This is a pretty fun post and tutorial today! I had the pleasure of participating in the Living With Punks Home Sewn series! I brainstormed a long time trying to come up with the perfect project. I need curtains and throw pillows, but I was certain I could be more creative than that! What I really wanted around here is more stuff on the walls. After nearly 2 years of living in this house, our…
Continue readingI’m starting to think I should rename my blog “Sew Like My Mom Intended to Make” because things just haven’t been going my way the last 6 weeks! Ella’s an amazing baby, but she’s got some horrible reflux that’s been hard on us both. Sofie and Chloe had it too, but Ella’s has been harder to get under control. We’re finally getting into a good routine and getting good sleep at night. I love getting…
Continue readingFinally, a tutorial!! To make Chloe’s nursery canvases, I used a mixture of paint, paper, and fabric to create completely unique art for her wall. I started with the fully painted canvases. I found an image from one of the fabric prints that I liked, then I blew it up on my computer to the size of my canvas, and traced it on computer paper. Then, channeling my elementary school art days, I flipped it…
Continue readingSeveral of you expressed interest in a tutorial for the placemats I made. This was a rushed, last-minute project for me, so this is the best I can do! First, I used an existing placemat to determine the size I wanted to use. I cut 2 pieces of each fabric to that size, as well as 2 pieces of flannel, per placemat. Using Elmer’s spray adhesive, I glued the flannel to the wrong side of…
Continue readingSo, I totally didn’t expect to win the first week of SYTYC! Thank you again to everyone who voted for my seat! I didn’t take pictures as I went along, so I’ll share what I have and explain the rest the best I can. If you need more help, please let me know! I started with my bare, empty tv stand. My super amazing Dad helped me add the shelves. One vertical, splitting the tv…
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