tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34160805818487295242012-02-16T14:57:41.687-07:00Tracihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01697817319593805280noreply@blogger.comBlogger591100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3416080581848729524.post-11500354246754603332011-06-20T17:56:00.000-07:002011-06-20T17:56:04.018-07:00

I have less than a week to go with this pregnancy! I got out some leftover fabric from the baby's room decor, and decided to make MY own version of a car seat tent/canopy. You know, those things to keep breathing, coughing, nosy people away from your newborn :) Well, I winged it with the amount of fabric I had. My canopy ended up being about 36" wide by about 38" long. It was simple to make. I

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Guess what? I am having a baby this month! To celebrate in my Etsy shop, Lalabua Baby, I am offering 10% off your purchase when you use coupon code JUNEBUG at checkout for the entire month of June! Happy shopping! Of course, this also means I won't be posting a lot this month :) Once this pregnancy is over, (and I am used to life) the blog will hopefully return! See you soon!

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I usually don't post too many recipes, but hey, I am pregnant and here is one recipe I just HAD to try immediately! (And it was love at first bite!) Cake batter Rice Krispies What you need: 6 cups Rice Krispie Cereal 7 Tablespoons of butter 1/3 cup cake mix (I used yellow cake mix) 1 bag mini marshmallows (I think they are about 10 oz) 1.75 bottle of sprinkles (I had a giant bottle, and just

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In honor of Memorial Day weekend, I am offering a 10% discount in my Etsy Shop Lalabua Baby. Just use coupon code MEMORIALDAY at checkout! (Good thru May 30th)

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These past few weeks have been filled with nursery decorating. My mom flew in from out of state for some "motivation" to get things done! We moved furniture and painted like mad women (other post to follow). I found some fabulous fabric online for the nursery and decided to slip cover all my son's crib bedding. It is Caleb Gray Cupcake Confections. I LOVE this fabric. I wanted the walls in the

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Do I even dare say that it's been over 8 months since my last post? I guess we all need that "time off" to be uncreative. Well, my excuse was pregnancy. Yep, I am 7 months pregnant with a girl! But, the beginning of my pregnancies always bring on a long uninspired time too. I haven't had much inkling to do anything creative, UNTIL NOW! YAY! I have been sewing my little heart out for a boutique

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Can you believe it has been 1 month since my last post?? Crazy, but, I am still here. With an extended trip to my mom's in California, a flu bug for my little man, computer issues, and just trying to entertain a kid without going outdoors, life has been busier. (The last one being the hardest part!) Seriously though, it is way too HOT for the great outdoors. I mean it has to be bad when we say

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For those of you who may have missed my recent guest post on C.R.A.F.T. here is the tutorial I shared. Enjoy!  Materials Needed:2 Placemats less than 1/2 yard of fabric scissors thread sewing machine 1. Cut your 2 placemats so they are both the same size (Mine were a little wonky). Cut the bottom corners so they are rounded.. 2. Cut 2 pieces of fabric the same size as your placemats. 3. If you

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Hi everyone! Guess what? I am doing my first guest post tutorial today over at C.R.A.F.T. Go check it out here!

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It's hot. I mean it is really hot. We have been busy around here staying cool and sitting, yes sitting, in the cool air conditioning. My crafting has been slowed these past few weeks due to potty training. That can be pretty exhausting all itself, but I think we have managed to get through it and are now diaper free! Woohoo! My son is 2 years and 3 months and he loves being a big boy! I rewarded

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My son wanted wings. Kind of along the lines of fairy wings. He's 2, can't blame the kid for wanting fairy wings. Mommy might think that's cute, daddy not so much. Here's what I whipped up. Let's call them Buzz wings! I took a cereal box, scissors, and fabric. I used a Buzz toy to get the shape of the wings. I cut out the wings. I cut 2 of each piece out of fabric, slightly larger though. I made

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Remember the orange office? I haven't forgotten about the window treatments. I just needed some time to digest the color and let it sink in. I saw this fabric at Ikea and thought, "hmm. not too girly, not to manly, just the right colors." My mom was here visiting too, so I might have had a little push from her to FINISH this project! Glad it's done and it looks good (being an orange room and all!)

