DIY Art with Wrapping Paper

Hello.

I had a baby shower for a sweet little baby girl this weekend for a neighbor :) I love baby showers and I love baby shower gift giving! I use coupons, so I was able to score a small stock of diapers, wipes, rice cereal and stage 1 baby food for her :)

Being a mother myself, you ALWAYS NEED more of the essentials :) But its fun to get the cute stuff too.

I decided to make her some cute art for her baby nursery ;) At the Dollar Tree, I saw some gorgeous wrapping papers with lovely floral prints and I snagged several.

Excuse my terrible photo :( lighting right!

Here's what I used:

Various wrapping papers

card stock

glue stick (not pictured)

pencil

scissors

washi tape (not pictured)

11x14 artist mat

I first made a heart template from the card stock. I then measured it to fit a base layer of a pretty patterned wrapping paper. Measure and cut to fit your mat.

Hmm.  Looks like my heart is a bit too big 

(I resized the heart template :)

That's better ;)

Trace and cut your heart shape onto another patterned paper.

Got a little carried away and forgot to take some pics of the next few steps. 

That creative process, ya know ;)

I added another square layer under the heart, secured with the glue stick and then bordered with a pretty peach washi tape.

I then added the flowered heart in the middle as pictured.

I felt the piece needed some bling, so I cut another smaller heart template and decided to cover in a pretty gold patterned washi tape.

I added strips as seen and let the tape over lap the shape of the heart.

Then cut off the access with the scissors.

I added the bling-y heart with the glue stick and then was ready to mat!

I secured the final piece to the back of the frame mat with masking tape.

All done! My neighbor really liked it :)

Enjoy!

xoxo

Ginger

I will be linking to these awesome parties!

Mini Weaving from my Mini Loom

Hello.

So I shared and built a DIY Mini Loom. Very easy little project that is portable and you can weave on the go!

I decided to try it out tonight and I must say the size is conducive for quick works. However, I think fringe should be eliminated on such small works and you can focus on stitching.

Very easy to start, watch a few episodes of your fav show on Hulu and be on your merry weaving way!

Just remember.... when the yarn strays, the cat will play. ;)

Two episodes of The Voice later and I was done with this cute little addition to a baby girls room :)

Enjoy!

xoxo

Ginger

I will be linking to these awesome parties!

More Mad Skill Favs

So last week had a TON of way cool crafts!  I knew I wanted to showcase a bunch of red, white and blue crafts for this weeks Mad Skills, but here are some more that I just HAD to share...

Check out this totally awesome metal-like "B" from Gardners to Bergers

These silhouettes are way cute, but my main squeeze from Shabby Love is the jars filled with toys!

Loving this tut of painting laminate from DIY Kinda Girl!

This girly car cozy from The Domesticated Momma is just too cute!

Dig this end table re-do from It's Always Craft Time!!

I've got me a few end tables I'm getting ready to re-do!

And these so sweet baby gifts from Creative Passage

Head to these super cool blogs and share the love!!

xoxo

Ginger

Dino-Rama!

Hey folks!  Sorry I've been a little AWAL this week...a lot going on and still...no camera :(

But hey!  I came across this thanks to Paisley Cupcake and I am in love with this tut!!!

Please give a round for the Little Black Teapot and her too cute soft dino tut!

Aren't they adorable!?  My cousin is having her first baby and guess what...she's decorating in dino's!  I'ne already started a few of these, but I'll be darned if I'm not out of stuffing!!!

Oh well.

Stop by an check out this little blog!

xoxo

Ginger

Hoo Hoo loves you baby?

So I've seen so many of the cute little owls everywhere and I decided to try my hand at one.

Perfect reason to make one?  My sweet little niece who loves coming to her Aunt Gigi's house!

Isn't she sweet?

I had some white minky left over from an order and the cutest pale pink paisley fabric!

I thought that would be perfect!

I also had some matching stripped fabric for the eyes and nose and did my first try at applique!

I appliqued everything to the minky, sewed the button eyes on, sewed and stuffed...

...and that's all she wrote.

So stink'n cute!  And soft...I know she'll love it!

Ginger

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I'm linking:

Marketing Monday at Trendy Treehouse
Craftastic Monday at Sew Can Do
Just Something I Whipped Up at The Girl Creative Party Blog
Tot Tuesdays at Delicious Ambiguity
Anything Related at All Thingz Related
Messy Monday at The Pumpkin Patch 
Hoo's Got Talent at Night Owl Crafting
We Did It Wednesday at Sew Much Ado
Show and Tell at Blue Cricket Design
Show off Your Stuff at Fireflies and Jellybeans
Strut Your Stuff at Somewhat Simple
Get your Craft On at Life as Lori
Plant a Seed Friday at Punkin Seed Productions
Feature Yourself Friday at Fingerprints on the Fridge
Crafty Friday at Home Sweet Farm

Toot Toot Tut

So I saw this at Boy Oh Boy Oh Boy...

and thought, "That is so cute...but I don't have anyone to make one for...?"

(Jack is a little too old and Sam just likes playing with Jacks toys)

Oh well...then yesterday, my boss announces that it was his sons 1st birthday!!

