Happy Birthday to this guy!!

Hello blog world!! I know I have been MIA lately..sorry :) I haven't been feeling that well, I am better now but it seems to be a reoccurring this with me , so I have made an apt. with my Dr.

On to happier things:

Its my younger brothers birthday on April 9th! Happy Birthday Jordan!!

(me, Julie and Jord-being a goof of course)

Jord is an awesome guy full of spirit and spunk! He is very outdoorsy, loves to camp and fish, run and bike ride. He also doesn't 'do' the present thing for any occasion....and well, that doesn't work for me! LOL I love to give gifts, so what do you give someone who doesn't want anything???
Jord is also very health conscious so I cant even bake anything... sheesh

So, this is what he is getting......a fruit basket with organic fruit and a handmade card :)
He will love it!!!!
ps I got the basket at the thrift store for .49cents!! Jord will also love that!




Peace
J

Ruffle skirt Tutorial

As per promised, here is my 'adding ruffles' to a skirt Tutorial. I have never done a Tute before so bear with me......

I started with this corduroy skirt that was a bit too short for my Daughter. I measured the bottom of the skirt. Mine was 19inches, then you x that by 2= for the total circumference. This totalled 36inches.

To make a ruffle, you need at least twice that amount to allow for the ruffle. I didn't have 72inches of fabric so I cut 4 strips of the fabric I used. Four strips of 19inches by 3.5 inches. Then the second ruffle was four strips of 19inches by 2.5 inches.

I then sewed all the strips together
(4 and then the next 4) and pressed down the seams.

Then, I folded and ironed down one side of the long strip for a hem and sewed that.

Next, to make the ruffle, you want your machine on the longest stitch length and a higher tension (this makes it ruffle automatically)

Start sewing on the non hemmed side to start the ruffle.

Now, you want to make sure that the ruffle length is the same as the skirt bottom. You will have to tighten and pull the thread to make it work. Then you want to pin both ruffles to your skirt (this is what takes some time) You pin them right sides together and upside down, with the shorter ruffle against the skirt...does that make sense?



Next, sew it on!!




Then flip it over, the right way, press it down and then sew a top stitch over the ruffles. This isn't necessary but it looks nicer and flattens out the ruffles a bit :)




ET VOILA!! You are finished!

I hope you enjoyed my Tutorial! If you have any questions just let me know in the comment section. If you make one, I'd love for you to link it up to my comment section!!

Peace

J

Projects 22-25

Hello Bloggers :)

Projects are just a flowing out of me.... I need to make a list of all the things I want to try!!

I forgot to mention that Sundays' Mission was Project #22!!

As mentioned before, I'm really into sewing and re purposing things right now...so Project #23 is this micro jean mini that my 8 year old wants to wear (but I wont let her cause its too short!) I added ruffles to the bottom!!! It was alot easier to do than I expected but did take me some time!

Project #23
Before

After

Next I had this striped shirt that I loved but grew out of *ahem*, anyways, I found this awesome link on youtube to make a bag out of it! So here it is:

Project #24

Then with the scraps I made this ruffle scarf for Julie :)

Project # 25

More to come!!!

I am currently working on another ruffle skirt (once Julie saw Jamie's she wanted one ) I am trying to make a tutorial for it :)

Peace

J

Mission 37!!!

I was a little late posting this, and the silly thing is I had it finished.....I just forgot yesterday was Sunday :) I went shopping instead! LOL

Here is my take on this weeks Mission:

I would love if you went and checked out the Mission and gave it a try! You can find it here!!

Later

J

So many projects, so little time......

I wish I didn't have to work LOL....I wish I could stay home and craft allll day!
I'm totally on a roll with trying new things. I love it!!

First off....

Project #15

I wanted to try this book page wreath...I love how it turned out! I bought the Hymn book at the Thrift store for $1 :)

Tutorial Here!

I made mine a little different then the Tutorial: I used my scallop punch and just kinda scrunched and hot glued LOL

Project #16

I made this fun case for Julies Ipod Touch out of felt. I don't think its thick enough though, so I probably will redo it.

Project #16-18

I made these adorable burp cloths and bib for a girl at work who went on maternity leave. I love these!

The bib kinda sucks but I want to work on the design...

Project #19

Magic bag for Jeff's Mom!

Tutorial here!

Project #20

Birthday card for Jeff's Mom :)

And my favorite.....Project #21

My Owl art.

I have these in my bathroom....I'm not sure they belong there yet but I LOOOOVE them :)
I have quite a few project on the go right now.....

I'm really into:

thrifting

painting

sanding

making something out of nothing

homemade gifts

redoing furniture

planning for Disney

See you soon

J

A new Mission....

Mission 36 and Project #14!!

Im super pumped about this week's challenge....I LOVE it!!

I challenge you to try it....go on , try it!

Mission to Create!!!

Mission 35!!!

This weekend was soooo much fun!! My good friend Deborah put on a crop in support of her daycare. She did a fantastic job and raised some good coin as well ;). I honestly didnt accomplish much but I got to hang out with some of my favorite people in the world :)

Anywho.....Mission 35 is up!! Here is my take on it:

Also, this is Project #13

I really hope you can join us on this Challenge!!

J

Project #10, 11 and 12 Valentine's containers

We don't really celebrate Valentines Day around our house.....we aren't Grinches or anything but I think you should love the ones you love ALL year long :) Anyways, the girls started complaining about it last year..lol! So, I decided to make them a Valentines container to hold their 'little gifts' ( I will just put some notes and chocolates in there). I'm reducing, reusing and recycling!! YAY me :)

I started with these Cheetos containers ( sadly, someone had to eat all the contents first, x3!!)

