Happy 4th Of July!
Here is a little red, white, & blue fiber:
And a little red, white, & blue from the great outdoors:
Please remember to recycle and compost during your celebration, and do not litter. Happy crafting!
Sunday, July 4, 2010
Red, White, & Blue
Please remember to recycle and compost during your celebration, and do not litter. Happy crafting!
Saturday, July 3, 2010
Market Bag & Juice Pouch Bags
I've been working on my market bag here and there. I just finished 2 rounds of the 16 row repeat.
We are leaving on our road trip on Monday. I wanted to make something where my 3 year old could get his toys and books himself while in his car seat without help. I came up with this juice pouch container. I also had a jeans back pocket laying around, so I added that to the front. He can keep his crayons in it.
I used random juice pouches to keep it fun and colorful. It just velcros around the seat. There is enough velcro there so that it is adjustable. There is no lining so that I can just hose it down if it gets gross. I'm very excited to see if it works out. Now I'm thinking about making another one for my 11 year old. The jeans pocket would be perfect for the dvd remote, which he is always misplacing.
Then I made this fushia juice pouch purse for one of my aunts (shhhhh, don't tell her). Her favorite color is pink. I'm looking forward to giving it to her at our family reunion this week.
It has a zipper closure and a ribbon handle. Here is part one of three videos on how to make one.
Thats right, I made 3 juice pouch items today.
This fushia and red Capri Sun juice pouch backpack is a gift for my little 2nd cousin. She is 3 or 4 years old and super cute.
It has a 3 x 1 pocket inside (3 juice pouches wide x 1 juice pouch high).
Here is a past blog post on how I make a backpack.
Tuesday's Tot Craft Time Round Up
Kids love to create.
Nurture your child's imagination through arts and crafts.
The following are things that my kids and I have made (mostly my 3 year old).
Painting on paper or on foam creatures
Friday, July 2, 2010
Crafting in Public Round Up
I will be going on a 2 week vacation on Monday. I want to get some pre-paid wi fi minutes so that I can hopefully blog while I'm away. However just in case I can't blog, I thought that I would post a few round ups before I left. One thing that I will be doing a lot of while away is crafting in public. Even if it is in someone else's house, it still feels like public crafting to me. Don't be afraid to craft in public. People love watching others craft, and you might even make a new friend. The following are pictures of me crafting in public.
Making a soda tab bracelet at the Earth Fair 2010.
Photo by Tom Christiano.
Knitting a market bag.
I was just working on this at the library today, and was complimented on the color from a stranger.
Knitting a spun plarn bag.
I also worked on this while at the Farmers' Market last year.
Spinning VHS tape at the park.
I also took this to the library and the doctor's office.
Finger Weaving at the American Textile History Museum.
I don't know where the picture is of me hand quilting this is, but I worked on this during vacation one year. It is a crib quilt, so it was portable.
I crochet this elephant for my mom while driving to her house (in the passenger seat).
This spool knitting project is going with me on vacation this month.
It will be a rug when finished.
What crafty project do you like to work on in public?
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