tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19345176774196312952024-03-05T01:59:25.897-08:00I Do Get Crafty Once in a WhileEmilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11450808986911204788noreply@blogger.comBlogger87125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1934517677419631295.post-57324258751478572632021-12-28T19:56:00.003-08:002021-12-28T19:56:50.242-08:00Church Bag<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiqYT10nRG3wwjz6GAq8LCZdJDp54U8r2A9rmQa0at-mXV-Hldrhz_4Dle_6oHecn8ZZ-kPtSrCePMsP3rd59vOlkEkTBgR2ONImd6MTBhFXIIvEEbf7oZ8VOoymMwWegH9VIEazs0Cbctfx7zWhiGOWz9SAg_NDK0bOxltDYTciXju3YQLhLh1dKWw=s4000" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiqYT10nRG3wwjz6GAq8LCZdJDp54U8r2A9rmQa0at-mXV-Hldrhz_4Dle_6oHecn8ZZ-kPtSrCePMsP3rd59vOlkEkTBgR2ONImd6MTBhFXIIvEEbf7oZ8VOoymMwWegH9VIEazs0Cbctfx7zWhiGOWz9SAg_NDK0bOxltDYTciXju3YQLhLh1dKWw=s320" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">During the pandemic I bought 30 yards of fabric from some friend of a friend of a friend in Ghana who was trying to earn some money. I was hoping to use the fabric for mask covers (I made more than 1000), but it took so long for the people bringing the fabric to get here, that it was too late for masks. So, I ended up using some of the fabric for American Girl doll clothes, gave some to an African man who came and bought something at our house, donated some to a charity that makes bags, then made a few bags for us. The fabric is heavier than quilting cotton, but not as heavy as duck cloth. I wanted to record here that I think the perfect size for carrying a folder and a few things to church is 14" x 32" with 3" x 27" straps.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I don't need to go into great instructions on making the bags, but you need to fold the big piece of fabric in half and sew up the sides and create your depth in your preferred manner. For the straps, I just ironed in each long edge 1/2" then folded the whole thing the long way in half and sewed down each side. I probably put each end of the strap in from each edge of the bag about 3-4". I re-enforced each strap also.</div><p></p>Emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11450808986911204788noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1934517677419631295.post-87891984629361812922021-01-01T17:04:00.003-08:002021-01-01T17:04:50.439-08:0012 Days of Christmas 2020<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3R448OHK8p7RMeKKlpJleYVPU61XQiMrvrmQrZqqHn4i6N35eEkCiNrEOhlbb5wMM-cnfNZVqO9kfAkuh-iyjuBEFtCP5u5G1ShuJOfSWp059aiapIMXnQby591xmV8wyiMNe4eWJ1TY/s600/0aa267b8-0cbb-4391-9789-f2688c69ca07.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="450" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3R448OHK8p7RMeKKlpJleYVPU61XQiMrvrmQrZqqHn4i6N35eEkCiNrEOhlbb5wMM-cnfNZVqO9kfAkuh-iyjuBEFtCP5u5G1ShuJOfSWp059aiapIMXnQby591xmV8wyiMNe4eWJ1TY/w307-h320/0aa267b8-0cbb-4391-9789-f2688c69ca07.jpg" width="307" /></a></div><p>Everyone's been missing everyone, so to make some connections again we decided again to do the 12 Days of Christmas for all my 7 Primary activity girls' families (one of them being us). As I was planning it, I got a new partner, so she planned 3 of the days I hadn't purchased for yet. I didn't take good pictures, but wanted to at least make note of what we did for future reference. It was nice because we didn't need to deliver to ourselves, my partner took care of that! Our family all took turns delivering. My 11-year old probably enjoyed it the most, but it was a great family activity. I wonder if anyone didn't know who was making the drop offs since all of them have doorbell cameras!</p><p>1. I was going to do pears and a tree and a picture of a bird or something, but my partner got some nice pear chapstick.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0HAwuH9LBYIua4QA1UQNvnQYimRxpi8IAVH4IVy1Ypm5PT9WuevE6bZAjTcUhURvptXK2NRsCZYC0pAR4uHix-2B-QJcE7HfRLPmJjEnaHIjD0VxDqBgK3qqGKrg5KkjqOPWQLJ0ORBI/s600/d20b5e4c-81e8-4166-927a-18e55965ea01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="564" data-original-width="600" height="301" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0HAwuH9LBYIua4QA1UQNvnQYimRxpi8IAVH4IVy1Ypm5PT9WuevE6bZAjTcUhURvptXK2NRsCZYC0pAR4uHix-2B-QJcE7HfRLPmJjEnaHIjD0VxDqBgK3qqGKrg5KkjqOPWQLJ0ORBI/w320-h301/d20b5e4c-81e8-4166-927a-18e55965ea01.jpg" title="My partner does way cuter stuff than me!" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">You can see that my partner does way cuter stuff than me!</div><p>2. Turtle candy individually wrapped from the dollar store and Dove soap. I hope the chocolate didn't taste like the soap in the end!</p><p>3. I can't remember what my partner ended up doing for this, but I was going to make French bread and shape it like birds.</p><p>4. Chicken in a Biscuit crackers.</p><p>5. Ring Pops.</p><p>6. I was going to do a half dozen eggs, but my partner did those European egg candy things with the toy inside and cute golden-sprayed feathers on top. I'm sure the girls enjoyed the egg/candy more than actual eggs!</p><p>7. Hot chocolate pouches with a bag of marshmallows for the swans.