Crafty, Creative, Copycat and Crazy

For the past few weeks, I have had some sort of compulsive tendencies regarding craftiness. Maybe it's something I ate....I just keep getting ideas and have to regurgitate them somehow. Wanna see?

Project One

I was thrilled when I found these panels with grommets at a yard sale! They were too short for our windows, so I added some brown silk {on clearance} and a grosgrain ribbon trim to the bottom and--viola! I love them. I also had to LINE them which is best described as painstaking...but worth it. I was able to use two extra long white tablecloths that I already had {purchased on sale, of course} for the lining. I ended up moving the previously-hung red drapes upstairs to the kid's playloft.

Project Two

I wanted feather-filled pillows {'cause they squish so nicely when you are laying on the couch and-- because I totally need more pillows...not.}, but couldn't find the colors I wanted to coordinate with the curtains. So I found two pillows on clearance at Marshalls, unzipped the covers and made my own--with zippers! This was my first attempt at zippers. I never read instructions or use patterns...I just make it up as I go...sometimes to my detriment, but this time it worked out just fine.

Not a great photo. The one pillow looks pink, and is actually more of a rust color which matches the curtains.

Project Three

Making baby blankets for a friend's shower...why, oh why did I not take pictures of them? They were flannel receiving blankets {one-ply} that I got on clearance at Target. They had green and brown polka dots, stripes, and stars--so darling. I then attached them for double-sided cuteness with a zig-zag stitch on the trim. She is having twin boys, so it was fun to make two different, but coordinating ones.

Project Four

I bought man-size neckties at Ross and decided I was going to try to alter them down to little man-size. I got the notion from this cute gal. It was not hard, and only took about one hour per tie. Sadly, I didn't alter Preston's down enough, but he loved it. And they are not the cute elastic neck or anything, so I actually have to do the real tying thing. I was going to make one for Gav, but decided that he would not appreciate it {as the big boys do--they loved getting to pick any tie from the Ross rack and could not wait until I was done sewing them!} Besides, when Steve saw the light blue tie that I was about to massacre down to baby-size, he batted his baby-blues and gave me an, Ooh, I'd like a tie like that... So, he ended up with a new tie, and I only had to make two! For my first attempt, I was pretty pleased.

Project Five

I made a fun dessert for my friend's Easter party {see Easter post below}. This is the cake-ball recipe from famous Bakerella, but in the shape of eggs, resting deliciously upon a bed of green grass, or a nest, whatever. The nest is made using dry Chow Mein noodles and melted white chocolate, dyed green. This was pretty darn cute, if I do say so, and extremely tasty.

Project Six

Since we moved in, I have been looking for artwork for the big wall in the kids' toyloft. I wanted something vibrant and fun, but still understated. Couldn't find what I wanted within the budget {'cause let's face it: There's always something fabulous to be found outside of the budget.} so I made something up! Here are four large canvases that I painted that make me happy each time I go up the stairs...

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Not sure what spurred the craziness. I guess I just had the urge to create. You know how that goes...