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Today is the Saturday of Memorial Day Weekend and I was sitting with nothing to do! So, I decided to make something festive. How about a wreath?! I was thinking of things I saw at Hobby Lobby and this idea came to me. Materials I used:Cricut (makes it much easier) Paper  Wreath form (I used one from Dollar Tree) hot glue muslin (or ribbon, or other fabric) Here is what I did. I cut a whole bunch

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My entry table is very special to me. It is a spindle table that my Norwegian great grandma had in her home. It could be from Norway, but I have no clue. I love it mostly because it was hers. I always decorate it for the season. Right now I wanted it to be spring/summer, so I got out some muslin fabric, ribbon, and the handmade bias tape I had left over from my quilt. I think it is super cute and

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My husband jokes and tells me I have "can't-sit-still-itis" and I always tell him it's not MY fault, it's my mama's fault! She's the one who taught me to stay busy busy. My mom also taught me all she knows about crafting. She won't admit it much these days, but she's a fab crafter. I think my recent crafting is rubbing off on her now too! HA! She told me she was working on some bags. Being that

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I got this minty green shirt at the dollar store. Who would have guessed that a shirt from the dollar store could look more expensive than a buck? I made some rolled fabric roses {for how, see here} and sewed them straight on to the shirt. The sleeves were a bit funky shaped, so I cut them and did a quick hem. Much better!

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I came across this recipe the other day and thought I would give it a try! Oh my heck! Deliciousness! Here it is, copied from BYU Dining BYU Mint Brownies MAKES ONE 9-BY-13 PAN OF BROWNIES. PREP AND COOK: 90 min. COOL: 1 hr. 1 c. margarine 1/2 c. cocoa 2 Tbsp. honey 4 eggs 2 c. sugar 1 3/4 c. flour 1/2 Tbsp. baking powder 1/2 tsp. salt 1 c. chopped walnuts 12 oz. chocolate icing (Use your

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I have been planning (for awhile) to make an earring holder using a picture frame. I recently realized that I had WAY too many a nice plethora of earrings which would not fit in one small frame. And, I like seeing all my lovelies! So, while consulting my fabulous mom, we came up with this. I had clear vinyl and thread already, so I whipped this baby up quickly and cheaply! I zigzagged rows of

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Let me start by saying I have never made a quilt like this. I mean, I have tied quilts, lots and lots of flannel quilts, but i have never pieced anything together to actually call it a quilt. By no means am I a real quilter, but I think I did pretty well. I started with this: (Loads and loads of leftover fabric and fabric I just couldn't NOT buy at the store, but had no project for. Remember, I

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When I saw a plain orange shirt on clearance at Target for $2, I thought SCORE! I picked it up and my 2 year old said, "It's like daddy's." My thought was, "Daddy does road construction...Maybe not such a score then...but it's ONLY $2!" Ah ha! I purchased 2 shirts and cut one up to make a ruffly swirly pattern. I think it looks great and my husband would refuse ruffles on his work attire, so

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I haven't been to a baby shower in forever, so with a baby shower to attend this weekend I thought it was time to make something new! In the past I have given hooded towels, burp cloths, and nursing covers. This time I stuck with my originals, but also gave some baby booties. They almost make me want a little girl, almost.  The pattern was so simple and required such little fabric that I made

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I admit, I have been busy. I am in the middle of sewing a quilt out of scrap fabric I had. It is almost done, so I will post pictures soon! But for now, I have been working on flowers galore! My flowers are mostly made of the scraps of the scraps from my quilt. I love cheap, especially when it turns into something lovely!