Then I covered them in some cute scrappy paper and embellished! I think they turned out super cute!

Next up....MTC Mission 35

J

Mission 34...and more projects!!!

Hello!!

First off Mission to Create, Mission 34 is HERE!! Go check it out!! This is what I did with the challenge: (I actually did a 2 pager, can you believe it!!!)

PROJECT #3

PROJECT #4

I made a cake alllll by myself for Jadie's 2nd birthday!

PROJECT #5 & 6

I made 2 scrapbook garbages for Deborah' crop to giveaway

PROJECT # 7

I made some mini cupcake pin cushions, also for a giveaway at Deborah's crop :)

PROJECT #8

A card for a friend's new baby!

PROJECT #9
A journal for Julie :)

That is it so far.....only 356 more to go!! LOL

J

Happy New Year!

This is my first post of the year...yippppeeee :)

I want to wish all my friends and family a very Happy, Healthy, and Prosperous New Year!!

I hope to have a great year, I will make it happen!

Some of my dreams for this year are:

A new healthier me (I'd like to lose 80lbs)

Getting crafty- Im going to try to do 365 projects this year! My friend Nicole mentioned this on her blog, and I thought...hey I CAN do that!!

A less sick me..'nuff said

More quality family time

Save money...easier said than done :)

Go to Disney...actually it wont be till 2012 but I will plan it this year :)

Do you have any New years resolutions or Dreams and wishes??

That being said here is

Project #1

It is a re-covered monthly calender (to keep track of my exercise) :)

Project #2

Mission to Create Mission 33 !!

Go check it out!

Get moving on your resolutions :)

J

Come one come allllll

My good friend Deborah is hosting this all day crop in support of her day care. Why dont you get some friends together and join us for a fun filled creative day!

Mission 32

Come on over to Mission to Create and check out the new challenge!!
I really like the Layout I did but it looks much better in real life, I couldnt get a good picture!

Lets get scrapping!
J

Mcfatty Mondays- November 15, 2010

Yikes....I actually gained a pound this week....
I did finish off all the Halloween candy, eat Mcdonalds twice, only exercise x2....so not alot of effort on my part!
I will do better this week!

Weight loss goal: 30lbs
This week loss: +1lb
Total weight loss: 4lbs
Exercise: x2
Water: not enough

This weeks goals
Exercise: 4x
Water: 8 glasses a day

J

Mission 30...

I love it...no joke. I love this Mission.....

Come on over to Mission to Create and play along

Here is my take:

Also, I've been getting real crafty lately.....cant show you anything because some of it is Christmas gifts :)

J

Mcfatty Mondays - November 8, 2010 Week 1

My friend Vanessa joined Mcfatty Mondays and is doing so well....I just had to join along with her!!! I have gained 30lbs since I quit smoking 10 months ago, not to mention my extra 50 lbs before that so...ya....that is alot to lose!! I am setting a goal of 30lbs for now though.... I have already lost 5lbs in the last 2 weeks so Im counting that in my first post :) This weeks stats and GoalsWeight loss goal: 30lbsWeight loss this week: 5 lbsTotal loss: 5lbsGoalsExercise Goals: 4x this weekWater Goals: 8 glasses a day Wish me luck :)

Mission 28!!

Check it out Peeps......I LOVE this mission :)

Mission to Create

Here are today's mission concepts:
Deborah - use denim
Jocelyn - use 2 stick pins
Nicole - splats
Vanessa - Rhinestones
Melissa - Orange

Here is my take on the challenge:

Thanks for looking

J

Thank you

to everyone who participated in our Birthday Blog hop!! It is so good to see so many ladies out there that share the same passion for scrapping us us!!

Give us a couple days to get organized and then check back at Mission to Create to see who won!

Happy Blog Birthday Blog Hop

Welcome to Mission to Create's First Birthday Blog Hop!!

Mission to Create is celebrating our first birthday. What better way to celebrate than with a blog hop to revisit our favourite missions and there will be presents too along the way :) Each design team member has chosen their favourite mission from this past year and created either brand new layout or card with it. Wanna see? Go hop on over to each design team members blog to see what they did. To be entered to win a fabulous prize, be sure to comment while you are there, become a follower, and then come back here to let us know. Don't forget to become a follower of Mission to Create (if you aren't already).

Here is the complete list of blogs to visit:
Nicole

Andrea

Jocie (you are here)

Eva

Vanessa

Allison
Deborah

Jessy

Mission to Create (if you haven't already been there)

You have until October 11, 2010 at 4pm Central time to visit, comment, and follow the blogs to be eligible for our prize. Thank you so much to everyone who visits our blog and creates along with us. We appreciate your support over the past year and hope that you've had as much fun as we've had!! We look forward to your participation in the coming months to lead to our 2nd birthday bash ! Enjoy the hop!!

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I chose Mission 17 to create this card:
Deborah - beads

Jocelyn - use the color Brown

Nicole - Distressing

Vanessa - Decorative Edge Paper

Amy - Vintage item

Mission 27...CHECK IT OUT :)

Im really loving the fact that I am able to get crafty again....makes me happy :)

Go check out Mission 27...its fun!!

This is my take on it....it's a little messy and my husband said 'its busy...dont add anymore' LOL

but I do like how it turned out!

We have been doing this blog for 1 year....I really cant believe it!!! What super talented awesome women I get to work with ( I also get to call them my friends, which I am grateful for ) They have been very patient with me and I really appreciate that...I LOVE YOU LADIES!!

I also finished a little secret project as well....stay tuned! You will want to check back!!

Later

J