Animal Abuse

I was cruising through my Google reader the other day when I came across this fantastic idea for making your own pet t-shirts from The Long Thread.  I almost bought some shirts just like that for back to school but I saw the tutorial and thought “I’ve got the stuff!” so I gave it a whirl.   I tried doing shirts with Perry our bulldog on them but it took me forever to figure it out so I opted for good ol’ generic pictures instead.

Everything was working just fine and they were looking cuter than cute until I applied the heat.  This little kitty didn’t like the iron very well.  There’s a big brown spot under her eye where a mysterious piece of lint got burnt under the iron on while I was ironing it on.  Iron 1, me 0.  Sorry Ash.

 

I’m not a quitter so on with shirt #2.  Cute princess pug- check.  Shirt that’s not very heat tolerant in one stinking spot- uh oh.  There’s a brown line of burnt shirt running from the pug’s head to the bottom hem.  Great.  Iron 2, me 0.  Not to mention the iron on package said to wash before wearing and now this pug has no recognizable face since the black washed out (no picture of that). Sorry Kaci.

Third times a charm right?  Right?  Um no.  Another piece of stinking lint under the puppies eye, but you can’t tell so Ha Ha iron!  I got a little cocky after the iron on actually worked, sort of, and tried blinging up the stitching under the puppy (by request).  That’s where the iron got me.  Dang you Panasonic!  The entire row of diamonds slipped under the stitching on one side only and I didn’t catch it until I was finished.  Of course they’re permanent you know.  Sorry Mack.

So I managed to create 3 burnt animal play shirts. It really is a great tutorial and really easy to do, it just wasn’t my craft night last night and anything that could go wrong did.  Sometimes we all have bummer days, most people just quit while the quittin’s good.  I don’t.  The plus is that my grandma gave me a stash of $1 shirts last year and these were the last 3 so I’m not out big bucks.  I’m just low on iron on self esteem and bling.

My tips for this project:  Don’t use black and white images, they wash out more than the colored.  Don’t iron while pregnant.

Have a fantastic Thursday and I hope your crafty luck is better than mine!

Miss Mary Mack

All dressed in… Good Folks? Much better than black if you ask me. I did manage to throw on a silver button though.

My little Mack turned 6 last week and it seemed only fair that if I’m going to be making things for all her cousins she should have one to, especially for her birthday.

I used Butterick B4118 view A for the basic shape (because figuring out sleeves stinks) but I know this pattern is not as full as I like so I cut it out one size bigger and used my own seam allowance. I just extended the length to make it a dress- easy!

I had a few questions that I forgot to answer before I accidently deleted all my mail so I thought I’d answer them here for the good of all. There were more than that but some were duplicates so I think this should cover it.

~Q&A’s~

Project cousin skirt

Shawnna said...

Can you tell us where to get the pattern for this skirt? it is uber cute!

A: Thanks, I made the skirts by looking at a picture I saved a few years ago and winging it so no pattern. Sorry! But if you want to buy one or try to wing it yourself I was inspired by a Matilda Jane skirt kind of like this one.

Big Bad Bermuda’s

Crafty Mama said...

I think they are super cute! How did you do the inside of the leg or were the pants already lined? Regardless they are adorable!

A: I cut the jeans off where I wanted them and opened up the outside seam on the legs by a few inches. I pinned a strip of fabric to the jeans right sides together and sewed up and around and then turned it so it’s just lined for a few inches on the inside and it kind of made it’s own vent that way. Hope that makes sense. I wish I would have skipped the top stitching I did though.

Back into the trenches for today. This lemon lime popcorn isn’t going to eat itself ;).

I want to cry!

I want to cry every day just because I’m hormonally imbalanced right now but I really want to cry because after a month I finally have my very own internet back!  I really appreciate those who let me steal their internet every once in a while but there’s nothing like being able to get on and blog in your jammies you know?  It might take me a year to get caught up with email and I don’t even want to look at my Google reader right now but I can, and it feels good.

We’re smack dab in the middle of a family reunion this weekend but while my pot yuck dessert is cooking I thought I’d share a little of what I’ve been up to.

 

Just a quick carrier cover in boyish colors.  I can’t wait to put a tiny little bum in there. I’ve been sewing up a storm the last few weeks so I have other good stuff I’ll show off when the family stuff slows down.  Have a fantastic weekend!  I love that I can say that- in my jammies even ;).

Project cousin installment #1

I think I've mentioned project cousin before and thought I would share it today. Project cousin is basically where I am Ashlyn's sweat shop worker until she has sent a package of something to wear to each and every one of her girl cousins. It started with a birthday gift and her wanting to have a matching skirt to wear to church with her cousin. There are several cousins at church and I didn't want anyone to feel left out so I told her we'll just make a big project out of it and make one for everyone. I also stink at doing birthday gifts and usually only give one every 3 years so I figured it was about time.

I'm stupid, there I said it. Have I ever mentioned Cody has 8 brothers and sisters and I have 5 and most of them have more than 2 kids? I did find out that if I make the same skirt over and over and over again until I want to throw stuff at the wall I can whip out 2 a day. Here's what I have so far.

Day 9 and 3 skirts. I said I could make 2 a day but really I cut one out, eat some chocolate, sew a seam, make something really bad for me to eat, and call it a day.

Good thing they are fun and fast or I would have quit after #1. Thought I should mention the design- not mine so there won't be a tutorial. After my 50th one maybe I'll do something original I can do a tute for!

Have a fantastic what ever day I scheduled this for since my computer still stinks.

