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Monday, January 20, 2014
Embroidered hand print pillow
As I was thinking about what to make for my mother-in-law for her retirement this summer I knew that I wanted it to be something that included kids...and what better than hand prints. I also knew that she didn't need another thing to put on her walls so a photo project was not the way to go. Since I love to sew and embroider I thought a hand print pillow would be perfect. I really enjoyed working on this and since I loved it so much I decided to make one for my mom for her birthday today as well!! Now, I'm thinking the possibilities are endless and I'd love to create one for you as well.
Are you looking for the perfect gift for that grandparent that has everything? Well look no further! How about a hand print pillow? It's amazing how fast kids grow up. Before I know it I'll be a grandparent and want one of these! ha! okay, let's not move time THAT fast, but seriously kids do grow up super fast. I think I'll make myself one of these before I am a grandparent though!!
We've all seen so many really neat different hand print projects for kids to do from wall hangings to calendars to aprons but how about an embroidered hand print pillow. These are such great and personal gifts for those you love! And they don't require you to have any more wall space...which is something I love. Everyone can always use another pillow!!! Let me know how I can help make a hand print pillow for someone you love! The customization of these pillows is almost limitless from the color of the thread to the type of fabric to the shape of the pillow. How about a heart shaped pillow with hand prints...hmmm, maybe that's what I'll make for myself!!
$50 for a pillow with up to five hand prints (12x12 pillow) and $5 for each additional hand print after that. Send me a message today so I can get started creating one for you!!
Saturday, March 09, 2013
school auction ideas
Last night was the big Mystery Dinner Theater and Auction for my kids school. I was on the planning committee and I was also fortunate enough to be on stage for the Mystery Theater itself. What a blast! It was truly an incredible night. I feel like I missed most of it because I was backstage throughout 90% of the evening but everyone seemed to have a great time. Months of planning went into this auction and countless hours of time and many volunteers made the night successful. I feel blessed to have been a small part of something so great. I have no idea how much money was raised yet but I'm sure it was incredible. The school where my kids attend is an amazing school and we feel so blessed to have found it and for our kids to attend there. The teachers are so amazing, caring, and fun to be with. The curriculum is incredible and the things my kids are learning blow my mind...I never knew as much math in Kindergarten as Naomi does! And she learned how to read in just months! Incredible. Anyway, on to the reason for the post.
I know that school held auctions are pretty popular and sometimes you run out of ideas for what to put in the auction as classroom items. Well, I'm just going to share two with you here because they are the two that I helped with. The kindergartners were so kind to let me come on two different occasions to take their pictures. The second time I came was because I messed up the first time on the letters...(I'll say it again...jack of all trades master of none). Anyway, we had them form letters with their bodies and then spelled two words to be framed "FAITH" and "LOVE". I also took each kids silhouette photo, made them colorful and had this 16x20 canvas printed at my favorite canvas place Canvas on Demand. The idea for the silhouettes came from Judith at Judith Fernstrom Photography, she also sent me detailed instructions on how she did the silhouettes and I'm sure she'd be willing to send them to you also!! This piece actually did really well at the auction and had two moms bidding against each other getting top dollar for the piece. I'm actually going to get a second one printed so both moms can have one and the school gets more money ;)
Here are some more photos from the auction!
There was no link for the source of the "FAITH" and "LOVE" photos but here's the pin for it. And no I wasn't paid by canvas on demand to tell you how awesome they are. They are just that awesome. GREAT customer service and GREAT products. Hope you have a great weekend! I'm looking forward to not having to go to play practice or plan for the auction...but it was a LOT of fun!!!
Monday, October 08, 2012
kids backpack landing space
When we bought this house one of the huge bonuses for me was the LARGE laundry room. The bummer...three doors! Not a ton of wall space means having to be creative with the "mud room" and not being able to do big shelves or places for shoes. I knew I wanted to do something on the walls for the kids to have a space for backpacks, and notes to/from school. I pinned a few ideas and then with the help of Greg we created our own space that works for us. We may add a shelf above the coat rack at some point but for now this works for us! Some of the spaces that inspired this space are from here and here.
I hope to do a before/after of the frames that I used...but I gotta find the before pictures first!
Saturday, June 23, 2012
patriotic t-shirts
My sister-in-law and brother-in-law came down to visit over Memorial Day weekend. We put my handy brother-in-law to work...he wired our surround sound speakers, hung three ceiling fans and a chandelier! Yay for crossing things off the list!
Since it was Memorial Day and my niece and nephew are crafty (like my kids) I figured it would be a fun time to make a little project with all the kids. I had seen this t-shirt idea somewhere but now for the life of me can't remember where it was. I think it may have been Family Fun magazine but I'm not sure. If you know where it came from can you please let me know so I can give the proper credit!!?? Thanks!
These hand-print flag shirts were super easy to make! Just paint their LEFT hand to look like the flag. The bottom right corner is blue and then paint the stripes on the rest of their hand. Then put your kids hand down on the shirt with their fingers facing the right side of the shirt.
