This is how long it takes me to get to projects: I bought this fabric to make a baby romper for my now five-year-old. But she saw it the other day and requested a dress. She had a very specific design in mind, but I talked her out of sleeves (oh yeah, I’m in charge around here). So here it is, the last of the summer dresses. On to corduroy!
Crochet flowers from Crane Crochet, $4.20 for a set of 14.
Veronica Crochet & Button Ponytail Holders, $10 for 2 from annie and olive.
Hand Block Printed Fabric, $13 for a 20″x29″ piece from june craft.
Pin Cushion La Pomme on Linen, $12 from Chet and Dot.
Italian Cotton Ribbons Sampler, $18 for an assortment of 10 from Carta, Inc.
Plonkas house zippy, $26 from plonka by dalinda.
Gretel Doll Crochet Pattern, $5.75 from eureeka’s window.
Blackbird Flags in Cool Colors, $45 from blackbird letterpress.
Mad Marge, sculpture made from recycled material, $95 from ReClaim2Fame.
Maybe my five-year-old should have her own blog. She has come up with the idea to create a cartoon and this is the first scene. She made the moveable character and asked me to scan each image after she positioned the character in the scene. Her plan is to make different backgrounds and more characters for the story, which she named “Garden’s Garden”. We drink this juice sometimes, but I’m not sure that she’s ever noticed the name. She just thinks it sounds silly.
Anyway, she plans for her Daddy to make these images animated with the computer. I think she wants some voice over sounds too. Daddy — I hope you can do this!
You might have noticed that I love this embroidered ribbon (especially vintage). So I decided to make some hair clips with my scraps. Here are some quick and rather vague directions for how to make them. Sorry if this is confusing, but you all are so smart!
Supplies:
Step #1: Turn under one end of the ribbon and sew it down. Clip off the excess. Tuck it inside your hair clip to get the desired length. Then fold it over and sew so that you have a pocket for your clip.
Step #2: Check to see how long your finished hair clip cover will be by wrapping it back around, keeping a small hem allowance in mind (approximately 1/4″). Cut the ribbon, turn down the unfinished edge and sew it under. Then insert the hair clip into the ribbon pocket.
Step #3: Wrap the other end around the hair clip and sew in place down either side. Note: If you are afraid to put the hair clip in your machine, you could probably just glue down this last bit with a hot glue gun.
Are felters taking over the world? First our babysitter Trisha came to the house with her beautiful felted bowls (which I should have photographed). Then my friend Laura gave us these lovely felted river rocks and needle felted ladybugs for the girls. Aren’t they beautiful? She bought her felt here and I am so excited that I must try it soon. I’m thinking felt birds, pincushions, holiday ornaments, little houses….
