T-Shirt Fun

I found some t-shirts at the dollar store the other day, so we had some fun with them this week.

My 5 year old picked out a white one. He wanted a pterodactyl on it, since the last dinosaur shirt I made for him is too small now. My 2 year old wanted a smaller pterodactyl, so I just put a little one on a shirt he already had. I traced the image on this page of a pterodactyl onto freezer paper and painted it on. I think it was easier to paint it, than it was to get a decent picture of my active boys.

I also bought a couple shirts to refashion for myself. I took an 2X gray t-shirt and turned it into a super comfy summery skirt. I was inspired by this tutorial, although I didn't really follow it. I wanted it a little longer (the tutorial says to cut off under the armpits of the shirt, I went all the way to the front scooped neckline), so I had to sew up the sides a little, too. I also didn't do the shirring on top, I just folded it over and put in an elastic. It was quite easy and quick, and a great skirt to wear in this hot weather! I have a black one to make, too.

Group shot!

 

Winning Baby Shoes

I forgot to post the baby shoes I made for my giveaway winner. These are the baby shoes I made for Olivia. I hope her baby is enjoying them!

Homemade Pinwheels

Our air conditioner went out this past weekend, and it was super hot around here. We constantly had fans on trying to keep cool. So when I saw this tutorial to make a homemade pinwheel, I thought it would be a fun activity to play with in front of our fans.

The tutorial showed them made with a push pin, but I couldn't get them to spin around. So I made the holes with the push pin to begin with (to make the hole a bit bigger), then put a regular straight pin through, and then all the way through the eraser of a pencil.

I only made them with one sheet of scrapbook paper, rather than gluing two together. I kind of like the white on the other side, though. The bigger one I made with a 7 inch square. The smaller one is only 6 inches.

We had a lot of fun with them, though. We even rigged up a little tower out of Trio blocks to hold them in front of the fan.

My five year old is really getting into doing crafts. He is always trying to make something out of popsicle sticks or paper. The other day he asked me if I could help him make something. I opened up some blog posts I had bookmarked and this tutorial for The Long-Reach Gizmo was the first one that came up. He thought it looked great and wanted to try.

We first made an alligator and angler fish similar to the tutorial.

Then he wanted a shark,

And a frog:

These were so much fun, and not to hard to make!

Winner!

What a fun giveaway week! I hope you got to enter a lot of giveaways. I found out I won one! A cute yoga mat bag from DevonRed.

Now for my giveaway, out of 64 comments, the random number generator picked #17, Olivia!

If for some reason I don't hear from Olivia in the next two days, I will choose another winner.

Giveaway!!

I'm so excited to be participating in Sew Mama's Giveaway. Each time one of their giveaway days come around I have wanted to participate, but haven't gotten anything put together in time. So, today is the day!!

I will be giving away something hand made by me. The best part is you get to choose what I custom make for you!

One of my favorite things to make are little baby shoes. If you win, I could make you a pair of baby shoes of your choosing. You can choose from a girl Mary-Jane style shoe, or a boy penny loafer style. I have made the Mary-Jane style shoes for lots of friends and they are so cute. My youngest boy had several pairs of the penny loafer style shoes when he was a baby. They are great for church or any more dressy occasion.

Here are examples of what I have made.
You can pick a Mary-Jane style girls shoes in black or brown micro-suede (I do have pink, purple, and navy blue if you want something a bit different) :

Or you can pick the boy penny loafer style (I will be making them out of the micro-suede, but the first picture was made out of leather because you can see the penny loafer style better. The second picture is the navy blue micro-suede). Again, you could pick from black, brown, navy blue, or go crazy with pink or purple micro-suede:

Both styles of shoes I can make in a newborn up to about a year old size.

If you don't happen to have a baby in your life (the shoes make great baby shower gifts!), but would rather have something for yourself, or to give away to someone without babies, I can make you a hanging hand towel. I love hanging these on the handle of my oven. Especially with little kids who like to fiddle with things, it is so hard to get a towel to stay put. But these are harder to remove, so generally my kids leave them alone. They are secured with a little snap.

Here are just a few examples of some I have made. If you win, you can tell me what color you prefer, and I can see what I can do.

So, here is what you need to do.
Leave me a comment telling me what you would like to win. Your choices are:
1) Mary-Jane style baby shoes in preferred color
2) Penny loafer style baby shoes in preferred color, or
3) A hanging towel in preferred color.

Because I want to reward my faithful readers, if you are currently following, subscribe to my feed, or you become a follower or subscriber, leave me an extra comment telling me. Extra comment means extra entry and extra chance to win!

Make sure you have an email or blog address on your profile or in your comment so I can contact you if you win. If I don't hear from the winner within two days I will pick another winner.

The giveaway will be open until late Wednesday night (or maybe even until I get up Thursday morning).
 
Be sure to visit Sew, Mama, Sew! to see all the rest of the giveaways going on this week!

Little Kittens

I found this tutorial for a tiny little kitten from Obsessively Stitching. I thought they were so cute. So, I made up a pair for a birthday present for a friend.

Tiny enough to fit in your hand!

My 5 year old decorated the boxes for them, a portrait of the little kitten, and a couple little flowers:

On a different subject, make sure you come back on Monday. I am going to participate in Sew, Mama, Sew's May Giveaway Day. I will be giving away something handcrafted by me. You won't want to miss it!