Crafty....or Crappy

My last month seems to have disappeared. I'm not quite sure why it slipped by so fast, but at least I have a few finished projects to show for it. As always, some of it turned out crappy, some of it I really like.
First I made a new shower curtain for the girls' bathroom. We had this cheap-o rubber duck one that I always hated, and well, it had to go. Unfortunately, I could never find one that I liked, and in the right colors so I didn't have to change my mats and towels, too. It's so trivial, I know, but it's just how the decorating area of my brain works. So, I decided to make my own, which was surprisingly easy. All it required was sewing some straight lines, and 12 button holes. Oh, and a little hint I found on the internet, should you sew your own shower curtain, is to sew a few pennies into the bottom, to weigh it down. I was glad I did that. I do wish it weren't so boring. It's a cute print, but I've seen cuter shower curtains. I'm afraid this project is right on the line between crafty and crappy. I hope that some day I will add a cute row of fabric flowers to jazz it up a bit. For now, it's up.

I finally finished my diaper bag. Most of the votes for the fabric were for this one, so I went with it.

It turned out ok. I'm hoping that once it's filled with stuff, it will be a little bit more sturdy. I used plenty of interfacing, but my lining was really thin. We'll see. I had some left over fabric, so I made a diaper carrier (it holds a few diapers and a small thing of wipes so I can grab them quick), and a changing pad....which was totally crappy. I forgot how hard it is to sew vinyl. And bias tape--that stuff makes me want to swear.

Ok, now I'm moving on to my favorites. Yay!

A while back, my friend was over working on a project with me. She too, was preggo (she's since had her baby), and started talking about this idea called a "push present." Basically, a gift a husband should buy for his pregnant wife for poppin' out a baby. I quite liked the idea of buying myself....I mean, Kade buying me....a present. I'd been eyeing the new Silhouette machines, and felt like it would improve my quality of life. A week and a half later, I had my new Silhouette all set up and ready to go. Now, when I was pregnant with Ailee, I copied somebody else's idea off the internet to make some pictures for her room. They were only ok, but I have my cool new machine now, and decided to make them look spectacular:

I am very pleased with the outcome. Here's a closeup of one of the little birdies.

Needless to say, I am in love with my new silhouette. I think I will get my money's worth out of it.

I saved the best for last. I love how this project turned out. A while back, I'd found one of those snuggly little zip up covers for a car seat at a yard sale. I had a boyish blue print for the fabric, so I decided to recover it. Here is my finished product:

This is what you can do with a 2$ find at a yard sale, a yard of fabric, a zipper, and some bias tape (yuck). I love how snuggly and warm it looks....I just need a cute little baby to fill it up, now!