Cushion –…
A girl needs all of her sewing/quilting supplies to look super cute and that is why I just had to make a super cute Needle Book! I saw this image of a Selvage Style Needle Book a few years ago when I first started sewing,…
I have a thing for buttons! I have thousands of them all stored in color coordinated cute mason jars which I made pin cushion tops for. I will make a post about later, because this post is about my super cute button magnets! I was inspired…
I got these bar stools years ago from a friend who was moving away and getting rid of everything in her apartment. I took these bar stools off her hands. At that time they had a wood finish and a beige corduroy fabric seat. I…
Recently a very good friend of mine had her first baby. A baby GIRL! Baby Abbie!! I love her to death already. I could spend all day looking at her beautiful face and watching her sleep. So I got to working on a super cute…
Last Christmas, along with quilts, I made these super cute Bookmarks (book jewelry) and gave them to my loved ones. I made about 25 of them which all looked different, and these 4 are the only ones I have left. My inspiration for these beauties…
I used Amy Butler’s Gum Drop Pillow Pattern to create this super cute pouf! I used upholstery fabric which is a bit thicker to give the pouf more stability and I filled it with very small polystyrene beads called softloft micro beads. I also used…
I can’t seem to take a break from making awesome things, such as this rad kitchen rag rug. Not even while on vacation. This summer Shawn and I spent 10 days traveling around the B.C. interior in his parents camper. We spent a lot of…
Taking old objects and turning them into something new is very exciting to me! So when I came across rag rugs I was so inspired to create my own awesome Rag Rug too. Check it out!! I bought these sheets from Value Village. I try…
Every time we get a coffee Shawn asks for a coffee cup sleeve to protect his beautiful manly hands. I also saw that many major coffee shops sell reusable coffee cup sleeves and I thought to myself that I could easily make one that was…
I made this cute I Heart U Valentine’s Card for my LOVE (Shawnikins) by using this free printable template. I made it out of glitter card stock that had around my house, because I can’t help but buy glittery things for no intended reason when…
These oven mitts are super easy to make in one evening, which make them an awesome gift. I made these yellow and aqua elbow length oven mitts for Shawn’s mom for Mother’s Day. They have been loved and are now a little dirty – Just…
One of my favorite quilting blogs is Film in the Fridge, which inspired me to try my hand at creating beautiful strip quilts. My inspiration for these 2 strip quilts came from here, here and here and the lucky recipients of these quilts are my daddy…
I love that Shawn shows interest in my hobbies and supports all of the craftiness that I exude. Last Christmas I made quilts for my close family members (see pervious posts) and Shawn wanted to make one for his mom too. Here he is proudly…
The second Christmas 2011 quilt that I made was for Shawn. This proved to be a little tricky because we live together and I tend to take over the whole house with fabric while mid quilt and I wanted it to be a secret! Oh,…
