iPad Pillow

I love my iPad. And I love watching TV shows on my iPad in bed. I don't love holding it up with my hands. Yes, I have an iPad case that folds in different shapes and angles. But. It. Always. Falls. Down. grrrrrrr...

Then I saw a beautiful tablet stand from Taryn at from Pixels to Patchwork. I love what she did. She made a tablet stand that is attractive AND functional. She included a great tutorial to boot!

I immediately made one, making some modifications to her design to suit my needs as well as my fear of zippers (There, i SAID it!). This sweet little pillow has become a HUGE hit already. And I made it from stuff I already had laying around my stash pile! Score :)

Because I strayed some from Taryn's original plan, I am also including a tutorial. Here goes:

Easy Peasy Transformation: from Misses Skirt to Little Girls Dress

I love to recycle clothes. So much so that I am often the recipient of second-hand garb. Friends and coworkers give me so much. I like to think of myself as the pre-Goodwill.

Here is one skirt I received not too long ago. It's cute, but not quite my style. Of course BB immediately loved it because it has pink in it and it's all girly and flowy ;)

Warning: The following transformation is ridiculously simple. I whipped this baby out in about 15 minutes. This is a super-fun project that I highly recommend trying at home :)



Here's what I did:

Upcycled Sweater Skirt

Have you ever had an item of clothing that was occupying precious space in your closet for years even though you never wear it? I have been hanging onto a camel colored sweater dress for no apparent reason.

It had a hole in it, but I liked it so much that I just couldn't part with it. I'm not sure why I never thought of this before, but I turned it into a skirt.

This was such an easy idea. If you can sew knits, you can do this. And, while you may not have this exact sweater dress in the back of your closet, I like sharing these ideas because, well... who knows what you will come up with!

Some Minor Adjustments

I fell in love with this dress at first site. And, as many love stories go, it turns out this one could use just a few minor adjustments.  

The Liebster Award!

I have been nominated for The Liebster Award!

And, to be totally honest I had to do a little bit of research to learn exactly what that means.  The origins of The Leibster Award seem to go back to a German blog; liebster means dearest in German.

Bloggers nominate fellow bloggers who have fewer than 200 followers. Once you receive the award, you must pay it forward.

A huge shout out to Lisa at One Red Shoe and Agy from Green Issues for nominating me :)

So here goes...

BB Sews a Skirt!

I'm a proud mama today! BB made her very first sewing project today. She's been pretend sewing ever since she got a toy sewing machine last fall. It was a great way for me to show her some of the basics.

Then at Christmas I got an extra sewing machine. BB was so excited that I designated it was 'ours.' I promised her I would show her how to make a skirt for herself.

I found this adorable fabric while I was at the fabric store today and I just knew it was the one. When you know, you know :)  You know?

How to Make a Guitar Strap from a Belt, or Just About Anything Else

Santa brought our little performer her very own guitar and mic this year. She has been playing and singing like nobody's business.

The only problem? The guitar didn't come with a guitar strap, so it was hard for her to play it standing up with her mic.

Last week I walked into a music store thinking I would just get one there.  They ranged in price from $15 all the way to $40!! Immediately I knew I could just make one ;)

I had several materials just laying around that would have worked fine. I let BB make the final choice, and she picked this rainbow colored belt.

This project took literally about 10 minutes. Well, if you don't count the time that I spent looking for my supplies because I couldn't remember where I put them before my nap... sigh...

Here's what I did: