Train table from recycled entertainment center

We moved this gigantic particle board entertainment center here to Ohio, and the movers really bashed it up. Really, it was hideous anyway, and we've had it through four moves. Time to upgrade, so we scrapped it. But I saved all of the hardware and the pieces, to reuse for other things. Here's one of the "other" things that I decided spontaneously to tackle today. A train table for the littles!







I didn't put the picture of G trying to climb on it. I need hubs to do a safety check first :)

Forays into felt food

Say that 10 times fast!

Anyways...

I've seen it around the blogosphere for awhile now...and it looks super tasty :) Yes, I'm talking felt food! So cute. And much better for the kidlets than plastic. More so due to G chewing the pretend food. Good news about the felt food - it's wool. He put one piece in his mouth today, but it promptly came back out. Yay wool felt!

I ordered a stack of lovely felt wool about a week ago from Wool Felt Central. I got the sample pack of all 90 colors in 6"x9". Really the perfect size for felt food! We got the box today and it was so exciting going through all of the colors with E. She wanted to make something right away, so I got a light brown out o' the box and made...









mmm...ravioli! These would have pinked edges...if I had pinking shears! But oh well.



I'm working on some chicken parm now to go with all of that pasta ;)

E's away, momma paints!

I realized (much belatedly) that I never posted pictures of the painting I did whilst E was away at G&G P's for a week. I had four days of lovely naps to paint something I've wanted to for some time...a harbor scene from our time in Kinsale, Ireland (honeymoon in 2004).

I combined three shots into one gigantic 2x4 foot painting. Large walls, large painting! It's done in acrylic on canvas...and I guess I can't stall any longer, so here it is:



For some reason I have no picture of it framed.  I will have to rectify that, sorry!

Shhh...don't tell the store!

Um, well...I titled this post as is due to the fact that I'm pretty sure that I stole this out from under the consigner. Not literally, of course. But it was at a local (awesome!) consignment store for $129. I don't have a "before" picture, because all I had to do was get some cling vinyl for the clear glass to hide all my stuff. But looky here!



Hubby was super nice and let me buy it :) I've been looking for a cabinet for my DR to use as a pantry of sorts. I saw this and fell in love with the style. How much more mid-century modern can you get? I scouted eBay for similar pieces to make sure it wasn't too much...and holy moly, I think the consigner coulda asked about 10 times $129 on eBay. It's a keeper!!

Ten minute wall art

Okay, so I forget where I first saw this, but I thought it was cute and easy. Little did I know it would take me 6 months (exaggerating, but you know) to collect enough toilet paper tubes. Because I kept forgetting and recycling them! But eventually we got to the art project:



Cool, huh? And, appropriately, in the bathroom :)

My first major attempt at reupholstering...

For my first real upholstering project, I tacked a nasty orange Sal Val chair ($10 for 2, thankyouverymuch!).

Here are some before pictures:







After ripping out approximately 1000 staples, removing the nasty old stuff, and trying once with an inappropriate (read: stretchy) fabric, I bought some awesome fabric at IKEA and hit a home run.

I think hubby might still hate them a bit...because they are so low to the ground. But the kids love it!  I haven't gotten the arms back on, but they're painted.  I'll update the post when I get around to putting them back on!



They are springy, too :)

For two wee little ladies...

My hubby works with two guys who just welcomed little daughters into the world.  They were both preemies, and just one month apart.  I wanted to make them something special, and since I love making wee little shirts...I made a few for the wee little lassies!











I also make a replica of my nursing cover that a friend of mine gave me before I had G. I love it sooo much...my favorite baby thing ever. Really.

I used a striped fabric and coordinating print that my sister brought me from India. So cute! I'll be making her one should she ever have any babes (hint hint!).

Mmm...supplies...

I'm so excited!  I just ordered this:

And I can't wait for it to get here!!  Oh the suspense for you :)

Birthday outfits for F

A long time ago (like May! I'm so embarrassed!), I made two outfits for little boy F, who happens to be E and G's only cousin :)

I adore making little boy-boy clothes. They are sooo much fun! Boy clothes can be cute too!

The first outfit is a white onesie with a blue fish, with matching lightweight kneepad pants (F lives in the desert SW!).  Um, did I mention that I love Dana's blog?









I also made F a frog onesie with matching twill pants.  So cutie!






Note: Please ignore the sad quality of my pictures! Taken with almost zero natural light. I'm too snobby to use the flash, which I regret sometimes :)

Scarves

I really liked the look of the "Summer Scarf" that Dana posted on MADE.

I liked it so much that I made a couple for gifts for a coupla special peeps :)

This first one went to my mom:

And the second to my sister-in-law of sorts ;)





Here's my E modeling it...she just had to! That black blob in the picture would be her nametag from storytime ;)



Enjoy, and go make your own!! So easy!