</p><p>8. Graham crackers and milk (Honey Maid(s) a Milking).</p><p>9. Pirouettes, but I got the Pirouline's from Walmart and put a Pirouette label on them, since Pirouline's isn't a balet move.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisl2zOz2e6cL0u7qVsTXd8zCWTfMLb1DtS5HW-mav4P5E44rvzAp8Bkps29j4gXcZCoA3LztJqrtxUa9Lv2VUrRb08R8MriU2OxeYuWxVhvZC-Q-gNGq1FfrT6SnJEb9DJeuHtelgsCi8/s1500/91X1UJ9LB4L._SL1500_+1.30.53+PM.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="803" data-original-width="1500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisl2zOz2e6cL0u7qVsTXd8zCWTfMLb1DtS5HW-mav4P5E44rvzAp8Bkps29j4gXcZCoA3LztJqrtxUa9Lv2VUrRb08R8MriU2OxeYuWxVhvZC-Q-gNGq1FfrT6SnJEb9DJeuHtelgsCi8/s320/91X1UJ9LB4L._SL1500_+1.30.53+PM.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p><br /></p>10. Grasshopper cookies for Lord's a leaping, but I got the Winco kind and put a Grasshopper sticker on it.<p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzgqhZ0rssRLhuNVnT5oKadzKyw0MlbxQJxYrA1tJ2T6VqYmwsSJfebJ4P9kENQe8CuiY2zuizJlIbrNU5UpP_0P6QjDjxJYOtY2dGZigUXRVEQ4a81FX3mZAYGamhbUopzrsWUU82s8g/s361/917GFUx-c0L._SX522_PIbundle-6%252CTopRight%252C0%252C0_SX522SY285SH20_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="231" data-original-width="361" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzgqhZ0rssRLhuNVnT5oKadzKyw0MlbxQJxYrA1tJ2T6VqYmwsSJfebJ4P9kENQe8CuiY2zuizJlIbrNU5UpP_0P6QjDjxJYOtY2dGZigUXRVEQ4a81FX3mZAYGamhbUopzrsWUU82s8g/s320/917GFUx-c0L._SX522_PIbundle-6%252CTopRight%252C0%252C0_SX522SY285SH20_.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p><br /></p>11. Instead of pipers piping I did poppers popping with popcorn.<p></p><p>12. Instead of drummers drumming, I did dummers dumming with Dum-Dum suckers. Yeah, I got *really* creative.</p><p>To make things cute, I added a little text to pictures online.<br /><br /></p>Emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11450808986911204788noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1934517677419631295.post-88132423813746331782016-11-03T20:53:00.003-07:002016-11-03T20:53:46.900-07:00Parrot CostumeI decided to be a pirate for Halloween this year. I had everything I needed except for boots, so I decided to make some shoe covers that looked like boots with some fake felt I had. I tried and tried shapes mainly for the Sonja costume, but still needed to know how to do them for myself. I found a couple tutorials that helped:<br />
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<br />Emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11450808986911204788noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1934517677419631295.post-42569337544381227552016-11-03T20:46:00.001-07:002016-11-03T20:46:29.037-07:00Sonja the HedgehogDid you even know there's a Sonja the Hedgehog? Yep. It's Sonic's sister. I think she turned out pretty cute, pink hair and all.<br />
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<br />Emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11450808986911204788noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1934517677419631295.post-34170913268988776052016-11-03T20:42:00.000-07:002016-11-03T20:42:05.643-07:00Colonial DayIn the middle of Halloween madness, it was Colonial Day for the 5th grade. I was crazy and decided to make a dress a week before. I was able to borrow a pattern and the dress turned out great. A little big, but super cute. I should have made the 10 rather than the 12 so it would fit my smaller daughters in the future in 5th grade.<br />
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<br />Emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11450808986911204788noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1934517677419631295.post-4309922625333673082016-10-20T20:50:00.002-07:002016-10-20T20:50:33.186-07:00Halloween Fun - Boho BagI used this tutorial for <a href="https://destashification.com/2011/08/28/boho-sling-bag-tutorial/" target="_blank">this</a> cute hippie bag:<br />
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<br />Emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11450808986911204788noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1934517677419631295.post-66039157306192834672016-08-23T21:38:00.003-07:002016-08-23T21:41:51.338-07:00Sergers RockMy daughter keeps asking for skirts. Sometimes it's just easier to make them yourself, ya know?<br />
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This one was a women's XXL from Target, cut down:<br />
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This was a L shirt from Kohl's cut down for a 7 y.o. I might round out the bottom, but we'll see how we like it on.<br />
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Then, I bought this HUGE poncho shirt (it was marked a small, but it's more like a man's XXL in width). I found this AWESOME tutorial from <a href="http://www.itsalwaysautumn.com/2013/08/30/the-easy-tee-raglan-sleeve-tutorial.html" target="_blank">It's Always Autumn</a> on making a easy t-shirt and simple baseball/raglan shirt. I didn't want to mess with the cute neck on this one, so I just did the easy t.<br />
