New Name, New Blog!!!

Exciting things going on here!

I have a new blog!

I have moved all the old posts over to

http://cinnamon-and-sugar.doontoon.com/

Please click on the link, 

put my new address to your favourites list,  

and join me there!

To all of my faithful followers, please become a follower on my new blog -- I plan on hosting a giveaway very soon, and I don't want you to miss out!

And if you aren't a follower yet, make that jump.

You won't be disappointed.

:o)

PS. You will notice on my new blog that there is now a link to my new Facebook page too! It is still a baby, so not a lot going on right now, but I also plan on hosting a giveaway on there as well! So click on the big blue F, and like my page to keep up with me there...

new things

I have some exciting things coming up here soon, including a name change!

Stay tuned...and thanks for your patience.

new year, new resolutions?

A lot of people love to make New Year's resolutions.

Last year I did, and failed. Again. So I decided this year I wasn't going to make any.

I have plans to do much this year, but if they don't get done, no skin off my back. I won't feel guilty about it.

I have lots of things up my sleeve for this blog, including opening an etsy shop! But, that may take some time as I build up a bit of inventory first. I don't get how people can open up an etsy shop with only one or two things to offer....

I have ideas of things to make -- my list is quite long! -- but right now I am busy digging my house out from under the chaos the kids left behind when they started school. I want to start the year with a totally clean house, everything organized and sorted, things purged and put away properly.... you may see me in March or so.

Kidding.

I hope.

I have an idea for a super dee dooper hat for my little guy which I will share with you as soon as I have it done -- after all, I can't slave away in the bowels of my house all day, every day. Mom needs a break too!

:o)

I have a custom order to fill first, but stay tuned for Aiden's next hat!

He needs SOMETHING to cover his crib-bed head....

Sign language

I told you yesterday I was working on a little painting project...

here it is!

I took a piece of unusable flooring from our shop -- leftovers from our renos, and the tongue was wrecked, so it was garbage....

 Cut it down to size, sanded it really well,

 and primed it with a grey tinted primer. I wanted a grey undercoat, so this served a double purpose!

 Today I dry brushed some white paint on top until it was the colour I was looking for.

When that was dry I roughed up the edges, sponged a very thin layer of brown over top so it wasn't quite as bright white anymore, chucked the keys on it a few times to create nicks in the paint, and this is what it looks like now!

 I picked up some wall decal sayings in the states for a DOLLAR a piece!

This was my favourite one, and I wanted more than just a little saying stuck on my wall somewhere.

I think this one will do the trick...
Now to figure out how -- and where -- to hang it!

ANNNNDDDDD........
since anyone who knows me also knows I can't leave well enough alone...
 I HAD to add some shading on the edge!
The big board was bugging me.
It looked too big.
Now I am all done.
I think.
LOL

Sew day!

Well, since we aren't anywhere close to having a snow day, I decided to have a SEW day instead.

It was that or housework, and I ran out of Tide after one load of laundry this morning.

It was decided for me!

LOL

The first hour of sewing (I didn't start until after lunch) I made a pair of sweat pants for Aiden. Nothing spectacular, or photo worthy. They are boring, navy blue, and will keep Aiden's legs covered while he gets dressed up with cuter-than-him tops. Is that even possible?

Ah well, after that I decided to start on a little painting craft!

Okay, it is not so little, and not done either, so you will have to be patient while waiting for that post!

While the paint was drying, I thought of something else I could sew.

Quick and easy pillows for my couches!

I had picked up some beautiful woven material a while ago in the states for a mere $3.50 a yard.

YES, the price was right. On sale too, and the colours went perfectly with my house!!!

See, I had these pillows that came with the couches, but I never liked them. The material looked.... dirty, even though they were brand new! And they are a little washed out for my living room.

 In a closet they languished since the couches were delivered.... two years ago?

See how bland they are?

 The new pillows!

I made them a little smaller, and stuffed them with the old pillow stuffing.

The colours are actually much redder than they appear in this photo...

 Such a pretty fabric!

 And adds a bit of a colour punch.

Just the way I like it.

:o)

I have my laptop resting on this pillow as I type this!

home made bling

I went to Michael's this morning to pick up a couple things, and came across a sale on jewellery making supplies!

I have always wanted to try my hand at it, so I just grabbed a set of two connectors and a couple necklaces, not having a clue what I was going to do with them!

lol

Yes, how very like me...

 I really loved the vintage look of this connector, and thought I would make a bracelet with it.

 I went through my jewellery, found an old necklace and took it apart.

This is the end result!

 I ended up having to take a bit more chain off, as I have impossibly tiny wrists!

I haven't owned a bracelet in YEARS!!!! I think I like this one...

Christmas gifts

I made a couple more gifts today... one is for Aiden, and another for a friend who doesn't read this blog, so it's safe!

(I hope)

These stars I first saw on lemon tree creations here, and fell in love with them instantly!

Today I dug out a paper bag from safeway, an old dictionary I have previously used for cardmaking, some ribbon and batting, and got to work!

 I made a set of six, but I plan on making many, many more!!!!

:o)

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This next project was something I had swimming around in my head for a while. I am planning on making all my kids note totes for church (no, I am not finished yet!), and I had a special one in mind for Aiden.

Here he is!

 I used felt and ribbon for the face and 'collar', and a bit more suede material for the ears.

 I also used suede string instead of a button -- it obviously wouldn't have fit anywhere on the front.

He is so soft and cute!

I made a pocket on the inside with dividers for Aiden's pencil crayons -- I give him crayons, because pencils get all over his hands and clothes, and pens mixed with a three year old is a recipe for disaster!

Now he can draw rainbows...