It’s been ages since I found out about stenciling on shirts. I didn’t try it at first, but since then I’ve given in and enjoyed many an afternoon of painting. It’s the drying that I am impatient about!

Remember back when I talked about the kids painting and gluing? I have a picture of one of them on my table now.

I’ve been keeping the table cleared off so we can work there and of course display candles and the little painted boxes.

See the batting and piece of material there? That’s the very early beginnings of a rag quilt! My Mom and I planned on doing it as a joint project - then we moved. I’m going to at least start it and then we are going to figure out who is going to do what.

Really, a table can’t stay totally clear! Not with a crafter in the house, right? And the pile of notebooks is mine too - I’m taking one class this semester, plus I just love notebooks and am a list person.
Oh yeah, my friend Monica (and her family) came over and she and I started the little crocheted hat and the handkerchief I talked about yesterday. I told her that we should just doing joint projects - I started the handkerchief and she started the hat. Then we switched when I though I messed up, so she was going to corrent it for me thus I kept working on the hat.

I wonder how wierd a peice would end up if it were worked on by different people? Do crocheted pieces done by a right or left handed person end up looking different? Are there different ways to crochet? I mean different styles?

So this weekend we painted little wooden boxes and glued little I don’t know what these are called, on to them. I love going to the craft store and had to go after I got the AC Moore ad last week.

The first one is a fall one, isn’t it cute? The kids did all the painting and some of the gluing, I noticed there are spots here and there that they missed, but that just adds some character to it. I like that it’s not perfect and the kids were so happy to get to paint. I’m sometimes scared to let them paint LOL because of the mess that can happen.

We got the idea because a Halloween one was on display and it looked fun and easy. And I’m all about fun and easy when it comes to crafting with my kids. But the AC Moore people very smartly put the display next to the little picture things - which were bins FULL of other little figures. So we ended up doing halloween, fall, christmas and a school one.

The fall one is on the kitchen table right now, even though it doesn’t quite feel like fall around here.

So that was our weekend project! We are going to make some halloween cards either later today or tomorrow so pictures will be coming!

Updated: Whoops, for some reason they won’t upload - click on my Flickr badge over to the right —-> to check them out. Thanks!

I honestly never knew these things are still being sold! Alice and Jake were watching a cartoon and a commercial came on for on and they both must have seen the commercial before because they got so excited. I went out (they were in the loft, I was in the office) and the bedazzler commerical was on.

Now, my parents gave me a bedazzler when I was a kid. I can’t remember how old I was, but I want to say around 12? And I knew I still had it, I figured it was in my craft room/office and shouldn’t take that long to find. But when I turned around to come back into the office, the little bedazzler box was right there by the door!

The kids were SO excited that I had one. Alice brought one of her dresses and wanted a star on it and Jake wanted a moon on one of his sweaters. It didn’t take that long at all and I think I need to order more studs/decorations to use with it.

For some reason I remember it being a lot harder to use then it really is. The kids could push it down themselves to set the stud and they are 5 and 3.

I don’t know why, but it felt like embroidering the pillowcases was taking forever. I wanted to get done by Sunday, but for whatever reason it took another day. Then when I went to take the hoop off this morning, I realized I forgot two flowers!

But it’s done. *whew!* I haven’t shown my daughter yet, but I know she is going to be thrilled!

I laid the two on a chair, which is why the top is a bit smushed.

Let’s see if these show up correctly! These would be the finished quilt top (before I tied it) and one pillowcase I am embroidering.

All I’ve been doing lately is this baby blanket! So I stopped. Well, I tied it together and then stopped. I’m almost done though, just need to finish the binding and that’s it. I can’t wait! I have time because my friend isn’t due until November.

A couple of weeks ago we stopped at one of the craft stores and just walked through. I love doing that, sometimes you find great stuff on clearance or something for the kids or just another craft! I did pick up an embroidery set of pillows that I am working for my daughter! She’s very excited and I’ve let her help out a little bit. I’m so happy she’s taken to crafting and is so interested. She has asked for a sewing machine for her birthday and we are seriously considering it!

She’ll be five in a couple of weeks. And I’ve heard that the small sewing machine that is more for quick fixings may be a good one for her. I need to check it out the next time I’m at the store. Actually, I’m not even sure where to find it!

My digital camera battery died *again* - well of course it dies sometimes, right? But it seems that whenever I need it, that’s when it isn’t working. But I’ll get pictures up soon, the pillows are looking so cute and they even sort of match her curtain!