Fun Weekend Projects

This weekend was a busy one, but I had time to squeeze in a few fun projects. A relative shared the first idea with me... cutting open glow sticks and splattering them into glass vases to make a fun patio table light.

The kids thought it was super cool. May have overdone the amount of glowstick goo a bit, but oh well!

I wanted to complete a little project for Mason as he seems to frequently get the short end of the stick project-wise. He loves Harry Potter, and I have seen several artists on Etsy and other places making these little wooden peg dolls. Of course, I would never sell mine since I borrowed the idea (that's the reason I like to tell myself, never mind the squiggly lines and such!)

The creepy looking one is Voldemort, if you can't tell. :) They may not be perfect, but Mason loves them!

I finally finished up a project for me that I've been working on for a while. I found this retro Levi's fabric purse/hobo bag at the Goodwill outlet. I thought it would be perfect to do a bit of embroidery on. The book I used for the patterns is "Embroidery for Little Miss Crafty" by Helen Dardik.



Now, its time for my favorite part of completing weekend projects.... deciding which projects to work on next weekend! :)

Garage Sale Goodies

A few weeks back, West Seattle held its annual Community Garage Sale Day. One of my favorite days of the year, after Christmas and Thanksgiving, of course! ;) Harper has gone with me for the last couple of years, and she has totally gotten into the art of wheeling and dealing. She scored a Barbie pool, 3 newer Barbies, and a Barbie jeep in a package deal for 5 bucks. All because a dad sitting in his driveway felt sorry for my big-blue-eyed daughter who only had one five-dollar-bill left in her wallet but loved all of his daughter's Barbie stuff.

I happened to score some sweet stuff as well... I am in love with this vintage suede hot pink handbag, which cost me all of 2 dollars.

These hardback sewing books were a steal at 4 dollars for both. Because I'm new to sewing, I hadn't heard of Lotta Jansdotter, but I love her clean Scandinavian aesthetic. Can't wait to try my hand at the projects in her books!

And finally, these spiffy Lacoste tennis shoes to wear with polo shirts and walking shorts. And they cost me a buck!

Happy garage sale adventures, everyone!!