I bought these shoes on whim. I was at the store looking for a new pair of black heels. But these were a steal, so I bought them too. I wore them a few times. Then I got pregnant and they have languished in my closet for a long time. I decided it was finally time to spruce them up. This was actually a really easy spruce. The black details on the shoes were what was bothering me. So the first … [Read more...]
Ruffled Tie Necklace
I mentioned yesterday how my sister-in-law is super crafty. (She definitely keeps me on my toes.) Well, recently she saw a tutorial on how to make this cute Ruffled Tie Necklace! So we spent a crafty afternoon taking old ties and making them into necklaces together. The directions on the tutorial are pretty easy to follow. We pinned out ties (trying them on throughout to make … [Read more...]
Pokemon Valentine’s Day
The kids wanted to give Pokemon Valentine's Day cards to their friends, but of course I couldn't find any at the store. So we made some! Oldest twin loves Pikachu. Well, they both do, but oldest twin talks about it more. So I started by searching for Pikachu cards. I found two that gave me some inspiration. I ended up going with a simple coloring page that I found. I printed out 9 to a page … [Read more...]
Wood you be my Valentine?
A couple of years ago I saw this cute idea. I showed it to the boys hoping they'd want me to make them for their friends. They said no. They said no the next year also. And again this year. But this year I decided to make them anyway, with some changes. Unfortunately crafting at night leads to bad pictures. Sorry! My husband did a project about a year ago that required him to cut … [Read more...]
Challenge: sushi tray
For 2012 Etsy Fort Worth is hosting a monthly craft challenge. This month's challenge was to come up with a craft using a sushi roll tray. My project, a sushi mobile!Here are my traysI had read before that you can melt #6 plastic in your oven. So I cut out my plastic circles, laid them on a pice of foil, and put them in the oven. (I opened all the windows while doing this to keep good … [Read more...]