A Gift For Baby S!

I know, I am a little crazy, knitting in the heat! But I will say that I work mostly at night inside with the air or a fan on... So does that make me a little less crazy? Anyways, back to Baby S's gift...

Lately, I have noticed that I am surrounded by a baby boom. I believe that I know about a dozen women expecting!  So, I have started crafting up a storm for each of them...  Because we know that Baby S is a boy, I finished out my knit blanket with a blue crocheted edge...


Taking after my sister, and using a pattern she loved.. So Simple too!

CO 100
K20,P20,K20,P20,K20
P20,K20,P20,K20,P20
Repeat you have a square ( roughly 20 rows)

Then begin to work opposite of what you see for 20 rows, and repeat back and forth creating the pattern... Hope that makes sense!  (leave a comment if it doesn't, and I can explain it better!)

My baby blanket it 5 squares by 6 squares, to finish the blanket off I single crocheted in the edge of the blanket once.

I hope this will keep Baby S warm this fall!

Special Order Hair Bow

I created this Little Girl Hair Bow to match her First Birthday Party!

These were some of her decorations!

available through Celebrate Express

Oh no! Wet Cell Phone!

Have you ever dropped your cell phone in a puddle? Toilet? Sink? Or, like me have your 15 month old dunk it in a drink! Ugh.

So, I had heard of the rice trick, but never tried it. And I was desperate! We don't have a house phone just our cell phones, and if I didn't get this to dry out... I would have to buy a new phone..

So...

Here's what I did to dry out my phone, I opened all the doors and covers ( for the charger, camera card etc) and took the back off and battery out.. Then I took all the parts and pieces and dropped them into a bag of dry rice.  I even took my blow dryer on low and warmed the rice up.  And within a couple hours my phone was back to working!

Steam Cleaning Pad Tutorial

Remember when I posted about this? And I was in love? Well... I am in still in love and because I only had two pads I figured I would make some more...  And They were quick, easy and cheap! My kinda of project!

My mom borrowed the steam mop and she made two of these:

Two microfiber cloths folded in half, and sewn together. Then she added two pieces of elastic.  This worked, but shifted every now and then, and I didnt want to scratch my floors with the plastic teeth on the bottom of the mop.. So I took them apart and made these...

To make one steam mop pad you need:

One microfiber cloth ( Roughly 12 x 12 inches)

Soft sided velcro ( I used two strips at 9 inches each)

Sewing essentials ( Machine, thread, scissors etc)

Using my original pad as a guide I folded my cloth in half, to make sure they were somewhat similar in size.

Then, I cut my cloth in half ( My cloth has mesh on one side, after this one I figured out that its easier to cut with mesh on outside, not pictured here though)

I layered my cloth like this, mesh and cloth side will be on the inside. Sew around edges creating your rectangle pad. ( Forgot a picture for this)

Then using my pad as a guide, I lined up my velcro.  You want it to be similarly placed on your new pad so that it will line up with the plastic teeth on the mop. Sew velcro down.

Final piece!

Slide on your mop, and your done!

I completed two in about 20 minutes!  They were that easy!  

And the Apron winner is...

Alright, lucky number 6 was...

 Melissa said...

I just love aprons! omydarlingblog(at)gmail(dot)com

May 17, 2010 10:00 AM

Congratulations Melissa! I am so happy the apron is going to an apron lover!  I will be contacting you today for you mailing address!  

Thanks again to everyone who entered, I never realized I would be the winner in the end, I found lots of sites that I can now visit!


Looking for the Pincushion winner?  Click here!

And the Pincushion winner is...

Wow! 97 comments!  Thanks everyone for stopping by... now onto the winner!

who was commenter number  53???

 Nanbon44 said...

never thought about the little baskets as pin cushions, they are cute....Please enter my name in your lovely drawing ladycolmn(at)aol(dot)com from Florida Gulf Coast area...

May 18, 2010 8:06 PM

Congratulations Nanbon44! I will contact you today for your mail address!

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It's Wednesday!

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Do you know what that means? 

BOTH giveaways end tonight at midnight!  

Make sure you enter, and tell your friends!

Sew Mama Sew's Giveaway Day!

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I am so excited to be apart of Sew Mama Sew's Giveaway Day!  I loved it last year, and am glad I was able to participate this year...

Up for Grabs is ONE pincushion of YOUR Choice!  

Want to enter? 

The more entries you make, the better your chances! 

Here's how!

• Leave a comment with your email address ( So I can let you know if you win!)

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This giveaway closes on Wednesday, May 19 at midnight EST!

Also check out my apron giveaway, ending Wednesday!

My First Giveaway!

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As I am going to hit my 100th post, I have decided to do a giveaway!  

Love Aprons? How about a Handmade Apron?

Up for grabs is this half apron!

Want to enter? 

The more entries you make, the better your chances! 

Here's how!

• Leave a comment with your email address ( So I can let you know if you win!)

• Follow my blog! (Add yourself by using the button on the right! Then leave a comment letting me know you are now a Follower)

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• Spread the word!  Post about this giveaway on your blog with a link!

This giveaway closes on  Wednesday May 19 at midnight EST!

Giveaway was blogged about at Tea Rose Home, My Backyard Eden, Remodelaholic,

Another Hair Bow Holder!

A friend of mine needed a unique baby girl gift for a coworker, and after she received this one, she knew what she wanted!

Not giving me any  , I came up with this. Hopefully the new owner loves the Black and Pink Combo as much as I do!

A Gift For Hannah!

This is by far my most girliest thing I have ever sewn!

Using the 3T waist measurement of 20 inches ( I googled it) I made a rectangle 40 inches so that I had lots of pucker...

Then using 6 inch strips ( Ironed in half)  I created the layered effect.

Sewed up the back, and added some elastic and that was it!

Mother's Day & Some Special Orders!

Yesterday was my second Mother's day, and we had a great day of doing mostly nothing which was nice for a change! And I got TOOLS! Yup. I got a pneumatic nail gun, some hot pink Snap-On screw drivers and matching pink snap on socks!   My husband knows me pretty well!

Here are a couple more Special Order Aprons I completed for Mothers Day!

Hope all the Mother's had a great Mother's Day!

I know, I know...

I have been slow on the posting front!

First and foremost, I am recooping from the Craft Fair.  I am reorganizing my stock, and deciding what to post onto my Etsy.  ( Make sure to hop over and check out what is up so far!

Plus, I have lots of big projects going on.  Let's see.. I have my garden being planted...  I started out with seeds in my "greenhouse" and have since planted them outside...

We found a great deal for a swing set... $5! So, I am patiently waiting for my hubby to give it a look to make sure its secure and ready for paint!

I want to finish working on my armoire too..

Plus I want to do so much more.. But I know I have alot on my plate right now.. But little by little I am checking things off my to do list!

Hopefully I have something crafty to share soon!

A Special Order Apron!

A dear friend of mine ordered this, and I LOVE how it came out, and hopes he does too!  My only problem... Both sides came out great, that I can't tell which side should be the front!

It's Official!

I am proud to announce that the All Things Fee Etsy Store is now open for business!

Kate McRae Quilt Finished!

Remember these? Well, Jenny finished up the quilts and they look AWESOME! I am so happy I was able to be a part of this! Go on over and check out the finished quilts!