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Crafty Moms Check In 2/18

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It's been a couple weeks. Let's see what we've accomplished!
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  • ivyvines6ivyvines6 member
    @AmadorRose I love your mobile! If I was having a girl I would have done the feathers and butterflies route. My grandmother and I are both obsessed with butterflies though
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  • AmadorRoseAmadorRose member
    The whole feathers and arrows theme (the off-white sheet has little gold arrows but you can't really tell) was a little too much for me at first but I couldn't get over the peacock fabric, then found the little arrows fabric and it just clicked. It's hokey but it's kind of a cute nod to my Native American ancestry, especially since my Gram passed away in December and she was kind of the link to that heritage. Plus, it's not pink ;)
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  • amandac12581amandac12581 member
    Gorgeous work ladies!  
    I taught myself how to crochet and made some baby moccasins :)  trying to finish up a scarf at the moment so I can start another and make a teddy bear. My phone is bring a pos and not letting me upload a photo :(
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  • allaire314allaire314 member
    Nothing... I have accomplished nothing... Fail.

    Well I guess that's kind of a lie... I've made **very little** progress on the stroller blanket I am crocheting. Annndddd that's about it. I need to get my butt in gear!
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  • ivyvines6ivyvines6 member
    allaire314 said:
    Nothing... I have accomplished nothing... Fail.

    Well I guess that's kind of a lie... I've made **very little** progress on the stroller blanket I am crocheting. Annndddd that's about it. I need to get my butt in gear!
    I feel like this should be a fffc :P I'm off to Home Depot to get something to hang up that "stick picture" as my nephew so eloquently put it :P
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  • yodiggityyodiggity member
    AmadorRose I love the mobile. I am trying to decide if I want to put in the effort to make one or just buy one off etsy or something. I love the peacock fabric too! So pretty.
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  • ivyvines6ivyvines6 member
    yodiggity said:
    AmadorRose I love the mobile. I am trying to decide if I want to put in the effort to make one or just buy one off etsy or something. I love the peacock fabric too! So pretty.
    You didn't ask me, but I already stated I will buy the next one... Seemed like such an easy project! Six hours later >.>
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  • AmadorRoseAmadorRose member
    Knottie9983816 said:
    yodiggity said:
    AmadorRose I love the mobile. I am trying to decide if I want to put in the effort to make one or just buy one off etsy or something. I love the peacock fabric too! So pretty.
    You didn't ask me, but I already stated I will buy the next one... Seemed like such an easy project! Six hours later >.>
    Mine took maybe an hour - the hardest part was waiting for the paint to dry before I could hang them. I need crafts that I can make noticeable progress on or I get frustrated and give up. 
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  • briterfly84briterfly84 member
    @Knottie9983816 I LOVE the stick picture! And the mobile.  I *might* try to make one....but cut out the paper with my cricut to save time.  

    @AmadorRose I NEED that peacock fabric in my life! I love peacocks (used to have real ones) and love all things them.

    @allaire314, I'm in the same boat as you...NADA! Don't even have the crib put together yet.  Or the space in our room cleared out to put the crib.  Mom-Winning!!
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  • redseligredselig member
    Knottie9983816 said:
    Guess what I just finished :D
    This is adorable.
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  • yodiggityyodiggity member
    oh man, you guys are awesome! 

    cmjenkies I LOVE that! I've been trying to figure out how to organize baby girl's headbands and bows.

    Knottie9983816 Freaking adorable!
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  • cmjenkiescmjenkies member
    @yodiggity it's such a simple fix - just a painted old frame of some type, a roll of ribbon, and the hooks. I drilled holes, screwed in the hooks, hot glued the ribbon in the back, and then added the little embellishments that I had left over from my yarn wall letter project.. and voila! The two projects also kind of coordinate now too, so that's handy. 
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  • sprocketsngadgetssprocketsngadgets member
    And knitpicks is taking more of my money so I can make a pouf. I both love and hate whoever it was that first told me about that site. 
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  • elasticheart13 elasticheart13 member
    @redselig so cute! 


        

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  • AmadorRoseAmadorRose member
    Does anyone dye fabric? I got some muslin for swaddle blankets and I want to dye them (muslin only comes in white and off-white where I've looked) but I've never dyed fabric. Any tips for making it work? How do I know when it's the hue I want?
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  • redseligredselig member
    AmadorRose said:
    Does anyone dye fabric? I got some muslin for swaddle blankets and I want to dye them (muslin only comes in white and off-white where I've looked) but I've never dyed fabric. Any tips for making it work? How do I know when it's the hue I want?
    @AmadorRose here's a good tutorial for an ombre muslin swaddle. They get into the intensity of hues: https://sayyes.com/2013/08/diy-ombre-swaddle-blanket.html

    I wanted to make this but decided against it  since I can't be fussed looking for dye. 
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  • AmadorRoseAmadorRose member
    @redselig I just ordered my dye and fabric from Joann's but I believe you're overseas, so I'm not sure what the process would be for you. 
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  • allaire314allaire314 member
    @AmadorRose, in regards to dyeing fabric - @AEG84  just posted pics on FB of the fabric she dyed... maybe she has some tips for you!
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    AmadorRose said:
    @redselig I just ordered my dye and fabric from Joann's but I believe you're overseas, so I'm not sure what the process would be for you. 
    Unfortunately not available for me. I've only ever used Rit and Tintex so if I were to buy local and persevere with instructions in a language other than English - I'd rather not. :# I'm soo lazy. 
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  • AmadorRoseAmadorRose member
    redselig said:
    AmadorRose said:
    @redselig I just ordered my dye and fabric from Joann's but I believe you're overseas, so I'm not sure what the process would be for you. 
    Unfortunately not available for me. I've only ever used Rit and Tintex so if I were to buy local and persevere with instructions in a language other than English - I'd rather not. :# I'm soo lazy. 
    Oh that's way too risky! I'm going with Rit so hopefully I don't mess it up too much!
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  • AEG84AEG84 member
    As far as brands, the ones I've seen recommended are Dharma, Tulip, Dylon and Jacquard. @AmadorRose and I exchanged some info on fb, but wanted to share here for the broader group. From what I've read, Rit is not recommended for use on baby items. I've only used Tulip so far, which was super easy (and available on Amazon Prime, win!), but might try Dharma for the next round as they have a lot more color options.
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  • ivyvines6ivyvines6 member
    Jheaps said:
    I made these jellyfish yesterday to hang in our ocean-themed nursery. Pier 1 has these really great remote-controlled LED lights that I'm going to mount inside so we can use them as lights since the nursery doesn't have any overhead lighting.
    Omg that is so cute! 
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