Hair kerchief

With Spring and Summer weather not to far away (hope, hope) I thought I'd try and make some of these kerchiefs for Adeline's. I don't want to cut her any bangs, so this is a great way to keep hair out of her eyes which really bugs her already! They're super easy to make (only about 15 min.) and I use elastic in the back which makes it a bit easier to put on.

A little something for casual Friday

So, here is a silly little project. I finished this (when else?) late the night before Easter, but forgot to take a picture. So we did a little photo shoot this afternoon. I think this is pretty funny in this size, but it would be even better in toddler lengths. It ties like a real tie, is knit out of Patons grace yarn, is seamed up the back until the decreases, where it just rolls into almost an i-cord. I love this, because it was something manly to craft for a baby boy - and because it is just plain groovy. Titus loves it because the cotton absorbs all the drool he puts on it, and because he makes people laugh when he wears it!

I'm really not a copy-cat

All I can say is...great minds think alike...right? I laughed when I saw Rachel's vintage tablecloth dress, thinking "Oh, that's just like what I was planning for Sissy." So I made that up and enjoyed doing so. Then I thought I better not post it for awhile so no one thinks I'm just copying Rachel again ( after I did with the "bag bag") and lo and behold I look upon this site and what do I see, but an artist's smock not unlike the one I was making for Adeline's birthday. I'm really not copying you Rachel...let's just say you beat me to the punch, or rather, the seam!:) So here they are, and they did indeed make splendid gifts.

Little Artist Smock

Easter is all cleaned up now, and the house is recovered, so we are back on the crafting train! I've been thinking of something like this apron for a while. Initially the pocket for each colored pencil seemed a little too fiddly, but then I watched my daughter using something like the art roll-up Bethany made, and realized that taking things out of the pocket and putting them back in was practically more fun than coloring. Anyways I decide to try it, and I really like the results. I think that we should do something like this for the craft fair because it could be a great Christmas gift along with a little easel, or just art supplies. What do you think?

Rosette Barrette

Sarah Mortimore bought one of these barrettes for Grace and let me be nosy about it. So we had to try it.
It's very easy - just a stack of felt (or felted wool - the red flower is felted wool, the yellow just felt) all sewn together and stitched to a clip.

Here's the front:

And the back:

Tablecloth dress

Rayia said something a while back about using vintage tablecloths, and I thought oh yeah, I did that once. And, since I am working on a few projects that are not yet to the "that's so cute I should take a picture" phase, I thought I'd share something old.

art roll-up

Here is a sample of something I thought would be cool to have at the craft fair. It is an art roll-up, and can hold anything from crayons, markers, colored pencils, to paint brushes. I even thought it would be nice to sell them with a set of dollar store colored pencils in them. They are fairly easy to whip-up, and I may (no guarantees!) have a pattern with instructions to make these available at the next ladies meet-up.


Let me know what you guys think!
Would you buy one?
Would you make one if you had a pattern?
Bring on the feedback! :)
Cheers!