Nephew…

September 7th, 2009 Blog, MadeTags: baby, blanket

He was born on August 26th and I finally got to see him. He is the best baby, the cutest, and the most squishiest. He is already lifting up his own head! Here are some pictures. I also finally finished the blanket for him!

Pillows…

August 2nd, 2009 Blog, MadeTags: pillows

We decided to make some pillows for a wedding gift for some friends. I like the thought that someone made something special for their celebration. The idea of a bridal registry is so unappealing. I would like to be surprised when it comes to gifts instead of just checking it off a list.

Yes, the idea was nice, but I soon regretted it after I started the project. They were turning out to be such a hassle. It didn’t help that they needed to be finished by the next day. They turned out nice once they were finished, but I will probably never do this again unless I plan it out better.

Plants…

August 2nd, 2009 Blog, MadeTags: flowers, plants

I finally grew some plants! I don’t remember what they are…just flowers I guess. It’s starting to look like a jungle. The only problem is, there are little gnats all around.

Baby Shower…

July 5th, 2009 Blog, MadeTags: baby shower, clothesline, quilt

My sister just had her baby shower recently and I was in charge of the decorations. I figured that it was useless to buy paper decorations and just throw them away after the party. So, I came up with a plan to find baby clothes and make a clothesline as the decoration. Here are the pictures.

My mom also came up with a good activity for everyone to do since we did not plan any traditional games. She bought some material and made tiles of animals and letters she found off the internet. We offered one tile to each guest to paint. After we have everyone paint them, especially relatives far away, she is going to make them into a quilt for the baby.

Flowers…

April 26th, 2009 Blog, MadeTags: flowers, tissue paper, tissue paper flowers

Made some flowers out of tissue paper, pipe cleaners, stem wrap tape, and glitter spray. Took a while to get them done, but they turned out well. I made them from the tutorial from Folding Trees.

Quilt…

March 17th, 2009 Made

I found a tutorial for a Cathedral Window Quilt from Hyena In Petticoats and made it for a friend as a wedding gift. It is an easy quilt using origami techniques. This is also a great way to use up scrap pieces of fabric for the “windows” in the quilt.

Butterflies…

March 16th, 2009 MadeTags: butterflies, scrapbook paper, swirls

After making a stencil, I traced the butterfly onto scrap-booking paper. I cut out each butterfly, and taped it to my wall. I also added some white swirls to break it up a little.

Sew…

March 16th, 2009 MadeTags: monsters, sewing

Monsters. These monsters were made for fun, just to keep my hands busy. 

Silhouettes…

March 12th, 2009 MadeTags: catalog, silhouette

Here are some pictures I made using catalog pages. I outlined figures I liked and made silhouettes. Then, I glued strips of colorful pages for the background. It’s easily duplicated but time consuming.