Hot/Cold Packs

One of my friends made me a heating pad with feed corn many years ago. I use it all the time! For aches and pains and even when I'm just cold, which in IL happens often. I have several close girlfriends and wanted to make them something they might use but also inexpensive for Christmas. I was able to use up a ton of my scraps of fabric to make these. I filled mine with rice and I think they turned out great! They can be heated or chilled for an ice pack as well!

Scrabble Gifts!

Found some old Scrabble games at a resale shop near me and decided to make a few things for gifts for Christmas. I asked my hubby to cut the trays down to fit each word. I ended up gluing them so they'd stay, with wood glue. I think they turned out pretty cute!

I am late in posting because I didn't want to spoil any surprises!

Crayons

I was looking for something creative to use in the girls' goodie bags for their birthday this year and really wanted to make some crayons. I found this tutorial and it was pretty easy. Whenever I messed up, it was no one's fault but my own! I went to a second hand store and found a cookie pop pan to use, 2 for $2.00! That way if I screwed it up I didn't waste too much money. :(   But, it worked!
And here's proof! I think they were a hit and a cute addition to the party favors.

Ruffles

We badly needed to get some more time out of my girls' jeans so I was looking around for tutorials to do it correctly. They don't outgrow the waist but outgrow the length. Luckily, I have girls-how would you do this for boys? ;) I checked out this tutorial here but didn't follow it exactly. I just cut the girls' jeans off right above the hem and then followed the tutorial for the ruffle. I think they turned out pretty cute!

Rock Pillows

My husband is the band at our church and they have done some upgrades to the Green Room, where the artists go between services. They recently got new leather sofas so I made some fun "rock" pillows to go with them. I lucked out on the fabric! Drums, guitars, microphones, etc! It was perfect!

Pillow Case Style Dresses

I had so much fun making these dresses for my girls. I haven't made any more since because they hardly get a chance to wear dresses like this but how fun are they? I followed this TUTORIAL.
I also have a pretty cute model...she tried both on for me, my other daughter wouldn't cooperate.

Pajama Pants!

I may have gotten a little out of control with these...but they are so easy and so fun to make! Go HERE to learn how. I made light weight cotton ones for late summer and then some flannel for the colder months. My girls love them and wear them all the time, sometimes just for comfy pants around the house but mostly to bed. These are just a few of the ones I have made. Each girl has at least 3 right now I think!