HARRY POTTER IS COMING!

starting the count down today! going to buy tickets tonight.... i will post more videos like clips interviews etc in future days.

i.

cant.

wait.

Homemade Tootsie Rolls!

http://www.funonadime.net/?p=471

Yum!

Baby Hip Carrier

http://sewmamasew.com/blog2/?p=11342

23 pound Payson and I NEED this. His legs are too chunky to comfortably fit in a sling, and I'm loving how easy and adjustable it is. Add it to the list...

Baby Quilt - "Casserole" Style

Last night Susan and I decided to make a baby quilt for a baby shower that was at 9:30 this morning. I'm still hooked on the free motion quilting and have been wanting to try another one. So at 8 pm we began.

This one has 3 inch and 5 inch squares that are appliqued on. That part went together very quickly. The tricky part was the free motion because all the squares are just stitched with a 3/16 raw edge. So every time I went on to the little squares, I had to lift the presser foot because it would catch under the raw edge!

We both love the way it looks with the denim and lime green. It was fun and turned out great for the four and a half hours we put in.

halloween party invite

how cute is this?? i found the image here: http://brownpaper--packages.blogspot.com/2010/10/100-days-of-holidays.html

Fun wrist corsage project by Dan and friends

This is the corsage Dan made for Brooke. Her dress is cream with black accents.

The boys got together after mutual the other night, with moms and made these flowers and then put them together into wrist corsages for their dates to Homecoming. They are made from chiffon, organza, taffeta, and other various fabrics. They did them using the method we learned from Gretchens blog.
And the links she has on her blog which are here and here.

The boys did almost everything, from choosing fabric, to singing (burning) edges of the fabric for petals with a candle, to creating the bracelets, and then assembling the corsages. The moms really were just there as needle-and-thread directors. It was fun! and it will be easy for the girls to dis-assemble them to wear as hair flowers and as bracelets.

This is Kevin's.

This is (part of) McLain's.

giant poppies

http://www.marthastewart.com/article/giant-paper-poppy-flower-decoration

taking in jeans at the sides tutorial

http://freshlypicked.blogspot.com/2010/02/taking-in-jeans-at-side-seam-tutorial.html

alphabet art

http://33shadesofgreen.blogspot.com/2010/06/free-font-art.html

i would love this by my computer! i would have to find fonts i really like though, and wouldn't get sick of too fast...

pottery barn style key art

http://prim4him.blogspot.com/2010/04/i-bought-pb-type-keys-wall-art.html

i seriously love this!!

puzzle magnets

http://lindseyscraftlist.blogspot.com/2010/03/vintage-puzzle-piece-magnets.html

quote

http://theadventuresofmrsreagan.blogspot.com/2010/08/weekend-wrapup.html i think she used foam letters on a canvas, then spray painted the whole thing!

golf ball art

i think tyrel would like this. :)

http://madiganmade.blogspot.com/2010/09/ball-in-play.html

wax paper and crayon leaves

http://www.vanessachristenson.com/2010/09/how-to-wax-paper-and-crayon-fall-leaves.html

FREE appliques and patterns!

http://www.ottobredesign.com/en/print/index.html

PIllow Tutorials

http://everydayexpressionsfromkanda.blogspot.com/2010/08/brennas-room-re-do-part-1-pillows.html


The links to the individual tutorials are in the post.

Concrete Planters

http://sweetsomethingdesign.blogspot.com/2010/05/concrete-planters-hurricanes.html

Actually, Mom found this and wanted it up.

Baby Shoes

http://www.sewing.org/html/fleece_chinese_slippers.html

http://abeautifulmess.typepad.com/my_weblog/2010/04/diy-cute-handmade-kids-shoes-.html

http://www.prudentbaby.com/2010/03/diy-leather-baby-shoes-with-free.html

http://www.youcanmakethis.com/info/featured-products/Crossover-Baby-Shoes-Sizes-0-16mths.htm

http://www.onestepahead.com/catalog/product.jsp?productId=536487&cmSource=CrossSell&relatedProductId=536486

http://goosiegirls.wordpress.com/2008/07/23/baby-shoe-tutorial/

http://mollychicken.blogs.com/my_weblog/2006/12/baby_boots.html

http://babypatterns.atspace.com/tutorial1.html

http://www.marthastewart.com/portal/site/mslo/menuitem.0e0eb51a2e6b5ad593598e10d373a0a0/?vgnextoid=5fd9ce908332f010VgnVCM1000003d370a0aRCRD&rsc=related

cute dress pattern!

http://www.thetraintocrazy.com/2010/07/go-to-dress-pattern.html
look how cute this is!