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I also took in a cute peasant top, but didn't take a pic. My old one is just a little tight in the bust since I'm nursing and fatter thank I'd like to be. I needed a bit more room.<br />
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These were my starting experiments with old t-shirts:<br />
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I also learned how to put in elastic with the serger!<br />
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This is so awesome. The options are endless. I should probably take a class.Emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11450808986911204788noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1934517677419631295.post-64414222225860292352015-10-09T14:04:00.000-07:002015-10-09T14:04:09.310-07:00Garage ShelvesIt's been almost a year since I posted anything. Go figure. It's been busy.<br />
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Anyway, we moved into a home that had a bare garage. I liked the Monkey Bar system, but didn't want to pay for it, so <a href="http://www.instructables.com/id/Heavy-Duty-Shelf-Brackets/" target="_blank">I found this idea on Instructables</a>.<br />
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We modified just a tad, of course, and my husband did the quick math. We think they turned out great. I'm saving the math for future reference.<br /><br />
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Emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11450808986911204788noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1934517677419631295.post-18821091031032682892014-11-09T20:54:00.003-08:002014-11-09T20:54:19.354-08:00Big T-Shirts to Little NightgownsI recently inherited a serger from my grandmother who died a year ago. Also recently, my husband cleaned out his part of the closet. In the process, he pulled out a bunch of t-shirts that he didn't want anymore, so I thought I'd pull out my "new" serger and see if I could make those shirts into girls' nightgowns! I just traced shirts that fit my girls and came up with a few:<br />
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<br />Emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11450808986911204788noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1934517677419631295.post-8966908037574104612014-07-21T15:08:00.003-07:002014-07-21T15:08:29.805-07:00Scripture BagsIt's a tradition to give our kids scriptures when they turn 8. Well, I can't say it's really a tradition as we've only done it once, but we intended to when our 2nd child turned 8, too, but forgot. So, as a late gift, we got her scriptures and I made a case. The 4-year old (at the time) of course wanted a cute scripture bag, too, so I pulled out some of my old scriptures and made her a bag for them for her birthday. I think they turned out cute. I didn't even really measure anything!<br />
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Emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11450808986911204788noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1934517677419631295.post-80231860940358314112014-07-20T21:05:00.002-07:002014-07-20T21:06:43.479-07:00Little White DressAround the time I made <a href="http://emilyscraftblog.blogspot.com/2014/02/8-year-old-baptism-dress.html" target="_blank">the baptism dress</a>, I also made a dress for our 4 year old. It turned out like this:<br />
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She's super skinny so we can fit it over her head, but I should have put in a side zipper or not made the waistband so tight and added a tie in the back (but I ran out of fabric anyway). I may be able to go back in a add a zipper in the side. Perhaps I can go back to the fabric store and buy a little more fabric and change the waistband. Bummer. It looks more like the dress I was baptized in.Emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11450808986911204788noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1934517677419631295.post-59114067156131744242014-07-07T08:22:00.000-07:002014-07-07T08:22:13.058-07:00Updates from 1999 to Today<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Our daughter turns 8 at the end of the month, and I wanted her to have something other than the traditional jump suit to be baptized in. I was baptized in the same dress as my mom and some of her sisters, as well as my own sister, but my mom doesn't think she'll be able to find the dress anymore at my grandma's house. So I thought I could recreate the dress, but decided not to when I saw a picture of it. This is my sister on her baptism day in the dress:</div>
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This is me on my baptism day in the pink dress. These days, the trend is to get baptized in the jump suit, then get a fancy white dress for the little girl to wear to church. Honestly, the fad kind of bugs me because why would you even consider putting an 8-year old girl in a fancy white dress?? It's not like she's a bride on her wedding day, and it's just going to get dirty. I hate following the crowd, so it's really hard for me to do this. I did ask our daughter if she would like me to make her a pretty white dress to be baptized in and then get her a new, regular dress (not white) for church. She said she wanted the fancy white dress.</div>
