DIY initial painting

I want to make some presents for the grandparents so I decided on a few paintings. The boys love art projects! So I grabbed a few canvas boards from Hobby Lobby (2pk on sale!!), left over paint from when we painted the walls and other projects, and masking tape.

First I taped off the letter on the canvas

 

Then I let my oldest start with the red. He is 3 and loves coloring in the lines. So when I told him to make a mess it didn't go over so well. 

But the youngest (16m) doesn't mind making a mess so with Mommy's help we did the next 2 colors

I let the colors dry before adding the next so they wouldn't smear too much

Then peel off the masking tape. 

End product turned out great!!

Changing table organizer

I was recently asked to make a changing table organizer. After seeing my friends for her new nursery I knew exactly what I was going to make. It is pretty simple with a bunch of straight cuts and sewing.  I used cotton woven and a little bit of iron on interfacing. 

First I cut out all of my pieces 

Organizer Pockets

10x8

12x6

6x6

6.5x6.5

Top

24x14

Bottom

24x15

2 bottom pieces of main fabric

1 bottom piece of interfacing

1 top piece (folded in half)

2 of each different sized pocket (4 pockets total)

Iron on interfacing to the back of one of the bottom pieces

For the pockets I sewed them right sides together along the sides and bottom

Trim corners and flip right side out

Finish/serge the top 

Press them flat and fold over the top flap about an inch

Sew across top flap to finish it

Place the pockets on the right side of the bottom piece that has interfacing 

Top stitch around the sides and bottom of each pocket

Lay the other bottom piece on top right sides together and sew around the sides and bottom

Trim corners, flip right side out and press

Baste or serge the top raw edges together 

Set aside and grab the top piece

Press down 1/2" on one of the short ends

Fold in half right sides together

Sew along sides

Flip right sides out

Place the top piece on top of the bottom piece with pockets facing up

The ironed hem should be on the very top

Sew/serge the bottom to the top not catching the ironed hem

Press the serged seam towards the top Lay flat and flip the ironed hem over the serged seam

Topstitch close to the edge

My first blog post!!

Hi!  This is my first attempt at blogging so we shall see how it goes.  First a little introduction:  My name is Stephanie and I am a wife and a mom to 2 amazing little boys.  B will turn 3 in about a week and R turns 1 in a few days.  My day job is a project manager for a DoD organization, but I love to keep busy with other hobbies.  I was a college cheer coach for 7 years, but now I mostly do home improvement projects, crafts, and I love to sew!  I wanted to start this blog to document my adventures in all the projects I work on and my boys.  Up next I plan to post about the boys birthday party!  Stay Tuned and thanks for reading!

Stephanie