Kids Crafts

So tonight now that the boys are feeling better thought it would be fin to make something. While browsing Hobby Lobby my son saw these cars. They are like bouncy balls after you let them completely dry. They are a great craft because he can crash them all he wants. Here they are!

Quilt Progress

So not a whole lot of progress but this quilt is quite time consuming. So here is the little progress I have made 

Here's what it looks like when held up to the window. I love how it gives a glowing look.

Cathedral Window Quilt

So I am sorry there hasn't been any posts for a few days I have been out with the flu for almost a week. However last night I started feeling better and got a wild hair and decided to start yet another challenging quilt. A cathedral windows quilt. Although most people hand sew them I really didn't feel like it so I decided to machine sew. I must say it looks awesome and even forms a little flower design on the back! It is a beautiful quilt and I am very confident I can have it done it not too much time at all. Here are some pics of my quilt in progress and will keep you updated on both the started quilts progress. 

If you are interested in learning how to do this I would recommend http://hyena-in-petticoats.blogspot.com/2007/08/cathedral-window-quilt-tutorial.html it is a great place to start. 

New Quilt

So my Grandma is feeling a little left out she says shes the only one who hasn't gotten a quilt yet. So I decided to start a new project just for her. It is a bit more complex than I usually do. Anyways it is a log cabin quilt. Her favorite colors are bolds. Here are the first 4 squares.

First two...

 Here are the same 4 just showing different placements. 

Finished Quilt!!

 So I finally finished my twin quilt. I must add that it was about a week in hand sewing. Although my king quilt was hand sewn I had lots of help from a friend, this one I did completely on my own. Very proud. I wanted a more stripe for the binding sew it was lots of random length pieces at 2.5in wide. I also for the first time machine binded. So anyways here it is...

Crayon Roll

So I have been working hard on hand sewing my quilt. I needed a little break from all the finger pricking. So anyways I have seen several of theses tuts but I finally decided to give it a go. Here is the link for the one I used. http://prudentbaby.com/2010/12/baby-kid/how-to-sew-a-crayon-roll-2/

* In hers she says you can also use quilt batting, I used quilt batting because I had it on hand and if you do use it I recommend making it a little smaller than the outer pieces.

Anyway here's mine

Quilt Progress

So will all the crummy weather I thought I would start sewing my rows together for yet another scrap quilt. SO here some pictures of the progress. Its fun and very colorful. I have red and purple rows left to add and maybe a row of just colorful prints with no matching necessary. Anyway here it is.

Sorry my lighting is bad, once i get it done will get pic in a better light. :) 

Valentine's Day

For our Valentine's this year we decided to make our own. So I have melted crayons before but I thought we would just do it with a V-Day theme. 

You will need:

Crayons (without wrapper)

Cut out hearts (optional)

Ribbon (optional) 

Oven

Mold of some sort 

First you will need to remove the wrapper from your crayons then break your crayons as small as they can. Kids love this part! And you will put the crayons in the molds. 

Put in the oven at 375 F In a metal mold like cupcakes only for about 10 min. In my ceramic mold it took a little longer. You will want to keep an eye on them. They melt quickly. 

 

Let them cool completely before removing them from mold. 

Then I figure out where I want it on my heart. 

Use a hole punch to punch holes for the ribbon. 

Tie ribbon through and write your message on the heart! And they are ready to hand out! 

Fun Valentines to pass out that other kids will enjoy! The best part is the kids get to help make them! 

Snow Day

If it wasn't already enough having 1ft of snow on the ground today it keeps spitting snow every now and again. Figured it was a great day to finish up one of my projects. So here I will tell you how I did it! I made (well transformed) a cheap serving tray into something more fun!

You will need:
Bottle Caps
Serving Tray
Ultra Gloss Epoxy

Here's the tray I was able to pick up for $1.00

First I took my airbrush and painted it 

And my bottle caps. (I recommend if you can use spray paint will cover a lot faster!)

Here's the super gloss epoxy I used.

Then I randomly put the bottle caps in the tray until I was happy with the pattern (Or lack of) 

Mix epoxy as directed and pour over. (I recommend that if you are going to do this to first glue the caps down I had issues with the caps floating up) And let sit and cure as needed. Mine is still curing but looks like it will be a great gift! All for little cost. 

So a pretty simple project that will let you personalize a little bit! Hope you liked and if you make one please post pics! I would love to see more! 

Finished Projects

I thought for my first post I would show you some of my finished projects. Let me know what you think.

This was my first quilt that i made for my son. It isn't perfect but works great for his little play mat.

This was my 2nd well third quilting project, my dad loves when I get new hobbies he just can't resist giving me a challenge (King Size) but I cant turn one down. :) Maybe one day I'll learn my lesson. 

After the challenge I got hooked on rag quilts because they are so easy and fun! I will post a tutorial on these soon! 

This was another rag quilt made to get rid of some stash fabric and some of those old PJ pants. They worked great! 

This one I made for my Aunt She loves deep greens. 

And now I would like to show you some of my rag rugs. I fell absolutely in love with making these! The best part is it is very pocket friendly! You can use T shirts or bed sheets. And you can totally design your own! 

My baby loves these! I cant seem to get him off them or to quit rolling them up once I make them. 

So I must admit a lot of my fabric comes from the remnant bin or garage sales. I also get lucky form time to time and find some cheaply listed online. Sometimes thought I get stuck with some odd textured fabric and this is a great project for those types of things, or those odd colors. 

So hopefully I inspired you somewhat and your mind is running in circles thinking about your next project like mine!