http://www.siblingcraftery.com Fri, 19 Mar 2010 09:57:48 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en At the office, they have been painting, moving people into different cubes, etc. Granted it does look so much better, but color was needed. So I grabbed two cork boards and some material from my stash, some ribbon from the drawer... and VOILA I created these awesome fabric-covered-brighten-up-my-office cork boards. I ... http://www.siblingcraftery.com/2010/03/office-redux-part-1/ I have so much to share – and just haven’t taken the time to update this blog and show you the projects! But I have been crafting away – promise! I think part of the reason I haven’t updated is because I haven’t had any new patterns to share. I have ... http://www.siblingcraftery.com/2010/03/make-and-fill-a-purse-swap/ I’ve been craving to craft lately, but with a very needy newborn it’s proven more difficult than I anticipated. Luckily my husband had a few days off work and since he was home to care for the baby I decided to do a little family project. I love to document ... http://www.siblingcraftery.com/2010/02/handprints-on-the-wall/ So I hope you all are having a great Valentine's day! This year, both my kids are older and there were no organized exchanging of those cute little valentines.  However, my daughter and I made some for her to pass around to her friends.  They were a big hit at school.  ... http://www.siblingcraftery.com/2010/02/happy-vday/ Yesterday was my sister's (Renee) and my birthday. 28 years ago, on my 6th birthday - I got two of the most awesome presents a little girl like me could ever want. I got a two-story tree house with a deck that rivaled any other tree house in the city.. ... http://www.siblingcraftery.com/2010/02/birthdays/ I've finally succumbed to the world of inchies.  If you aren't sure what those are - in a nutshell, they are art on a 1 inch by 1 inch canvas.  Google inchies and you'll find yourself inundated with websites that you MUST checkout. They are having another inchie swap on Craftster ... http://www.siblingcraftery.com/2010/01/inchie-invasion/ The month of February, I'm the Queen Bee for the Mish Mash Stash Bash Quilting Bee.  I am asking for a 12.5 inch block using the Scrap X Quilt tutorial. I created 12 different fabric stacks that includes a 6" x 22" strip of Kona Black to use for the background ... http://www.siblingcraftery.com/2010/01/mmsb-quilting-bee-update/ Over the holidays my daughter, Kacie, kept wearing my sister's hairband.  It was a cute hairband - and looked adorable on her. I was sure we could make one, but didn't have all the supplies on hand. So yesterday we went to a dollar store, picked up a few supplies and played. We ... http://www.siblingcraftery.com/2010/01/gorgeous-hairbands/ My son and I were watching Futurama not too long ago and we saw Blinky ( the three eyed fish from Simpson's) going through one of the tunnels.That was it!  I had to stitch that fabulous three eyed nuclear wasted inhabiting fish! I stitched him on some yellow bubbly material - ... http://www.siblingcraftery.com/2010/01/blinky-bag/ So here's a review of most of the handmade gifts I made for family members this past Christmas. We'll start off with the nieces - such fun to make gifts for kids. Katie loves bows and her mom suggested a bow holder. So I made her one, in her fave colors and ... http://www.siblingcraftery.com/2010/01/homemade-holidays-2009/