Update: I'm still here!

If you are a teacher, you know that some things just don't happen during the school year. I didn't stop sewing or crafting, but I did stop blogging about it.  Since I use this blog to remember what I've done, I really do need to update!

 So here are a few projects I've completed since I last posted:

A few teachers and I decided to have a booth at our school's December Craft Fair.  It was hard pricing things and I would much rather gift my creations, but it was good experience!

I also mass produced a ton of gift card holders for the season. 

I shopped Amazon for most of Christmas, and I was feeling guilty on Christmas Eve waiting on a package from UPS.  So when he delivered the package about 6pm, I left a card, a liter of soda, and some holiday popcorn.  :)






All of my friends are having babies and grand babies so I used this handy dandy You Tube video to master making self binding receiving blankets.

Here are a few that I whipped up...

             

 I even made a coordinating layette bag 

to go with the one for Shelby at Dazzle! 

One of my best friends was having her second baby and really fell in love with this guitar print.  We searched and found it at the cutest little fabric shop called The Stitch Lab in Austin.

Remember, I just started sewing, and I am self taught, 

so she must be a REALLY good friend...

We quilted together a bunch of coordinating fabrics as starting point. I also backed it with minky (again, she is a REALLY good friend).

I also patched together a summer receiving blanket!

Then we decided I could figure out curtains and tada!

Last but not least I conquered the bumper pad and bed skirt.

Brooks Roland Bonn was worth it!

I also was able to conquer my fear of zippers by making a bunch of these cute key chains for my library volunteers:

I owe my victory to Erin Erikson over at Dog Under My Desk.  Her tutorial made it a cinch!

My volunteers loved them!

Holiday Fun!

Getting into the holiday spirit with a few Pinterest inspired Ideas:

Santa Hats

and some Santa-tizer!

'Mint" to be!

Here's a quick and easy way to appreciate a teacher!   (Especially if any of them have bad breath) They are cool enough for my twin boys to quietly share with some of their favorite middle school teachers without looking like teacher's pets!

Tips when making:

• scoring cardstock with a bone makes all the difference
• using a xyron sticker maker makes this much easier
• make a page of the sentiment on Word and save for next year
• use a small strip of repositionable adhesive to make the cover lay flat
• I placed them in small jewelry bags to send with my boys to school so they would still look cute when they gave them to their teachers :)

I am also going to make a It was 'mint' to be card for a friend who just got a dream job offer.

You GROW girl!

I was so excited to hear about a couple of chicks in my life being pregnant so I could use this stylish pregnant girl stamp!  I also got the chance to use my latest FREE favorite font called 'wish you were taller' and I used my Cricut for the inside phrase " Love and joy to you."

I heart my Cricut

I have been super busy trying to figure out my Cricut machine all summer. I couldn't wait to use the crab on the Create a Critter cartridge. Here is a quick card for my nephew:

Cricut Tip: For really small pieces (like the red layers of the castle)just run a small piece of light card stock through a Xyron before you cut them.

I am not usually a fan of googley eyes, but I think they look great on this little guy!

Check out my craftiness...

I have decided to stop pinning on Pinterest and start making instead!  Check out my mad skills... (wink)

Composition Notebook Updos

Sticky Notes all dressed up!