Christmas Hot Pads

This month Vicki had Christmas on her radar.  She knitted some holiday hot pads.

Ice Pack Covers and Knitting Projects

 This month Vicki sewed ice pack covers.  She sewed two that fit smaller ice packs that she had.  She also sewed one that was adjustable to fit around any size ice pack.

Vicki also knitted a few hot pads and a red scarf.  The red scarf was donated to a local project that gives them out on Valentine's Day to kids that have aged out of the foster care system.

Updated Quilt

This month Vicki gave an old quilt new life.  Vicki's oldest daughter (Gail!) received this quilt as a gift from her great-grandma when she was little.  It received lots of love over the years and was worn in several places and had ink stains several places as well.  Gail's daughter is having a horse phase so Vicki updated the quilt and gave it to her.  It is currently receiving lots of love again:)

 The quilt before it was updated.

And After.
The horse received a new mane.  The top corner hearts were replaced and extra hearts were added to the body of the quilt.

Tutu Revamp!

I was rehearsing the Esmeralda variation for an August show and have been getting crafty with my ensemble!  I last used my tutu for Spanish-ey Paquita which meant it had all red decorations and lace.  My mom, Vicki, helped me take off all the red and resew two layers of green tulle that is tacked down with green rhinestones.  I also sewed/hot glued a green and black flower for my hair.  Finally, I bejeweled and ribbon-ed my tambourine that I use in the variation.  I completed all my preparations on Sunday night and unfortunately when I walked into the studio Monday morning, I found out the show had been canceled.  However, I hope to still perform it in the fall and (if I remember) will post a picture of the final look here at that time : )

Knitting Away

This month Vicki knitted some square patches for Squares for Africa.  

 You leave a tail so that it can be added to other squares that are sent in to make blankets, jackets, etc.

She also knitted more for her supply of washcloths and hot pads.

More Hair Clips

This month Vicki made more hair clips for her dance students for their showcase.  These were for some of the older students and she was able to us bigger flowers.  They were a hit with all the kids as they got to keep these after the Showcase.

Hot Pad for Bowls

 Vicki sewed a curved hot pad that is the perfect shape for a bowl of morning oatmeal.  No more hot hands! 

Hair clips

Vicki made a bunch of hair clips for her dance kids.  She took regular plastic combs and then hot glued flowers to them.

Men's Red Vest

This month Vicki was able to complete sewing the red vest she has been working on for her spouse.

Dollar Store Prop Piece

 This month Vicki was a character actor in a ballet.  For her part she needed to have long hair in a bun, which she does not.  She picked up a wig at the Dollar Store and then formed it into a bun by stitching it together.  It was more red then her hair color, but worked great since she also had a bonnet that she wore over the top of it.

Super Hero Cape

Vicki made this great reversible cape as a Big Brother gift for her Great Nephew.  She initially saw this tutorial and then used it as a base to start from. His first name starts with a "K" so she used the Captain America Shield and instead of a star, used a K.  Then since he likes Batman she did that on the reverse side. 

Hot Pads

This month Vicki knitted several hot pads for her church's knitting group donation.

Knitted Scarves

For Christmas Vicki knitted her daughters scarves.  Hard to see from the picture, but they are a made out of a lace type of yarn.

Sewing Projects

This month Vicki did several sewing projects:

 She made a few fun pillow cases for her grandson. 

 She used fabric scraps she had to make bags to contain the grocery/Target sacks.

She also made a table runner and napkin rings.

Dinosaur Tails

 After seeing this tutorial Vicki made some dinosaur tales for the grand kids.

They were a hit! Thanks Grandma!

(P.S. -- Amy - prize for you if you can guess where the red fabric is left over from:))

Updated Stools

Earlier this month Vicki made some new covers for stools that were getting a little worn.  She added some new padding to them as well.  

Creepy Crafty Halloween

Coffee Coffee Coffee!!!

After seeing a Starbucks costume for little kids on pinterest last year I decided that I wanted to be a cup of Caribou Coffee this year!  Luckily I had the help of some awesome people to pull this together for me.  Vicki (my mom) made a pattern and then sewed the wonderful white dress and Gail used her silhouette to cut out (GLOW IN THE DARK!) and make the very professional looking belt which really helped pull this all together so people knew what I was!  And Thanks to Erin as well for the use of the heat press!!  Then to finish it off I wrote all over it with 'things that I stay awake for' as per the Caribou theme.  Overall it turned out great and was a hit!  Thanks Ladies!!  

mummy door and Halloween decor

Chick Magnet!

 So the night before we still hadn't settled on a costume for my husband so browsing thru target we decided some arts and crafts were in order... we made the magnet out of tagboard and then used silver duct tape and construction paper to finish it off... for the final touches we ziptied chicks to the magnet and used tent pole string to tie it together... very manly crafting.

all lit up

finished pumpkins

And of course there was some pumpkin carving - Mine was a minion from Despicable Me - Thanks Pinterest!!!

Color Bag and Pipe Cleaner Crown

Vicki made a big sister gift for a relative.  She sewed a crayon bag, handy for carrying all your crayons and coloring books.  Also she made a quick and easy crown out of pipe cleaners to go with it.

Ladybug Girl!

This month Vicki made her Granddaughter a red glittery tutu that she can use to dress up as Ladybug Girl (we love these books!) for Halloween.  The skirt had a bottom layer of old bridesmaid's dress fabric (thanks Amy!) and the top layer was glitter tulle.

Kitchen Essentials

This month Vicki crocheted a bunch of kitchen scrubbies and knitted a few kitchen dish sink cloths.