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My grandma has always loved birds- all kinds: real ones, ceramic, fabric with birds. I used to think it was kind of an Old Lady thing, but I guess I am an old lady then, because I am a little obsessed with birdy things lately as decoration.(As a side note, I don't think I will ever be OLD! I got carded once at Walmart for buying NyQuil. Yes, I guess they do that if they don't think you are 18. Ha

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When I first started this blog, one of my first projects was The Hungry Caterpillar. I gave one to my niece and one to my nephew. They were such a hit with my family that I just made one for a grandma for her birthday. Then, my niece took it to preschool and the school loved it so much, I made them one too! Here are some pictures: The butterfly is in its "cocoon".

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I'm back! I went (again) to my parent's house in California. When the hubby is working out of town, why not have a vacation, right? So I invited my nieces over to my mom's for a little tea party. I made cute little invitations with little hedgehogs on them and this cute little poem that I wrote: Here’s your chance to get all dressed up. Let’s get together, I’ll bring the tea cup! Come to

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I FINALLY finished my son's playhouse! For Christmas I made 2 tents for my nieces and nephew. I was in the process of making another Boy tent for someone else, but that didn't happen. Because I had eveything already cut out, I finished it up for my son! He is in love! The apples, fish, and vegetables and corn for the garden are in the works still.

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Some of you might be wondering where I have been (at least I'd like to think so...) so here is a hint: My parents came to AZ to visit and my son and I hitched a ride back to CA with them! Then we flew back home later! We saw tons of family and went to Disneyland and the beach:I thought my kid would run around crazy at the beach, but no, the sand kept him occupied so I relaxed! (Okay, so you

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Everyone has been posting pictures of their easter eggs. I have seen fabric covered eggs, decoupaged eggs, painted, speckled, but I needed even simpler. I had some eggs from last easter (plastic, of course! Even just the thought, ewww and YUCKY!) and lots of yarn from my crocheting days. Yes, lately that seems to be my hobby of the past, FOR NOW anyway. I just can't sit still long enough for that

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I know, I know. You all are on pins and needles about my finished office, or maybe not! But here it is anyway. If you remember, my hubby got to decorate this room, which happens to be our loft/office. I was mortified at the paint chip, but I think it's growing on me. I even got orange jewel looking knobs for the cabinet hardware on our fabulous handmade bookshelf cabinet! The racing stripes make

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It's close to Easter and my walls still looked bare. I got together with a friend and we made blocks. I have done Mod Podged letter blocks before, but this time I used small ribbon, rick rack, flowers, buttons, etc. to pretty them up a bit. Simple, free, and quick to do. My kind of project.

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If it has wheels, or even a motor, (or even a fake motor), and can go vroom, my son loves it. On Sunday before church, I decided to make him something I had heard of, but hadn't seen a lot of. So here it is-my version of the Car Roll Up. I used helicopter fabric since helicopters can also say a version of "vroom". My son, who just turned 2, sat through all of church and this was the only thing he

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My bookshelves/cabinet made it on Ana's bragging board at Knock Off Wood! Go check it out, along with some other A-MAZING projects! Really, if I could do it, so can you!

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I have seen wreaths that are made with random ribbons, fabric, and such, so here is my spin on a Spring wreath. It makes me happy, even if "Spring" means there is only one more month until HOT summer in Arizona! {And I love these flowers since they require no water!}

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I have been eyeing this storage system over at Knock Off Wood. My husband thought I was nuts to try to attempt this! But with the office being ORANGE (see why HERE), the reddish wood venir bookshelves HAD to go! My dad was awesome and came to help! (Which means we brought the wood home in full sheets of MDF and cut everything ourselves!) In just 2 days, here is the final product, minus the door

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Using some glittery egg on picks I found at the dollar store about a month ago, I made this topiary. I didn't have a styrofoam ball on hand, so I improvised with rolled up plastic bags and packing tape. It worked just fine. I hot glued on the eggs and some floral moss, added a pink dowel, and used a bucket from the dollar bins at Target. Now after tomorrow (St Patty's Day) I will have something

