Thursday, March 24, 2011

I can finally breathe!

These past two weeks have been super busy. I won't bore you with my agenda of every hour, but just trust me...it has been crazy! I can always tell how busy I've been when I haven't been able to call my mom and grandma. When I think, "I haven't talked to them in a while", it is time to slow down and breathe. Well, classes are over (until tomorrow!). I mean, we are starting a new block of classes, so hopefully the breathing will continue into the weekend! Today, I thought I would do some things that I want to do...so I got out all of my new sewing stuff and played all afternoon! Here are some pictures:This is a project that I started in college! I bought a book that's called "108 Ways to Transform a Tshirt"! So I started making this bag by hand sewing it! 5 years later, I finish it with my sewing machine! I am not sure if I'll ever carry it, because I don't love it...but it was all about finishing what I started! Here's the back of the bag.I love wearing these cute little hair clips! I bought my first one at Cuppies and Joe in Oklahoma City. I have been in love ever since. Recently, I found a blog that taught how to make "fabric yoyos". I jumped with excitement and made my very first hair clip! I found a cheap clip that I bought from H&M and studied it before I ripped it apart. All they did was cut a circle out of fabric, loop the clip through it and hot clue it. So I did the same to my new clip that i made!!

And...I finally finished my bib from the other day. The only thing it needed was velcro to complete it! Now it's ready to be given to my friend!

Friday, March 18, 2011

Becoming crafty!

Some of you faithful readers would know that I recently started a new hobby...CUPCAKES! I love doing this! Have you ever heard anyone say "When I do this, all of my stresses go away and I only think about this"??!! Well when I start making cupcakes, I just get in a really good mood and all my worries melt away!! Until I eat 3 cupcakes and wonder why my baby weight is not completely gone yet!! So...with all of that said...I am still going to make cupcakes, but I am starting a new hobby that does the same things minus the calories.
SEWING! My handsome husband (who took these pictures!) bought me my machine for my birthday. Here are pictures of my first project! I got the instructions off of another blog!
Here is the finish!! I was pretty proud of how it turned out!! It needs to be ironed to sit flat, but it's super cute.
My neighbor and friend has volunteered to teach me and a couple of my friends the sewing basics and work up from that! I am super excited!

I think you're right Tiffany!! I am turning into an old fashioned 19th century mom!! And that makes me excited!!!