Upcoming Projects

I have quite a few things in the works! I am soooo excited!!!

One - I will be making something very special for a very special friend of mine. That's all I'm saying right now. ;)

Two - I will be attempting to make a headboard out of a door. I know you all have seen them on Pinterest! We gave the girls our old bed frame and no we are on nothing but rails!!!

Three - I will be repainting the chest of drawers that I painted less than a year ago! LOL It no longer matches.

Four - I will be painting and updating an old cedar chest that was given to Colin for a toy box.

I LOVE painting and it's been entirely too long since I've done any!!!

OH!! And I have been SUCH a slacker lately!! I still have to finish the last set of sewing for Sewing to Rebuild! I want to mail all of them out at the end of the week!

AND I still need to sew a couple of things for Colin. He's been feeling a little left out. Poor fella.



I will be doing tutorials for the all the painting projects. Well, if they turn out.... LOL No matter what, I will still show you all the results! LOL I just hope they are GOOD! ;)



We will also be having TONS of company in the next few weeks!! BUSY BUSY BUSY!! My goodness! :)

Top 10 Homeschool Posts

Since we are now done for the year I thought I would post my top ten viewed homeschooling posts! As I plan for next year I will be adding more. That should be coming up sooner than I want to think about! LOL

My homeschool posts don't have nearly as many views as my tutorials. That's OK. I don't mind... MUCH! LOL At least I will always know where all the info is located. Much easier for me to find if when we revisit certain topics. ;)

Speaking of view numbers, I'm not sure why but my views have done down DRASTICALLY!! I used to get 10 times the views I get these days. I guess the 2 moves took a toll. :/ I need to pick up on my tutorials, I think might be the biggest difference. LOL But no matter. Even if I only got 1 view a day, I would still blog. ;)







Number 10 - Electricity Study Theme - February 7, 2013 - 182 Views











Number 9 - Coral Reef Unit Study - January 16, 2013 - 192 Views











Number 8 - Marco Polo Unit Study - February 13, 2013 - 201 Views 











Number 7 - Russia, Foxes and Matter Units - January 7, 2013 - 206 Views











Number 6 - Rocks and Minerals Unit Study - February 16, 2013 - 223 Views













Number 5 - Weather Unit Study - February 28, 2013 - 226 Views











Number 4 - Owls Animal Study - February 12, 2013 - 251 Views











Number 3 - Ireland and St Patrick's Day Unit Study - February 24, 2013 - 264 Views











Number 2 - Aztecs, Incas and Mayans Unit Study -  January 21, 2013 - 575 Views











NUMBER 1 - Plant Unit Study - March 11, 2013 - 1,030 Views

All Time Faves

So I was looking through my blog stats the other day (bloggers just LOVE their stats) and I noticed that there were a few that were obvious favorites. I thought that it might be nice to do a little countdown of my top 10 posts. Not surprising in the least, they are all tutorials! LOL

One view = one different person



10 - Fat Quarter Skirt - August 18, 2012 - 1,418 views



I love this little skirt. I ended up making 3, one for Cailey and one each for two of her friends. :)





9 - The Marvelous Romper - July 16, 2012 - 1,482 views



Yeah, I know... That collar is NOT very marvelous but I do really like the rest of it! ;)





8 - Fast and Easy Fab Mod Dress - June 23, 2012 - 1,726 views



Now, this one is a definite favorite of mine. That reminds me, I think it is sitting in my mend box waiting to have a button replaced... OOPS!! I think we all know that we would rather be creating something new than mending something old.... ;)





7 - Tee to Short-all Refashion - January 23, 2013 - 1,787 views



This was made for my cousin's little guy, Liam. You can see her blog at Rivas & Co.





6 - Easy Peasy Apron Tutorial - July 11, 2012 - 1,859 views



I love that little apron. Cailey was wearing the Red, White and Blue dress just the other day. I love that she can wear something different every single day that was made by me.





5 - Cool Cotton Caftan - August 10, 2012 - 2,698 views







4 - High Low, High Low! It's Off to Play I Go! - August 9, 2012 - 3,423 views



This is one of Cailey's favorites. She wears it at least once a week! LOL





3 - Mountaineer Girl Purse - July 2, 2012 - 3,951 views







2 - Eyelet Tank - June 2, 2012 - 4,535 views



I LOOOOVE this tank!! It goes with SOOOO many different things.





