Pulling Into The Station - Sewing Stop

It's been a while since I have had any stops, and I am sorry for that. Just haven't felt like searching for stops for a while.

This first stop makes you want to craft after hours. Please stop by Crafterhours.

Just take a look at this cute skirt she did recently.

This next stop is very prudent. Please stop by Prudent Baby.

This Bag she made last year is so cute. It would be a great project for this summer as well.

Our last spot is a place where you just gotta stop and sew. Please stop by Stop Staring and Start Sewing.

Look at this cute camera strap. It even has a pocket for extra memory.

Thanks for stopping by, and I hope you're having a great summer.

Cake Shop

I have made my kids birthday cakes for some time now.

I would like to get into making cakes for a little side money.

Here are a few that I have done in the past. I can either make the cake to go along with an invitation you already have, or I can help you come up with a theme based on what the birthday girl/boy likes.

If you are interested in a cake just let me know.

Best Pops

For Father's Day I decided I wanted to do something cheap but creative. I had seen several soda pop label variations on line, and thought they were cute.

I downloaded the labels from Delightfully Noted for her soda bottles, but I didn't buy orange soda so I didn't use her exact label.

I changed mine up a little bit by changing the colors to match my sodas, and changing the stars because I couldn't find an image of the same star.

Here are my labels for both IBC Root Beer and IBC Cream Soda.

Hope you had a great Father's Day. This idea would still be great for a Birthday present.

Glass-Etched Dish

I have seen this done on several craft blogs, but I can't remember which ones. It's kind of hard to remember when you're a blog-surfaholic.

My Memaw's birthday is coming up, and she is always taking food up to the church for fellowship meals. I thought I would come up with a surefire way to get her dish back.

The items I gathered for this project were a glass dish, contact paper and etching cream.

I used my silhouette to cut out the design into the contact paper. I then adhered it to the back to the dish, and applied the etching cream. I left mine on about 6 minutes.

It gave the surface a light etching. So, now my Memaw has a dish that can never accidentally be taken from someone else because her name will always be on it.

Next time I do something like this, I will reverse my image so that you can read the name through the dish.

I got my contact paper at Target in the cleaning supplies section, and I got the etching cream at either Hobby Lobby or Micheal's.

Reverse Applique Shirt

I made this cute shirt for my nephews birthday. I think it turned out rather cute for the first time that I have done reverse applique.

I bought a shirt on sale at Michael's, and then I found a t-shirt that my husband never wore to use as the red part. This is definitely a great way to use those promotional shirts you sometimes get.

I printed out my name, and then traced it onto tissue paper. I pinned the red to the inside of the shirt, and then pinned the name to the front. I then took my time sewing around each letter. After that, I cut the access red fabric away on the inside of the shirt. Then, I picked the tissue paper that was left out of the design. When all was done, I took a pair of sharp scissors and carefully cut away the blue shirt to reveal the red underneath. The design and color possibilities are endless.

I like the red and blue so much that I am thinking about making USA shirts for July 4th. I have also thought about selling these. If anybody is interested in a shirt, let me know.

One of the commenters posed a good question. Will the edges of the cut shirt fray any? It depends on which type of fabric it is. I think with the knits it might roll up a little but not fray With other fabrics, it would fray a little.

Bieber Fever

It's been almost a month since I created this cake. So, I guess now would be a good time to post it.

There is definitely a story to it. I had my cakes, fondant and icing done way ahead of time. Thank Goodness! This was my first commissioned cake, and I wanted everything to be perfect. Guess I should have paid more attention to the date on the invitation.

I thought the party was on Saturday night, but it turned out to be on Friday night. So as soon as I grabbed the kidlets from daycare, I hauled booty home to create the cake. After my major panic attack and with the help of my wonderful hubby, this is the end result of working fast and furious for about an hour and a half. The bottom part was supposed to be piano keys, but we just ran out of time. Other than that, I think it turned out rather well.

I will post more pics as soon as I get them from my client.

Cute as A Cupcake

Today happens to be my niece's birthday. She had a party this weekend so I decided to make her something special for the day. I made her a skirt with a matching shirt.

I got out some of Audrey's skirts to get an idea of how I would like to design my skirt. Then, I went to town. I decided I wanted a skirt that had a flat waist band in the front with elastic in the back. I just kind of winged my pattern. I got this fun fabric at Wal-Mart from the clearance bin. I made one skirt, and let Audrey try it on, and it was too big for my niece. So, I made another one. I don't know if it fits her, but it was smaller than my first attempt.

I decided that I needed a fun shirt to go along with my skirt. So, I did a search on the internet for cupcake images. I then took that image made an outline that I could use with my silhouette. This is my first project with my silhouette, and I am happy with how it turned out. I appliqued the fabric onto my shirt, and sewed around it to give it more staying power. I love how the fabric mimics the lines on a cupcake wrapper. I also decided to add a little bling for sprinkles on the top of the cupcake because what little girl doesn't love bling.

I hope she enjoys her outfit, and I plan to make a lot more in the future.