The blue paint dried too fast on Naomi's shirt so we made sure to get LOTS of paint on everyone else's hands. The white and red did mix on the few of their hands but that's the beauty of homemade shirts!
Hannah watched all the big kids do their hand prints and then she did a REALLY good job of letting me paint and print her shirt!!
Here they are on Memorial Day with their patriotic shirts! The great thing about these shirts is they can be worn for at least 3 holidays and are just a great shirt to show your American pride!
Um...someone did NOT want their picture taken!
Since it was Memorial Day and my niece and nephew are crafty (like my kids) I figured it would be a fun time to make a little project with all the kids. I had seen this t-shirt idea somewhere but now for the life of me can't remember where it was. I think it may have been Family Fun magazine but I'm not sure. If you know where it came from can you please let me know so I can give the proper credit!!?? Thanks!
These hand-print flag shirts were super easy to make! Just paint their LEFT hand to look like the flag. The bottom right corner is blue and then paint the stripes on the rest of their hand. Then put your kids hand down on the shirt with their fingers facing the right side of the shirt.
The blue paint dried too fast on Naomi's shirt so we made sure to get LOTS of paint on everyone else's hands. The white and red did mix on the few of their hands but that's the beauty of homemade shirts!
Hannah watched all the big kids do their hand prints and then she did a REALLY good job of letting me paint and print her shirt!!
Here they are on Memorial Day with their patriotic shirts! The great thing about these shirts is they can be worn for at least 3 holidays and are just a great shirt to show your American pride!
Um...someone did NOT want their picture taken!
Saturday, June 09, 2012
father's day shirt ideas
Well, it's been over two months since I've blogged here...I'm hoping that will change. I have stories to tell, crafts and projects to share and cute kids to talk about! So, let's start off with a little Father's Day t-shirt tutorial!
5 years ago when Micah was merely 3 months old I started a tradition that at the time I didn't know was a tradition. But the tradition continues...and it's something I love to do. I have been creating shirts for the kids to wear on Father's Day, for 5 years! First let's take a trip down memory lane (maybe giving you some ideas) and then I'll show you what I've made for THIS Father's Day! Each shirt is linked to my original blog post so you can see additional photos!
5 years ago when Micah was merely 3 months old I started a tradition that at the time I didn't know was a tradition. But the tradition continues...and it's something I love to do. I have been creating shirts for the kids to wear on Father's Day, for 5 years! First let's take a trip down memory lane (maybe giving you some ideas) and then I'll show you what I've made for THIS Father's Day! Each shirt is linked to my original blog post so you can see additional photos!
2011 - My dad is my hero
This years Father's Day is all about beer...seems kinda strange since the kids are the ones "giving" the gifts right? Well, I needed a good excuse to get Greg some of the gifts he's getting and didn't want to wait till Christmas! Since I didn't want the kids wearing some sort of "beer" logoed shirt, I decided to go with root beer, and what better root beer than Greg's favorite A&W. I first saw this A&W idea on Nothing But Country's blog and downloaded the printables last year knowing I'd use them at some point.
Here's a tutorial on how I made the shirts!!!
Step 1: I went to the A&W website and downloaded their logo desktop photo to my computer and then got to work personalizing it. I changed the "since" date, added "dad" to the bottom, used the "esome" from the free printables on the original logo and then added "I've got an". I printed out my new logo and got to work.
Step 2: First I taped the logo to my window and then taped my prewashed fabric right over the logo. I traced the logo with my pencil three times (one for each kid)!
I used paint that was made for fabric. Yes, you can use acrylic paint (and I have in the past) but it cracks much more easily and it becomes pretty hard on the fabric...but in a pinch it will do. These bottles of paint cost $1.50 each at JoAnn's...
BUT, this four pack of fabric paint cost me 97cents! I could hardly believe it when I saw it and bought two different packs! So I ended up buying 8 colors for less than the price of the two colors I really needed! but don't worry, they will get used!
Step 4: I started painting the fabric pieces and painted the color with the least amount of coverage first. I painted the same color on all three shirts at a time.
Step 5: Paint the gold part of the logo. There was no "gold" so I had to mix colors and come up with one. It's not perfect but it'll do. That's the charm of a homemade gift right?
Step 6: paint the brown. I didn't do two coats on the brown but probably should have. I did do two coats of paint on the other colors. I just made sure to get really good coverage with the brown the first time!
Step 7: I carefully cut out the logo right on the outside dark brown area and then removed the freezer paper.
Step 8: Iron on double sided fusible web
Step 11: Put the shirts on the kids and take cute pictures and surprise daddy at church!
I can't wait for Greg to see the shirts! I think he's gonna love them. And you better believe I'll have photos to share! I would tell you everything that I've got up my sleeve for Greg but on the off chance that he stops by here before Father's Day I better not...just in case!
I will be having the kids fill out one of these questionnaires about dad! And if you need some more ideas, head over to my pinterest Mother's Day and Father's Day board to see what I've pinned. I'll be sure to share photos of what we ended up doing for Greg's gifts in a week or so. I just wanted to get these shirt photos up in case you're still looking for ideas! Have a great weekend and we'll see ya next week!
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