Toy horse tote

I was invited to a birthday for a little girl that loves horses. I found some great toy horse figures at Target and knew she would love them. It seemed that she would need something to carry them around so I scoured the interwebs looking for a toy horse carrier pattern or tutorial. Sadly, there were none to be found. Am I the only one that has ever thought this would be a good idea? There were a ton of matchbox car carriers and pencil rolls but nothing for horses. I decided to take matters into my own hands and make one. The first one I made didn't turn out to well so I went back to the drawing board. This is what I came up with and I am very happy with how it turned out! 

If I wasn't the only one on the Internet that read my blog I would consider making a tutorial or pattern but alas, the cheese (me) stands alone. I suppose if anyone actually had any interest I'd reconsider but since it's never been done before I'm thinking no one cares! Oh well, I know one happy little girl that is glad I tried :)

Six Months Later...

This stuff...

plus these...

turned into...

 these cute little hair pins and bookmarks.

add a little ribbon and it looks like you really went the extra mile!

I made them for all of J's resource teachers (and good grief there were a lot of them!). I am happy to report that the numbers are dropping and he is doing fabulous in 2nd grade. It's nice to know the support is there and it's also nice to know we don't need it as much anymore.

I am pretty sure no one is out there reading this blog anymore (ever?) but I will continue to attempt to post because it will serve as record that I have a life other than laundry, housekeeping, and cooking. 

(not very well, I might add)

*am I the only one that when reading the title to this post, hears a french accent? I think I watch too much SpongeBob. Correction: I allow my children to watch too much SpongeBob

Quick! Before I forget...

Ok, I know I haven't been keeping up with my promise of posting something monthly. Oh well, 30 lashes with a wet noodle for me ;)

I have made a few things, I just forgot to take pictures and post. Darn. Anyway, I had a great idea for my boys teacher and since we missed teacher appreciation week because they were sick I want to do this next week. I just need to write it down somewhere before I forget what it was I wanted to do!

I'm thinking of making two kinds of cookie dough and wrapping it in the shape of a log and putting saran wrap around it and freezing. Then put them in a (cute) oven mitt with a little note that says, "Thanks for making us a couple of smart cookies!" What do you think? I'll try and take pics and post when I actually do it. Note: I said "try" not "promise". Ha!

Worst Pictures Ever of Valentines Day Class Treats

In sticking with my monthly craft resolution, behold...

J went with the non candy treat. Actually J went with whatever I decided. Gosh that boy is easy (in some ways). Krazy straw made to look like an arrow. The little tag says, "Here's wishing you an arrow to the heart on Valentines Day". A little too violent? Well, he is a boy after all. I printed it in script so 1st graders couldn't read it anyway. Clever am I.

T wanted candy. All. The. Way. We found these cute lip pops. Think ring pop but lips. Ha! Added a little treat topper and Voila! Easy Peasy Lemon Squeezey.

Jubilent Fresh 365!

So here we are, 2012.

List o' resolutions...

1.  Create something once a month.

2.  Post about it on this blog.

3.  Yell less.

4.  Smile more.

5.  Eat less crap.

6.  Eat more vegetables.

7.  Move more...go to the gym perhaps?

8.  Clean and purge. Rinse. Repeat.

9.  Learn how to use the manual mode on my camera. I mean it this time. Really. I do.

10. Stick to the budget.

this just added...

11. Spearhead/Participate in a bubble blowing flash mob


So, those are mine. How about you?

Kiddie crafty goodness

Just  a clever idea I had to repost so I don't forget when I need to make a little something for the kiddos

Just add water

This is BIG!

If you are anything like me and are in charge of most (if not all) meals, hate to meal plan, like to use what you have in the kitchen, like to buy on sale, and always procrastinate then this is going to revolutionize your way of life. Not. Even. Kidding.

My friend told me about Supercook and it is amazing! You make a free account then enter all your ingredients that you have in your kitchen. That part is a little tedious but totally worth it. There are shortcuts provided like they suggest items etc. however all in all it goes pretty fast. Then, and here is the amazing part, it lists recipes for dishes that you can cook! It crawls all the great food sites like epicurious and allrecipes and if you have a site you love I think you can even suggest sites to them! Also lets say you have chicken you need to use up because maybe, and I'm not saying I do this, but you took it out of the freezer and forgot it was in there for two days? Well, just highlight chicken on your kitchen list and bingo it spotlights chicken recipes! Brilliant, yes?

Oh yes friends it gets better...

Let's imagine that you make this fabulous dinner that everyone in the family loves (it's my dream, ok?) and you want to remember it to maybe put into a rotation? Well, it bookmarks the recipe for you! I'm sure there is more to this fabulous site that I haven't even discovered. 

I'm not having a giveaway and can't even promise I will read it right away but if you check it out, please come back and leave a comment telling me what you thought. I'll invite you to my virtual birthday party and be your best cyber friend ;)

Anyone still out there?

I kinda left you all hangin'. So sorry. I got a full time job to go along with my part time job and two evening classes so I have been a little busy.

