Some recent crafty projects.

I like to do crafty things. It feeds my creative urges. I've been meaning to put some projects on here, but some were Christmas presents so I had to wait. This first one is a blanket (can I call it a quilt? that sounds too fancy for what it is...) I made for Ezra's bed. It fits the top of a toddler bed perfectly. I love it because he can make his own bed easily and he loves it because the flip side is orange, a color he is obsessed with! I didn't use a pattern or anything, I just measured, cut and sewed.

This is the Black Apple etsy doll. I found the tutorial she did on Martha Stewart. Here's the link.

They are really easy to make. I've made four but I forgot to take a picture of the other one. On the later dolls I decided it would be better to sew on the face instead of paint it on so they would be easier to wash.

The top two I gave to our Polish neighbors who moved back to Poland. We miss them already!

This is a pin cushion. I found the idea here.

Flip side

These are bean bags I made for the kids. I just sewed up three sids, put in black beans and sewed it up by hand. They really like to throw them around and their daddy teaches them lots of funny games to play with them. 

I stole this idea from the nieniedialogues. 

I used thick wrapping paper and glued it to the back of the the bookshelf. I like how it turned out. You might have to click on the picture to see it better.