Custom Burpies for Babies

When I had my first daughter I just had to have these adorable burp cloths I found on eBay. I ordered a few and quickly realized that, shoot, I could have done that! So since then I've made a few for baby shower gifts and they turn out pretty good, not to mention they're quick and easy to make.

I just cut a strip of material the length and width of the middle of the burp cloth plus 1/2 in. (they're actually a cloth diaper so they're much more absorbent).

Then I folded the strip of material under 1/4 in. all the way around, pressed, pinned and stitched it to the middle of the burpie. Pretty cool!

So these two in particular are going to my new nephew, Joseph (the parents are 90% positive on the name) who will be joining us in August. :)

Neighborly Love

I made some adorable baby shower invitations for my dearest neighbor, Miss Heather.



Today I ran them over to her and while I was there she showed me these cool flowers she made to spice up a new shirt. She adores crafts as much as I do which is why she sent me home with this....



Within an hour I had made a few flowers of my own for the girls hair....





Thank you Heather, you're a doll!


:)

Reupholstered Drop Cloth Chair

Despite my sewing machine issues I still managed to finish my chair. I did however have to wind my bobbin by hand to get the job done. Here she is in all her mod glory!





Making the World Cuter

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Mojo Interruption

So I know my youngest has been dropping pins into my sewing machine through the bobbin winding hole. I didn't think it was affecting my machine until my bobbin stopped winding. Hubby shook out all of the pins, that was quite a work-out and I tried again but apparently it wasn't the pins causing the problem. My machine is just simply broken.

This is the second time I've has to take this machine in within the last 6 months. The first time my timing was off and now it's the bobbin winding issue. Growing up my mom always said, "you have to get a Singer". Well, I did. And I'm not impressed. Apparently I'm not the only one that's had this problem either.

Deal of the Day!

Okay, so I know not all Walmart stores carry fabric but the one by me does and I always find what I'm looking for (even though the selection is a quarter of what Joann's is). I found this awesome fabric for my kitchen makeover for $1.50 a yard!!!! I picked up 7 yards and a couple of grommet tops and will be fashioning some curtains today! Yippie!

Blind fix

So I found these awesome, cheap blinds at Target. For $14 ea. I couldn't pass them up. And they had them in the width I needed, 31". It wasn't until they were completely installed that I found out they weren't LONG enough! Yikes! So instead of tearing them down and taking them back I used the extra slats I had left over from my shorter window above my sink to extend them. Wow, what was I thinking?!!



So I took the left over slat strings that I had cut off of my kitchen window blinds and began sewing, yes sewing, them to the my too short blinds.



The extra slats to be added...



And here is the after, it still needs a little tweaking but I'm just thrilled to have them hit the window sill now. :)



You can see the stitching if you look close but from a far it's not noticeable thank goodness!