by Sherri Sylvester | Feb 15, 2013
Hope you all had a happy, chocolate filled yesterday! Here’s how our day went down… some hand-sewn gifts, some treats and a LARGE chocolate fondue = some super-hyper happy children. Thankfully we decided to go for a family drive after bathtime – 1/2 hour later we were back with sleeping children – works every time!
Plate walls are good for more than just plates.
Handmade cards are the best. Check out the caricature of me that my husband drew! I love handmade cards from the kids too, these are keepers!
I sewed the kids each a skirt on Wednesday night. Just a simple one – but I’m really happy with them. Especially the pink/gray one. I think the blue one might be a bit TOO puffy (if that is possible!) But my oldest LOVES it, the frillier the better I guess!
I made my husband a pencil holder bookmark to go with his drawing book, and found the ninja pencils at the local bookstore. They say “Hi-Ya” on the lower portion – really funny – good gift for someone who draws! I am going to post a tutorial for the bookmarks sometime in the near future, they are really handy.
We have a tradition that my husband buys flowers for the girls as well as myself on Valentines day. We are so lucky! The pink mini roses are so pretty!
Of course, not to be left out, we had to try out the bubble cards we gave my oldest daughter’s class ourselves.
This is my favorite vase. I received this blue owl last year on Valentines and mostly it stands empty as decoration. It’s extra nice, though, when we have some flowers to put in it. They match the decor perfectly!
Mmmmm… mashed potatoes anyone? My husband commented that “Most people let their kids eat the beaters when they are baking” not the potato masher! Hey – whatever makes her happy! I have to say, mashed potatoes are a lot healthier than eating the leftover icing! (Don’t worry, it will get sterilized in the dishwasher!)
Mmmm…. the best part! Our fondue pot fits enough for 8, so we had enough chocolate left over to save in the freezer. We’re going to have amazing chocolate sauce on our ice cream sundae’s for a while!
My youngest was having trouble keeping the marshmallows on her fork…. so she took the best way out a 2 and a half year old could come up with!
Just a reminder, It’s your last day to use the coupon code for fabric from Mad About Patchwork! Check it out!
by Sherri Sylvester | Dec 30, 2012
I have seen this pattern before online at one of my favorite blogs – Maureen Cracknell Handmade. I thought it would be good to give it a try. As much as I love a ton of quilts (check out my pinterest folder here), I can’t seem to get my desire-on for making one. They seem so repetitive and time consuming to cut out.
Anyhow, either way, I thought this dresden plate was super easy to make. It is also very pretty. It was also going to be my last Christmas project to finish before the holiday. Ooops. The holidays took over and I finished this one last Wednesday. I am using the term finished loosely, as you can see it has no centre and is not attached to anything as yet. I found this large size gold shirt that is a good size for a pillow and I think I am going to fold them up together and pack them away with the Christmas things – something to finish next Christmas!
I have been stashing the elf fabric for a couple of years now. Funny thing is the fabric arrived and the elves had no eyes. I know it is personal preference, but I think they looked a bit creepy that way (see below) and have never sewn anything from it.
A while back I was sewing with a friend and came up with the idea of putting the eyes on myself. I have some fabric markers from the Dollar Store and always wondered what I would do with the brown one. Now I know! I took the whole 1/2 meter of fabric and put eyes on every single elf.
Ahhh… much better!
Of course, I also couldn’t resist adding in some of my favorite Michael Miller Fabric – Put A Lid On It in Charcoal. My husband surprised me a while ago by buying 2 meters of it and I’ve been adding it to everything I can ever since. You can also see it here and here. They also have it in yellow (citrus!) with multi-coloured pots! Love!
I was thinking about making a few different sized templates for a dresden plate and will post them here soon.
by Sherri Sylvester | Dec 19, 2012
FINALLY! I have finished a second Christmas project (not counting the “zillion” things I have made as gifts). One more to go – hopefully tomorrow night.. and only after I finish the last 2 Christmas gifts. That means I will have finished everything a whole 5 days before Christmas! Amazing (insert rolling of eyes here)!
Moving on… I was able to finishing this shirt the night before my daughter went to school for her last day before Christmas – whew!
We had a little help with our photo shoot.
The shirt is loosely based on this tutorial. But as you can see it is basically totally different! I bought a size 6 shirt and a size 16 shirt in the same red and used the bottom of the larger shirt to make the ruffled skirt. Thankfully it is the perfect length to wear with a pair of leggings. The tree is made from one of my old green knit shirts – so it didn’t need hemming – hooray! The small bows on the tree help to hold the ruffles in place and add a touch of the “necessary pink” to her shirt.
Only six more sleeps ’till Christmas! I’ve got a cookie recipe that I’m going to share on Saturday – so come back for a visit! It’s a great (delicious!) kid-friendly project for the weekend before Christmas.
