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April 2014 Moms
JessieAlbin
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Crafty Momma Check-In
JessieAlbin
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Bring it in, A14 artsy fartsies. Let's see all those handmade Christmas gifts, nursery goodies, and idle hand projects!
I'm gonna need to see an update on that epic stained glass afghan, too. Cause dang.
I'm gonna need to see an update on that epic stained glass afghan, too. Cause dang.
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Re: Crafty Momma Check-In
Update: I've failed at 90% of my crafts for this Christmas due to lower back pain. I managed to pull it together and finish the felt ornaments I've been making for my side of the family last night and even found tiny gift bags to put them in. All other crafts, including my bow tie onesie for baby nephew have been outsourced to Etsy this year.
It started as practice for tackling a felt stocking design for my BIL that looked exactly like our family stockings (made in 1961, 1983, 1985 and 1986). My great aunt died a few years ago and no one carried on the tradition, so I thought I'd learn how. The one I made two years ago for BIL turned out great, and I had delusions of making stockings for my new husband and my twin niece and nephew since they all joined the family this year--but it will have to wait. And now I'll need to make one for our baby, too. It's going to be a busy 2014
first up: a superhero outfit for kiddo for christmas. poor guy doesn't even have a full set of his own yet (you know what they say about the cobbler's children having no shoes....) and i will certainly post pics of the finished product when it's done.
next up, which will probably happen after christmas, unfortunately... a fabric play teepee. i have the fabric already, and i just need to find a good pattern and a week's worth of time.
@mamafantastic hubs saw one of those teepees in pottery barn mag and was like "if we only had $300" I told him he could make it himself for around $50 and it was like a light bulb went off and he wants to DIY everything now lol
BFP#2 7/28/13 EDD 4/9/14 Birthday : 4/10/14 Adalyn Nanette
https://www.amazon.com/Mexican-Tile-White-Talavera-Tiles/dp/B0030GZDXA/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1387398153&sr=8-1&keywords=4x4+ceramic+tile
you get 9 tiles, but shipping is more than the item itself - $19 total for everything. might be worth it, though, if you're willing to receive it after christmas. you're right - it's very hard to find! this was the only thing i could come up with on amazon.
i'm made an entirely new second mobile that just uses whimsical crafty items hanging down from another horizontal loop. try feathers, scraps of fabric, ribbon, beads, even fake butterflies. the lighter the weight of your materials, the more easily the pieces will sway in the wind when you walk in and out of the nursery. i can't think of any good option to add to your existing mobile that wouldn't seem out of place other than maybe plain skinny green ribbon to look like grass or weeds for the safari animals.
Also a stack of some little knickers in different sizes that I sewed.
We've had people offer to make or get stuff for our little girl, which I'm cool with. However, I told my husband that I want to make the blanket that we bring her home in. So I looked at a bunch of crochet patterns and narrowed it down to 2. However, I couldn't decide which one I liked better (one looked cool, but was kind of easy, one looked like a more common baby blanket, but was a little more difficult, so I really want to try the pattern).
Long story short, I went out and bought the yarn to make BOTH and that is going to be my Christmas gift from my husband! (Now I just have to find my darn crochet hooks!) I'll try to post some pictures once the blankets are done.
DS born 4/06/14
MC #2 August 2015
CP November 2015
MC#3 January 2016
BFP 5/11/16 EDD 1/19/17
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