Desserts

Scanned these out of a Parents magazine...

The melted frosting could smoothly cover any shape of cake!

birthday cake ideas

http://familyfun.go.com/recipes/fun-farm-cake-844008/

i have birthday's on the mind, since lydia's is in a couple of weeks, and have been finding some cute ideas for cakes. :)




i think these are all from parents magazine.


http://recipes.howstuffworks.com/ice-cream-cone-cupcakes-recipe.htm

http://familyfun.go.com/recipes/i-is-for-ice-cream-cone-cupcake-686119/

here are a ton of cake ideas with great instructions! http://www.parenting.com/activity-parties-gallery/Activities-Parties/31-Awesome-Birthday-Cake-Designs/

michelle, there is a train one, starting on #15. :)

ruffled streamers

these are about the cutest things i have seen. good thing we have a birthday coming up that i can make them for!

http://www.howdoesshe.com/ruffled-party-streamers

birthday balloon wreath

i am so excited to make one of these!

http://www.howdoesshe.com/birthday-wreath

family rules canvas

http://lindseycheney.blogspot.com/2009/09/family-rules-canvas.html

easy, cute, cheap! wall art

http://www.sugardoodle.info/joomla/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3140&Itemid=406

i plan on doing something similar to this in my living room... just as soon as we get new family pics taken!

baby boy shower gift

love this! http://www.somewhatsimple.com/2010/03/baby-boy-shower-gift.html

depending on how much i was wanting to spend, i might just do the mitt with a few burp cloths or onesies in it. :)

Circle Applique Quilt

http://littlebirdiesecrets.blogspot.com/2010/05/circle-applique-quilt.html

Photo Board

I saw this fun idea here and had to make one. I made this one for a teacher appreciation gift. The pictures attached are to help the teacher know what it is for. I hope the teacher will put new pictures on it! It was easy and cheap with a frame from DI and scrap piece cuts from Lowe's. And clips from the Dollar store.

Andrew's Dragon

So Scot was helping Andrew survive Stake Conference yesterday. They took turns drawing and adding lines and circles. This is their final masterpiece. I thought it was so cute I wanted to make it into a pillow. The pillow is not finished yet, but I couldn't wait to share.

Heat Press Vinyl

http://www.vanessachristenson.com/2010/05/tutorial-heat-press-vinyl-on-shirts.html

(we really need a vinyl cutting machine...)

little lambs

look at these cutest ever little lambs! i love them so much!

found here: http://www.dana-made-it.com/2010/03/lamb-pillows.html

and here: http://www.purlbee.com/little-lamb-pillows/2010/3/12/mollys-sketchbook-little-lamb-pillows.html

Monogram Collage

http://alittlemoore.wordpress.com/2010/03/04/mod-podge-family-monogram/

Patterns/Printing on Fabric

http://www.ink-bloom.com/inkblocks/

Headboard Tutorial

This looks like a fun project to try. The creator said she built this headboard for under $30 using old kitchen cupboard doors! This is amazing! Now I just need to find some doors.

http://www.remodelaholic.com/2010/03/head-of-board-headboard-tutorial.html

I tried the free motion quilting!

Michelle posted a tutorial on free motion machine quilting a while ago. I decided to give it a try. It is so much fun, and quite fast. Perhaps it was fast because I did my free forms larger than the tutorial instructed. My blocks are 6 inch squares. I did a couple practice pieces, then decided to give it a go. Once you have a little practice, the motion becomes easier.

I made a couple baby size quilts for humanitarian, and then this one was a gift. It isn't flawless, but I really like the results. It took me about 3 hours to piece and freehand and bind. It was much fun! The tutorial said that a regular sewing machine can only handle up to a crib size quilt. I completely agree; It was a bit of a wrestling match. I'm ready to try another!

Roman Shades from cheap or old blinds

http://frugalhomeideas.blogspot.com/2009/11/no-sew-roman-shades.html

Wall Art

I want to make two of these in the kids' room so bad. I think that it would be fun for them to pick out the fabric themselves and then hang them on their walls by their beds. It is so easy too!! I love it. It would be fun to do one for every season and put up somewhere as well. Maybe I could make a huge one for the kitchen wall above the table...hmm, I will think on that one. The tutorial is over at Blue Cricket.

recycled wall art

you can believe that i will be making one of these... now where to put it? :D i dug through my garbages last night to fish out toilet paper tubes to start collecting for it.

http://homemademamas.blogspot.com/2010/01/recycled-wall-art.html

Royal Icing Cookies

Super cute.