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vintage bed sheets, some new onesies, & just a wee, little bit of trim, & this little girl of mine has some new dresses to lounge around in. thank you carrie for the inspiration & chelsey for the instruction. another “to do” has now been crossed off the list.
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after all the chores are done, i’ll be pretending i know how to crochet. hopefully, tonight i’ll be able to cross another thing off the “list”.
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three weeks to go. wow! as i re-read that sentence i get chills up & down my spine. but it’s really happening. & after much assurance from my doctor that she really is a girl, i’ve finally started to give in, just a bit, to the power of pink.
here’s my first attempt at crafting a little ensemble for her to wear. (click on picture to enlarge). but i couldn’t make only a dress, every little girl needs some matching accessories. so, i whipped up a blanket to match. i’m sure once she sees it, she’ll be drooling to wear it.
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no, no – this isn’t the result of an edward scissorhands inspiration that came to me suddenly while sitting on the pot. instead, this is the work of my own personal edward scissorhands – my 2 year old. apparently he didn’t think that my carrie-inspired re-usable shopping bag had enough flair to it. so, he found some scissors (& i’m using the term “found” very loosely here. what i really mean to say is he went to my locked sewing cupboard, i guess the “child locks” no longer are a match for him, & purposely got out a pair of scissors) & started snipping away. who knows? he may have had a real vision here, unfortunately for him, i caught him in the middle of the act & prevented him completing his “masterpiece”. now, my over-the-shoulder bag is more of a clutch, but it’s okay, it’s still cute. hopefully, this will be owen’s “scissor story”. it seems every child has one, & this is way better than the story of gavin giving himself a haircut.
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her walls are still (& probably will remain) a boring shade of beige. the recently purchased dresser is still powder blue & there isn’t a whole lot hanging in her closet. but yesterday, i did manage to hang a quilt on the wall, silently proclaiming the room “hers”. granted, i’m not promising that this particular quilt will stay on the wall, i am retaining the right to possibly make a change, depending on how this quilt turns out. but for now, it’ll due. so, just in case you were starting to worry that she was going to make her grand entrance into this world, & i wasn’t going to be prepared (because let’s face it, you might not be worried about that, but i certainly am)… i am still taking those “baby steps”, slowly, ever so slowly i’m making progress.
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just in case you thought there was a slight possibility that i was exaggerating just a touch regrading my current mental state – here’s some proof. randomly & totally out of the blue, this week i decided i needed to sew a quilt for the baby. mind you, i’ve already sewn one quilt & several blankets. what i really should be working on is stocking her boudoir with clothes, that she might actually wear. but no, the bee in my bonnet insisted i sew another quilt… i was a little worried that my the other quilt i had made was a bit too girly – because it had purple & pink in it, gasp! so, i thought i needed another, more subtle-ly pink quilt. anyway, long story short – i sewed the quilt. but, when all was said & done, there were two patchwork squares driving me crazy. one square had two pieces of the exact same fabric touching at the corners (yes! just the corners were touching). the other square had two pieces of the exact same fabric separated by only one small square. when i actually thought about it, i knew i was being crazy. hello?! the ENTIRE quilt is patchwork. lots of different fabrics going on there. no one would ever notice, except for me. & yet, all day long, i kept looking at that quilt, letting those two little squares eat me up inside. until finally, i picked up my trusty seam reaper, un-picked my way to those devilish little squares & fixed the problem. when i was done, i really & truly felt like i could breathe again.
believe me now? i’m definitely on the fast-track to the funny farm. hopefully this baby arrives before i make it the entire way.
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under chelsey’s most excellent & very patient tutelage i’ve been trying my hand at a new craft. it’s very fun & very addicting… just try not to drop the hot iron on your foot! now that i’ve got a slew of these done maybe i can get around to making something for the pampered princess – i’m not procrastinating or anything.
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just by looking, you’d never guess that the original size of these t-shirts were MEN’S XL. a few snips of my scissors here & there, & the sewing of a straight seam or two, & ta da! new t-shirts my little munchkins can be proud of! for a little more instruction & how-to, go HERE.
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what do you get when you combine a t-shirt, a little dye, some home-made stencils & a spritz of household cleaner? the perfect birthday present for a gal who likes to “make stuff”.
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because you asked, here it is, a simple tutorial on making soap. & trust me, it really is simple! the first step is to gather your supplies (you should be able to pick them all up at your local craft store): a white or clear glycerin soap brick (of course, how many soaps you make depends on how large your cookie cutters are, etc. but i found one brick makes quite a few little soapies), soap dye or food coloring, soap fragrance (optional, but it’s a nice touch), soap glitter (optional, it just gives that extra little bling! bling!), cookie cutters (i used lots of different sized heart shapes), a spray bottle filled with rubbing alcohol, & a non-stick pan (any size works, it just depends on how much you want to make of a particular color. i used both a 9×9″ and 9×13″). now we’re ready…
1. cut the glycerin bar into smaller pieces & then, using a double-boiler, or a make-shift double-boiler like i do, heat until melted. meanwhile, you’ll want to determine how much glycerin you are going to need. the best way to do this is to fill your nonstick pan with water, so that it hits just below the height of your cookie cutter. you can then either measure that amount of water using a measuring cup & use the same amount of melted glycerin, or mark the height of the water on the pan (personally, i think this is the easiest). does that make sense? you just don’t want your finished, hardened soap to be taller than the cookie cutters, it’ll make cutting out your soaps a bit harder.
2. with the glycerin completely melted, it’s time to add the soap dye, fragrance & glitter. follow the instructions on each of the packages, & go slowly… adding just a little bit at a time. trust me, a little can go a long way.
3. when you’re pleased with the color & smell (that sounds funny) pour the liquid into your chosen pan (& remember, don’t go above your “indicator”). although if you are going the measuring cup route, you’ll want to determine how much you need with the measuring cup, & then pour it into the pan, blah blah blah. at this point you have two choices… you can either let your soap harden on your counter (& i have no idea how long that would take), or, if you are as impatient as i am, you’ll put it in the freezer for about 10 minutes. whatever you decide, you’ll want to spray the top with the rubbling alcohol to eliminate any bubbles that have formed. & don’t worry, if you have extra glycerin left over, just use it in the next batch…
4. once your soap has hardened, turn it out, upside down on a cutting board or wax paper (you might want to use a butter knife to loosen it around the edges). & then, go crazy with your chosen cookie cutters. & when you are done, you too will be able to “spread the love… one hand wash at a time”.
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