Ben's Room!

I've been redecorating Ben's room. Out with the sweet pastel frog set, and in with something more boy-ish.


I love farm animals, so that's what I decided to go with. I think it will last him a while, at least until he can decide on his own if he wants a robot room, or a monster truck room, or something like that.


These wall hangings were made with some 6"x6" canvas panels that I bought at Dick Blick.


The animal silhouettes were actually from a Martha Stewart project (animal silhouette pillow), and worked perfectly with a little resizing.


The tractor and barn silhouettes were found with the help of google image search. :)

And finally a "matching" switchplate cover. Mod Podged fabric onto a plain plastic cover. I also plan on using this fabric as trim on his new bedskirt when I finally get around to making it.

Super Hero Cape!

This was made as a birthday present for a friend's little boy whose name starts with J. :)

I love the lining fabric! I have some left over, and may use it as part of a quilt, if I ever become motivated to make one. :)

2 Small Projects

Hello, clothespins!

We recently (finally!) got ourselves a clothesline. And because I tend to do Ben's laundry only about once a week or so (that kid has too many clothes) there are a lot of little shirts, pants and socks to hang up at once, so I need a lot of clothespins. I wanted something cute to hang them all in, so I made this little bag out of some of the leftover fabric I had from my stupid bag (which I actually use everyday). It wasn't very well thought out, but it came out ok never the less.


These hand towels were a last minute addition to a friends wedding gift (which also included a motion detector hand soap pump, and some Vermont Organic hand soap). It was fun to play around with all the different stitches on my machine, and while they're not perfect, I think that they're cute, and will hopefully be appreciated!

Satan's Handbag

I'm pretty sure Satan inspired me to make this bag.

I had found a pattern online for a bag that I liked and wanted to make, but then when I went to make it, I couldn't find the pattern. So I made one up on my own. My downfall? Deciding to use a zipper. Zippers and I are not friends, at least when it comes to adding them to purses anyways.

It was a frustrating process, and I'm not 100% thrilled with the way the bag came out, but I like the fabric, so I'll use it anyway.

Banner Made for Ben's Room - Pictured in Living Room

Ashley's Apron

I just realized I never posted this! It's an apron that I made for my dear friend Ashley for her birthday. No pattern was used, I just sort of copied an apron I already had. And she loved it! :)

Pillows!

Just a quick post, since my little guys is going to wake up from napping very soon. I finally made covers for our ugly pillows!

This project has been forever in the making (literally. I bought this fabric in like 2006... before I even had a sewing machine), and I'm glad I finally completed it. It was actually very simple; these are just like a pillow case with the opening on the back, and a bit of overlap added so the pillow doesn't fall out.


They're not perfect, but they are much better than what we had!