One Crafty Mommy

April 9, 2010

Blog Swap: {Aly&Ash}

Happy Friday my fantabulous followers! Today you are in for something special becayse we have the amazing Jax here from Aly&Ash! If you have not checked out her blog you need to do so right after reading this. She is super talented and I have so many of her ideas I can't wait to try and so will you! So please welcome Jax:

Hello crafty mommies and Crafty Mommy readers! I am so excited to be posting over here today on One Crafty Mommy! I LOVE Shannon's blog and all her cute and creative ideas! And if you haven't already checked out her post over at my blog {Aly&Ash} you better join the field trip and head on over it's SUPER CUTE! But then head right back to see the "cheeky" project we're working on!
Now a little about me before we start! I have been living in Arizona and happily married to the hubs for 6.5 years and am a SAHM of my sweet little boy Asher. Who is SIX MONTHS TODAY!! (Ummm...I'd just like to know how that happened so fast!) One of my favorite days of the week is Wordless Wednesday when I get to update my readers with a pic of my little man! It's incredible how much change can take place in just one week! And my second favorite day....Field Trip Friday! So let's get on with it shall we!

Today's Project:

"Cheeky" Caution Sign

One thing I did not mention is that I AM CANADIAN (sorry I felt the need for caps!) I was born on Vancouver Island but from 4th through 11th grade lived in the way frozen north in a little town called Fort St. John. The inspiration for this project wasn't something I'd see everyday but they were definitely around! This idea came to me completely out of the blue one morning and I could not wait to try it!

The Memory/Random Thought:

My Inspiration: My Cheeky Little Boy!

The Super Cute Result:

Hee hee hee! I just can't wait to show this to his future girlfriends! Bwahahahah! You could also add a hook and make this a {Too Cute Towel Hanger}! Making this was pretty simple, $1.00 square wood frame from Michaels, Yellow Paint and Vinyl thanks to {Marni at Choose The Writing}! I printed the picture at home so the whole project cost $4.00 (and a few cents worth of paint!)

Well that's all for now! Thanks for having me and I hope you guys enjoyed this fun little project! Come on over to {Aly&Ash} to see what other fun things I can come up with to embarrass of my son! Just teasing...(kinda!)

Wasn't that adorable?! I know of quite a few mommies that would love to have that in their nusery! Thanks again for joining us today and make sure you head on over to Aly & Ash to check out all of her wonderful creations and to see my tutorial as well! Enjoy!

April 8, 2010

April Baby Linky Party

It's baby fever!!! No I am not preggo but I have two girlfriends due this month and so many more mommys that are due that I thought it would be fun if we did a Baby Linky Party. I want you to link up your baby gifts/ideas for the whole month of April and at the end of the month i will feature my favorites!! The linky party will start right now and end Friday April 30 at 11:59p.m. PST. I can't wait to see what you all come up with!!!

Blog Swap: {Everyday Craft Endeavor}

Hello my fantabulous followers! You are in for a treat today because we have Amanda from Everyday Craft Endeavor. She is so talented and has so many cute projects. So please welcome Amanda:

Yeah!! I am so glad to be here today! I just love Shannon and all her cute ideas!
It is so fun to click on over here and see what she has been up too!

My name is Amanda and I am the creative mind behind “Every Crafty Endeavor.” I am married to a dashingly handsome, hard-working man named Spencer and we have a little boy named Quinn! I work part time as a writer on a marketing team for an Engineering Company and craft in my “spare time.” I have been a “mommy blogger” for a couple years – and started Every Crafty Endeavor to showcase some crafty ideas that I have done. I love to craft and cook and I have lots of fun ideas and tutorials that I love to share. I am constantly thinking about things to cook, make or sew, accessories that pop, ways to decorate my home and things to photograph.
If you stop by and visit me you will find projects and recipes like:

Ultimate Brownies

My Ruffle Ribbon Flower

My Ruffle Pillow Slipcover

Skirt Purses

Swiss Chicken Recipe

Family Stitcheries

Today I would like to do a tutorial about how I made Glazed Wall Art for my bathroom.
But really - you can use it in any room!

