Bazinga!

If your a Sheldon, or The Big Bang Theory fan, you've heard of Bazinga!

Soon after I had Wyatt I got hooked into the show, and so did Carter!

So for Christmas ( I can't believe I am just posting this!) I made several Bazinga shirts, the first ones for Wyatt, Carter and the Hubs!

Want to make your own? It was pretty easy!

 To make my Bazinga Tshirts, I just used iron on transfers. 

I created the "pow" in photoshop and download a comic book looking font, Bangers. It's a free font!  

Added the word BAZINGA! over the "pow"

Reversed it so that it printed out backwards ( the most important step!)

Ironed and I was done!

Have you ever made any fun tshirts? 

I've been thinking about stitching over the letters so that the letter's don't fade! What do you think?

No Sew Fleece Scarf

Need a super cute, quick gift? Here's a no sew fleece scarf that I made for a couple friends and family members to keep warm this winter!

All you need to do is purchase some fleece!  If you don't know, fleece is 60 inches wide (while most fabric is 45 inches wide).  So when you buy your fleece just decide how wide you want it because the length is already 60 inches for you!

I made mine about 8 inches wide, and went back and added some fringe on the end. I left mine as is, but foresee embellished version in the future. ( When and if I ever get out of this craft funk!)

Knock Off "Moleskin" Journals

Have you ever seen the beautiful moleskin journals over on etsy? Or in blogland? Well I wanted to make some for my knitting group, but was worried I wouldn't get them in time for our Christmas gathering. So what's a crafty girl to do?

Make a "knock off" of coarse!

To make your journal, you need:
A composition notebook  (the marble looking kind)
Heavy Duty Craft paper ( I found my in the packaging section of my local pharmacy)
Glue
Fabric Scraps



Using your notebook as a guide, cut a piece of craft paper big enough to cover the entire front and back of your journal.

Then begin planning any of your embellishments. I used fabric scraps and my sewing machine. Using a glue stick I "tacked" the pieces down so I didn't have any pin holes in my paper when I was done.  Then I ran my paper and fabric through my sewing machine! If you don't want to sew, you could embellish just like you would for a scrapbook too. The possibilities are truly endless!

Then using glue I covered the entire front and back of my notebook and placed my decorated craft paper to it.

Weighed it down with books to ensure a good bond, trim the excess paper down and I wrapped them up to go to knitting!

My only regret: I didn't make one for myself!

Felt Snowflake Runner

Now that we have decorated for Christmas, my dining room table looks bare.  We had a fall runner with spiders and pumpkins for Halloween, and then took the spiders away for Thanksgiving. So, now it was empty and I wanted something for Winter.  So I thought snowflakes and got to work!

It all started out with a simple trip to Joann's during their 3 day sale after Thanksgiving. The felt by the yard was on sale for $2.49 and I couldn't pass it up! So I picked up the felt for my stockings and some for my runner.  Now what can I do with white? Snowflakes all winter long! Perfect!

First things first, decide how big you want your runner.  Mine is 18" x 64".  I based my short side off of the width of my freezer paper.  Here's why:  If you iron a piece of freezer paper to your felt, you can draw on it, and then it stabilizes your felt and makes for less shifting and stretching while working with it.

Then,  I started by practicing my snowflake cutting skills!  It took a couple tries to figure out what I liked, and then it took a couple tries to figure out what would look best on the felt.

(In hindsight, I wish I stuck with this snowflake. It would have made more connections making my runner less floppy.)

Once I was happy with my design, I began planning out how I wanted them laid out on my felt. 

 I also drew a 3" border around my edge as my base.

Then I began cutting! And cutting! And cutting!

Once you get all your pieces cut out, your done. A no sew project!  Here is mine on my table!

Now, a question for you!  Should I leave it as is? Or add a color of felt underneath?

Since I have more jewel tones for my colors I would like to stick to them... Any suggestions?  

Turquoise? Fuchsia? Orange? Lime? Red? Light Blue?

Super Soft, Super Quick Blankets!

Last weekend, I did a craft fair, and was asked by someone to make some blankets that she would be sending away with her Operation Christmas box.

With that being said there were some requirements.  First and foremost, when folded it needed to fit into a shoe box. Think: Thin.

Then, we discussed who they were for: 2 boys, 2 girls.  That was pretty much all I needed to know before my mind started to wander.

Here is what we came up with:

42" by 42" Fleece blankets ( just one layer, no sewing involved!) with a nice border on the edge to dress them up.

Using a knitting cable needle ( the gold "J" looking one) I punched holes through the perimeter of the blanket.  Then, using the crochet hook, I single crocheted in each hole with a chain one in between all the way around.

They would have been finished if I could stop myself, but because they will be shipped to children oversea, I wanted to somehow let them know how far these blankets have traveled! So, using my embroidery machine, I added NY,USA on red heart and sewed them on.

The end result came out great, and everyone who has seen them loved them. I hope the children who receive them enjoy them!