Arrrr! Saturday is Talk Like a Pirate Day! Do you want to celebrate this curious holiday? Check out my post for Alpha Mom to see how we made this hat, spy scope and eye patch with mostly found materials (and some electrical tape).
Car Mat
I made this little mini-quilt from one of my six-year-old’s drawings. She found a Monopoly car and started making roads for the car on her magnetic drawing board. I particularly liked this drawing, so I scanned it in, traced it in Illustrator and digitized it for machine embroidery. She also wanted to make coloring pages for her friends from the line drawing, so we printed some out and sent them to school.
Quick Crafty Round-up
Yarn Gift Tags from A Little Hut.
Embroidered Felt Brooch from Sew, Mama, Sew! by contributor Melissa of tiny happy.
Recycled Castle from Bloesem Kids by guest contributor Khali Whatley.
Personalized Utensils from Zakka Life.
Satin & Lace Pillow from CraftStylish.
Paper Wine Bag from Daisy Janie.
Popover Sundress from Oliver + S.
Printable Bird Cards from Jinjerup.
Etsy Finds Friday
Pincushions!
Sweet Apple Pincushion, $19.50 from Handmade Bliss.
Rabbit Pincushion, $24 from Squirrel Momma.
Pretty Little Wrist Pincushion, $15 from Quilting Acres.
Set of Two Pincushions, $10 from Cuddlet.
Lovebirds Pincushion, $23 from Feltmates.
Wrist Pincushion, $12 from Sass & Peril.
Pincushion made from Recycled Materials, $16.50 from Friends of Socktopus.
Vintage Embroidered Lavender Sachet or Pincushion, $22 from Pixie Blossoms.
Linen Mouse Pincushion, $14 from Strawberries & Cream.
Want to make a pincushion? Check the links here. For more inspiration, look at this post from last year.
Back to School Skirts
A half yard of fabric, two rows of stitches, some elastic — and you have a back-to-school skirt. Love these fabrics: Echino Bird & Berry, Kokka Red Riding Hood,and Alexander Henry’s Tillbrook border. I also embroidered some plain tees to go with these.