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After taking my son to the park on an absolutely beautiful sunny day, I HAD to come home and create something springy for my kitchen. I had some new towels and TONS of scrap fabric (I admit, fabric is a bit  of an HUGE addiction of mine!). I cut out tiny pieces of fabric and put a dab of glue to tack it in place while I sewed EACH piece on. I thought the sewing would never end, but it really

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My son is just about 2 (next week). Now that he is doing "artwork" and bringing home projects from our church nursery, I needed a place to keep everything. I searched high and low for a frame large enough for what I wanted and detailed enough to be cool! After weeks of searching, I found this frame at Hobby Lobby for 80% off! I can't beat a deal like that!I used wire hangers and made swirls using

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I haven't had much time to craft lately. Here's why... When we moved into our home (over 3 years ago) I chose ALL the paint colors. My hubby liked them, but jokingly said he wanted to choose the paint for our office (which is our loft). I told him he could have full control of the office. IT STAYED WHITE {until now of course}. Off we went to Home Depot the other day. I watched him pick the colors

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These are the pillows that were inherited with the set of couches we have. They match the couch, but they are not really MY style. I have lived with them in my living room for about 3 years - Ahhh! (don't judge me!). It's almost embarassing. I think my house is pretty cute, but to overlook these ugly pillows for that length of time is a crime!  To make it worse, I have also had these pillows (

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I think wreaths are adorable. (Beside the fact that they make my cookie cutter house a little less cookie cutter!) I didn't want the cheesy shamrock leprechaun wreath so here is what I came up with. I took a dollar store wreath form and wrapped it in burlap. I cut out circles in green felt and satin to make "flowers". I just hot glued them together and added buttons. To give them dimension, I

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Here is another simple and cheap St Patty's decoration. I literally used TRASH! I had just thrown away a paper towel roll when I came up with this project. I have seen people blog about wall art with toilet paper rolls and I thought I could do my own spin on it. First, I zig-zaged some shiny green scrapbook paper into 4 quadrants as a background for my "art". Next,  I cut the rolls into small 

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I have this really long wall in my house that is so daunting to decorate just perfectly. I recently took everything down and hung one large picture frame and tons of little decorative shelves. Each holiday/season I change the large picture to a more recent shot of the fam and I change up all my cutesy treasures. I have some little frames too that I change. Seeing that I had absolutely NO St

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Supplies needed: fabric remnant(s) small amount of felt lace, netting, or even feathers glue (I used low melt hot glue for this, but I have also done it with fast grab Tacky Glue) scissors needle and thread (optional) jewelry string (I used the stretchy kind) beads (I used a pack that had 65 beads) 1 jewelry clasp (also optional) *I am right handed. It may make a difference for some of you. Do

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I posted a few weeks ago about my fabulous flower headband I made. With much practice and a lot of playing around, I designed this necklace. I love the combination of the pearls and lace with the muslin flowers. A little simple mixed with elegance! The best part is that I used fabric remnants I already had, so all I bought were the beads, which were 50% off! Let me know what you think. (My

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When I heard that a local bakery/cafe has homemade oreos, I looked online for a recipe. They sounded SO good that I wanted them NOW! So, I will share with you the recipe from Smitten Kitchen. But first, you HAVE to drool over these... Let me warn you. They are highly addictive and will leave you wanting more! Best with a tall glass of milk! Homemade Oreos Adapted from Retro Desserts, Wayne

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I have seen tons of those car rugs with streets on them, but I was A-MAZED when my son got this playmat from his Auntie Shell. She's the best! Come with me on a tour of Wyattville: His very own car shop! The craft store, post office, hardware store, and barber shop! (Each named after a cousin or grandpa, of course!) The town library (Named after Grandma who is a retired librarian!) Family

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So I have been REdoing some window coverings in order to make my house look brighter. I tried to spend as little money as possible. I was out of money and still had my kitchen window to do. So, with 4 bucks for some burlap and cotton fabric, I am now seeing RED! My plan is to change the valence with the seasons/holiday. I thought red polka dots for Valentine's Day were a little more stylish than

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I finally took a picture of the gift I made my parents and in-laws for Christmas. I am not sure why, but somehow I ended up with no pictures of my creativity! I saw this phrase at a boutique I participated in, and immediately came up with this project. I used a board, some thin wood (for pictures),  spray paint, modge podge, pictures, screw eyes, and cup hooks. First I sanded and painted the

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Can I get a WOOHOO! I am currently one of a few blogs featured over at Tatertots & Jello. This is an awesome bog and I feel honored, especially as a newbie blogger! Thanks Jen!

