Mama's crafty bucket list

Here is my crafty to-do for the summer compleat with Pinterest links when applied

1.) 

http://pinterest.com/pin/173459023118891534/

Refinish the dresser for the kiddos room

2.) 

http://pinterest.com/pin/173459023120489130/

Make these fun wall hangings

3.)

http://pinterest.com/pin/173459023119148111/

Decorate the bathroom with these fun free printables

4.) 

http://pinterest.com/pin/173459023118892954/

Up cycle our knife block

5.) 

http://pinterest.com/pin/46584177365112512/

I am redoing a kids rocking chair for my daughter. This is a similar project, I am painting the wood on the chair and recovering the seat.

Pinterest projects

A few weeks ago the MOPS mammals and I decide to get our Pinterest on. If you live under a rock Pinterest is a land of stepford wives, crafting, cooking and decorating. (But I digress) 

Here's the project: 

http://pinterest.com/pin/173459023118714910/

*please note this pin links to a foreign, non-English website*

Supplies needed:

-dollies

-fabric paint

-sponge or sponge brush

-canvas bag

-letter stencils 

-cardboard for inside the bag (to prevent bleeding though)

Step 1:

Gather all your supplies, lay everything out and place cardboard inside your bag

Step 2:

Place your doily in the desired location on your bag 

Step 3:

sponge paint onto bag around the edges. Make sure that you start out lightly with very little paint and build to desired coverage. ( I had to go back and grab a pic of this step)

Step 4:

Remove doily and place letter inside stenciled area. Repeat the same paint processes as before.

Final product:

 

Super cute and fun right? 

 

Finger painting!

So this is a project that the monkey and I did a few months ago. We joined the hubby in South Dakota in April and I swear it rained all of April and May. Like literally rained almost EVERY.SINGLE.DAY! Not only was i going crazy from being stuck in the house I was going crazy trying to keep the little monkey from climbing the walls, the chairs, and anything else she could get her little fingers on. So I crusied on over the Pintrest and found this. Finger painting sounded fun so I grabbed a three pack of canvases and some Crayola washable finger paints.



 (If you prefer to make your own head over here to Easie Peasie to find out how to make your own.) I totally recommend it because monkey tried to eat the paint and even though it is non-toxic I really don't want her eating it.

Supplies Needed:

canvas
newspaper or something to put on the floor
painter's tape
finger paint (store bought or homemade)
paper plate

So supplies in hand I endeavored on our first ever craft project and other then her attempting to eat the pain it went well.

I started by taping some old newspapers to the kitchen floor, squeezed out some paint onto a plate (note to self: use paper next time, to hard to clean), and taped off a word on the canvas using painter's tape and we where ready to roll.

It may have taken her a minute to get used to the idea of painting but once she figured it out, it was full steam ahead! (note her trying to eat the paint on the left) Monkey even tried painting with her feet!

And here's the end result....

The plan is to let her paint Faith and Love, buy some inexpensive frames and hang them in her room. I also will not give her all four colors next time because this one turned out more brown then anything else. Not so cute for a little girl's room. Oh well, you live and learn right?

Fall frenzy

As many of you out there know, fall is kind of a crazy time. The kiddos are going back to school, regular activities are coming back in full swing and that leaves little time for mamma to get much done.

 I have started two of the projects on my sewing list: a cover for my Kitchen-Aid stand mixer and budget envelops. I am super excited that the hubby and I will be taking Dave Ramsey's Financial Peace University in January and these fabric money envelops will be a great way to help us budget. As soon as I have these projects finished I will post detailed instructions and links to where I found them, however I found that I am in desperate need of a rotary cutter and a self healing mat. You can do sewing projects without one but MAN is it hard! I may even have to re cut the pattern pieces that I already have done because I may or may not have cut them wrong. :o/ Whoops!

Here is a sneak peek of my projects:

This is the beginning of my mixer cover. The tutorial that I found is
actually for a reversible cover but I do not plan on reversing mine.
I mean really, how ugly is that green floral? But I have had it for
YEARS because on of my (sorority) sisters bought it to cover their little sister's book and then decided they didn't like it. So they gave it to me. Maybe they think I have bad taste or that I like ugly fabric. Oh well, free is free! I also picked up this denim of the outside at a yard sale. I got a box of fabric for $2.00! I love the denim so that will be the outside and the green flowers will be the lining.









And these are the beautiful fabrics that I am using for my fabric envelops! I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE them! They are so cute and pretty. I picked up four fat quarters at the fabric store last time I was in Sioux Falls and then I found two more in my craft supplies hiding in the garage. This was the project where I realized that I HAVE to get a rotary cutter, a self healing mat, and a ruler. Cutting out perfect squares by hand is NO FUN! (and i kinda stink at it.)






So there you have it. Everything that has been going on out here in the country. Check back soon and hopefully I will have actually finished something! lol. :o)