I've been a busy little crafting bee lately. Feel free to use my latest projects as inspiration to make your own! A little craftiness hides in everyone...even if you have to dig down deep for it.
Find your crafty zone. Embrace it. Love it. Yada, yada, yada...
Here's some of what I've been up to lately...
I made this diaper 'cuz I saw fabric on clearance and decided it would look so cute on Tristan's bum...
And it does!
Here's one of my recent knitting projects. It is called a "Hudson Hat" and lined it with fleece for Tristan. However I apparently made the wrong size as it fits Mike, so I'm going to knit another for Tristan to wear next winter as soon as my yummy hand-dyed yarn gets here that I found on-line. Going to make another for Mike too...'cuz I'm stealing this one for myself. Mike's fishing buddies might appreciate a red, black and grey one more than the multicolored, don't you think?
It is made out of yarn scraps...here is the pile in the beginning.
While waiting for my yummy hand dyed yarn, I decided to research dyeing my own! And dove in...here is what I just dyed up this week. John Deere Tractor colors! I'm going to make an aplique on a T-shirt with the tractor fabric for Tristan and knit him something with the yarn to go with it.
A couple toddler play aprons sewn out of dish towels for a Relay For Life benefit auction.
Crafty mamas...I need ideas for this next one (this is where you dig deep for that inspiration and creativity)! This is a picture of Tristans FAVORITE jammies (Hrmmm...wonder why...do you see tractors?). He's just about outgrown them and I can't find another pair anywhere (believe me, I've looked!). I need an idea for what to make these jammies into. I thought of cutting out the middle and making a pillow, but that is so...I don't know...generic. I want to do something he'll think is cool for many years!
So that is how I've been spending my time while Tristan gives me a couple hours napping (or pretending he's napping anyway) or after he's gone to bed when Mike is working. Can't wait for warm weather to get us out of the house and I can be crafty in my garden! What about you?
5 comments:
Tiff, you are seriously amazing! What beautiful things you hand make! I treasure still all my handmade baby gifts you gave me at my shower and will use them all again if we have another! Love all your projects and how imaginative you are. I can't believe how cute the hat turned out from that pile of yarn scraps. I wish I had an idea for the jammies, but I am not so crafty. :)
Dang girl! I am completely and utterly amazed! Everything is so cute! But the hat you knit out of yarn SCRAPS, that is one of the coolest things ever!
The jammies things.....hmmm...does he have a special bear or something you could make little clothes for? Maybe that's kind of a girly thing, but I think it would be cute to make little clothes for one of his stuffed animals out of the jammies. Or even a cute little blanket for him to snuggle with?
Oh my gosh Tiff! Amazing!!! You should start making and selling things on Craigslist. Would you consider making some things for the boys if I pay you?
I actually liked the idea of a little pillow....then he could carry it around, etc. But that is just my totally non-creative mind thinking. : )
Love the hat that you knitted for Tristan! :) A good idea for all my odds and ends of yarn! :) Love the color of the hand-dyed yarn.
~Danielle :)
You are so awesome!! How much time do you have on your hands??? Such great stuff!!!
Two things with the jammies (I'm not as creative as you, so you'll have to forgive me)...
1. Save them and give them to his son.
2. Use it to wrap around a frame of a picture of him wearing the jammies, or use it as the background in a pic and then cut him a chunk to use as a "blanket" for his toys.
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