fp: deer pillow

On October 12, 2009, in Uncategorized, by mygirlthursday
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Sorry I’ve been such an absentee blogger lately.  I’ve been running in and out-of-town (meaning that I have varying degrees of access to a good internet connection).  The bright and shiny lining of this whole situation is that I’ve had lots of time to make things (Internet fixation?  No I wouldn’t say I suffer from anything like that).

Last week I finished up a little piece of embroidery I’d been working on.  A couple years ago I picked up Aunt Martha’s Baby Animals embroidery patterns, but I hadn’t sat down to work on them until now.  After finally finishing the piece I wasn’t too sure what to do with it, so I turned to everyone’s favourite standby – throw pillow.

The finished pillow is still a little wonky looking.  It needs to be used a bit to pack down the new filling then it should be looking normal.

The border fabric was found at one of my favourite thrift shops in Belleville.  I’m so glad I decided to hand wash the fabric beforehand because it bled like bananas.  I rinsed it again and again, so hopefully it’s all done with this colour shedding nonsense.

This lovely will be offered as a prize at a little baby shindig I’ll be co-hosting next month.  I’m hoping whoever picks her up will give her lots of love and a happy home.

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wip: baby quilt

On September 8, 2009, in Uncategorized, by mygirlthursday
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Thought I’d share some quick shots of one of the many pieces I’ve been working on.  I’ve been hoarding quite a stash of vintage kids prints.  They’re one of the things that I have never been able to leave behind at thrift shops and yard sales.  Well, finally the time has come that I have the gusto to cut them up and make something new.

The front of the quilt is made entirely with vintage fabrics.  The backing is an adorable piece of fabric I picked up from the lovely people at Reprot Depot at last years Puces Pop.  As always I’ve used a a piece of flanelette sheet for the batting.

I just need to do a bit more machine quilting and add the final pieces of bias tape (super wide, super handmade).  I can’t wait to see it hanging over the edge of the crib.

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another brilliant idea

On September 4, 2009, in Uncategorized, by mygirlthursday
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Yet another brilliant craft project not possible without my dear friend scanner.

Cathe Holder, over at Just Something I Made, managed to scan one of her many quilts and use the images in a couple very cool projects.  Perhaps the most craftily intoxicating is this leather business card holder.  How sweet is this little thing?

Click on the image below to learn how you can scan and craft for yourself.

Link via Craft

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time

On September 3, 2009, in Uncategorized, by mygirlthursday
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I love me some Decor It Yourself, and I was especially happy to see the newest video focussed on DIY clocks repurposed from just about anything.

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I’m in a bit of a tic-toc situation myself lately, I have this wonderfully kitschy clock passed down from my grandmother but it just needs a little work in the hands department.  Meg’s newest video has provided me with the much needed motivation boost I’ve been hoping for.

Oh!  I also wanted to share one of my more recent thrifty acquisitions.  This lovely I found at my truly beloved Donnybrook in Warkworth, Ontario.  I had to wait around at the auction table for ages for her, and to my surprise I was the only bidder.  What’s happened to the general publics sense of clock humour?

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Dream Storage

On March 28, 2009, in Uncategorized, by mygirlthursday
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I’m getting super twitchy about moving (only another month) because I’ll finally have a chance to decorate a place.  A nice little place to call home, be warm and work in.  I’m really, really excited for this change – or evolution – or whatever it will be.

I’ve been stalking a few design blogs for the last month or so, and I’m pretty pretty inspired.

Today, I found this photo on Design*Sponge and my mind has been working overtime trying to figure out how to build it.  The problem is that there’s too much great stuff out there.  When will my mind reach a limit and just put a stop to my obsessive imaginary interior designing?

Click on the image below to visit the original post on Design*Sponge.

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Baby Bags and Pee Tents

On January 23, 2009, in Uncategorized, by mygirlthursday
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I had a chance to escape great big Peterborough for a couple of days and I finally got down to some serious crafting. My little hideaway has one of the most handsome babies I know – so I wanted to make him a couple things to spit upon (not “up on” – I mean upon, this is a classy young gentleman here).

I pumped out a couple of baby sacks this afternoon.  Apparently they’re the latest in cool infant sleepwear.  Maybe not the latest, just the newest child related thing I know about.  Anyway, I digress. 

The first sack was a simple blue and brown mix.  It was meant to be all blue, but I did a terrible cut the first time around and ran out of fabric.  The zipper doesn’t look terribly fantastic – but this little man can’t use words to hurt my soul quite yet.

 

The second sleep bag has a wee bit more geeky style.  You see, this baby is the son of an alpha nerd (possibly, two alpha nerds – but I’m not trying to offend friends here).  I’ve had some vintage Star Wars sheets kicking around for a while, being saved for a project just like this.  Without further ado – here is the most geekish sleep sack in town.

 

 

The final baby related craft for today was a few little pee tents.  I’m not going to bother to discuss the finer points of pee tents – but basically it saves you from getting a face full of pee when you’re changing your son’s diaper.  

By the by, for all you squeamish readers, this tent is fresh as can be.  I promise – totally unused at the time of picture.

To view more photos of my work you can visit my Flickr page.

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Doing It Myself!

On November 5, 2008, in Uncategorized, by mygirlthursday
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I recently bought a coil binding system in order to cut down the costs involved in making my record cover journals.  I was super happy to find that the whole process is much easier than I anticipated.

I was able to whip out a bunch of journals in a day.  I took some quick photos so that I could showcase them here.

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My Tote Bags Bring All the Boys to the Yard…

On October 9, 2008, in Uncategorized, by mygirlthursday
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…and they’re like “Tote bags save the world!  Damn right, they’re re-use-able.”

I’ve finally added my reusable tote bags to my Etsy shop.  Three of my favourites are up already.  I made a small collection of super hero and action adventure bags.  I made an ET tote, Dukes of Hazzard tote and an A Team tote.  I love all of them!

Have a look and let me know what you think!

 

 

 

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Meet My New Buckles!

On October 9, 2008, in Uncategorized, by mygirlthursday
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Before Puces Pop and stopping off in Kingston, I had a lot more of these belt buckles!  Parting is such sweet - forget it, parting is just fine!  I’m hoping they all find happy new homes.

Here’s a peek at the newest buckles being added to my Etsy.

 

Now for the Buckles

On September 19, 2008, in Uncategorized, by mygirlthursday
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I’ve got some new belt buckles too!  These are especially fun to make because I get to add captions to vintage images.

It’s great to take these to shows and meet people that think they’re funny.  I always tell my husband I’m hillarious, but he doesn’t believe me.  At least craft shows give me a chance to meet people I agree with.

Check out my Etsy for more information on these buckles!

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