Birthday Crafts

I've been so busy crafting and sewing that I've had little time to blog. So here's a few cute things I did for Jayne's Birthday this past week.

Cookie Cups

It may look hard, but it's ooh so easy! Take oatmeal cookie dough (I used choc chip cookie dough that uses oats and just left out the choc chips), and put in your greased muffin tins (about 1 T per cup). Flatten the dough out so it lines the muffin wholes. Bake in the oven about 15-20 min. They should be golden brown. Use a spoon when they come out of the oven to push down the sides and middle. Let it cool completely, then fill with pudding (I used vanilla) and top with fruit. The kids loved them. We had these on Jayne's actually bday since I didn't want to make more cakes when it was just the 4 of us celebrating on her actual day.

Birthday Skirt
Of course Jayne needed a new outfit to wear to preschool on her actual Bday. I've been wanting to make the Turkey Skirt off the MADE website. It didn't disappoint. I would have liked another 6 rows of ruffles but I got tired. I'm going to do a brown one for fall and will know how much time it will take. But I still thought this turned out cute.

Party Favor
Who doesn't need a cute new pair of sandals for summer? Tie on some small strips of various colored fabric, trim them up a little, and voila... a fun pair of sandals. Too bad I had to make 20 pairs! But the girls loved them, so it was worth it.

Birthday Cake and Faux Ice Cream Cones
My mom gets all the credit for the cake and "ice cream" cones. I delegated :-) Thanks mom! The princess cake was fun. She used all sorts of ingredients. But the faux ice cream cones where awesome! In the bottom of the cone is candy (she used skittles), then there is a cupcakes inserted upside down, put a little frosting on that then put a mini cupcake on top of that. Frost the whole thing, add sprinkles and a candy on top! Looks like an ice cream cone but it's really cake and frosting. This was awesome for the kids! I didn't need plates and forks and they all gobbled it up! Thanks for all your help mom!!

Ready for Spring...

I don't know about you, but I'm ready for spring! I finally finished this top to match the skirt I made Jayne around Christmas time. It's finally warming up enough to wear it! Can't wait for Spring! **Skirt pattern is the twirly skirt patterns from previous post. Tshirt is from Target with matching applique. I tried to find a shirt to match but none of the pinks or browns would go so, had to make my own.

Decoupage

I haven't done any decoupage since I was a kid. But I always love these type of signs/artwork/decor at the craft shows but would never buy it, cause I figured I could always do that myself. Well, I finally did! And of course I didn't just tackle the most recent upcoming holiday. Had to do a bunch :-) Thanks to my crafty friend Wendy, for helping me get it all out and finally get my blocks done!!
All you need to decoupage is some wood blocks. Paint them up however you'd like. Find some cool background paper/image/design. Put some modge podge all over the block and press the paper on. Do again to attach the letter/word/design on top of that. Add as many layers as you'd like. Finish with a top coat of modge podge and you're done! So easy. And so very cute!

Smocked Summer Dresses

I was at my mom's sewing this week and we had so much fun getting side tracked! We're trying to work on this massive quilt project for my grandma's birthday. It's tedious and we still have a long way to go. It's much more fun working on our squares together so we can chat while we sew. But we also decided to do another little project and make smocked sundresses! My mom learned how to do this and made one for my little girl, Jayne, and I decided I had to have one too! I love it and am going to make several more to wear the rest of the summer for both Jayne and myself. They really are an almost 1 size fits all. My sisters and brother's girlfriends were all trying the same dress on and we're all different sizes and it looked good on everyone. Kinda crazy. I think I might make a few to sell in my shop!

If you want to make your own click here for how-to instructions from Heather Ross on the Martha Stewart Show.

My First Diaper Cake

These diaper cakes are so cute but so expensive to buy. I just knew I could figure out how to put it together. It was so much fun and I think turned out quite cute!