Day 6 of the 30 Day Pinterest Craft Challenge - Thank you Tip Jar

I made this tip jar for the Craft Challenge to use for my massage practice.  This was the inspiration post/pin I kept seeing on Pinterest.  I also embellished the front like I did with the reclaimed pump bottles I got from work.  I used a mason jar I already had, silver paint and heavy scrapbook paper (from the Rock Queen Mat Stack collection) for the top. 

This is definitely much more pleasing to the eye than a white envelope taped to the door for my tips :)

Day 5 of the 30 Day Pinterest Craft Challenge - Circle Skirt

I love love love circle skirts and dresses so it was a no brainer when I saw this post from iCandy on Pinterest that I would be making this.  Drafting my own pattern was easier than I thought but this did take me longer than I expected because I'm super picky and kept trimming and trimming until I was satisfied.  Then it took me over a half hour to add on the black and white piping only to realize when I was finished that I wasn't loving it.  I didn't like how it makes the bottom of the skirt a bit wonky because it tends to curl.  And it made it a bit more fancy than I wanted for every day wear.  I think if the trim was on a stiffer cotton material opposed to the jersey knit, it would not curl as much.  I wanted to post this up to make sure I wasn't slacking for the challenge but I'll be removing the trim this week so that it will be more simple.  I'll just save the trim for another dress. 

Day 4 - 30 Day Pinterest Craft Challenge - Round Zippered Pouch

 

 

Day 4 of my self-imposed 30 Day Craft Challenge.  I was a bit short on time yesterday so I had to find a quickie pin for yesterday's challenge.  This is the Inspiration by Dog Under My Desk.  My version is shown above.  This project has proven that I can't sew circles perfectly.  Perhaps I should have made more time but I had some people to massage :)  Still, not too shabby if I do say so myself.  I just have to keep practicing.  I sure do have enough fabric scraps to do so.  Overall, I do love it bunches and it will be awesome to use to hold the crystals I use for massage. 

Day 3 -of the 30 Day Pinterest Craft Challenge - Black and White Striped Top

When I saw the below top on Pinterest, I fell in love.  I originally thought this was recon shirt but when I clicked on the link, there wasn't a tutorial so I decided to wing it and figure it out.  It was actually pretty easy and the shirt is very similar in style to Bandana Pillowcase Dress I made for the 1st day of the Craft Challenge.  Except, I adapted it to make it into a shirt for a grown woman and not a kid.  I loved how this turned out so I'm definitely going to make a few more.  A girl can never have too many tops for a night on the town.  That is, if I actually went out.  

The Inspiration:

UPDATE 12/25/13 - There is now a tutorial to make your own!  
http://lotusbomb.blogspot.com/2013/12/pillowcase-top-tutorial.html

30 Day Pinterest Craft Challenge - Day 2 - Messenger Bag

 I made this cupcake themed messenger bag yesterday afternoon for Day 2 of my self-imposed 30 Day Pinterest Craft Challenge.  It was inspired by this reversible messenger bag by Crazy Little Projects.  In true me fashion, these pins generally serve as inspiration before I end up changing it somewhat.  I had in mind my just-turned 8 year old niece when I came across the pin for the reversible bag.  I changed it up slightly by making it a larger bag and adding two front pockets and making the bag non-reversible.  I used some retired Robert Kaufman cupcake fabric and just brown and turquoise dot fabric for the lining.  I also used interfacing to give the bag some stability.  I am really pleased with how this bag turned out and I hope that Ali likes it too.  I definitely want to make one for me now!

Day 2 of the 30 Day Pinterest Craft Challenge Contest

Day 2 of the 30 Day Pinterest Craft Challenge is now complete.  I'm going to make you wait until tonight to post the project because I have to go massage some folks :)  In the meantime, do you have any guesses?  Take a look at the my board and see if you can guess what I made.  If you're right, I'll send you a magnet a set of your choice :)   Leave your guess in the comment section.  One guess per person please.  You can earn another guess by leaving your guess on my facebook page.  Don't forget to mention the contest if you're leaving a comment separate from the fb post :)

In the event that more than one person guesses the right answer, a random drawing will be held to pick the winner.  Good luck!

Contest ends at midnight tonight :)

Day 1 - Pinterest 30 Day Craft Challenge - Bandana Pillowcase Dress

This bandana pillowcase dress I made today is the first project of the Pinterest 30 Day Craft Challenge based on the crafty pins on one of my boards.  My project was inspired by this bandana pillowcase dress by Trey and Lucy and this patriotic pillowcase dress by Aesthetic Nest.  I love the ruffled hem from the patriotic dress and when I saw the bandana dress, I knew I wanted to combine both pins into one project. Wish I had a handy kid around to model this dress!