Crazy life-sign me up

Sadly, I didn't get any crafting done this week. Too much work and too little playtime. Tomorrow is the start of the second week of the OPB sew along, so hopefully I can get myself caught up these next few days. I also signed up for the wardrobe refashion challenge. It is going to be hard not to shop for new things, but my wallet will surely thank me. I have a couple of tops that need altering, so I am going to start with those. Simple, but at least it will get me started in the refashioning world. I have always loved thrifting, but if something didn't fit right I would never buy it. Now it is going to be a challenge for me to pick up these pieces and create something with them.

Oh Geez!

I feel as if I have been working nonstop lately! I worked all weekend and then started my new job today. I can't wait for Saturday to get here! I am hoping to be able to do a little crafting in the next few days and I can't wait to start on my skirt with the OPB Sew Along! Now I just need to decide which of the fabrics I am going to use. Decisions, Decisions...

As a side note, my friend Whitney loved the robot that I made for my little Dill Pickle. Happy 1st birthday my main man!

Felt Rocks!

I decided to make some cute felt flowers today. They are going to be made into pins once I get some pin backs from my mom. (Thanks mom!)

For my flower I decided to use one of my many fabulous buttons in my stash. Plus I love pink and black so I think it is awesome!

I made the other one for my friend Sarah. It is the color of her beloved ECU Pirates so she should be pretty excited.

One a side note, I did make it to the store today and got some really beautiful dove gray fabric for the sew along! I also signed up for the Wardrobe Refashion, which is not only going to be exciting, but challenging!

Sew Along!

Things have been pretty quite here on the crafting front. I am getting ready to start a new job and my days have been filled with different appointments and tons of paperwork! I am excited about starting the sew along with One Pearl Button's Alli. The sew along is going to be for a really cute skirt, I haven't decided yet if I am going to make it for myself or someone else because with my body type, I generally avoid skirts, dresses are definitely more my thing. I have wanted to try and sew clothes for quite awhile though, so I am excited about this undertaking. I am going to go out today and get my fabric!

Snow Time

It is snowing again here in NC. This is the most snow that we have gotten in quite a long time. Sadly I have to work again this weekend so I won't be able to enjoy playing out in the snow. On a side note, everyone has loved my robot for my nephew. I can't wait to get it sent off to him. In the mean time I need to figure out what I am going to do for my friend Sloane's birthday. I have no inspiration as of late! Hopefully something will come to mind pretty soon.

Zipper Virgin!

So I have never actually used a zipper in any of my crafting. I am unsure as to why, but I am thinking it could be that I am in love with buttons and like to use them instead. Anyways, awhile back one of my friends mentioned needing a makeup bag. She has been under a lot of stress lately and I thought making her one would cheer her up. None of my craft books had what I wanted so I kinda winged it and it didn't come out too badly I must say.

I heart robots!

So I posted a few days ago about my nephews upcoming birthday and how I wanted to make him a present. Yesterday I decided to give it a go and here is what I came up with...

I decided to use felt which is quickly becoming one of my favorite things in the world! I made the decision to make a robot after searching the internet for cute toys for boys because I thought it would be the easiest thing. People are so amazing with their homemade octopus', horses, pirate ships and such. I am definitly not at that level yet. So here is the head and the body. It took the most time to sew the head onto the body, but I did some multi-tasking and did it while watching some TV!

And here is the finished project! He came out so much cuter than I thought! I want to make Dillon a couple of robot friends before mailing his birthday package out. Now all I have to do is keep the dogs away because they think it is a "baby" for them!