Up To No Good (Crafts)

Boy.

I had a great couple of days at my brother and sister-in-law's house this week, but I think I left my crafty pants there! I just haven't been feeling up to making things lately. Weird, right?? Oh well! I did manage to whip out this dress this morning for my daughter though. It started as this shirt that I got at the thrift store for $1. I loved the fabric, but it was an XS. Sad.

Before:

After!

And a hair pin to match!

Silly girl :o)

I'm working on some birdie ornaments for my tree, but they aren't looking so hot at the moment, so we'll see how they turn out! :o)

Have a great weekend!

Ruffle Picture Tees

I love the look of tone-on-tone ruffle shirts, but frankly it's really hard to find extra jersey to add to shirts in the same color! So I thought of making these "picture" tees with jersey scraps that I had lying around from other shirts I've cut up in the past.

This leaf shirt was made from a black onesie, an old stained tank top, scraps from this scarf, and some red jersey from a thrift store.

Just cut a few strips of each color, sew a line down them with a long stitch, and pull the bottom thread to ruffle....

...pin them in the pattern you want, and sew them on!

Here are some other ones I did:

(sorry the shirts are wrinkled! I didn't have time to iron them)

I thought at first I would do a heart on this pink one....then I thought maybe a "P"....

But I ended up doing a flower!

If you wanted to make one for a boy's shirt, you could just skip the ruffling and sew on the strips in the shape of boyish things! Puppies, trucks, monsters, sailboats, skateboards...there are so many possibilities! I could make a million! (Christmas presents!) :o)

Take care you guys!

At Dollar Store Crafts Today!

T0day I'm over at Dollar Store Crafts showing the world how to make this umbrella from the Blair capelet post (Last guest post for a while, I promise!!)

So go check it out, if you'd like!

Take care!

Practically Free Pom-Pom Lamp!

My mom is great. She's always bringing me random things saying, "I thought you might be able to make something out of this!". A couple of weeks ago she brought me a 2-pack of microwave plate covers from the Dollar Tree. I knew just what I was going to do with it....

A lamp, of course!!

Materials List:
-1 yard of tulle in the color of your choice (I wish I'd had pink!)
-2 plate covers
-1 strand of white twinkle lights

I already had the tulle and lights, so this project only cost 100 pennies! Nice!

1) Cut your tulle into small squares, about 2-3". No need to be exact, just whack away!!

2) Cut a small flap in the side of one plate cover, large enough for your plug to fit through.

4) Stuff your lights into the plate cover and pull the cord through, stopping just before the first twinkle light comes through the flap. Then shut the flap as much as it will go and put a small piece of clear packing tape over the flap.

5) Set the other plate cover on top, so they meet at the bottoms, with the lights in the middle, and tape all the way around to hold them together.

6) Lay 4 or 5 (again, no need to be exact!) squares of tulle on top of each other and pinch them in the middle, making a little pouf shape:

7) Glue the bottoms of the poufs to the plate covers, starting in the middle and working all the way around, leaving the back side(where the cord comes out) bare. Glue them fairly close together, that way they will keep their shape and hide the lights.

8) Drill, cut, or punch a hole in the back side for a nail to go through. Or glue on a picture hanging hook if you have one!

7) Plug the lamp in first, and then see how far your cord will reach, then hang on the wall!

Unfortunately these pictures don't do justice to this lamp at all! It's so pretty when the lights are low! It reminds me of those dandelions that kids love to blow on :o)

Blog Swapping With Get Your Craft On!

Hello everyone!

Today I would like to introduce my dear blogging friend Lynette, from Get Your Craft On! She was sweet enough to ask me to blog swap with her today, and of course, I was excited to! She has some incredible ideas on her blog, and great tutorials, so head on over! (After you read her post here!)

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I am soo excited to be swapping blogs with Disney today! If only I had half the style she has...isn't she amazing!?!

I'm Lynette, from Get Your Craft On. I love all craftiness, but especially sewing. Here are 10 things you might not know about me:

1.) I have 2 kids and an awesome hubby.
2.) I've only been sewing for about 4 years...and I was instantly addicted!
3.) I hate wearing dresses....although I think they are super cute on other people. (Disney is so much more fashionable than me!)
4.) I'm a nurse and use to work in an ER in downtown DC.
5.) I love mint...mint oreos, mint m&ms, mint hot chocolate, peppermint patties.
6.) I grew up in upstate NY.
7.) My baby girl was born on my bed...by accident!
8.) I fall asleep during almost every movie I watch.
9.) I have big feet...size 11!
10.) At first I didn't want to admit to my craftiness, but now I'm learning to embrace it!

There you have it, a few things you may not already know about me! But, enough of that...here are a few of my favorite projects:

Orange Burst Pillows

Mod Podge Ceiling Fan

Bubble Skirt

Dollar Store Sweater to Dress Revamp

Super Hero Costume

Feel free to stop on by Get Your Craft On and say hello some time! Thanks again to Disney for swapping with me today!!! Have a great day and have fun Gettin' YOUR Craft On!!!