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I was hesitant on posting these pictures because 1. the pictures weren't that great and 2. I saw the idea on Etsy and made my own :) I figured since I did not sell these, I was OK. Anyway, I made felt table tents for my nieces and nephew for Christmas. One tent was for 2 nieces, so it was a bakery. It has velcro flowers and desserts that all come off the tent. The green tent was for a niece and

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I have a NEED for headbands and hairclips lately. Maybe that's just because there are so many cute ones out there and little Wyatt just isn't into that kind of thing :) I have to dress myself up instead! I have searched long and hard for the perfect fabric flower tutorial, you know, the kind where I can make it and it looks just like the headband I saw for $9.99 today. ( I am on a cash diet, no

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Woohoo! I finally got a project done that has been on my list for ages! I used flannel, Poly Pellets, and some small trinkets. I hadn't realized how cheap the clear vinyl was, so that was definitely an added benefit! I had made magnetic calendars for Christmas so I had all sorts of little things in a box all ready to be used. Here is what I did. 1. Cut fabric into 3 squares that are 8" each (one

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I have these cute little shelves in my living room where I add cutesy holiday decorations. I didn't have much for Valentine's day, so I made these fabulous frames. I spray painted dollar store frames and used scrap fabric and felt to make both of these. I used burlap as the background for my larger frame. I can feel the love already!

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My husband brought this seen better days headboard with him when we got married. I quickly placed it in our "guest bedroom" and "used" it anyway. I have never liked it-it just didn't GO with everything else. (and it reminded me of the 70s, a time I was not even around for yet!). Recently the "guest bedroom" became a workout room and the bed was moved into my craft room. I was NOT going to have

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Let's make Fajita Black Bean Burritos! I can almost bet that we have all had the same problem. It's dinner time and you only have 4 chicken tenderloins left. Looks like a trip to Costco is in order, but just not tonight. Here is something easy, quick, filling, healthy, and tasty. (That's the best part, right?) Here is what you need (add or subtract items so you can use what you ALREADY have):

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SO...after shopping yesterday for my supplies, I woke up ready to craft to my heart's desire! Downstairs, I find ALL of my treasures from yesterday's shopping ALL OVER THE FLOOR. Darling Doggy rummaged through it all during the night and managed to only eat a bag of hot glue. (Yes, he ATE the hot glue. He must have, since all I could find was 1 full stick and 2 partial sticks.) But you can't stop

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Here are some quick ornaments I threw together as last minute "Grandma gifts". I hot glued puzzle pieces together (from the local dollar store-I love cheap!), then I spray painted them and added a ribbon hanger and clumped together some holiday berry garland (purchased at Walmart in the gift wrapping section). These turned out great!

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As Christmas was quickly approaching and gifts just weren't getting finished, I stumbled upon a great idea for a children's gift over at Craftaholics Anonymous. I used felt (my Christmas addiction) and cut out each food that the Hungry Caterpillar ate. I even made a cocoon and a butterfly. I thought the felt was a little flimsy on its own, so I sewed on denim to the backs of each piece. I

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Okay, so I admit it. I have been a blog stalker for awhile now of several fabulous blogs. I love getting ideas for everything from cooking, sewing, decorating, to crafting. As a stay at home mom to one busy almost-2-year-old, I don't always have time, but I have lots of ideas. SO... guess what? I am going to share MY ideas (and maybe even some how-to's) and other people's ideas that I JUST LOVE.

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