Ike's Monkey Costume

Isaac's Nursery Rhyme Play is coming up.

He is going to be a Monkey,

Because no Monkey costumes exist in his size

I made him one

 I could not find brown sweats or thermal underwear,

I had the idea to dye them!

My first time, I was so nervous

I think they came out great!

 I made the tail out of some brown ribbon, batting, and a wire

Then sewed it onto a ribbon belt that I fixed to the pants with buttons

(this was my first time to use anything having to do with buttons on my new sewing machine, I was stoked!)

 I fixed a button to the shirt,

and made a headband with ears (made of felt)

 I think it came out great for a beginner's costume

 He seems happy... for now

Made this Door Dangler for a neighbor's new baby,

I hope she likes it,

Onesie/Burper Sets

Ashely has been keeping me busy,

and putting my creative skills to the test.

She has, what seems like, a ton of preggo friends,

and she ordered her gifts thru me,

which, of course, I jumped at the chance to use my sewing machine

Here are the gifts!

Close ups are under the tabs on the top lefthand side.

See Ya!

Acorn Wreath

This weekend my munchkins and I went over to my mom and dad's for some much needed bonding time.  My dad put the kiddos to work in the garden,

 well sort of,

 their job was to pick up as many acorns as they can,

 (to keep the squirrels from planting them in my dad's garden)

So, what to do with all those acorns?

Errr, the only thing I came up with was to make a wreath

Wreaths forms are kinda pricey, so I bought a Styrofoam one, and...

Sliced it in two,

(hey, I know I"m cheap)

I had some scrap muslin,

and I covered the form.

With that done, I started popping the tops off all the acorns!

(it took a while)

I put a little dab of hot glue to the top, and placed it on the wreath

(pretty easy, though it took a little bit of time)

Finally done!

I found some old ribbon, and hot glued it to the back

Looks nice huh?

Its going to my mother...

cuz I love her....very much

Don't you think a square one would be great?

I wonder if I can find a form for that..maybe a frame.

Freezer Paper Shirts and Subway Signs

This week has been a little busy with another order for baby things, but I did manage to make my dad and Ike shirts for for their favorite show.

  BILLY THE EXTERMINATOR!!!

This was my first time using the Freezer Paper Stenciling technique.

  I am so excited with the results!

What do you think? Pretty cool huh?

Want to know how I did it? Click here! Great Tutorial!

Cheri is Greatest!

 We spent Saturday night with my Mom and Dad (Glen was fishing),

 They are my Billy and Bobby the Exterminators!

 Ike wore his to school today and told Mrs. YBarra he was Billy the Exterminator, I wonder if she knew what he was talking about.

 And there they are in Dad's Toy (Alpha Romeo, he had one before we were born, and had to get rid of it, because of no back seat) They went on a Bagel Run. Said that when they got their, people were saying that they better leave because the Exterminators where there!

 Fun Stuff!!!

And Now To Another Exciting Topic!

SUBWAY SIGNS!

My Brother in Law's GF (The Future Mrs. Teague)

was so impressed with my Subway sign, she made her own!

And Here it is!

For some reason, I can't get it to stand straight up!

But doesn't it look GREAT!!!

I love that she put it on that Teal Wall!

And here is a pic of my Bro-In-Law helping her!

My mom has asked me to make her one too,

Off the Antique (AuntTeague) Festival in RoundTop TX. this weekend!

Can't wait to see what kind of ideas and goodies I come home with!






 

StarBurst Mirror

I love, love, love this beautiful room from Sweet Something Designs. It is soooo dramatic, plus it has something I have always wanted, a starburst mirror!

The owner said it was easy to make, so off I went to the Home Depot and Hobby Lobby to buy my supplies.

 She wasn't kidding, it was easy! and next to nothing to make!

I have to admit, I was a little afraid of the end result, (maybe look a little southwest in style) but it came out great, and contemporary modern, just how I like things!
(It looks much bigger in person)

I also love that this is now checked off my list of things I want
Can't wait to start on another!

(the next will look different)

The Bad, The Good and, The Downright Ugly

The Bad:

A few weeks back, I was Blog Surfing and came across a cute tutorial on these cute busts of Halloween characters.  I memorized the process, and forgot to save the owner's tutorial to share.  But it has to be said, I quite physically copied this wonderfully talented person's idea (busts and all, I found them at Dollar Tree)

If you would like to know how to do them, all I did was painted them white with spray paint and then watered down some brown acrylic paint, brushed it over, then wiped it off. TAAADDAA Done!

Easy Smeasy

I had to try it out on a Styrofoam pumpkin

The Good:

NOW on to more relevant things, (cuz Halloween is like ages off)

My sweet, sweet mother showed pity on my and took me plant shopping

I"m so excited that I have living plants again

(I promise to take better care of them)

That wolfman is soooo scary, huh?

This is proof that some of my plants made it through the summer,

(mainly because I didn't have to water them)

The Ugly:

And now to the vain of my existence.

this went up today in sight of my backyard,

They are currently putting up one on the other side of my house too.

TALYOR TEXAS, you needed to build your own Surge Station!

I really dislike you!

Welcome Chalkboard

I've been less than happy with my front entry for a while.  With my dying potted plants, old doormat, and no decoration.  Its time to change!

I made this sign from one of the left over squares from my kitchen revamp project, and "took creative guideness" from one of Texas A&M's symbols.

Hey, I feel that I am a Teague, and I like stars, I could have come up with this on my own..... maybe

Anyways, I'm an Aggie too, so I can use it darnit!

Begining to come together, huh?

My mom gave me the bench (which I pressure washed the gecko poop from), and I took a picture of the one halfway alive potted plant I own!

When Glen gets home I will hang it! Cant wait!

And finally, I know it is not in focus, but Jo and Ike have been creating lately too.

Jo colored her toenails and fingernails with a pink marker!