Last Minute Birthday Card

I was just about to sign off my computer to go to bed when I noticed that I had an alert on my calendar. Shoot! I had forgotten it was one of my friend's birthdays the next day. Relucantly I drug myself out of bed and into my crafting space. I whipped up this cute little card in record time and attached a snickers bar. He loved the card because it was personalized (he plays football).

I used everday paper dolls cricut cartridege and all the paper came out of my scraps bin. The balloon and happy birthday are both stickers I found in my collection. I added some white string to the balloon to give a little dimension ot the card. I love how fast and simple it was.

Love,

Lauren

Fashion; oh how it changes!

I have a box of tshirts sitting in my little craft space and honestly I don't remember where half of them came from. On multiple occasions it has become necessary for me to create a tshirt for a school project and if they're a good price I pick up an extra in case of an accident or for future use. Anyway, I was looking through this box and I saw a tshirt that was a Large. I wear a medium and it looked like a dress on me so I decided to really "dress" it up and make it fit me better.

Here is what I came up with. I cut strips in the shirt and then braided them.

I would be willing to make a video tutorial if anyone would be interested. I have only one follower, not that I'm complaining:), but I'd make a tutorial on request.

Love, Lauren

Cute as a button!

I was looking through some of the scrapbooks my mom has made and I came across a page of me when I was 2 years old. The caption at the top said "Cute as a Button!" I loved the page so much and really liked how she incorporated buttons into her page. It inspired me to do somethign crafty with buttons!

Here is the button bracelet I made. I had an empty bracelet chain in my collection so I just weeded through my buttons to find 4 of a kind and then added some little flower charms. I think it came out really cute and would be a great present for someone to whip up real quick.

Love,

Lauren

My Quilt, as promised:)

Here are the pictures of my quilt as promised. My boyfriend is a really good baseball player and I thought it would be really cool if I could give him a quilt for his birthday so he could take it with him to college. I made it his college colors and picked out some really cute baseball fabric at Hobby Lobby.


Here is my sewing machine. I love her so much even though she spontaneously stops working and some days I swear she is PMSing cause the light won't turn on or the presser foot falls of two seconds after I tighten it.

My work space is limited right so I am constructing this quilt on our air hockey table. It works!

Here's a closeup of the really cute fabric I'm using. I love the colors together they just blend so well!
This is the stage I'm at now. I just have to piece my two big piece together. I was going to make the quilt 5' by 6' but at the last minute decided to make it a little bigger. Now its going to be 5' by 7'. I love how its turning out!

Love,
Lauren

Busy Busy Busy

I've been quite busy lately and feel much like a chicken with its head cut off. I am trying my hardest to finish my online class before the deadline but for some reason Earth Science really isn't grabbing my full attention. Instead of working towards graduating I have been crafting :) I am in the middle of making a quilt for my boyfriend's birthday and it turning out really good. I'll post pictures when I get a chance.

Love,
Lauren