Vinyl Covered Wipes Case

Hi there everybody!  It’s been a busy summer for us.  With as busy as I’ve been, you’d think I was doing fun things, but I’m just keeping up with the garden and my toddler. :)

Anyways, I have a little project to share.  I saw this week’s free shape at silhouette, and decided it would be cute on a travel wipes case.  I had tried this project before with clouds, but I don’t think it ever got posted.  This one is cuter.  I got the idea here, but had to make my own template because my computer and printer are no longer speaking to each other (and I’m not a very good mediator apparently).  I was sure to trim the vinyl so it didn’t wrap around the edges of the sides of the case.  My other one peeled really bad, and I think it’s because the edges needed a trim.  I’m hoping this one will hold up better.  I just may have to do one with tools everyplace in black vinyl. My son LOVES tools.

I’m submitting this project to the weekly shape challenge over at the silhouette blog.  I’ve made some super cute stuff for my son lately, I will need to snap some pictures and post them soon.

Have a fantastic weekend and thanks for reading!

~Lynette~

Layered Fabric Hair Clips with Silhouette Cameo

Hi there everybody!  I woke up at 5 this morning, and couldn’t breathe with allergies, so I decided to get up instead of risk waking up my family with my loud breathing sounds!  I finished these clips last night, and decided to get them posted.  I haven’t attached the hair clips to them yet because I need felt of the right color, but better to post them almost done than not at all, right? :)

I had seen this tutorial from The Thinking Closet last week, and instantly had to try it myself.  I hadn’t been successful in cutting fabric before with the cameo, but once I figured out that you peel off the paper of the interfacing, and stick the sticky part on the mat, it worked just fine!  I have used both Steam to Seam 2 and regular old Heat N Bond, and both have worked well for me.  So don’t stress too much about getting the silhouette made interfacing, although I’m sure it works great!  I just like to use what I’ve got.  I did set my blade to a 4 because it’s getting dull, and double cut everything.  I hopefully will get a new blade soon, and that should help it work a bit better!

I followed everything from the tutorial, but I didn’t sew the buttons on!  All those layers of interfaced fabric was just too think for my needle and thread!  I cheated and looped the thread around the button holes, and then tied a knot in the back to get the sewed look.  I glued them on with trusty E6000, and called it good! :)  The shapes and sizes I used are listed at the bottom of the page!

I made several of each fabric, and then I could make several clips.  I have enough to keep, and giveaway to several people!  The small ones are just a bit bigger than 1 inch, and will be perfect for baby shower gifts or little girls’ Birthdays.

Well, that’s all for today!  I promise I have been doing non-silhouette crafts lately as well.  I need to snap a few pictures and share, don’t I?!?  I’m thinking more of these clips will definitely be in my future.  I’m even thinking of using one as an applique on a zipper pouch!

Have a wonderful day, and thanks for reading!

~Lynette~

Shapes Used: 

I drew a circle in the soft ware.  Sizes:  1.5 inches, 1 inch, and .75 inch

Layered Petal Flower Sizes:  I sized the largest flower to just over 2 inches for large flowers, and just over 1 inch for the small flowers.

I found a scalloped circle I have (I didn’t save this file—whoops! so I don’t know what I used).  Sizes:  2.5 inches, 2 inches, and 1.5 inches.  The 2.5 is a little bigger than I like, so I did the others a bit smaller!

Weekly Silhouette Shape Challenge: Summer Charms

 

Hi everybody! I am just popping in today to show you my latest creation. I made some very simple charms to hang on my shelf for summer. I used the sketch pens to draw the cute summer time things and used the scalloped badges as the backgrounds. I used the offset tool to make two layers of background for added dimension. I did this in about 20-30 minutes---and the hardest part is getting it all arranged to cut (of course)!

And a huge apology for slightly blurry pictures.  I have no idea what my camera was doing today!

Thanks for reading!

~Lynette~

Silhouette Shape Challenge: Stenciled Whale Bag

Hi everybody!  I was making this tote last night because my current church bag is seriously falling apart!  I saw this bag on MADE, and loved it.  I found the very same napkin sets at Target in a blue/green variety.  I also picked up the red pack, but that tote is still in progress…well I made it, picked it apart, and am waiting to re make it. :)
Enough chit chat----onto the finished bag!

Front before stenciling

Back of bag

I decided that the blue side would be super cute with the free whale shape from last week, and then I could enter the weekly challenge!  I fired up my silhouette this morning, applied a vinyl stencil…

Quickly painted (and even left a mess on the desk!)

Used a hair dryer to quickly semi-dry the paint, peeled off the vinyl, and Tada!

A super cute whale on a super cute bag.

I would have hung it up to get a photo, but it’s still drying! 

