Like many of the IKEA hackers in the blogosphere, I decided to try hacking the IKEA Frosta stool after reading the Door Sixteen blog. I was in need of a stool for the vanity in my bedroom, and a real Aalto stool is definitely not in the budget alongside all the other furniture we [...]
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Well….oops.
Posted in Crafting, tagged Crayon Tote, Operation Christmas Child on November 19, 2008 | 1 Comment »
I told Kristen’s future SIL, Jeni, that I would post a tutorial about the crayon tote, and with all of the events of the last month, I just haven’t had the time to make another one yet. This is a problem on more than one front, as I know Jeni wanted to make some [...]
Craft for a Cause
Posted in Crafting, tagged Breast Cancer Walk, Crafting, Crayon Tote, Jill, Katie on October 15, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Two of my good friends, Katie and Jill, are participating in the Breast Cancer Three-Day walk this year. Both are in full fundraising mode, so when Katie asked for a crayon tote like Cara’s (but gender neutral) to add to a silent auction fundraiser, how could I say no?
I hope she likes it. [...]
Happy Birthday, Katy!
Posted in Crafting, Friends & Family, Just Life, tagged AJ, Birthday, Cake, Camp Rock, Cara, Grandma, Katy, Todd on October 14, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Amid much “Camp Rock” fanfare, my niece Katy turned 6 over the weekend. Her mom and nana whipped up a great party for her and all of her first grade friends, as well as her little cousins.
My sister, Lisa, made the groovy cake all by herself. (Do the little ones even know what [...]
A New Toy!
Posted in Crafting, tagged Disney, Embroidery, Halloween on September 3, 2008 | 1 Comment »
After months of scouring the internet for a good deal, I bought a Brother 270D embroidery machine, plus a lot of software so I can transfer designs to it. I’m really excited to test it out. It actually arrived right before the eyeball incident, but I haven’t been able to sit down [...]
Wrapping Up Some Projects
Posted in Crafting, tagged Felt, Flannelboard, Olivia, Sewing on August 8, 2008 | 1 Comment »
I finished Olivia’s pencil/crayon case last night. She changed her mind on colors, and instead of earth tones requested mint green and chocolate brown. I wound up buying some mint green flannel with polka dots and brown corduroy.
Cara’s Crayon Tote
Posted in Crafting, tagged Cara, Minnie Mouse, Sewing on August 4, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
My friend Michelle recently posted a blog where she details the making of crayon totes for her girls, who are similar ages to my girls, because they recently made flight across the Atlantic. At that point I thought it would be a good idea to do the same for Cara, because I had no [...]
