You win some, you lose some...

My latest 'wins'...

A puppy for another special little lady

Hat for Abby

An infinity scarf (cowl) for myself

Abby's baptismal gown.  I finished this one a long time ago but never really shared it.  You can see her in it here.

A little blanket in progress...



And my latest failure... :-(

These were supposed to be cute boots for Abby.  The reason for the failure...they're too small.  The shoe fits fine, but I can't close the top around her cute little legs.  She's only 30% in weight for her age so I was super sad when these didn't close.  Don't worry, I will be adding the buttons and finishing the other boot but it is now lower on my 'to do' list.  Maybe I'll try to make the next size up for her and alter the pattern on the top a little.

Someday a cute little girl will wear these...

Pearly whites!

Sorry, I have no idea how to rotate this.  I'll try to figure it out and update but until then a little head tilt is needed...

DIY Sunburst

I've had my eye on one of these from here and here for a LONG time now.  Since I had today off of work I thought I would make myself useful and cross a project off my DIY list.  This project was super easy and best of all, super cheap!

Let me introduce you to our new dining room decor!

I loved how it turned out and I'm itching to start my next project.  But first let me show you how I made my sunburst;

You will need;

1. A couple pieces of paper towel -- not the whole roll! ;-)

2. Scissors

3. Pencil

4. Picture frame*

5. Tape**

6. Three sheets of poster board.

Ok...*The other links above show the sunburst made with a mirror, I have been searching everywhere for a mirror and couldn't find one that was the right size so I decided to make mine with an oval picture frame.  **I started with tape when I was planning my rays but I ended up using a hot glue gun to attach the rays to the frame.

Steps;

First tear off 2-3 squares of paper towel depending on how long you want your rays.  Fold it in half lengthwise and draw your ray.  Cut out and unfold.   It should look something like this...

This is now your stencil.  Fold stencil in half just like it was when you cut it out.  Fold  sections of your poster board and place the folded edge of the stencil on the folded edge of the poster board.  Trace and cut out.

I thought I took a picture of all my rays cut out but I guess I got too involved in my project that I forgot.  (Sorry)  Aftering cutting I had;

8 - Large rays

8 - Medium rays

4 - Small rays

4 - Extra small rays

The number of rays you will have will depend on the size of your frame/mirror, size of your rays and how full you want your sunburst.

After you have finished cutting out your rays start laying them out and attaching them to your frame/mirror.

I worked in groups of four attaching them in a North/South/East/West pattern until all the rays where applied.

Allow the glue to set up for a couple minutes before turning over the sunburst to drool over your masterpiece!

Until you make one for yourself, you can drool over mine.....

It even looks cool at night over the lamp!

Now wipe your chin and get crafting!