Got my craft on...

I really didn't like the look of yarn wreaths when I first saw them, but after browsing Pinterest and seeing so many of them, they started to grow on me.. A lot. So I made one!!! I probably wouldn't have done this if I hadn't found a huge bag of yarn in the basement. Why not? So this is it. Easy peasy pumpkin pie.

Everything I used I had on hand. It was a straw wreath with the plastic still on it (less messy), cream colored yarn (from my basement), red ribbon, and plastic snowflakes I found in my Christmas stuff. Probably from the dollar store or something.. I love snowflakes :) 

A Love/Hate Relationship with Burlap... Leaning on the Hate.

So, I made a wreath for fall. Out of burlap. And it sucked. It was messy, and stinky, and turned out absolutely GORGEOUS!!! At least, I think so ;) Now, I'd love to say that I thought this up, but I totally didn't.. I found a tutorial online for a Spring wreath, and decided it would be PERFECT for Fall.. And it is! (Don't mind my ugly door. I'm thinking of painting it black.. or red? but I see red doors and I want to paint them black, haha... yeah, black would be better)

The original tutorial was found here..

But this is mine!! I prefer it..

Stuff I've made in the past few months/year? It's been awhile ;)

A carseat tent for my sister-in-law.

Chase's Dalek T-Shirt

Knot Pillow

Clara's Painting

Pretty Flower for Clara

Zabra Flower

Apron with Pocket

Christmas Apron

Little Red Riding Hood Cape

Hawaiian Theme Birthday Cake

Carseat Tent for a friend

BebeLeggins'

Well, there are tutorials all over blog land for DIY BabyLegs, and these are the ones I made. I just couldn't shell out 12 bucks a pop for the real deal! Sadly, the socks I bought to make them rolled up when cut, so they were kind of a pain in the tush :P I'm making another pair tomorrow, so maybe I'll remember to take pictures of how it be done :) But I think my model is still pretty cute.. 

Another Giveaway!!

If you live in Salt Lake, this one is definitely worth entering. Who says no to free pictures? Not me!!

Go Here to enter :)

Feeling Crafty...

I made this for Brooklyn for her 4th birthday.. I'm making one for Clara too, so I'll have to take pictures and post how I did it..

I love making these new flowers.. I think they are so cute! And so easy.. Again, I'll take pictures next time :)

I want to know what all the fuss is about:

Everyone is always talking about CSN, and I want to know why. So I entered this drawing, and thought I'd share :) Also, I love this blog! You should definitely check her out..

It's called Housewife Eclectic. Go check it out!

Another giveaway :)

Mmmmm, I always love DownEast :) And their home basics are soo cute! You can enter HERE..

Pretty Things, Pretty Baby

I decided to learn to crochet a few weeks ago, so I asked around, and a friend sent me to a youtube video. Once I watched the video a few times, I had it down. I had never really crocheted before, but I was able to do this.. I bet you can too!! Check it out HERE :)

For baby's newborn pictures, I really wanted to do a tutu picture, but I didn't want to buy one. So the morning of her pictures, I went to the store, and I made one. It was really easy to do! I know I'm going to make up some more, so I should have a little "How-To" up. But, until then, isn't she a pretty little baby?? 

I love Giveaways!!

And THIS bag is so cute!! 

Go see and enter!!

Awesome Giveaway!!

Kartootie is doing a giveaway throught Tatortos and Jello's blog, and seriously.. Cutest stuff!!! Just thought I'd share :) check it out HERE!!

A little somethin' somethin' I forgot:

Sometimes I bake. So be prepared to see some posts about that as well. I'm not terribly good at it, but I have fun! This is a fun cake I made for my niece's one-year-old Hawaiian themed birthday party :) The inside was a yummy yellow cake covered in buttercream frosting, "sand" (brown sugar), and flowers. Complete with a giant blow up turtle.

The Start of an Adventure:

When I was pregnant, I went through a crafting phase, of sorts. And I haven't been able to kick it yet. I follow so many crafting blogs, they're coming out my ears! I've been wanting to blog about some of the things I made, but never really got around to it. So I made a blog specifically for the stuff I've made/want to make/will make in the hopes that I actually do half the stuff I want to do. Someday.

So here's a few of the things I made while with child:

I'm not a painter, by any means. But I had a canvas, and a strong desire to paint something for the baby. So I did. I found a tree sillouette in Google Images, and used it for inspiration. to start, I painted the whole canvas brown. I let it dry, and then penciled on the big branches, and few of the smaller ones. Then I just let my imagination go. I pretty much just painted till I thought looked okay. Pretty easy. I did paint her name on the bottom right hand side (painting letters is the hardest thing ever), but when I took the picture, I didn't want to spoil what we were going to name her. So now it says Clara Rose on it. If I can find a picture (or remember to take one) with the name on it, I'll post that as well.

My mother-in-law sells jewelry (you can see some of it at http://sukijewelry.blogspot.com/) and does home shows. She was wanting to add a little variety, so I made her a few aprons. They modeled a few, and I hung some on the wall because a preggo lady in an apron is so not cute. Sadly, I gave a few of them away as wedding gifts before I remembered to take pictures of them. These are the few I do have pics of.

My sister-in-law was wanting some costumes for my niece's costume box. Brookie was in a Little Red Riding Hood phase, so one morning, I whipped up a little cape and hood for her. I made it long so she could grow into it. She loved it though!! It turned out really cute.

Using the same pattern, I made my older brother a cape and hood so he could be Obi Wan Kenobi for Halloween. I'm sure there's a picture somewhere of him wearing it.

Well, that's it for now. Perhaps I can build up some energy and motivation and make a few things for the blog :)