Temple Tile

We made these temple tiles for Laurel's Academy this year...they turned out so nice, and were a quick and easy project for the girls to complete!

Thankful Blocks

So about a month ago my ward had a "Fantastic Friday" night where us girls got together and had a nice dinner and craft night. It was great! I had signed up to make these "Thankful" blocks.



As I was about to put the vinyl letters on my painted blocks, I noticed that the vinyl letters didn't contrast enough with the paper. Hmm...what to do. Well, I took my unfinished blocks home and later that week I matted the letters before I added them onto the blocks. Then I added more ribbon embellishments than we were given in our packets so that each block was embellished in some way or another.



They turned out pretty cute. Although, I don't know if I would really look at them and then think..."Thanksgiving!" They turned out more retro...so maybe they could be a year-round decoration if I found the right place for them!


And I had only had them out on the computer desk for one day...and little Matthew found his way to them with a marker in hand. Wouldn't you know it, he decided to mark up my favorite block, the "k". Oh well.

Bookmarks

I made these three bookmarks as samples for our group of Senior Laurels to work from when making their own bookmarks at Laurel's Academy this year. I bought an entire stack of this fun glittery paper that came in lots of different designs and color combinations. Then I embellished the bookmarks with self-adhesive ribbon and beads. I was amazed at how creative the girls were! They had so much fun with this activity!

My workshop was on Education, and so each bookmark went along with a scripture or quote that I used during my presentation.

A Night for Jewelry

Tonight while Andy was away working I decided to just take it easy and watch some tv. But then I found that I couldn't just sit there doing nothing, so I got out my bead organizer and just started in on a couple of projects. A couple of hours later, this is what I had finished. I'm not sure what I'll do with them now...but at least my hands were busy...and I really like red.


First I made this garnet bracelet and earring set. My birthstone is garnet and I love deep reds, so this will coordinate with a lot of things in my closet!




And the second was pure boredom at work. I kind of like how it turned out...but don't love it. I'd never worked with double strands before and thought it was fun.

Peasant-Style Top

This has been one of my favorite tops for little Brooklynn. It is so cute on her. She has a deep plum undershirt that she layers underneath and it accents so well with the plum-colored flowers.

This was another project that I started out by looking at a pattern and then deciding to change it up a bit to fit more of what I had in my mind. The pictures really don't show how cute it is.

Again, because she is in preschool, I was trying to make something that would move with her while she was busy playing like preschoolers do. This top fits nice and loose, and layers well.

Pants for Brooklynn

I seem to go through "hobby phases" where I'll spend a lot of time doing one of my hobbies...and then get tired of it and switch to something else for a while. I'm not sure what that says about me. Anyway, right now must be a sewing phase because I've been doing a lot of that lately.

These are some jeans I made for Brooklynn. I sort of used a pattern to start out with...and then just bagged the whole pattern thing and did my own design. They look so cute on her. She's in preschool, and so I wanted her to have some fast, pull-on pants that were loose-fitting so she would be comfortable while playing at school. These have worked out so well that I'm going to make some more.

I added some fun accenting fabric to the bottom for cuffs.

And for the side pockets, I added some ribbon to coordinate with the green cuffs, and then used the embroidery function on my machine to add some flowery leaf designs around the edges.

Fleece Ponchos

So fall here in the east is my favorite season, and it's the perfect weather for sweaters, fleece pullovers, etc. These ponchos for the girls took a total of one hour for both and about 2 yards of fleece. A very fun, fast, and easy project!They wear them all the time because they are so soft and warm...just like wearing a snuggly blanket to school. Oh...and I made me one too...couldn't resist!

Pajama Party

These little pajamas were such a fun project.

The top seemed to run a little small, so next time I'll have to make that adjustment so it fits Rachey a little better. Overall though, a fun project and good pattern!