I needed something so fun for the walls and I wanted a lot of color
to make the room pop a little.
First: Gather your supplies!
You will need:

12x12 scrapbook Paper
12x12 Plywood
"Pour-On" Glaze
Spray Adhesive
Glue Gun
Ribbon
Plastic Cups

Second: Spray the back of your paper with the adhesive
and glue them to the plywood.
(hint:) I had my hubby cut up a sheet of plywood in advance.
We found it in the lumber section at Home Depot and
one small sheet made 8 12x12 pieces.
I am making some without the glaze for my spare bedroom.

Third: Cover your table and set the wood up on plastic cups.
Make sure your cups are all they way underneath the wood,
so if you do happen to drip a little, it doesn't stick to the cups.

Fourth: Mix and Mix and Mix your Pour-On.
This is the same stuff you use for the Glazed Washer Necklaces.

Fifth: Pour it onto your paper and spread it evenly around.
I used the back of a plastic spoon, but you can use a Popsicle stick too.

(Hint:) The glaze will turn your paper a little bit see-through -
it's not big deal unless the back has really funky designs on it.
Most scrapbook paper has a plain color or white back which work better
than those with dots or other things.
Three of my papers had little designs on the back - Two looked really awesome!
One - went in the garbage.Sixth: Let them dry for a day or two.
Seventh: Flip your art work over and measure 6 inches to find the middle.

Eighth: Hot glue your ribbon on the back.

Ninth: Hang them up and enjoy!!

When you have a minute, please stop by and say hello and see what other crafts I have been working on. I am always looking for new ladies to blog swap with and fun crafty ideas for my Friday Favorites.

Thanks Shannon!! It has been fun!

Wow! That turned out so cute! Thanks Amanda for being here today and make sure you head on over to Everyday Craft Endeavor to see my post! Enjoy!

April 7, 2010

SCS Favorites

Hello my fantabulous followers!!! This week we had an amazing 43 links for our Super Craft Saturday! Thank you so much for all the amazing ideas and believe me it was super hard to pick just 10 and here they are:

Beautiful Spring Topiary @The Phillips Family

Strip Quilt & Burp Rags @Not So Crafty

1 fabric, 3 decorations @Keeping It Simple

Anthropologie Inspired Flowers @Harrigan Howdy

Coffee Filter Flower @Me Making Do

DIY Antique Metal Sign @Peppertowne

A Dino Duo @Little Lizard King

A Spring Handbag @A Winding Road

Hanging File Makeover Tutorial @Life is Not Just Paper and Glue

Taggie Quilt Tutorial @Aly & Ash by Keeping Up With the Johnsons

I hope you enjoyed those favorites as much as I did! Look forward to a blog swap tomorrow as well as a new linky party for the month of April!!!

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Rag-Tie Snuggle Blanket Re-Vamp

Hello my Fantabulous Followers! Yesterday I swapped blogs with Ashley from Simply Designing! If you missed it here is what I put together:
Today I want to show you a different version of my rag-tie snuggle blanket that I have made in the past. This is for a friend's baby shower so I did not want to do the traditional pictures on one side. I went to the store and purchased all of my supplies:

-Print Fleece
-Plain Fleece
-Stciky Back Felt
-Embroidery Floss
-Additional Fabric

I first started out by printing out the letters onto cardstock to make a template. Once cut I traced them backwards onto the paper side of the sticky felt. Cut out letters.

I then arranged onto plain fleece and stuck them on. Now this is "cheating" but it does make it so much easier to work with the letters having them stuck on. (If you do not like the look of the felt you can always cute out fabric letters and iron them on with wonder under.)

Once the letters are in place you can either sew them with the machine, or use embroidery floss by hand. I opted for the floss because I love the look of it. However, because the fabric and the felt are so thick, it took me about 2 1/2 hours for each letter and many bruises on my fingers. (I had to try it once, I will probably never do it again.)

After that was completed I made the fabric flowers following this easy tutorial. (The only change I made was using felt centers for the flowers instead of buttons since that is a chocking hazard.) I then sewed the flowers onto the blanket.