Learning to sew, project #3

As some of you know, my goal for the summer was to teach myself how to sew. This week, I decided to try my hand at making a sleeve for my Nook Color. I Googled tutorials for Nook sleeves and stumbled upon this FABULOUS tutorial from Little Birdie Secrets. Her instructions are great, and I followed them exactly. The only change I made was that I didn't use minky fabric because I was trying to go as cheap as possible... If I get good at this, I will opt for the minky and make gifts for people.

This was only the third sewing project I've ever attempted. The zipper was quite frustrating, but I got through it. (Thank goodness for seam rippers and a sense of humor.) I am going to try one more for my mom today. :)

Baby's room art for less than eight bucks!

If you didn't already hear, we are expecting a baby girl this Thanksgiving. Life is going to be super fun raising a boy and a girl. Very exciting!

Anyhow, in order to make room for our new addition, we had to clear out my office (so sad!), and turn it into a nursery.

Once it was cleared, we were left with an empty and very purple room. Yup. Purple.

Nothing some paint and a new rug can't fix, right?

I need to post a picture of the curtains at the right length. My mom has since fixed the hem. :)

While my darling husband works on the closet and my mom worked on new curtains, I decided to add some art to her room. (Which, of course, brings us to the actual crafty part of this post).

Several months back, I saw a something pinned on Pinterest. It brought me to blog post on the blog Virginia & Charlie. I loved her idea. I sat with it for the longest time. Finally, I had a reason to do this project! I decided that the baby girl's room needed me to give it whirl.

So, of course, I ran to the craft store. I bought a 2 pack of inexpensive canvas for $7.99 and two bottles of puff paint-for $1.80 each. Other supplies I used: a pencil, acrylic paint, a paintbrush, ribbon and Elmer's glue (all of which I already had on hand).

First, I sketched out my design and then traced it with the puff paint. I let it dry and actually added another coat.

 Once that was completed, I let the puff paint dry for 48 hours. Then I painted over the top with my acrylic paint.

Finally, I added some ribbon around the edge of the canvas.

Now, we have something cute that Mommy made for her wall. Yay!

It's Super!

I saw these pinned on Pinterest a while ago, and I decided to go ahead and make them so I can have them ready for next month.  Being a mom, full time student, and a crafty genius wanna-be sometimes forces me to do things early.

They are just about the EASIEST Valentines EVER. Hey, you friends, you have to wait until next year. :P I saw it first!

This is the pin. The blog I was directed to is DesignMom.com. It's simply really. Get a close up shot of your kiddo holding his/her hand out. Add some text. Print it. Cut Slits. Insert lollipop.

Totally cute and totally awesome.

Yay for the internet. Yay for crafty people sharing their goodies. Yay for Pinterest!

Now, as far as the picture, please pay no attention to the scalloped edges. I couldn't find my scissors. The actual Valentines are being printed on better paper. This was just to give you all the general idea.