Mont's mobile

                                               

Sorry this is on my other blog as well... but I wanted to document it under "house-stuff." 

I had a friend of mine come over so we could have some fun and some dinner. She's adopting a baby boy [any day now] and I wanted to make a mobile. Sooo... my little noggin' thought she might as well come over and make one with me! I'd just supply the hot glue and enchiladas. It was a fun night but we only got so far, so I finished it up the next day, found the sticks while at the river with my mom (she's since come to town!), and lashed it together yesterday, and hung it today.

Mont already loves watching his new found friends.

It was Sarah's genius idea to have the one black sheep in the fold. I wonder how she thought of that? ha!

Here's the lashing. I love how tousled it looks!

Oh yea.. we saved $98 by doing it ourselves. Love that!

to make

There are so many 'things' I see and think, "oh! I could make that!" So I click and save a picture to my desktop or my iphoto. 


Well here I am, about to dump many of those photos here so as to never forget them. This will be a quick reference for me if ever I'm feelin' crafty.


Cloth: 
Stephanie Nielsen from NieNie Dialogues took this picture of a free-hanging mobile that she did above her daughters' beds. I think she just wound yarn around Styrofoam balls and attached to the ceiling somehow. I love it so much! I think it could be done in either girls' or boys' rooms: 

Along the lines of mobiles, here is a mobile I found on Etsy for about $130. I was bummed because the maker was only selling it to "________" ... some sort of organization's members. I think the ad said that it was made with lamb's wool, wound and bound wool. What a task! But it's so lovely, if ever there's a sheep or lamb that needs sheering, I will be the one to take home the wool! 

Here is Wendy: 

And Peter: 

This "Red Riding Hood" motif is on what looks like a vinyl bag, but I can easily do this with just regular material for a... quilt patch? O! O! Quilt Group idea! 

Next up, towels! Same popsicle principle. Wonder-under, cut, iron apply, sew. Wallah! 

And yet another sew-down idea. I love the little bird above the branches. This looks like it was on a towel too.. or a blanket maybe: 

This is just a simple garland made of felt circles. I've seen these made into little leaf-cutouts though, too. If you had a little girl you could cut them out in flowers, or butterflies... oh the possibilities are endless! Then just sew straight through them to connect. 

Another angle: 

My friend Amy Sue R. has a blog that she devotes her craftiness to. On said blog, there are lots of fun ideas, that I am inspired by as well. She found this one from a P B Kids catalog. I think it would be super easy and super fun! It looks like the hearts' sides are different fabrics (up to the designer, I suppose!), and the ribbons are just sewn directly onto and through the heart just up top, then dangle free. 

Hot pads. I actually went out and bought the material to make these! There is special heat-resistant material you need to make hot pads. It has some sort of foil intermingled with the fibers... or something. I don't know. I have it! All that's left is doing it!

Clocks:
I don't love the look of this clock, maybe it's the flower or the polka dots. But I love the idea of using thread spools for the number-places. Imagine buffing up a driftwood-looking circle and then using the colored thread spools still. Adorable! 

On a friend's blog, she has a citrus looking clock on her side bar. I don't know where the link was that constructed that for her, but I have wanted a clock like that since. And if I have to paint it to get it, then so be it!

This next one, I'm not sure if it's a clock or .. something else. But I'm pretty sure it's a clock because there are 5 |s where the minutes are to be clicked off by the minute hand. Looks like scrap booking paper is just mod~podged right on top of the wood, with different paper for the clock face.

'Goodnight moon' clock. I think I could paint something along the same lines, just cuter ... at least I hope so. And I'd definitely use different clock hands: 

Misc.:
Magnets. Eeeeeasy. I just need to find out where JoAnns keeps those clear rocks! Perhaps in the floral section? I have no idea: 

Spice rack turned into a polish and oil holder. I like the idea of using this as a spice rack still though:

This antique silverware are just hammered, bent, and flattened, then screwed into a piece of beach wood for a key rack: 

More wood. A spice, spice rack: 

These gift tags are letter-pressed, but I could easily draw these onto cute little tags as shown. I love the idea; so simplistic and yet, so appealing: 

Jewelry:
I love these asymmetrical necklaces lately. The simplistic look, I think, is a modern twist to an old vintage style. It's a great piece of flair! 

This necklace has been on my desktop for some time now. And I am pleased to say that I did make it (though, not this picture shown - this was the picture I looked at in order to make it), and the proud owner is a friend from church: 

And a view from the side: 

yarn balls

Currently, I am reading the nienie dialogues as I would a book. I've begun at the oldest posts and am working my way to her current posts. Along the way, I have found countless numbers of ooberly cute things for both children and grown-ups alike. 

Like this for instance. Yarn Balls over her girls' dresser in their room. Isn't it perfectly unordinary?! I love things in children's rooms that aren't too cartoony or aren't regular. I like retro, I like unexpected, I love incorporation. If I don't use this for Mont's room, I may use it in a craft room or a nursery for a little girl... someday.

stone lamp

I saw this lamp (there are more than one) on etsy. I loved the boyishness it held. Rocks turned in to a lamp! How fun for a little boy's room and creativity. Such a creative, artistic way to bring in the outdoors and make it functional. Ingenious! 
Description:

"These stones were all picked for their shadows and texture. They look rugged and beautiful together. 

I have upgraded all the parts that are used for the lamps. The sockets are solid brass sheet metal with a "Captive Ring Assembly." They have matching harps, necks and caps for the lampshade top.

The image has a sample lampshade that does not come with the piece leaving you the freedom to choose your own style lampshade depending on your decor as well as keeping the cost of the lamp down and putting the cost into the quality lighting components."

Price: $145