Guest Posting Today!

Hi guys!

I'm over here today with a cardigan hat tutorial!

Doll House Rescue Mission!

I haven't quite finished my latest projects that I was going to post, so I thought I would share something that I worked on a while ago for my daughter. (if you're my friend on FB you've already seen this, so sorry if I'm boring you!)

I was on a desperate mission to find a wooden doll house several months ago, and I found this fixer-upper house in a thrift store, and I thought I would rescue it!

So I got out some acrylic paints and a toothpick, and (a day later!) ta-da! New life!

I made all the little furnishings myself, out of household things mostly, and some things from the $1 section at the craft store!

Wooden spools, sprigs of tiny flowers, a tiny beveled mirror from JoAnn's, and a fabric scrap rug for the entry way...

Wooden blocks and peanut butter lid table and chairs. And half a cardboard box for the fridge!

(And there I am in the kitchen, reading my to-do list!)

Two cardboard boxes with their lids glued to them for sofas, and a wooden block ottoman.

Scrap booking letters and half a cardboard treasure chest (from the craft store) for the nursery.

More boxes, and part of a shelf hanging thingy (it looked like a toilet to me...), and a flower I cut from my favorite fabric for the bathroom!

I seem to be missing the picture of the master bedroom, but I used tiny circle mirrors for the walls, and half of the box that my thumb tacks came in for the bed.

Happy little pumpkin! Her favorite part is the "people" which I made from little wooden spools from the craft store.

I remember doing this with my mom when I was little. We would use her cake stands as Barbie tables and things like that. I love teaching my daughter the same kind of creativity!

Cute Blog Alert!!

So, I normally don't do this much, but I just had to post about this adorable new crafty blog I found recently called "Crafterhours"! It's a fairly new blog, by two lovely women, Adrianna and Susan, and they have some completely fantastic ideas that I know you'll love, so I thought I would pass the link along! I know how fun it is to discover new little blog jewels, so here is another one!

Here are just a few of their ideas:

Gorgeous (and ingenious!) little slipcover clutch

Fresh and fun little "Milk Maid" skirt!

Absolutely adorable Anthro inspired pillow Tutorial

I noticed that they only have 4 followers. That is just wrong for how cute their blog is!

So go check them out!

Merry Me!

Ohhhhh Christmas. How I love you.

I have tried with all my might to put off the Christmas anticipation this year, but I can't help it any more. I'm so excited!!! All my crafty thoughts have turned to tree ornaments and wreaths, and handmade presents! I really try to wait until after Thanksgiving to get like this, but one month of Christmas is just not enough for some nutty people like myself.

This year I'm describing my Christmas style as OrganicVintageHandmadeGlamSparkly.....with a touch of woodsyness(not a word. whatever.). I'm loving gold and rhinestones, birds and twigs, and old books and clocks. (Has anyone seen clock face ornaments?? I can't find them anywhere!)

Anthro birdies

Country Living beautifulness

Martha glam

And I'm just curious-what are all of you doing for your holiday decor? Do you have a theme? Are you even thinking about it yet?

Tutorial: Blair Waldorf Capelet!

Confession: I've never actually seen an episode of Gossip Girl. In fact, I didn't even know who Blair Waldorf was until someone mentioned her in a comment several posts ago. Well I Googled her, and the girl's got style! I was particularly inspired by this photo of her in the cutest capelet ever.

Obviously, I had to make my own.....

While this is not a no-sew project, like my last cape, it's almost as easy!

1) I started with a long rectangle of delicious fabric (that my mom got for $.75 at a thrift store!), that was 14"x66". I had to piece two 33" pieces together.

2) Then I pleated the top. 9 pleats, aprox. 2.5" each, and right up against each other, leaving about 5" on each side.

3) I sewed a basting stitch along the top of the pleats, to hold them together....

4) Then I trimmed the two front edges to make them curved. (Unfortunately I don't have any magical way to make sure that yours turned out like mine. I just tried it on, marked where I wanted it to curve, and cut the two edges together so they were exactly the same.)

5) Measure from one end of the cape to the other (minus the top), and cut the length of ribbon you need. My fantastic velvety ribbon from Costco (last year, sorry!) was wired ribbon, so I just pulled the wire out first.

6) Sandwich the edge of the cape in the middle of the ribbon, and pin well.

7) Sew the ribbon on.

8) Do the same for the top of the cape, folding under the two ends of your ribbon so it doesn't fray.
9) Try it on and mark where you want your fasteners to go.

10) Hand stitch them on. I used hooks and eyes, which were OK, but I think snaps would have been a little more secure.

All done!!

I thought it might look funny with no lining, but it's actually quite nice looking on the inside!

I love, love, love this thing. I want to wear it every day for the rest of my life!

And I probably will :o)

P.S. Thanks to my husband for taking the pics! The whole take-a-picture-in-the-mirror thing was just not working for me today!