tiny feet and hands

Back in July I attempted to make baker's clay.

It looked good before I baked it, but afterwards it rose slightly making it hard to define everything.

Maybe I'll try a polymer clay next time.

an easter basket

I never got around to blogging this, but I made an Easter basket for my little man this year! It was a last minute thing that I started the day before Easter, but I got 'er done!

I followed this tutorial. It didn't take me too long and it was something that I actually finished. I'm pretty notorious for starting a project and never finishing it, so it felt good to have a finished product after a day. It was a fun little project and I love the way it turned out.

I stuffed it with some bubbles, a coloring book, a plastic concrete truck, and a little sail boat. Little man's reaction wasn't huge...actually, he didn't really even care. He just liked the concrete truck. Boys!

xo,
logan

wedding invites

Lately I've been working on my sister's wedding invites. They're finally in the mail!

baby elephant

I've started a new knitting project. I'm attempting to make a baby elephant! I've never done anything like this before - I'm usually just a hat and scarf kind of knitter. So we'll see how this goes...

Those are the ears. I've knitted 7 of the 17 pieces, so I've got 10 to go. I need to go buy more yarn though, I ran out tonight. Ooops.

Wish me luck! I'm especially nervous about sewing all the pieces together. I just hope it looks like an elephant when I'm done.

xo,
logan

surprise lantern

I wanted a fun way to reveal the gender to some of my best friends, so I attempted to make one of these surprise lanterns. It looked good and turned out quite well, but the confetti release wasn't quite as strong.

I'm not sure if it was too much fringe at the bottom, but hardly any confetti came out when we pulled the string. We had to do a little more shaking to get confetti to fall from the lantern. It was still fun and exciting, but I wish it was more of a confetti explosion.

I still love the lantern. It's sweet and pretty and will now make a new home in our baby girl's nursery.

valentine's day

I know it's late, but I wanted to share the card I made for the grandmothers. I saw this idea on pinterest and thought it was the cutest thing ever. I was FINALLY able to wrangle G into letting me trace his hand (he says tickle the whole time) and made two of them. I threw some heart confetti into the envelopes and off they went...

Also, these are the cookies I made for the hubby. They were SO good! Thanks again pinterest for the idea to switch out kisses for dove hearts. I actually thought they were better this way.

xo,
logan

etching glass

I’ve always liked the look of etched glass, so last Sunday I finally got around to etching some canister jars for our pantry.

Materials:
-glass jars, washed
-etching cream, I used Armour Etch
-printer mailing label sheets (or contact paper, painters tape, or other adhesive medium to create a stencil)
-rubbing alcohol
-xacto knife
-paint brush
-water

1. Prior to starting, quickly wipe down surface of jars with some rubbing alcohol so it will have time to dry before applying the stencil. Print out text onto your stencil medium. I found it easiest to print directly onto an 8.5x11 mailing label (filling up the whole page with my desired text) and then placing that directly onto the glass jar. Once you have the stencil on the jar, then very carefully cut out each letter using an xacto knife.

2. Using a paint brush, liberally apply etching cream. Take caution here. Etching cream is dangerous to the touch, so make sure it doesn’t come in contact with your skin. I also did this outside to avoid inhaling any fumes. Let sit for 5 minutes. [Note: we tried various times on a test jar to determine which worked best for our jars. I would recommend doing the same since the directions on the back of the etching cream said anywhere from 60 seconds to 5 minutes.]

3. Rinse thoroughly with water. I had a hose nearby ready to use. Again, make sure not to splash near your face and eyes. and then peel away your stencil.

4. Let dry and ta-da! Etched glass!! I gave my jars a good wash through the dishwasher before putting any food in the jars to get rid of any residual etching cream.

Now they’re filled and in my pantry :)

xo,
logan

finished project!

All the circles came together finally! What do you think?

