These invitations were made by me and a young woman at my church. They're for a program in which teenage girls get to showcase projects they've done throughout the year. This year's theme is an awards show so we tried to go with an sparkly Hollywood theme. We had fun making them all different :)
See how shiny!
I found a pattern for this nursing cover online. It said the project should only take an hour... A trip to Joanne's, a temperamental sewing machine and 3 days later I have this. Of course I had to add extras because that's what I do :)
Closeup of adjustable strap, buckle and baby peep (corset boning).
I put weights in the bottom corners to keep the cover from flying up if the baby kicks it (like my first would).
I had a tiny bit of leftover fabric from the trim so I thought I would use it all and make a tiny pocket. Why? Because it looks cute... I don't know. And why did I add trim? Good freaking question. It made the project take twice as long as it should...
I love the idea of bookbinding as an art so I thought I would combine them :) I really like the way this book turned out with the print of a painting as the cover. Very fun.
Detail of the coptic bind on the spine. The thread I used was rose colored with a plain gray back cover.
The text paper is plain white. I really just wanted to show what the inside cover looked like--I love the way the coptic stitching looks :)
I was talking to some friends the other day about birthday cakes and apparently it's not normal to make an elaborate cake for a little kid. I am totally that mom, though! My boy just turned 2 and I made this cake for him. And I LOVED doing it! Maybe that's excessive. Maybe it's just silly. But I like it. Being able to make silly stuff like this is half the fun of being a mom :)
Mmmmmm, sugar cookies! I love sugar cookies. And fruit. And cream cheese frosting. You just can't go wrong :) I've posted the recipe to these cookies before, here. I just made the cookies a little thick (I love thick sugar cookies!) and topped them with some cream cheese frosting. Then I sliced some strawberries and kiwi to decorate the top. Lovely spring cookies to celebrate fresh fruit. Yum :)
This is a "Book Bag", much like a book purse except that it was specifically made to hold books. Scriptures, to be exact. It's made with book board to make the sides and base extra sturdy. The client wanted a bag big enough to hold scriptures, a manual, a magazine, flyers, pens & pencils and whatever else you may need at church. So I made one. She even picked out her own fabric and sent it to me so it's exactly what she wanted (I hope!).
Here's a side pocket with matching button closure. It's a 3-D pocket. Very fun :) There are 4 pockets on this bag.
The pencil pockets on 2 sides of the outer bag hold 2 pencils each. So 4 pens and pencils will fit comfortably in the special pockets :) And there's a secret slip pocket inside the bag to hold anything you don't want people finding...
So the bag can hold a lot. And it's pretty sturdy. And it was actually pretty fun to make :) This bag retails at $35. Let me know if you're interested :)
It's a lot of fun :) I couldn't figure out how to drizzle the chocolate, though, so if anyone has any great tips, I'd love to hear them!
