T-Shirt Diaries and More

I picked up the book Wee Wonderfuls by Hillary Lang this week. For those of you who have not heard of Wee Wonderfuls she has a fabulously fun blog HERE . A friend of mine, Audra, from Little Tiger and the Milk Bellied Princes s made some adorable inch worms from this book that I can't even begin to attempt. Take a second and check it out - HERE - . So between sick kids, sick husbands, and a sick momma (that would be me) I have had a little down time to sew. I rarely ever get a chance to work on anything just because so I thought this would be a great opportunity. I wanted to share a few projects that I have been working on. The cover of the book is absolutely adorable. I love it. All of the little dolls just make me swoon. Adorable, have I already said that? Well,  isn't it? I first attempted to make the Wee Town Trolley, which C2 turned into a Wee Town Hat: What is a mom to do?  Here is the finished product (oh and please ignore his face, it's not only blurry bu

It's Upcycled Awesome time again. Please feel free to post as many upcycled entries as you like! The more upcycled links the better in my opinion. Not that my linky party is really all that different from any other party out there, but I do have a few easy rules: Find your favorite Upcycled art project and share it with our readers What is an upcycled art project? Take something old and make it new again, a T-shirt that you stained, a picture frame that was about to be tossed, upcycling is all about taking the old and making it new again. Add a link below to a specific blog post not your main blog address Grab a party button and pop it up on your blog someplace visible, like your sidebar. Do not link to something you are trying to sell. Do not be offended if I remove your link because it is not upcycled (I am sure it is still awesome!) Remember that fuzzy feeling you get when you see comments on your post? Make someone's day by commenting on their blog post. :) heck com

I love when the family has a day off (i.e. Daddy can join us). Here are the much anticipated pictures of our adventures in Cleveland on MLK Day. Hanging out in a replica of Tinkerbelle at the Western Reserve Historical Society Checking out the cars Super cool vegetable garden Check out Chief Wahoo My Next Husband Planes!

Image via Wikipedia I have actually had it for a while. I really hope that you will stop[ by, check it out and like it! My goal in 2011 is to use it more! So check it out: The T-Shirt Diaries on Facebook  Oh and sorry for this weeks lack of crafty goodness. My daughter has strep so momma has been cuddling like crazy to comfort her.

It's Upcycled Awesome time again. Please feel free to post as many upcycled entries as you like! The more upcycled links the better in my opinion. Not that my linky party is really all that different from any other party out there, but I do have a few easy rules: Find your favorite Upcycled art project and share it with our readers What is an upcycled art project? Take something old and make it new again, a T-shirt that you stained, a picture frame that was about to be tossed, upcycling is all about taking the old and making it new again. Add a link below to a specific blog post not your main blog address Grab a party button and pop it up on your blog someplace visible, like your sidebar. Do not link to something you are trying to sell. Do not be offended if I remove your link because it is not upcycled (I am sure it is still awesome!) Remember that fuzzy feeling you get when you see comments on your post? Make someone's day by commenting on their blog post. :) heck com

Well JC is back in Chicago with Emily. I miss him, yes, but while he was here he had a great time: Hanging with Emily C2 and JC I had my eye on JC JC and my big brother JC and some friends in Columbus JC likes to eat JC at Cornerstone Deli in Clintonville Doing some shopping ???? No don't throw JC out.... JC trying to blend in I was in a boy band at one time JC, the bride, and the mother of the bride The fish was way too hungry Hanging in trees With Laura Yum Chili JC and Krista Visiting the Pittsburgh Zoo JC loves snakes Taking a swim With a bear or is it a dog? JC had a great time. He is missed. So if you are hanging out in Chicago and happen to see him, send my love.

I finally did it. I not only got around to trying my hand at the elusive freezer paper stenciling projects that have been all over the blogging world in 2010, but I even made a simple tutorial. Pick your design. I whipped this bad boy up. I printed it on regular paper then traced it on freezer paper. It doesn't matter how great (or horrid) of a tracer you are. I promise. Cut out you freezer paper stencil. I used an exacto knife (side not why do I keep breaking every single exacto knife I purchase? I mean the blade, the clicky mechanism, you name it I will find a way to break it.)  Shiny side down on the freezer paper iron it on your item to be stenciled. I had a few blank onsies lying around so I went with that.  Now break out your paint and start painting. You don't even have to stay inside the lines (yay!). You want to make sure you have a piece of cardboard or something else below the surface you are painting because the paint may soak through your onsies or t-shi