I used a swirl shape by Miss Kate for the waves instead of the included waves.  Overall, I love the bag and will soon fill it with all sorts of busy activities for my one year old at church!

Thanks for reading!

~Lynette~

p.s. I’m also participating in a challenge with the blog Silhouette Challenges.  Anything goes this month, so enter if you’ve made something with your silhouette! Details HERE.

Kitchen and Sewing Room Wall Art

Hi everybody!  I hope you’re enjoying spring weather.  We have had a pleasant week, with rain and cooler temperatures which has been fantastic.  I love it when it rains because I don’t have to water the garden or our baby grass! :)

I participated in Silhouette’s Weekly Shape Challenge.  I had so much fun, I made two projects!  The first I’ll show is a simple banner I made for my craft room.  I needed to craft with something girly, and had bought the dresses during the 50% off shape sale.  I thought the dresses would look so cute strung along on a banner.  I hung it with a piece of lace and mini clothespins. I love the look of the clothespins so much, I used it on both my projects. I got them through a giveaway, but I’ve heard you can find them at Wal-Mart. I hung it on my pegboard and just love how it turned out!

I had seen this project from A Lemon Squeezy Home a week or so ago, and loved how she displayed several quotes at once.  I decided I needed to do a similar project soon.  When I heard about the shape challenge, I knew that I could do this project and add a few banner pieces to make it whimsical and colorful.

I decided I wanted the display to be in a frame, but I didn’t have one big enough at my house.  So I hit a slightly creepy thrifty store, and found one for a dollar.   Isn’t it lovely?  I got some red spray paint and went to town on it.  I only had to do one coat, which was fantastic!

I had my helpful husband install hardware so I could string the baker’s twine across in rows.  I used the half circle banner, cut it out in a few types of paper, and clipped them up.  I made small rounded rectangle cards and used silhouette sketch pens for the quotes.  Now it’s hanging in my kitchen, and it cheers up the room a whole lot!  I think this is probably one of my favorite projects every.  When I get tired of these quotes, I can change things up with the seasons or even do an advent calendar with it.  It was a pretty easy project, and only cost me $5! 

Thanks silhouette for the weekly shape challenge!  I got two projects done I probably wouldn’t have without a little push.
Thanks for reading,
Lynette
p.s. I’m also participating in a challenge with the blog Silhouette Challenges.  Anything goes this month, so enter if you’ve made something with your silhouette! Details HERE.

Making it Ours: Vanity Area Jewelry Holder and Wall Art

 

This series is documenting my husband and I’s projects that make our 1960’s home ours.  Some are simple, and some are not!  I hope you enjoy this post.

Hey there!  Today, I’ll show you something I did to make my vanity area feel more like mine.  Let me explain something about my house.  When you walk towards the bathroom, you turn right and where the bathroom should be, you keep walking to the bathroom door.  Before you hit the door, there’s a full on vanity area with a sink, large counter, and mirror.  Then there’s a full bathroom on the other side of the door as well.  It’s super nice because with only one bathroom in our home, I can get ready while my husband does without being in the same bathroom. 

The bathroom is pinned for a major remodel (like paint is peeling off the wall and our shower has a nasty insert in it) that was supposed to happen this past winter, but with everything that occurred in January, it didn’t happen.  But someday it will.  The vanity will also be painted and have a little done to it, so these projects I’m showing today are to get by until we really fix the area up.

I made this canvas for the wall.  The picture quality is a little poor because of the poor quality of light in the vanity area.  Such is life.  I got the saying from a Kohl’s clothing tag---for reals.  I liked it, and thought that it could encourage me to get ready more often than I was with a demanding newborn.  Well, nearly a year later, and I’m still only wearing makeup to church---oh well!  I do have (more) cute clothes now, yay! (I started out with 2 shirts I would wash every other day…ya, great huh?!?)

I had this bulletin board from my craft room that was on the wall before the remodel.  I got a paint sample from lowe’s along with some white that came with the house and painted this stripe design.

Here’s it all loaded up with my jewelry that I don’t wear because I have a grabby toddler around these days.  At least I get to look at it when I get ready everyday, right? ;)

Thanks for reading!  Have a great day!

~Lynette~

Favorite Things Friday: Baby Items (What I couldn’t live without!)

Hi there everyone!  Today, I decided to share some of my most favorite baby items with you.  I think every mom could make a list, and they would all be a bit different.  I’ll go through some of the big items, and the small items that I have absolutely loved.  And maybe sometime next week I’ll share with you some of my not-so-favorite items too! :) (There’s only a few of those.)