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For the baptism, I dressed it up a bit with a few flowers. I think it looked just lovely; I also made a clip for her hair with 2 more clips for her little sisters so they could match.</div>
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Emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11450808986911204788noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1934517677419631295.post-55824102076810091482013-12-30T21:05:00.002-08:002013-12-30T21:25:36.442-08:00American Girl Doll Clothes and Sewing with the 7 Year Old<div style="text-align: left;">
We got our 4-year old a Julie American Girl doll for Christmas. We had a 6" Julie, but she somehow she got lost in a pile of laundry and went through the dryer, which melted part of her hair together. The 4 year old had been so good to little Julie - except for the dryer - that we thought we'd get her a big Julie. Big Julies don't get lost in the laundry pile, right?</div>
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So, of course, the first thing Julie needed was some PJs, and I had an old T-shirt that was the perfect color. We couldn't find butterfly ribbon, but picked something the 4-year old liked.</div>
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I used and modified a PJ pattern from <a href="http://www.allthingswithpurpose.com/2013/01/american-girl-doll-pjs-pattern.html">All Things with Purpose</a>.</div>
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As we went through fabric scraps, we found an old bandana from a cowgirl birthday, and thought it would make a great cowgirl dress. After debating, I used a peasant dress pattern from <a href="http://callmecraftymomma.blogspot.com/2010/02/american-girl-doll-dresses.html">Call Me Crafty Momma</a> (I found the instructions to be overly confusing, but the shape/size is right). The little dress needed a belt, so we made one out of felt. It still needs a belt buckle.</div>
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Then, I was just messing around with scraps and made some little Christmas skirts, 2 for my girls and 2 for our little friends and their dolls.</div>
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As we were sewing along, our 7 y.o. wanted to sew, too. Calling her crafty is an understatement, so I thought we'd give it a try. She really liked it. (Wow my chin looks really pointy in that picture!)</div>
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I thought it would be easiest to start with a tube skirt.</div>
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She wanted to make one for her friend, but I was helping her pick out some stitches, pulled the fabric and it just fell apart. I think the fabric was pretty old (or else I'm really strong, ha).</div>
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Instead, she just made her friend a skirt from a leftover Christmas goody-bag we had, just like the red one up above.</div>
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I've been keeping a <a href="http://www.pinterest.com/eebf/american-girl-doll-free-patterns/" target="_blank">Pinterest board of the patterns I'm finding, so check it out!</a> There are lots of great links (including free patterns) out there!<br />
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And P.S. I read somewhere out there that if you use a little bit of water on the doll's curly hair, it helps, and it TOTALLY does! Then if you curl the damp hair around some sort of tube/dowel it will curl it (10-15 seconds) - and that works too! Looks great!</div>
Emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11450808986911204788noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1934517677419631295.post-29966520974291753802013-11-11T20:26:00.001-08:002013-11-11T20:26:13.068-08:00Ruby's Christmas StockingThe poor baby didn't even get a stocking last year because I was too beat to make one. Things are better this year so she gets one. I've tried to have a Christian theme (not Santa theme) for the stockings, so after making 3 other stockings, I was searching for ideas. The eldest has a baby Jesus on his; our 2nd has some lambs, and the 3rd has an angel.<br />
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Since this one's name is Ruby, and a ruby is precious, I thought, hmm, maybe I could do something with the gifts from the wise men. So I put three "gifts" on her stocking to represent the three wise men and their gifts. I'm not sure I'm loving the colors, but I'm not going to change it now.<br />
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The more I think about this, though, the sillier the whole thing is to me. Why am I putting these Christian symbols on these pagan stockings? Stockings really have NOTHING to do with Christ, so why am I trying to tie them in? Anyway, I surely don't have time to make 6 new fully-pagan stockings, so I'll just continue my already established theme for now.Emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11450808986911204788noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1934517677419631295.post-6097762116493748052013-06-26T19:44:00.001-07:002013-06-26T19:44:24.261-07:00Stroller seat, hat, & nightgownI've had a few little projects lately.<br />