It was a gift for T's sister-in-law. This past weekend we went to NC for her baby shower and to visit with the rest of T's family. I always love it in NC. I even got to eat at my FAVORITE restaurant in Boone.

and don't be confused by the different colored circles. I made two, but haven't put together the actual mobile part for the first one. The pink one had an earlier deadline. They're so fun to make, I think I want to make one for myself with a rainbow of colors.

Hope you all have a great weekend!
xo,
logan

more circles

I have almost finished my project! Can you guess what it is yet?

xo,
logan

circles

Lots and lots of circles.

Monday I started a new project that I spotted on pinterest, and I hope to get it finished this weekend! and if all goes well, then I plan on making another!

I'm a pinterest addict, but I find myself pinning tons of things and never accomplishing any of them (at least on the craft side). I've done my fair share of using recipes I've pinned. So my new goal is to make some of the crafty things I pin a reality.

Here's my current list of things I want to make:
crocheting hats
abacus
clock
paint chip artwork
yard jenga
DIY canvas prints

Do you have any projects you're working on? or a running list of projects to accomplish? Mine seems to always be growing at a much faster rate than I can cross them off.

Happy pinning and crafting!
xo,
logan

bits from the weekend

I made these donut muffins while Tim pulled the Subaru engine. and then I finished the weekend by finally putting together G's mobile. It needs at least one more ornament to help fill it out, but I'll add that one a little later.

xo,
logan

valentine coupon book

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The hubs and I usually don't go crazy on valentine's day. So this year I made him a simple coupon book, which included a little gift - the new Radiohead album that is due to be released Feb. 19th. He also got some homemade peanut butter cups!

This is a simple project, good for any occasion.
1. Design coupons and print on cardstock.
2. Cut out and punch small holes for binding.
3. Run through sewing machine without thread (creates that easy tear that you love).
4. Use embroidery thread to bind the book.
5. Present to that special person.

Easy as 1, 2, 3.

Hope you all had a wonderful V-day!

♥ L

paper ornaments

Using these instructions, and these 8 point stars...

T and I made some of these...

and then hung them on our tree.

They're really fun and fairly easy!

lemon drop party favor

Recently I organized a little "Dinner & Drinks with the Bachelorette" evening in Athens for this pretty lady who is getting married in two weeks!

When you google bachelorette party favors, the #1 result always has something to do with male parts. Well I wanted to make something a little classier than that...

So I came up with this little cocktail favor.
Supplies:
Small Glasses (we used these from IKEA)
Smirnoff Citrus, airplane bottles
Lemonheads
Yellow Starbursts
Cellophane Wrap
Small party favor bags, clear
Divine Twine, black and white
Recipe tags (or any tags you want to add, we had a total of 3 - lemon wedge, recipe, and a thank you)

Simply put 1 airplane bottle of alcohol, some lemonheads (I pre-portioned some in the little favor bags since I couldn't find individually wrapped candies), and some starbursts in each glass. Then wrap in cellophane and tie with the twine. Then attach all the little tags and voila - a fun little cocktail favor.
They were a big hit!

weekend goodies

In addition to the cupcakes, I threw this banner together using the alphabet bunting printables mentioned on Friday. I used the sewing machine to sew all the bunting together. I love how it turned out. Bunting definitely spruces up any occasion!

another small project

With the leftover wrapping paper I used for my envelope liners, I lined some dresser draws! I'm loving the polka dots.

my hands at weaving

This weekend I tried my hands at making these magazine coasters. They turned out pretty good! so much better than the bar coasters I had...

someone in iowa loves me

Remember this post...

Well today my heart smiled when I was given this special package from a lovely lady in Iowa.
Thank you THANK YOU
T.H.A.N.K.Y.O.U.
so very much
for these lovelies.

<3

sharing the love

Miss Heather of wemetinabar was calling for handmade valentines to share with her readers. I decided to send mine in, even though it wasn't much, and she graciously featured it on her blog.

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And I just have to say that I love Heather's craft shelf. Look at how beautiful it looks!

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Thanks Heather!

hearts