Busy, busy, busy

I have been MIA for the last couple of days as I'm sorting out my craft room.

YES! You heard me right. C.R.A.F.T. R.O.O.M.

Now I know your picturing something like this.

I wish. Its more like this.

Ok, ok. Not quite, but it is a tiny room. About 2.5 mtrs long and 1.5 mtrs wide.

But it is all MINE! I have been clearing out all the boxes and crap we had stored in it so I can move in. Yep. I'll probably never leave. So that's my goal for the coming week. Make it liveable.

Fitted sheets

My mum inherited 2 sets of new sheets that I think are just gorgeous. Luckily mum gave them to me. Not so lucky they were all flat sheets.

So I followed this tutorial and turned 2 of them into fitted sheets. It was a great tutorial and even I could follow it.

They fit beautifully and I haven't even put elastic in them. They fit so nicely I am just tucking in the sides.

So my girls each have a new set of sheets.

WARNING: Making flat sheets fitted can become addictive.

Funky felt holder

Again, I am trying to make as many presents as I can. So I have made about 3 of these felt holders so far.

This one is for Miss Boodles friends 6th birthday.

Inside are some felts, Highschool Musical stickers and a Highschool Musical notebook.

So all up it cost around $5.00.

If you want to make it go to One Red Robins blog for the tutorial.

My new skirt

My wonderful friend Dee of sew-funky made me this awesome skirt. If you want to check out a much better photo of it go to here.

I just love it. Would you believe it started it's life as a table cloth?

Thanks Dee :)

Felt Pen Holders-blog roundabout

Last year my two girls were giving felt holders made by Dee of Sew-funky who saw the tutorial here on One Red Robin.
They have been taken on car trips, to church and anywhere else a little colouring is required.

So this year I am making some for my nephews for Christmas. I hope they get as much use out of them as my kids do.

Funky Orange Aprons

For the tweens in our family I have made these aprons and I am including a boxed cookie mix for Christmas.

What kid doesn't like fresh, hot cookies straight out of the oven :)

More Santa Sacks

These are the last 2 santa sacks I needed to make. Well...half make, as they are pillowcases and I just monogrammed them, as we wouldn't want santa getting mixed up now, would we?!!!
Now all 4 children have new santa sacks. HO HO HO.

Christmas Santa Sacks

My husband was brought up on the tradition of having a santa sack on the end of the bed that is filled with little (cheap) gifts that can be played with straight away. So we have continued the tradition. I have never wanted Santa, Father Christmas, The Jolly Red Man taking the credit for the gifts our children get. So, this is a good compromise. Santa brings the little gifts and leaves them on the end of the bed and mum and dad get the kudos for the real pressies.

Is it just me who thinks having a fat man in a red suit sneaking around your bedroom late at night is a little scary.

Pajama pants blog roundabout

I saw some children's easy to make pants on rookiemoms.com who saw them on red current and thought "I can do that".
My 12yr old daughter really needed some pajama pants and I remembered these pants that I had seen (they were made for a toddler though) . I used a pair of pajamas shorts as a template and whipped these up in about 5 mins each. I can honestly say these were the easiest thing to make ever especially with the detailed photo instruction that rookiemoms.com gives.

Christmas stockings

I have made some Christmas Stockings for our 2 new children. I am really pleased with how they turned out. Our other 2 children have stockings that I brought at a craft market and they look similar. Not long now before Santa slips in the cat door (we don't have a chimney) and fills the stockings with yummy goodies.

49 Sensational Skirts

If you haven't seen this cool book yet by Alison Willoughby, I recommend you do. My friend Dee from sew-funky lent it to me and I love it. It contains great ideas for making and accessorising skirts. I am so going to make something and accessorise it with sushi rolls (pg 59).

Bibs, bibs and more bibs

SCHOOL GALA TIME: Its miss J's first school gala and I put my hand up to do some sewing for the craft table. I have made some funky bibs using sew-funky's tutorial.

I have also made a heap of tag blankets but forgot to take a photo before I packed them off.

Fingers crossed that they sell.

Overlocker

My mum lent me my grandmothers overlocker. I think you need to be a surgeon and a member of mensa to thread the thing. Anyway I got it going and it was COOL :)

I made this stack of baby face/bottom cloths from old hand towels (reduse, reuse, recycle). I was having the time of my life when the machine lost power, made a popping

sound and wisps of smoke appeared :( It hadn't been used in 13 years, so perhaps a service was in order. l did know this but was impatient to get going. Also it was working so well. I am sad now as I had a heap of projects I was going to work on. So off to get fixed then 'I'll be be back'.

New Brooch

This is my new yoyo brooch. My friend Dee from Sew Funky

lovingly shared a piece of this gorgeous material with me. My husband thought it was hideous but I say he just has no taste. Oh well.... each to their own.

More baby gifts

A dear friend of mine had a baby girl on Monday. I have put together another baby gift for her new arrival.

A lunch sack, tag blanket, bibs and a ball.
Welcome to the world Emilee Giselle.

More baby gifts

On a earlier blog I wrote about applying for permanent placement children.
We haven't found out if we are successful yet, but, one of the other couples on the course who lives around the corner get their child this week.
So I made their new boy a little gift.

I got the lunch sack tutorial here, and filled it with a wet bag, bib, blanket, ball and cream holder.

I thought I'd show you a close up of the cream holder. This multi-layered container is one that you can put beads etc in. I used it to put different creams in (not my idea) so you always have what you need on hand.
I think this is cute quick gift and so handy.

Another Ric Rac Bag

This bag I made for ME! I just love this oriental inspired material. I used Jodie's pattern (again) on her Ric Rac blog. If you are new to sewing (or not) please check out this tutorial as even I can do it.
I used some vintage buttons on the handle and you can just see a peek of the green satin lining.
I love it. I almost never make stuff for me, so I am pleased I took the time to do this.

Lunch Bag

I made my nephew a food bag. He is only 8 months old, but you need something with style to put your pureed carrots into. I used this tutorial on Skip to my Lou's blog. I used cotton curtaining material that was on special for $2.00 per metre @ spotlight. I love it.
As you can see, I did make an adjustment and lined this lunch/food bag with waterproof parker material. I used Jodie's tutorial for making handbags and followed just the lining part of the tutorial.

Then out of the parker material ($5.99 per metre @ spotlight) I made two drawstring bags to hold his wets or dirties.

A good afternoon's sewing.

My Ric-Rac bag

This is my very first bag. Not only have I never made a bag before, I have never made a lined bag. I used the fantastic tutorial on Jodie's blog Ric-Rac. It was a great tutorial and because I am still learning I need a good tutorial. I then made the bag strap using this tutorial from Fat Orange Cat. I made it for Miss J's teacher. Apparently she likes cats (well, so my 5 yr old says). Hope she likes it.

Funky chore chart No:2

I wish I was better at photographing my creations. It honestly looks better in real life. This one is for Miss A aged 11. I know, you are thinking "why does an 11 yr old need a chore chart?". Well, my girl has ADHD and Aspergers and until the meds kick in, she just can't keep on track.
She thinks it's pretty cool too.