Fabric Yo-yo Hair Clips

Today I finally made some fabric yoyo's with some of my scrap fabric. I've been wanting to make these for a Long time! It was really easy and very addicting. :)

 I had my 3 year old daughter help pick out fabric and buttons for the center. I thought adding a button just added cuteness but you really could leave them plain. 

 I love the little itty bitty ones. :)  I might keep these ones for myself. 

I'm not really sure why mine look all smooshy. But they are cute anyway. I guess I just need to practice. 

When I was all done I just hot glued bobby pins and hair clips to the back. Easy peasy and very satisfying.

New Necklaces only $12 and $15

I've been working on adding some fun new necklaces to my Etsy Shop.

Wild Rose

 Chrysanthemum

 Heirloom Rose

 Sweet Pea Spoon Pendant Necklace- $15

 Green Chrysanthemum Spoon Pendant Necklace

 If you like what you see head on over to my shop and take a look around. I have a variety of colors available in each style

DIY Heart Wreath

I am also going to have a new segment on the blog. Tutorial Tuesdays- where I share something I have made during the week.

Remember this picture that I showed you on Saturday? I turned two old sweaters and a straw wreath into.....

This beautiful wreath!

 Here's how I did it. I cut up the sweaters along the seams in the bodice and the arms. Leaving me with two bodice pieces and two arm pieces. 

Then I started cutting circles, and cutting, and cutting. Until I had used up every bit of fabric.

Next I just folded the circle in half, then in half again and put a pin at the end and stuck it in the wreath. I wanted to have a striped effect in the pink and red but you could do any pattern.

After folding and pinning and more folding and pinning I finally finished. Phew! 

I absolutely LOVE how this turned out. It was really simple to make just time consuming. In total this project cost me about $10. I love having it up on my mantle where I can admire it during the day. 

Thrifty Saturday Finds

I thought it would be fun to share some of my thrift store finds on Saturdays. Here is what I found today.

 I love finding children's books at the thrift store. All of these are in almost perfect condition. I got all 7 books for $5.25  :)

I've had the heart straw wreath for a while now which I got for one dollar. :) I also snatched up the red and pink sweater today for 3 bucks each. I have a project for these three objects that I hope to share with you soon. 

Total: $11.25

What are some great finds you've found lately?

The Moby Wrap: My way

This picture was taken about a year ago. When I had my little boy. He was so small that I couldn't use a carrier to put him in. One of my friends was using a Moby Wrap she made and shared her genius secret with me. So I thought I would share it with you as well. 

Just head to the craft store and buy 6 yards of any color of jersey knit fabric. If you want you can cut in half and use 3 yards for one and another to give away to a friend. 

Then just go here to the Moby Wrap website and watch the instructional videos. It shows you how to correctly tie and use the wrap.

Here's mine:

It was so great to have my little guy close and my hands free to do other things. It was definitely a lifesaver for the first six months. 

You could easily do this for under $20 especially if you used a coupon for Joann's or Hobby Lobby. 

Hand Puppets

I've been debating whether I should make some hand puppets for my daughter. But I've been slacking on crafting. I just haven't had any time or motivation to sew. 

A few weeks ago while at D.I. I was over looking at the toys. I glanced over by the stuffed animals and thought I would start sifting through them. That's when I hit the JACKPOT!! 

I found 11 hand puppets! They are in like new condition and cost me only 50 cents each. You can imagine my excitement with each puppet found. I was like a kid in a candy store. :)

 I found 2 princess puppets, a mermaid (which my daughter has been asking for) and a rockstar.

I loved how detailed they were. 

I also found some animals for my son. But I know my daughter will claim them as her own. :) After a quick wash in the washer they are wrapped and ready for Christmas. One less thing I need to worry about making. :)

Have you found any treasures at the thrift store lately?

Puppet Theater in 5 minutes

My daughter loves puppet shows right now. Our library does puppet shows for storytime, maybe that's where she got her love for it. She's been asking for one for quite sometime now. I finally broke down and made one. It took about 5 minutes.

 Here's what I did. I already had the blue flower fabric made into drapes. We used them when we lived in a different house but they've been sitting in a box. I also had some leftover drapes from Ikea and quickly sewed a casing for the rod and voila! A super easy and cute puppet theater.

We spent all afternoon doing puppet shows. 

She doesn't quite get the idea that we shouldn't see you, just the puppets. Maybe with more practice?

We just put it up the the doorway when we want to play and then put it back in the closet when we are done. I also scored a bunch of cute hand puppets at D.I. last week that my kids will be getting for Christmas. I will try and post pictures of them soon. 

How are your projects coming along?