week twenty-five

i decided to add more things to my etsy shop and to facebook to sell. part of my motivation is that there are so few little boy's accessories out there and the ones i have found are really expensive, my kids would never be well accessorized if i had to wait to be able to purchase any of them. designing my own will also give me something to put on my blog, a sense of satisfaction, get rid of all the material i have 'laying around' and in boxes in storage [i have enough fabric to start a fabric store!] and make a little cash to stash for a rainy day.

my first attempt at a felt hat......

now the felt doesn't have any give to it so i need to figure out how to make it adjustable. looks like i have a little experimenting to do!

senor froggie hat

newborn size- 3yrs $12.00

4yrs+ - $15.00

To order send me an email at starfaktor@hotmail.com and include the head circumference of the child it is being given to.

week 25: complete

# projects: 2

weeks to go: 7

cumulative project count: 35

week twenty-four

felt boards were always fun to play with as a kid. i remember all the fun shapes and stories my mom made for us to play with and wanted our kids to have the same kind of fun with learning. plus it will make for fun-er family home evenings and 'school time'. since xander is learning how to read and count we punched out letters and numbers and glued them to the felt. we'll be adding more to our stash as we go along, but here's what we did this week:





felt board side one-dark blue [black was ubber expensive.. blue was on sale] and side two-white


clouds
waves
sun
stars
boat
tree[s]


week 24:complete
# projects: 2
weeks to go: 8
cumulative project count: 33

week twenty-three

MY GREATEST PROJECT YET!!! 9ish months in the making......
Sebastian Grey. What a blessing! And yes, even though I just gave birth, I was still making things.. go me! hahaha.. accually there was a lot of "down time" while the boys were sleeping and in between feedings. I was too bored to sleep. bored? with a new born and 2 year old?? yes. no. well, kinda. Our 2 year old plays by himself a lot and when he's sleeping I have "free time".

The project that I worked on this week is a board of the "be attitudes" I got my inspiration from I am momma hear me roar -a fellow blogger. Her blog is AWESOME [way better than mine!!] go and check it out! http://iammommahearmeroar.blogspot.com/2010/03/be-sign.html

Again, her version of this is WAY better than mine, but I think mine will do :) It now has a home on our piano as aprt of our apartment remodel/makeover :) more to come !!

week 23: complete

# of projects: 1

weeks to go: 12

cumulative project count: 31

week twenty-two

Leg Warmers!
One of my sisters needed to get her hands on some legwarmers for a dance- 80's workout themed... she was attending this week. Since they are a little hard to find.. and I had nothing to do [hahahhaa] this week, I offered to make some for her. Our baby is due any day so the thrill of 'besting the clock' kept my mind off counting the days and hours till D-day. It just so happens that our son was born 25 sept.... the day I was supposed to post this entry. He and his brother are my greatest creations yet!

[sister is a slacker and hasn't gotten me pics yet... pics to come soon!]

week 22: complete
# projects: 1
weeks to go: 10
cumulative project count: 30

week twenty-one

The Shed-
We really needed a place to put the items that we use often but don't have space for them in the house. So Cameron, my handy and most fabulous hubby drew out what I wanted and built it for me.. I was allowed to help a little, so i am counting this as a project of mine ... :) I wasn't, however, allowed to use the saw etc since I'm almost ready to go into labor and the belly just gets in the way! after it was filled with our tubs of camping stuff, BBQ equipment and gardening supplies, I tacked on a piece of upholstery fabric as a wind/dirt/sun/ rain shield. So far, through the rain and all it has fared well!! I'm so glad our things aren't just piled up on the side of the house anymore!!

week 21: complete
# projects: 1
weeks to go: 12
cumulative project count: 29

week twenty

D day is coming up very fast and I still don't have a birthing skirt. Purchasing them online or in a store is pretty expensive esp since I wont wear it any other time than labor and birth of my child. Being a crafty type, I'll be making my own. There are not very many [or very good] instructions online on how to do one, so I'm pretty much winging it. The mock-up will be made out of light weight upholstery fabric, because I have a ton of it laying around the house. For the actual one, I might go and buy fabric but who knows.

What is a birthing skirt, you ask? It's a skirt you wear while birthing your baby- whether you are birthing in the hospital, birthing center or at home. It helps make you feel feminine and gives coverage. I can't stand the gowns that they make you wear at the hospital, I'm not a sick person, why do I have to wear the sick person gown? Anyhow, I'm birthing using the Hypnobirthing method in a big jacuzzi tub at Best Start Birth Center and I want to make sure I am stylish :) Comfort and style.... and a healthy baby boy...

week 20: complete
# projects: 1
weeks to go: 13
cumulative project count: 28

week nineteen

SOCK MONKEY!!!!!!! I absolutely love vintage things and have been wanting to make a sock monkey foreeevvver... so a friend of mine helped me figure out the pattern [which I still modified] and this is what I came up with. It's my first one, and I think it turned out pretty decent. It is a Christmas gift for my son so I need to hide it now. But he saw it this am before I could hide it and he just loves it! That is all that matters, right?
[and yes, I haven't put on the eyes yet.... ]

Week nineteen: complete

# Projects: 1

Weeks to go: 14

Cumulative project count: 27