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Our oldest daughter got a bag of clothes from a neighbor, and it included a nightgown, so naturally our next daughter also wanted a "new" nightgown. Lucky for me, I had a shirt that was a hair too small lying around, so I cut it down for a nightgown for her. It turned out great. Even better, the shirt was only $2.50 in the first place! I just took one of her t-shirts and copied it's shape onto my shape and cut it down and sewed it back together. Funny thing was, my shirt was only about 2" wider than hers! Yeah, that could explain why it's a little tight on me!<br />
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This hat isn't perfect, but this girl will be 4 soon. She wants a "beat bug" party. If you don't know what beat bugs are, they're little critters that help kids learn the beat of music in <a href="http://www.kinderbach.com/" target="_blank">Kinder Bach</a>. For some reason, she really, really likes the beat bugs. I wasn't sure how we'd have a beat bug party, but thought I could at least make army hats for her and her friends so they could look sort of like the beat bugs. I found this <a href="http://sistersofthewildwest.blogspot.com/2011/02/free-printable-pattern-and-tutorial.html" target="_blank">pattern/tutorial online</a> from Sisters of the Wild West. OK, so it looks a little weird in the picture.<br />
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Emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11450808986911204788noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1934517677419631295.post-85632627305029137512013-04-30T11:20:00.001-07:002013-04-30T11:20:26.670-07:00Family Match!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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With the pictures (and others) I found for <a href="http://emilyscraftblog.blogspot.com/2013/04/picture-pedigree-display.html" target="_blank">this display</a>, I made a Family Match game. It is so much fun to play with the kids, and makes a great Sunday activity. You can match picture to picture, like normal Memory, or you can match husband to wife, or for even some of the people we can mathch an old picture to a young picture. <br />
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I want to have a pedigree chart on hand so we can also test our skill at creating a picture pedigree with our cards. Someday I plan to create an info card for each individual so that when we make a match we can review a few details about our ancestors. <br />
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I have the ancestors' names divided into 4 different colors for my mom's side, my dad's side, my husband's mom's side, and my husband's dad's side, so that if we want to focus on a specific line, it's easy to divide the cards.<br />
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I created a grid in my word processor (MS Word), then imported the pictures and added names. I used that same template to make my backs which say "Family Match!"Emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11450808986911204788noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1934517677419631295.post-1763792955239898782013-04-30T11:05:00.002-07:002013-04-30T11:07:41.839-07:00No Sew (Baby) Poncho<br />
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Our baby LOVES fleece anything. She was even at our neighbor's and wanted to snuggle a fleece robe! Around Christmastime, I had this little fleece scrap and decided it would be really easy to slit a hole in the middle of it to turn it into a poncho for her to wear. Sometimes it's so hard to put a jacket on a baby, but a poncho is easy! I also found it wonderful to put on her when we're out in the stroller because it doesn't fall off like a regular blanket! Now this may be considered a strangulation hazard, but I am always around her and she can take it off when it bugs her. What's funny is she has one poncho out of this fabric and also one mini-blanket. She's always trying to put the blanket on like her poncho! I should probably just cut a hole it it, too!<br />
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After a few tries, I found I like a circle in the middle of the fabric, rather than a slit. When I cut it, I quartered the fabric, cut a curve to create a hole a little bigger than her neck, then cut a slit down in front to provide enough room for her head to fit through. </div>
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Several years ago I wanted to gather and display pictures of our ancestors in our home. I wanted to put the pictures close to the t.v. and entitle the entire display, "The Stuff I'm Made of." I wanted our kids to become familiar with their ancestors' faces and remember what they're made of when they're tempted to watch something they shouldn't. <br />
