working FIVE to NINE

As soon as I POP in from the 8-5, cheer practice, the park and any other extra curricular I have going,  I roll out to the craft room. 

 So many projects, so little time...

Patriotic pretties, coming to a Birds of A Feather nearest you!

burlap+fabric=AWESOMENESS

bebe projects!

 

new cards! LOVE!

One day I will squeeze in more hours to my day!

Back to the glue gun...hopefully with minimal burns!

sneak PEAK

Exciting things happening 'round here! 

Got things to finish, fill you in tomorrow!

handMADE mother's DAY

This year for Mother's Day, I was able to bust out a complete handmade holiday!  Yeah me!

My inspiration came from mimi's brand new patio, she needed a few pretties.  I started with coasters. 

This project is super easy and only requires a few supplies.

I found great papers with great prints and colors without being TOO loud.

LOVE THEM

At the last minute I decided that she needed a wreath and maybe a garden flag.  {I totally copied this idea from the CRAFTYLADY, whom I have placed several orders from and will again I am sure.  So hopefully she will not mind.}

{I added a few more fabric flowers after this pic}

I fell in LOVE with this orange fabric immediately!

more flowers

I am so mad I don't have a better pic of this super cute tray the hubs made her.  I found several inspiration pictures on pinterest and LOVED the idea of a tray from an old door.  Since we didn't have an extra door laying around the hubs busted one out!  I really dig the way it turned out!  And who doesn't love fork and spoon handles!!

No Mother's Day would be complete without a flower bouquet custom made by the one and only CAT-5!

I have to say a handmade holiday is so rewarding!  I hope to have more in the future!

Hope you had a wonderful Mother's DAY!

SNEAKpeak

These may {or may not} be a few snap shots of my first project for baby Sarno.

 

My sis is all into the vintage look and I have to say I love it myself. 

 

I am really enjoying the vintage feel of these kiddie fabrics; elephants, little kids, flowers and star burst.  The sis is requesting gender neutral items, so I feel good about starting this project before knowing the sex. 

My Sis can't stand not knowing, she always wants to open her birthday gifts WAY in advanced.  So I thought these pics would hold her over for a while ;)

You'll have to stick around to see how it turns out!

handmade GIFTS

I started this a month ago.  I was SO hoping to get it finished before Christmas, but it didn't happen.  I did finish two handmade gifts in time.  This one just got mailed to my sis last week...better late than never.

This was a BIG project.

I LOVE the way it turned out

The only thing I would have done different, the fabric for the strap...don't love it. 

The more you sew the more you know!

The super cute pattern came from this awesome site, gingercake, the pattern is for both the bag AND a pillow.  It's a two for one, TOTAL BONUS!  Of course this was "pinned" via pinterest!!

happy sewing!

fd