True Crafty Camper Project

So when I went to girls camp I forgot my pillow. I found a nice sized travel pillow at Wally World and just loved it. I wanted to have a fun sewing project with my kids this summer so I tried to get them the same pillow but no go. I called 3 Wally Worlds in 3 different towns and finally gave up. So I took a standard sized pillow and cut in in half and made the kids pillows.
They each got to choose their own fabric and then we made the pillow cases. My son did an excellent job and even used my serger!!!! I am soooo proud!!!!

Well this is the final project. I am very excited to use them when we go to visit Grandparents. Now we don't have so much bulk in the truck with every one's big pillows!!!

Fun Sewing Tip

I saw this idea on the Internet and thought it was so great. I am always trying to find ways to store my bobbins so that they are not unraveling all over the place. Well the web site was selling Bobbin Cozies. They looked just like the little girls fabric hair ties to me so while I was shopping this morning I picked up a big package for $2.

It works perfectly! I tried to color match the pony tail holder to the color of the bobbin thread to make it easier to tell what color thread was on the bobbin. It works soooo great and I got some new hair accessories for my little girl too!! I love a multi tasking product!!!!!

My New Scissors!!!

I am soooo excited! I got myself a new pair of Rag Quilting Scissors!!! They cut like butter, even through 5 layers of denim! I have a quilt to make and am so excited to not have my scissors make my hands cramp.

Last Minuet Mothers Day Idea

So I meant to post this earlier in the week but had some domestic issues. My washing machine has been broken for almost two weeks! But you will see more on that later. So here is the scoop, this is a great Mothers Day gift idea. It's a perpetual birthday calendar book.

Items Needed:

1 3-ring binder

13 page protectors

Computer

Scrap book paper

Die cuts

Craftyness

Imagination

I made a cover page for my book. I personalized the cover page for the ones I gave to my Moms.

You go into you Word program and make a page with 3 columns, and add numbers and lines as shown above. (I do have one I can send you that you can change for each month. Leave me a comment with your email address and I will email it to you, sorry I haven't had time to figure out down loads on my blog yet, I am the crafty camper not the computer camper). You make one for each month and write in the birthdays. Put them in the page protectors on the left hand side of the book.

Now you get crafty!!!!!! Make a cute page for each month that will hold the cards. Be creative. You could even put a scrap book page of all the people that have birthdays that month.

So this is how I use this book. At the beginning of each year or month I sit down and look at the book. I look at each birthday and write in my planner (yes I still use a paper planner not a PDA much to my sweet husbands dismay) the day I need to send the card. Depending where that person lives will depend on how many days I count back from their birthday to remind myself to send the card. (See if I had a PDA I would only have to do this once and it would remind me every year..... hummmm) Then I go to my card stash and choose the card for that person, write their name on a sticky tab and put it on the card and place the card in the month page protector. (I send my nieces and nephews cash for their b-day so I also place the cash with the card so I know that I have it when I need it.)
That's it! Because the calendar is generic and not specific to that year you can use it over and over again!!! Now you just need to organize a card swap and you got yourself a sweet new organization idea for you and your moms!!!

Finally Fun Sewing!!!

So now that school is done for me for a while I can finally get some fun sewing done. Well with my visit to see my sister in Kansas I thought I would drive a few more hours into Kansas and see my college roommate. I wanted to make her boys something and decided on super hero capes. (You can't ever go wrong with super hero capes!!!) Well they loved them!!!!

I also decided to help my sister learn to sew a little better and made this super cute purse. I think it turned out sooooo good for her first time using a pattern and a zipper!!!

Just in case you didn't know................................ I AM ADDICTED TO FABRIC!

I was recently in Kansas to visit my sister and I took a little trip to a few of the fabric store there. I found some of the cutest fabrics that I knew I just had to have!!! So I took a few pics of them and asked my sister if she would get them for me as I wanted them and I would pay her back. Well this was a great plan until five days after I left, her husband got transferred to Arizona! Oh well I guess I really didn't NEED all this fabric anyway!

This fabric I did get and I am going to make an apron for my daughter to go with her new kitchen that I posted about earlier. It is soooo super cute and I can't wait to get sewing on it!!

I love paper dolls and just loved this fabric.

Girl Power!!!! Enough said!!!

I love vintage fabric!!!!

This quilt totally gave me the best idea. I want to make a quilt for my kids if they decide to play sports with their school colors and mascot so they can take it with them on the bus rides to their different games!!!

I loved this rag American Flag quilt. The store would not sell me the instructions (Just the kit for $80.00) so I am going to have to do this one on my own.

Gilbert Historical Museum Part 2

So here is the last post on the Gilbert Historical Museum. I love all the vintage stuff they have at this museum. Is makes me so grateful to have all the modern conveniences that I have.



I loved this scout display. It gave me some great ideas on how I want to display my sweeties scout and cub scout stuff!!! I love to get inspiration!!!!

They had a cute display of vintage hankies. I loved the crochet butterfly. I don't know that I would have the patience to do this one!! But it sure is pretty to look at!

I love to see the old paper dolls. I wish I could find some for my little girl.

Believe it or not I have a sewing machine very similar to this one that I don't use any more but have on display on top of my planter shelf. It is a great ice breaker when new friends come to my home. They always ask how I got it up there, and I say, "A rope, lots of my sweet husbands muscle, and sore muscles later."

I love the old kids books. I would love to find some prints and make a cute vintage play room with them. Dream on! I don't even have the room for all my sewing, quilting, scrapbooking, embroidery, and all the other hobbies I have! Oh well a girl can dream!