El Gut update

I'm not sure if it's a been there done that attitude or the fact that I'm over half way through baking this little buddy and I'm not prepared for #6 mentally but either way I'm not posting as much about my pregnancy this time as I did with Kennedy. I get comments, emails, and my family keeps harassing me to post a nice juicy belly shot and update and I'm nothing if not a show off so I thought today is as good a day as any. Plus I actually got dressed today. So here's the skinny... or I guess fatty on my bulging middle and little buddy.


That shirt is deceiving. My belly is so low I want to sing "does your gut hang low, does it wobble to and fro" every time I walk. I feel huge but I've been told I don't look it. When you can't see your feet or stand up without assistance it's hard to believe. I'm 23 weeks this week so about 6 months (I think). I feel, well pregnant so I guess that's a good thing since I am. There are two things I hear every month I go to the doctor and I'll share them because those of you that haven't had children yet need to be prepared for what you'll hear later on- "Wow that's a yellow purse" and "With your weight gain... try to slow it down". If I were a gambling woman I would place a bet that I'll hear that next time to. That's the extent of my Dr. visits.

I have enough diapers already to change an army of babies and I'm slowly adding to the clothing pile but I have to tell you, I really thought I was having a girl so I'm still adjusting to needing boy stuff. I gave Jeremy's stuff away a few x chromosomes ago so I need to get cracking! He has a name but I don't want to start a family fued so I'm not going to post it until it's legally his. We haven't decided on a middle name yet though.

I think that about wraps it up and the next update will probably be to show you my chubby little guy! Of course you'll have to wait until November for that ;).

Big Bad Bermudas

So I like to sew stuff. A lot. But I've never ever in my entire life ever made cut off shorts. I know you're thinking "How hard is that?". For me, very. I always think they look like, well, cut off jeans. I tried my hand at it the other day out of necessity more than anything else and can I tell you...

I kind of like them. Be kind, they're my first attempt.

They were kind of growing on me until Ashlyn put them on and one leg is longer than the other. It has to be Ashlyn because I know I measured twice and cut once. Oh well. On to version #2 I guess. Is it so hard to cut off jeans or is that just me?

Funner in the Summer!

I think I mentioned before about Mique and her fun blog 30 Handmade Days, but in case I you haven't heard she's been doing an entire summer's worth of fun projects and today is my day! I'm so excited to share my secret project... but you'll have to go over there for the tutorial. Sneaky I know but you'll want to go check out all the other projects to!

Have a fantastic Thursday!

My spare 20

No, not my spare 20 pounds. I passed that marker months ago. I managed to eek out an extra 20 minutes to myself this week and what did I do with it? I made a skirt for Ashlyn. At 8:00 last night. So she could wear it this morning. I thought about cramming another 800 calories worth of sweets down my gullet and watching a British comedy on OPB instead but my Dr. has put the fear in me that babies turn sugar into baby fat. She's my new doctor, my regular one (my favorite) retired on me. I'm not sure if I've mentioned before that I'm addicted to sweets or not ;). She keeps asking me if I want to deliver another 9+ lb baby... hmm. I keep telling Cody that I'm going to have this baby at home so I don't have to go to her anymore. Ignorance is bliss!

Ashlyn and I are going to kick off project cousin this week so I'll share that soon. I'll be up to my eyeballs in elastic and fabric so it should be a ton of fun. I also have a secret project to share Thursday so this week will be rockin'.

Have a great sabbath and eat a couple extra brownies for me. Oh, and don't forget the marshmallow milkshake!

I'm a little late in posting my button project for July, more stinking computer issues. I'm not going to bore you with how I'm going to light my computer on fire tonight and make plastic tasting smores over it. I'm going to show off my Button Shop Creative Team feature that I did for Monday.
I got a sampling of the "Sweetie Tweetie" buttons and I know I say this every time but they are completely adorable. My kids are constantly asking me if they can eat Tessa's buttons so I thought it would be fun to put them on a cupcake apron for Mary, my little chocolate loving buddy. I love how it turned out and think I need one for me. Not a maternity one though so maybe next year ;).

I'm working on a few things for next week so maybe I'll give a sneak later this week... if I can pull it together!

Have a fantastic Wednesday. I'm off to light up the ol' Dell! Anyone wanna pass me the Hershey's bars?

P.S. Unless we get if fixed tonight I'll be checking my mail and stuff once a week, so really I'm not ignoring anyone. I might die of internet withdrawals.

Extra fireworks will be fired

Today was the big day, I had my 20 week ultrasound this morning! I’ve been so worried that something was going to be wrong. Not that I have a big reason to feel that way but I’ve been so blessed to have 5 healthy kids I was nervous that something could come up this time. I feel that way every single time though. Everything looks great, so that’s a big relief. Baby is growing as it should and is just the cutest little 11 ounce thing.

We were lucky enough to get 2 short little digital clips along with the pictures so it was fun to bring the disk home and let the kids watch their new sibling kick around and wave at them. I was going to add a picture of my pregnant self today but nah… don’t feel like it. How about I tell the gender instead?

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I’m nice like that. I figure it’s the least I can do. Isn’t finding out you’re pregnant and then waiting to see what it will look like surprise enough?

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I say so! No one will convince me other wise. Ever. I give better gifts to people who tell. Not really but I should start doing that ;).

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So, it’s a….

Mustache Onesie!!!! Yep, Jeremy’s pleading has been heard and he will get the brother we keep forgetting to order for him. I don’t want to jinx myself and say it too many times or bits might just fall off in the next 20 weeks.

Now to scrounge up baby boy ideas. I typed that so it doesn’t count towards the jinxing. I feel in the mood to light blue fire works now.

Have a happy and safe 4th weekend!