Bow Bag

Inspired by an Etsy store here. Just can't afford to drop that kind of dough on a purse!
Materials:
Blue Canvas about 2 yards
Pink cotton liner about 1 1/2 yards
Heavy duty non-fusible Interfacing
Magnetic clasp
Up-cycled belt parts

Basically I just looked at my inspiration for a while, wrote down the measurements of the finished bag and went from there. I always like to write down the dimensions of each piece with the seam allowance first, then I write down the order that I need to sew them together, noting when I need to place the clasps etc. That way when I start to sew I don't get wrapped up in the moment and do something silly...

Interchangeable Door Wreath

I like the idea of a wreath for every season...but I don't want to store lots of wreaths in my garage. So I decided to make an interchangeable wreath.  This way I can just store the decorations on the wreath, or make new ones every year since felt is cheep, fun and easy to work with.

Materials:
foam wreath
white yarn
felt
felt glue
paperclips

What I did:
Wrap the foam wreath in white yarn.
Cut out flowers from felt and glue together.
Place on wreath with paperclips used as skewers (shoved through the felt flowers and all the way through the foam wreath).
DONE!

Make the Baby Food and save your Budget

My 8 month old loves all 4 of these recipes:

1. Apples and Blueberries: blend 2 fuji apples with 16 oz of fresh blueberries.

**Great source of lots of fiber, antioxidants and other vitamins.**

2. Green beans: boil fresh green beans for 5 min and blend. Option: add 1/2 cup of cooked white rice to every 1 1/2 cups of cooked green beans.

**Great source of fiber, calcium and iron.**

3. Strawberries and Bananas: blend 4 bananas with ~10 fresh or frozen strawberries. 

**Great source of potassium, vitamin B6 and vitamin C.**

4. Yams, carrots and spinach: Boil 3 small yams, a large handful of baby carrots until soft. Blend together with a handful of fresh spinach.

**Great source of IRON, fiber, vitamin C, potassium and vitamin A.**

A Family of Scarves

A family of scarves for my Alaskan family.

Pattern for Charlotte's and Auntie Mingo's scarves here.

Pattern for Uncle Joel's scarf here.

Easy Peasy Hoodie scarf for Mother-in-law pattern:

With worsted weight yarn chain 200, dc in 3rd chain from hook and turn.

dc in each chain until desired thickness is reached (10-15 rows is good).

Fold scarf in half to find center. Pick up and dc the center 16 inches of the scarf (this is the start of your hood).

Continue to dc until the hood is the length you need to reach the top of your head. 

Whip stitch the top of the hood closed.

Winter Wonderland Warmers for your Legs!

Pattern found here.
Very comfy and cozy. I am definitely going to make a second pair!

It's Raining in Here Baby Mobile

To crochet is to create tangible tender loving care. At least most of the time.
For the sun:
Crochet a sphere (see here) in yellow, place safety eyes at your preferred location before the ball gets too small. Surface crochet in orange all around the head and then join and use round three of this sun pattern here.
For the Rain Cloud:
I modified this pattern to make it a little larger.
For the Rain Drops:
I followed this pattern.

Embroider faces as you see fit. Attach together with fishing line. And tada!

Baby Curtains

Fabulous vintage fabric that my mom used in my baby room is now hanging on my daughters windows! Special special special!