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I wanted pictures of our ancestors when they were young, not old, so that we could remember them in their vibrancy. I also wanted to be able to see the family resemblances, which is easier to do with young pictures.<br />
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I wanted to include details of our ancestors' lives such as their education, where they were married, their hobbies, eye color, hair color, height, where they lived, what their profession was, where they served a mission, etc.<br />
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I thought it would be fun to include pictures of things that remind us of them such as their school logo or a ball for the sport they liked most. You can see that this last one didn't get included because those little extras would have just taken up too much space and caused too much clutter.<br />
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I tried to use background paper that would represent the people/person in the pictures. For instance, if she was a teacher, I used paper with letters on it. If he liked the outdoors, I used paper with grass. For those who lived during the typewriter, I found a font that looked like a typewriter. For those of us who lived during the Times New Roman phase, we got that.<br />
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I showed this during one of my RS lessons recently and several women were in awe over it. The stake RS president is in our ward and she asked if I could bring it to share at a stake RS event. It seemed to me to be a big hit there, too. I've always thought it was cool, but I've always liked history stuff. I didn't realize others would also like it, which is why I am writing this post.<br />
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The whole thing took 40+ hours. Most of the time was spent gathering the information about the ancestors. This project includes 4 generations.<br />
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Emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11450808986911204788noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1934517677419631295.post-22756460290684753122013-03-03T12:22:00.002-08:002013-03-03T12:22:30.650-08:00Build Your Own Quilt FrameMy dad also has plans for <a href="http://davidmckaybarker.com/miscellaneous/woodworking-plans/" target="_blank">building your own quilting frames. Here they are, too</a>!Emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11450808986911204788noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1934517677419631295.post-24564090021299695412013-03-03T12:21:00.000-08:002013-04-30T11:21:34.275-07:00Build Your Own Food Storage Shelves<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Many years ago, my dad designed and built several <a href="http://davidmckaybarker.com/miscellaneous/woodworking-plans/" target="_blank">food storage shelves</a> out of wood for small canned goods (soups, fruits, veggies, tuna, etc.). I just realized he has the plans online. If you're in the market for food storage shelves and want to try and make them yourself, they are very sturdy! In the picture, mine are stacked 3 1/2 high (I have a 1/2 shelf in there, too!).Emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11450808986911204788noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1934517677419631295.post-18933798829840436612013-03-01T09:47:00.000-08:002013-03-03T12:27:34.381-08:00Which Batteries Are Best?Our son researched which batteries gave you the best bang for your buck for his science fair project. A few of you wanted to see the results. Here they are!<br />
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I purchased different kinds of batteries and connected them to a motor and timed how long they lasted.<br />
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Some of the least expensive batteries had the best value.<br />
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My Hypothesis was that the battery that cost the most would go the longest because companies make us think that if we pay more we will have a better product.<br />
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1.<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Buy batteries at the dollar store.<br />
2.<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Buy batteries in large packs.<br />
3.<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Buy batteries on sale.<br />
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<b>Best value per hour</b><br />
1. Sunbeam Alkaline (Dollar Tree)<br />
2. Kirkland Signature (Costco)<br />
3. Sunbeam Super Heavy Duty (Dollar Tree)<br />
4. Panasonic Carbon Zinc<br />
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5. Panasonic Alkaline Plus<br />
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6. Duracell Coppertop (Smith’s)<br />
7. Energizer Max (Smith’s)<br />
8. Enercell Alkaline (Radio Shack)<br />