NUMBER ONE!!!!! - Fleur de Lis Maxi Skirt - July 3, 2012 4,992 views





I still wear this skirt ALL the time. It is so comfy. It's starting to show a little wear, though... I keep stepping on the hem while going up and down stairs! LOL





I think maybe I should do one about MY favorite projects! LOL   OOOH!!! Or maybe a  list of my LEAST viewed posts.... LOL



Have fun sewing!!! :D

Monkey Business

My latest set for Sewing to Rebuild has been taken over by monkeys!! LOL





























Next up (and last for the Sewing to Rebuild) will be another boy's set.





After that I will be getting busy sewing for MY kids. LOL Colin has been complaining that it has been too long since I made him something. It will be a part of Hopeful Threads June sewing project.



I have some really cute knit that I have been thinking about making into PJs for Colin and a nightgown for Cailey. Colin also needs some new shorts! Then I think I will break out some patterns that I have been meaning to get to.



HAVE FUN SEWING!!! :D

SHARK ATTACK!! More Sewing to Rebuild

I have finished my 4th set to send to Oklahoma!! YAY!!! 2 girl sets and 2 boy sets, one more each and I will be done. :D

Here are the pieces that go with yesterday's shark toy.



























I was going to stay away from making the sets matchy-matchy but I just had to with this fabric theme! LOL And the fabric is so soft. I think it's interlock knit.

I have been having so much fun SEWING!!!

Colin says to me today, "Mommy you never sew for ME anymore." Well, it looks like I will have to follow Kristy's lead from Hopeful Threads. This month's theme is Summer Sewing for the Family!! I need to get some projects together for my Cs. ;)



OH! Cailey wanted me to show you her nature finds! LOL





The Hubby is identifying them for her as I type. LOL Not too bad for living in the city with a TINY yard.

EASY Stuffed Shark Toy Tutorial AND Pattern

I wanted to make a stuffed shark out of that cute shark knit for Sewing to Rebuild,  BUT I was a little intimidated by the free patterns I found. SOOO many pieces!! They all looked very complicated. Seeing as how I am so new to sewing stuffed toys, I thought I would try my hand at making my own pattern and that is what I came up with. Only 4 pieces total and very simple. Easy peasy!! ;)

Click Shark Stuffed Toy Pattern 1 and Shark Stuffed Toy Pattern 2  for the pattern!! (Hopefully the PDF will pop up like it's supposed to...)

After you print, cut and tape your pattern these will be the steps to sewing.

STEP 1



Cut your pieces. This is what they will look like.

STEP 2

Sew your fin together, right sides together, leaving the bottom open.

STEP 3



Cut the slit for your fin.

STEP 4



Turn the fin right side out. Insert it into the slit in the top of the shark body. Pin it in place and very slowly sew the bottom of the fin to the sides of the slit in the shark.  The fin will be open for the stuffing.

You COULD stuff the fin and then sew it into the slit. Whichever is easier for you to do.



This is what it will look like when you are done.

STEP 6



Pin the fin out of the way. Now, pin the shark body pieces with right sides together. Sew the pieces, making sure to leave an opening for the stuffing.

STEP 7



Turn it right side out, stuff and sew the opening closed!! :)

Now you are all done!! YAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!



Let me know what you think!! Are the steps easy to follow??

Sewing Hannah's Pillowcase Bubble Romper Pattern

I am still doing Sewing to Rebuild! :) My latest project was Hannah's Pillowcase Bubble Romper from Create Kids Couture. The pattern can be found free for a short time on Fabric.com.





This was a super easy, super fast pattern to do. I was able to make it in just a couple of hours.
Now I am going to have to make Cailey one!! LOL The pattern only goes up to a size 6 but I already sized it up to an 8 for her. ;)
I decided to leave off the sash. It looks more comfy this way. ;)
I now have 3 complete sets to send. I need 3 more!!! :D I am going to be sewing up a storm this weekend!!!
Next up, a bag, PJ pants and a toy for a little boy!!

HAVE FUN SEWING!!!!!