I knew exactly what I wanted to do for little Jackson!

I am so in love with it!

I used blue felt for the window, yellow flannel for the ladder, and white minky fabric in the wheels...

Lots of fun color, pattern, and textures!

Perfect for a 1st Birthday!

You could head over to Boy Oh Boy Oh Boy to see where she got the tut from.

I didn't follow the tut though...just sorta winged it.

What you need:
Coordinating fabrics with color and texture
sewing machine
thread, pins, needle, scissors, etc.

Its very easy:

Step 1:  I cut out a pattern in the basic shape of a fire truck

Step 2:  Cut the fabric - 2 sides for your truck (I will draw out a pattern to post later)

Step 3:  Cut a 2" wide strip of fabric to "wrap" around your truck (make sure its long enough to go ll the way around)

Step 4:  Sew all of your embellishments onto the main side of your truck

Step 5:  Pin the strip of fabric to one side of your truck and sew into place (right side in)

Step 6: Pin the other side of your truck (right side in) to the strip and sew into place.  Leave a hole to turn right side out.

Step 7:  Turn right side out, stuff and whip stitch the hole closed.

All done!

Thanks Stacey for all the inspiration!!!  Can't wait to make another!

Jackson loved the new gift!

UPDATE:  Click here to see Boy Oh Boy Oh Boy's Tut!

Ginger

SSB

I'm linking:

Crafty Friday at Home Sweet Farm
Messy Monday at The Pumpkin Patch

New SSB Goodies!

So I think I mentioned that I wanted to offer these fun baby gifts up for the masses...so here we go!

A few items that will make the cut.

Man's Best Friend Snuggy Blankie

Rescue Hero's Snuggy Blankie

Rescue Hero's Snuggy and Ball Gift Set

My Lady Bug Snuggy Blankie

Ice Cream Sunday Snuggy Blankie

Look for 'em on the shopping page!

Ginger

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12 Crafts till Christmas

So I came across 12 Crafts till Christmas today and saw this!
So cute!

A mono taggie?  How neat!?

This is definitely on my to-do list now...she's got a great tut to follow.  And lots of other fun projects to check out!

Be sure to stop there and see what she's been up to.  Tell her SSB sent ya!

Ginger

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Baby Gifts for a Sweet Little Girl

I don't get to make many things for a girl, being the mother of 2 boys...so I really had a lot of fun with these!

I want to get some cute girl print flannel to make a few burp clothes, but that will have to come in a later post.

I love these little taggie blankie's!

I had some fleece I got here and have been waiting for just the right project to use it!  And I made a bunch of my little fabric taggie's for it. 

And check out the little taggie ball!

I used all my new fabric!

So cute!

Hope you enjoyed!  If you have any cool baby projects going on, post a comment!  I'm looking for new ideas and inspirations!

Ginger

SSB

I'm linking:

Just Something I Whipped Up at The Girl Creative
Creative Flow at These Creative Juices
Hoo's Got Talent at Night Owl Crafting

We Did It Wednesday at Sew Much Ado
Show and Tell at Blue Cricket Design
Strut Your Stuff at Somewhat Simple
Show off Your Stuff at Fireflies and Jellybeans
Plant a Seed Friday at Punkin Seed Productions
Hodge Podge Friday at Its a Hodge Podge Life
Feature Yourself Friday at Fingerprints on the Fridge
Crafty Friday at Home Sweet Farm

My Very First Bag!

Alrighty...time to show all the goodies I've been making!!!

Tada!

Isn't this fabric cute!  Perfect for Sammy...

I'll have a fun tut coming soon! 

But this bag is the perfect size for trips to the store or overnight trips to the grandparents!

Don't forget about Mad Skills Monday!  Still going on now!

Ginger

SSB

I'm linking:

Just Something I Whipped Up at The Girl Creative
Craftastic Monday at Sew Can Do
Tot Tuesdays at Delicious Ambiguity

Hoo's Got Talent at Night Owl Crafting
We Did It Wednesday at Sew Much Ado
Show and Tell at Blue Cricket Design
Creative Therapy at Life in The Pitts
What You're Work'n With at Me and My Bucket
Strut your Stuff at Somewhat Simple
Show Off Your Stuff at Fireflies and Jellybeans
Hook'n Up at HoH at House of Hepworths
Plant a Seed Friday at Punkin Seed Productions

A Little Gray

So I was wanting to feature someone today for a number of reasons...one being that I can't find my dumb camera to show off my own stuff...but mainly because I get a fuzzy feeling when I am featured, right?  

Why not pass that along to others!?  Especially when there is so much fun stuff to discover!

So here we go!  I browsed thru the blogs I follow and randomly picked out A Little Gray...the cutest little blog with such great stuff to share.  I was actually really excited to "discover" it again!  It was like finding a $20 in your winter jacket!

Check out this cute little zipper bag she made!

  She even provides the tut she followed...very helpful.

And you must absolutely check out her Etsy Shop!!!  The cutest little things I have ever seen!

Just check it out!

 

Very cute!  So please remember to stop by A Little Gray, hang out a bit, leave some comment love, and be sure and tell her SSB sent ya!

Ginger

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