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Emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11450808986911204788noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1934517677419631295.post-39313260871233974622013-01-31T19:09:00.000-08:002013-01-31T19:09:46.867-08:00Retaining Heat During an EmergencyI've been wanting to be better prepared in keeping the house warm in case of an emergency. Our main floor is pretty open with a lot of open doorways, so I've wanted to section off the family room with the fireplace and the kitchen. <br />
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I thought it might be smart to buy some foam board and cut it to fit in the doorways. Shortly after purchasing the foam board, I went to a neighborhood class on emergency light and heat. The instructors suggested taping those space blankets in your doorways. Duh! That would have been a lot easier and cheaper than foam board! Oh well, but I do think these will do a better job.<br />
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We had enough for solid pieces in some of the doorways.<br />
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We're storing them in our garage suspended against the wall near the ceiling.Emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11450808986911204788noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1934517677419631295.post-20357433622403617272013-01-06T20:27:00.000-08:002013-01-06T20:27:05.881-08:00American Girl Doll ClothesWe broke down and got our 6 year old daughter an American Girl doll for Christmas. It's so not like me to get all faddish, but we did go all out and got her the NEW Caroline from 1812. She has pretty blond ringlets and Regency clothes, so how could I resist? Of course I wanted to sew her some clothes, so I, of course again, searched for some FREE patterns online and found a few. I also thought the fantastic <a href="http://sensibility.com/blog/tag/doll/" target="_blank">Sense & Sensibility e-pattern was a deal</a> ($6.95 and I love Jennie Chancey), but haven't made anything from it yet!<br />
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I also used the above pattern to make this little dress. I need a ribbon for a sash and wish I'd made the dress a bit longer, but now I know! I don't really like the shape of the skirt for the bodice either and wish I'd made it fuller and gathered. The neck is also a little big. I used piping left over from one of my pioneer dresses. Glad I didn't throw that away. I made the entire dress by hand while I watched shows on Netflix (<i>The Artist</i> & <i>From Time to Time</i>).<br />
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My mom also made the below dress from a pattern she had from when my sister was a little girl. I'm afraid we might just have too much fun sewing. We'd better save any new dresses for birthday presents!<br />
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<br />Emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11450808986911204788noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1934517677419631295.post-49883175376035992752013-01-03T21:39:00.001-08:002013-01-03T21:41:06.172-08:0012 Days of ChristmasThis year we thought it would be fun to do the 12 Days of Christmas for some neighbors. Growing up we did it quite often, but it was the first time with our little family. Our 9-year old was great at ditching the stuff at the doorsteps. I didn't get pictures of everything, but here's what we did. It's a little silly, and we didn't leave any notes, but it was fun.<br />
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1. Stuck a bird from the dollar store on a can of pears.<br />
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2. A plastic bath turtle on 2 Dove chocolate bars. (Well, one family got the turtle. I thought I bought two, but one ended up being an alligator, and I thought an alligator on the Dove bars would be especially confusing.)<br />
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3. 2 cans of chickHEN noodle soup and some homemade FRENCH bread total of 3 things, right?<br />
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4. 4 notepads with bird stickers on them.<br />
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5. Gold pineapple rings.<br />
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6. Half dozen eggs.<br />
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7. An assortment on bath things (shower cap, bath gel, scrubbies, etc.). The receiver is the swan.<br />
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8. Boxes of milk.<br />
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9. We numbered 9 ladies on the princess things.<br />
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10. Things that leap/bounce. We thought of the Grasshopper cookies later.<br />
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11. Things that look like pipes/that you could blow.<br />
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12. Drums from the Dollar Store.<br />
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Plus an 8x10 of this <a href="http://degreesearch.org/blog/the-cost-of-true-love/" target="_blank">12 Days Tree</a> with a message from us on the back. We delivered the drums and the picture and sang "The 12 Days of Christmas" from 12 down, NOT the whole song!<br />
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