Duvet cover

I made this duvet cover for brodie's bed today. i used a crinkly striped fabric tat matchese the paint in his room perfectly (navy, light blue and red). I used a fleece blanket we already ahd for the cozy on him side and the crinkly on the outside. inside is a down blanket, not an actual duvet so it isn't too bulky. He really likes it, and I managed to wash it and dry it before bed. Sweet dreams brodie! melissa

I couldn't resist this fabric

and I whipped up a couple of wallets today during naptime. It's a vintagey-looking red riding hood print.

MICA*

I have promised myself not to do any more crafts until completing The Project Which Shall Not Be Named. It should be done in a couple weeks. In the meantime, here are some peachy keen crafting links:

Craftster: The Holy Grail of all things alterna-crafty. Not for a the faint of heart, or for the easily offended. http://www.craftster.org/forum/index.php

Extreme Craft: Where you can find knitted rooms (yes, whole rooms) and a tampon gun. You read that right. http://extremecraft.blogspot.com/

Whip-Up: lots of links to cool crafty stuff. http://whipup.net/

Etsy: The holy grail (oops, used that cliche already), the tampon gun of craft selling. http://etsy.com/

Add your own crafty links in the comments!

*missing in crafting action

My 2nd sling

i made a deal with Juanita to make her a sling in exchange for a second set of Wader car track. So here it is! I took a close up so you can see the print. I tihnk its pretty cute fabric with some nice stretch to it. Melissa

My first sling

I made this sling over the last couple of days, thinking of adjsutments as I wore it. All in all it cost me $12.50 to make which I think is pretty rad!

At first I made it unpadded but then I noticed the fabric edge was digging into Coopers legs a bit if he was just wearing a snap t. So I adjsuted to it as if I had Cooepr in it and added about a foot length of batting where it would go under his bum.

The fabric has a bit of stretch to it so its super comfy and nice and light for these bloody hot days! MELISSA

Snowmobile

My bestest buddy is having a baby in october and they run a lodge and do snowmobile tours etc..in northern BC. Anyway I thought a snowmobile would be fitting! They don't know if they are having a boy or girl so I tried to keep the colors really neutral. Melissa

Pinwheels

These are so fun! One for each of the boys rooms. Next I am going to make a mobile of a whole bunch of small ones. Melissa

Tin Cans

Tonight I washed up some cans and covered them with pretty paper I had left over from that scarpbooking page I did. I stuck some things in it like pens, markers and spoons but the possibilities are endless! Small flowering plants, herbs along the windowsill, rolled up cutlery in napkins for guests over at a bbq....

Thanks Martha, this idea was in the first mag of my new subsription! melissa

Another snap t

But this time its for Cooper. I'm trying using less thread and smaller stitches I tihnk it gives it a more detailed look. I need to watch Amanda more! Melissa

Snap T

I did this elephant last night on a newborn snap T. My friend is due in October so I'm going to make a few gender neutral ones thne once baby is born get into the more gender specific t's. Melissa

more bracelets

I realized today that I need to put bracelets aside and start making some more new baby gifts too! I did the blue one tonigth for me, and the green and wooden bead one is for my nephew. Melissa

Gift for a friend's new baby

Felt name banner and embroidered onesie.



I haven't posted much as I've just been doing embroidery on little things and working on the Project Which Shall Not be Named (due at Christmas). Oh wait, I did this:



I really like the idea of combining traditional feminine crafts with feminist statements.

See how productive I've been?

See this wonderfully crafty, knock your socks off-piece of craftmagic???? Oh you don't see it? Thats because I've done a BIG FAT nothing lately! Hopefully I can wittle some forest creatures and build a log cabin while we're camping...kidding. But I do hoep to get a few bracelets finished whilst chilling by the campfire. So send me your crafty vibes! I need motivation! Melissa