Fun Projects

Brandon went up to Pennsylvania to help a friend out today, so I had the whole day to do some fun stuff I've been wanting to get around to.  Kaitlyn and I went to JoAnn Fabrics earlier this week armed with fun coupons, and she picked out fabric for a cute jumper.  So I took the morning and sewed it together.  Granted I was too lazy to use a pattern and it was my first time putting a zipper in an outfit, but I was pretty happy with the results.  Kaitlyn loves it, so that's what really matters!



This is the fabric cut out.  I just traced a pattern off of one of Kaitlyn's other jumpers and cut up an old ivory tablecloth for the lining.

 

Here's the final product and Kaitlyn wearing the dress over her pajamas!



Then I moved on to adding a satin border around some fleece I got a while back to make a blanket for Colton.  Kaitlyn has a Minnie Mouse one that I have to get around to edging, too...not today though...there's only so much time you can spend sewing in one day :)!

So those were the fun projects for today.  I also want to share some pictures of the construction project Brandon and Colton did for Colton's school and the greatest idea I've seen in a while...



Here's Colton working on his gum drop and toothpicks construction.



And the project so far...  Brandon really wants this to span a huge part of the dining room table, but he just hasn't had the time to work on it that much.  We have to send the picture in for Colton's show and tell next week, so we'll see if it gets any bigger or not.  I think it's pretty fun as is, though.



And here's the greatest idea I've seen in a while!  A blog called Steadfast Life recently showcased this idea for using a hanging shoe organizer to house winter gear like hats, gloves, and scarves.  We are constantly searching for the second glove in a pair, so I thought this idea was genius.  I ordered this $10 organizer, it came Thursday, and voila!  It's making me very happy right now!!  I hope everyone is having a great weekend!