27 January 2010

Floss People

One thing my preschooler likes to do while I sew is play with my supplies. He likes to make people out of embroidery floss, googley eyes, and buttons:


He also likes to cut fabric. I have a small box full of little scraps that are "his" so he knows that is the only thing his is supposed to cut.

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26 January 2010

Letter L


For the capital "L," we gathered leaves and stuck them on contact paper, then cut out to the letter.
The lower case "l" has lollipops made from tracing a coin for the circle, and a line drawn down for the stick.
We also read a book and wrote down all the words that started with the letter "l."

Letter "L" page from our Alphabet book.





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25 January 2010

Pillow Covers

After taking off my Christmas pillow cases, I wanted something new. I made these two pillow covers with some gorgeous floral fabric I picked up as a remnant at JoAnns. I wasn't sure what I was going to do with it when I bought it, but I really like it on my pillows!


One pillow got a ruffle edge, and one got a corded edge.




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22 January 2010

Vinyl Sign

I made this sign for my parents for Christmas. It was kind of a last minute project after we were in Utah for our vacation. I was glad my in-laws knew someone with a vinyl machine, and that my brother-in-law had some extra wood that he cut for me!

"Home-A Sanctuary from the World"

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21 January 2010

Hanging Towel

I guess I hadn't published this post. It has been in my drafts for a while. I made these before the Christmas ones I made.

We were given a couple of towels like this when we got married. I love to have one hanging on my oven. I was looking at it and decided it wouldn't be very hard to make. I made two like this for me:


And these two for my sister who recently got married:


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20 January 2010

Hooded Towels

Santa also brought these hooded towels for my 2 boys:


Close up of the appliqued letters:


I kind of made up my own pattern, but got ideas from Craft and Make It and Love It.

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19 January 2010

Letter K


For the capital "K," we cut out, colored and pasted on a kite.
The lower case "k" is kicking a ball.
We also read a book and wrote down all the words that started with the letter "k."

Letter "K" page from our Alphabet book.


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18 January 2010

Volcano Dinosaur Mat

Santa's elves were busy before Christmas. :) My 3 year old loves dinosaurs and is pretty fascinated by volcanos. So Santa brought him a bunch of dinosaurs, as well as this play mat:


It has a small volcano to go inside, and then folds up to look like a volcano.


The pattern and instructions can be found from Craft blog.



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15 January 2010

Christmas Towel

Now that the craziness of Christmas and traveling is past, I wanted to post some things that I made for Christmas.

I made a few of these towels for the women in the family that were on our gift list.



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04 January 2010

Letter J


On the capital "J," we drew jellyfish.
The lower case "j" has a picture of a juggler, with stickers for the balls he is juggling.
We also read a book and wrote down all the words that started with the letter "j."

Letter "J" page from our Alphabet book.


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