end of the year teacher gifts

didn't we just have Teacher Appreciation Week?!?!  i don't mean that, really, but i am starting to feel the pressure because i know that the next 9 school days will both drag and fly by (if you're a teacher, you know what i mean, otherwise, that probably doesn't make much sense.)

i think for the ladies i might make placemat clutches.  i can't say all of L's teachers and support staff strike me as the clutch purse kind of gals, but they can use them as coupon holders or make up bags.  i think i am drawn to make them because i would love for someone to make one for me :-)  is that weird?!

i have made these with my mom before, but it has been a long time and might just be time to whip out the ole sewing machine and get to going.

i guess i've got to figure out plan B for the fellas on Landon's support staff list...i'm not sure they would dig a placemat clutch so much!

I will post pics of my own creations when i get to them, for now, here is my inspiration:

Placemat Clutch

socks-->leggings

i can't wait to go to my favorite store (Target) and pick up some socks to make these cute things. Well, I might have to bribe my mom to help me. i haven't sewn in quite a while! They took a pair of socks; the same exact knee-high kind i wear everyday, and sewed them together to make leggings!

precious

Thanks "Just Between Friends" for posting this tutorial!

http://easyascutandpaste.blogspot.com/2012/01/diy-toddler-leggings.html

if only i could sew...

i could do lots of things...including this cute little number. Check out the tutorial: http://www.potholesandpantyhose.com/A/Arts_%26_Crap_Archives/Entries/2010/7/16_Mod_Deer_Hoof_Coat_Rack_2.html

ruffled onesies

Cameron is definitely going to have to have some of these! Mom--you willing to help me? you know my sewing skills are extremely limited!

http://thisideaattic.blogspot.com/2010/06/sugar-and-spice-and-ruffles-are-nice.html

cold weather dude craft--hand warmers

with weather like this, i wanted to make something warm!

i think i originally saw this idea in a Martha Stewart magazine a long time ago. it's quick and easy. you need:

plus... i used pie weights, but i think rice would work just as well...maybe even better. i put the one pictured in the microwave for 1 minute intervals. i think i was satisfied after about 4 minutes.

i think i made some for my dad (for his metal detecting adventures) and my brother (for his hunting expeditions) during one of the holiday seasons recently.

headboard transformation

for some reason our headboard has been getting on my nerves. we cannot afford to buy a new one, so i figured i'd transform it somehow.

here's what it started off as:

there's nothing wrong with it, i just wanted it to look softer and wanted to add color in some way.
i came across a shower curtain that i wasn't using that i really liked. luckily, i was able to find another shower curtain at bed, bath, and beyond to match it. i sewed the two shower curtains together, with the holes on the outside. i draped the curtain over the headboard and then fed brown ribbon through the holes and tied bows to secure it.




it adds color--one of my favorite combos these days--blue and brown--AND it's washable if needed, so i'm pleased!

after looking at these pictures, i need to concentrate on cleaning our room after i get all of the basement stuff settled, but at least the headboard looks decent and i was able to get that brown blanket at tar-jay for $23!