every lunch a picnic

love love love this lunchbox. i think this is totally DIYable even in a regular sized lunchbox.

Mad Men yourself

My new favorite toy.

New Toys

so one of the kids' hobbies is de-stuffing their toys. someone told me about unstuffed toys so i decided to give it a try. using what fleece i had, i made some flat toys.

so far, quality control has given them a paws up.

Cookie Disaster

How did I get pot bellied pigs from a slender dachshund? Now it's potato salad for the picnic tomorrow.

30 days of crafts

Day 24

a couple more things out of my doxie walk fabric.

30 days of crafts

Day 23

cupcake pincushion rings, my design.

30 days of crafts

Day 22

10 minute pillowcase apron by Betz White.

30 days of crafts

Day 21
faux bois stuff i had done earlier. leaf bowl, pinecones and trivet by Martha Stewart and the stick toy is my own invention.

"There's something in the air," thinks Max

"Clouds to the left."

"Clouds to the right."

"Tornadoes for days. When did we move to Kansas?"

30 days of crafts

Day 20

I learned how to do fabric stenciling at an FCL class. Now I'm raiding Mike's closet for shirts. The middle one is a bot hard to see, but it 's a deer coming out of the pocket. The water tower reads "Save Ferris"

added: these were the first run where i used paper ink instead of fabric ink. so into the washer, and out comes the ink. i had to pick out all of the embroidery and redo the stenciling.

30 days of crafts

Day 19

Tree slice coasters. I was on a faux bois kick a while ago.

30 days of crafts

Day 18

These are some paintings a I did a couple of years ago when I worked at the aquarium.

California Trip

Zion National Park. Very beautiful.

30 days of crafts

Day 17

Dog Costumes
The bees are their new costumes for the Wienie Roast and the fish are from a couple of years ago. We'll see if there are any takers.

30 days of crafts

Day 16

Here's another craft I didn't make, but it still counts.
These are done by my friend Lara's mom Mary.

California Trip

Bryce Canyon

This was fabulous. We stood at the rim and saw people walking among the hoodoos below. We were so excited to find out that you could go down to the bottom of the canyon.

30 days of crafts

Day 15
Flair! We're halfway there!

30 days of crafts

Day 14

A couple of totes from the shop.

30 days of crafts

Day 13
Doggie neckties
I don't think the wieners will have a career as catalog models. They can't sit very still.
These are what the daycare dogs are getting next week in honor of Father's Day. Every month I try to make a giveaway to celebrate the holiday.

California Trip

The next stop was Capitol Reef where we saw some petroglyphs.

California Trip

First stop: Goblin Valley Park, Utah.

Tell me that doesn't look like a T-Rex

This park was cool cause all the rocks looked like mushrooms

30 days of crafts

Day 12

Stuffed wiener ala Alice Apple.

California Trip

So we began our trip the evening before with Sam's Gaying Away Party at Tracks where we saw the fabulous Tammie Brown.

30 days of crafts

Day 11
Fabric birds designed by Michael Fulkerson.

Right now they are all on one branch. I want to split them up to sell.

30 days of crafts

Day 10
quilted coasters from Denise Schmidt's book

30 days of crafts

Day 9
The ever popular coffee cups sleeves

30 days of crafts

Day 8
Cards with a pocket so you can put a photo in them.

30 days of crafts

Day 7

Fleece dog toys. I'm teaching a class on these for Fresh City Life next month.

30 days of crafts

Day 6
My aunt made these beaded pendants, but they still count towards the goal.

30 Days of Crafts

Day 5
More flower brooches ala Betz White.

30 days of crafts

Day 4
dog coat
blurry dog coat