wow totally MIA!

I haven't been around here much eh? Some of you may have noticed that I am also an online activist so I was needed on a mission and fight for the innocent! Mission completed and succeeded :)

I did manage to make a pencil case for my daughter. I bought this plastic pencil case for her and it was not efficient at all. She needs to bring at least 6 crayons to school and all those crayons were breaking and the case was getting dirty and messy all the time because they were loose in the case.

I found a nice corduroy fabric at Joann's on sale, and it has my daughter's favorite animal (she is crazy about horses!). I lined the case with some thick costume fabric (don't ask me what kind it is i don't know lol, it was given to me) and applied dividers for her crayons. I also overclocked the seams, it looks a little raw right beside the zipper but it is not.

TA-DAH! All organized now! :)

I wonder what my teammates are up to lately... I gotta visit their blogs!

My Halloween Project!

Boy this was fun! My youngest daughter is going to be a flower princess-fairy and this is what I came up with!

I am still battling to make her a tiara or just a flower band for her head, but I did make her the wings but haven't attached them yet to the dress, still thinking if should I attach them to the dress or just put some strings of clear elastic and have her wear the wings through her arms... Anyways... Here is a tutorial of how I made her wings since I didn't have panty hose or tights, I only had a lot of tulle...

Tie 2 wire hangers with some yarn:

Shape the wires to make fairy or angel wings, then tie strips of tulle to it all around. Mine were about 9" long.

Ta-dah!

Very simple and fun to make :)

I will come back later to post pictures of the whole costume together... stay tuned and have a wonderful Halloween!

Update: It was hit and the most important... My daughter loved it! :)

Yummy!

Making this was so therapeutic! A delicious doughnut, 0 calories, fun included! My daughter asked me to make her one so I finally did - this is my second try at doughnut felt making! :)

Crayon Rolls

These are so much fun-on the go items that I had to try out for my own kids! I also made a promise to give out handmade items this year for the Holidays, so I started with felt crayon rolls for my daughter's friends. There are many tutorials out there, but I also wanted to try my own one of the kind crayon roll...

BTW, I have only used Eco-fi Felt - An environmentally friendly alternative to traditional craft felt! Eco-fi (also known as Ecospun) felt is made from 100% post-consumer recycled plastic bottles. On average, 10 plastic bottles will produce 1 pound of fiber, about 2 yards of felt. It feels so good crafting with this material! ;)