I haven't even had a chance to make myself an apron from my pattern I won. It is so cute too! I don't work summers so hopefully I can get all my crafting in then.

I have made dozens of crowns and even more keychains. I have even broken out my new Cricut and made a vinyl sign for my car. I just haven't had the time to post pics. All in due time. In the meantime check out some of my fave craft blogs...

Ucreate

One Pretty Thing

Homemade by Jill

The Creative Crate

Now that ought to keep you busy for awhile!

Good News!!!

I WON!

That adorable apron pattern from Phat Fabric is mine, all mine! Woohoo! Thanks for the positive vibes I just know that is why I won. Ya'll are the best 10 followers a gal could ever have.

Now I am off to go buy that lottery ticket!

Thank you Crafty Crow!

I haven't won anything...

yet!

This may be my chance.

Crafty Crow is having a giveaway and boy is it ever cute. Now I suppose if I was going to choose to win something it would probably be a gajillion dollar lottery however this apron definitely makes the list, fo sho. If I win the pattern maybe I will make one for a giveaway!

What do you think?
I think I better go pick out some fabric to make my apron.
Well, no one can accuse me of not being a positive thinker!
(hmm, was that a double negative? Two negatives make a positive, right?)

I Spy with my little eye...

An oldie but a goodie.

I Spy Bag

I made this I Spy bag awhile ago for the princess. She has little use for it now however the bitty beans have taken to playing with it. Since this one was custom made for her (the letters spell out her name) I figure it is time to make the boys their own. Church may just be a little bit quieter, no? Who am I kidding!?!

I think I may add pictures next to the words since they are pre-readers. There are a few tutorials out there already. Since I am not about re-inventing the wheel... here is a good one at My Crafty Side. I've also seen them made with plastic bottles and rice like this one at Her Cup Overfloweth. These shaped bags over at Make It and Love It are super cute too. See, I told you there were quite a few tutes out there!

*edited to add a couple of tips:
1) if you use fleece you don't have to worry about fraying.
2) if you put a piece of tissue paper over the vinyl while you sew it won't stick and you can just rip it off when you are done sewing that piece.

It's also a great way to make useful all those little buttons and odds and ends that end up tossed in a junk drawer.


"Enjoy the little things, for one day you may look back and realize they were the big things."
-- Robert Brault

Rockin' Robin!

Make that "Round Robin"

Amy at "Keeping up with the Schultz Family" is hosting a "Round Robin" blog get-together today.




My sister has decided to bring me along to the party so I figured I better get something a little prettier up at the top of my blog for my visitors to see.

It just so happens that last night I was thinking that even though my twins are not in diapers anymore we still go through a lot of these...

We use them for everything. I always have a pack in my car. Since I don't carry a diaper bag anymore I needed something cute to cover up the ugly packaging (sorry Costco, but it is ugly!).
I found this tutorial over at Patchyapple.
I thought with a few modifications it would be perfect. So in an hour...

this cute fabric...

became this!

I think we will be using these for a long, long time!

Head on over to Amy's to see what your bloggy pals have been up to lately.

Kitty Litter Cake

In the words of Hannah Montana...

Kitty, say what?

Yes, this is cake. Yes, people ate it. I know. Hard to believe. Even harder to believe is that it smells delicious, lol! I made this for a co-workers birthday. You would have to know what I do to appreciate it. However, I have signed a non-disclosure agreement and if I told you I would have to kill you. Trust me, it was appropriate.

If you have reason to need to bake one of these cakes for oh I don't know, Halloween maybe? April Fool's Day? A passive/aggressive attempt at being nice to a friend for their birthday? You can find the recipe all over the internet. Just type Kitty litter cake in your search engine. Here is one from All Recipes.

Meow! (that was catspeak for Enjoy!)

We're here to fight for truth, justice, and the American way!

...to the Batcave!


My favorite little Superheros.

Even though they are reversible you know I had to make two. As soon as someone else has something, the other one wants it. The funny thing is "T" always wears it with Batman showing and "J" always wears his with Superman. Click on over to Puking Pastilles for directions to make your own reversible Superhero cape for your little caped crusader(s)!

Birthday Crowns

After finding this tutorial I went a little birthday crown crazy. My first crown was for my niece's 1st birthday in March however I have no clue where the picture of it is? Then I made one for a co-worker, again no pic. Next was a sweet 16 crown for one of Sissy Bean's besties. Luckily she took a pic...

Teenagers are so fun!

If I was going to make them for everyone else I had to make them for the twins birthday, right?
Fortunately I snapped a couple of pics at the party. Not the greatest pictures but you get the idea.

side view

King "T" with cuzzies

King "J " a.k.a. The boy who wouldn't wear his crown.

Last but not least was a special order from my Princess Sissy Bean for her sweet 16. She said she wanted it to look like Snow White so this is what I came up with...

I even figured out how to embroider words with my sewing machine!


My favorite part was the bluebirds holding the ribbon.

I'm guessing Brother Bean isn't going to want one for his 13th but I may just have to make one anyway!

This blog is the future home to all of my crafting, cooking, and photography endeavors.

Stay tuned!