Alright, so the big stuff first:

Chicco Keyfit 30 Car Seat (Color: Midori): I wanted a car seat that had the adjuster strap in the FRONT so I could cinch it tight each time I used the seat.  I also wanted one that was easy to install.  I was back and forth between getting a seat that could handle up to a 30lb baby, I still don’t know which is better.  I ended up with the 30lb seat, and am still using it as my son is still in the 20lb range.  This has been a fantastic seat for us, and I’m really glad we like it.  We DO NOT have LATCH in our cars, and it was a very easy install.

Chicco Cortina Stroller (Color: Midori):  I needed something that could handle pavement, since I have very few sidewalks in my neighborhood.  I wanted something that had an adjustable handle, and that would recline all the way flat (ya, some of them do not).  I put several miles on the stroller a week, and it’s holding up beautifully after nearly a year of using. It’s easy SUPER easy to fold and put in my car, and I love it. 

What I don’t like:  The stroller is kinda big (but what one isn’t these days).  I had a Camry, and it took up all the trunk space.  I upgraded to a 4 Runner, and now I have room for the stroller, a large box of diapers, AND a Costco run.

We got this as the travel system, and I love that the car seat snaps on easily to the stroller.  I love this system.  Yes, it’s expensive, but it was a gift---and one I use everyday. 

Crib- We didn’t have any preferences, and I think we have a Carter’s one.  It’s great.  My son is chewing the rails, so don’t stress about a fancy one.  They get teeth and decide they need to leave their marks on it.

Highchair-  I have a dining set with 6 chairs and didn't want an extra one to clutter up my kitchen.  My cousin has a fisher price space saver high chair, and I decided to get one as well.  The chair straps to one of your existing chairs, so it might work for some families but not everyone.  Mine has a different cover, but it’s the same chair.  What I like about it:  I can take the cover off easily to wash it.  I have had crusty dried food on it, and it always comes out clean.  The five point harness was fantastic when my little guy was too small to sit well.  The five point harness is removable as well---and easy to get off.  The chair also reclines and can be raised or lowered.

What I don’t like:  I wish the fabric was slick so I could just wipe it off, but I do like that it washes up so well.  If it was sticky, my kid would probably stick to it as well, so it’s probably fine.  The waist straps are hard to take out…I think you have to disassemble the whole chair to get them out.  My straps are stained and need a wash, but I haven’t messed with it.

Fisher Price Bouncer Seat:  We have a small home, and didn’t want to clutter our home with a baby swing, pack n’ play, Johnny jump up, etc.  so we were very selective on the equipment that we got our son.  We did have a bouncer made by fisher price, and used it EVERYDAY for about 4-5 months.  My son loved nap time in it, and I could get something done while he rested.  We just had the basic one, and it was great.  It did have a vibrator, and we used it sometimes, but I don’t think fancy toys or stuff is really necessary.  Our cover is zoo animals, but this is the same model (judging by price range and overall look).

Once my son was mobile, I was finding him in the kitchen…down the hall…everyplace—and I couldn’t even cook dinner.  I was going absolutely bonkers! We got the Evenflo Exersaucer  in Mega Town.  We chose this because I can easily move it from room to room, it has a little bit of “bounce,” to it, and it was affordable.   This was the only ‘splurge,’ item we really got, but it is a lifesaver when I need to open my oven or take out the trash.

The only other thing that we have and I’ve loved is a changing table.  We got it off Craigslist for $15.  It’s simple, but it was really nice before my son got too squirmy for it.  The only thing I don’t like about it is that it’s open shelves.  I have baskets on it, but I sometimes wish it had drawers instead.  But I can’t complain about a $15 item!

That’s all the big equipment we have for our son.  I have wanted a pack’n’play mainly for travel, but my mom has one and I’ll just borrow it when we need it.

Other things I’ve loved so far include:

Munchkin Dishwasher Basket:  Once my son started using sippy cups (We like the Nuby ones with handles for learning and the Gerber ones with or without handles after that), I NEEDED one of these.  I had valves, lids, etc. all over the place.  This is a lifesaver. :)

Munchkin Spoons:  I tried the Gerber spoons first, and they were okay.  Then I went back needing more, and saw that the munchkin were cheaper…and WAY cuter.  They look kinda like crayons!  These are fantastic.  The only thing I DON’T like about them is that they have to be in the top rack of the dishwasher, so get a basket (mentioned above).  The handles are longer on these babies too, and my wrist doesn’t get as tired.

Lingerie Bags:  They are cheap-like 1.49 a piece at Target.  I got several and put my baby’s socks, bibs, washcloths in them.  This way they don’t get eaten/lost in the wash.  Fantastic---and because of this method I haven’t lost very many socks (so far).

I honestly can’t think of anything else.  What are some of your must have baby items?

~Lynette~