projects – Page 3

My sweet boys. They love to create art and I just don’t give them enough opportunities to explore their creativity – especially when it comes to decorating!
These little guys have big design ideas for their room and in the past I have been known to brush them under the rug. But this project was just too good to pass up.
My husband ordered 10 blank, white skateboard decks from Amazon.com and we let the boys go wild with spray paint, stencils and the letters of their names.

They were so excited to hang the finished product in their room!

How did that cutie slip in there?!
I have to admit…letting go of my control of how I want their room to look was refreshing! The project is personal and creative and it makes me so happy to walk in their room and see one-of-a-kind artwork!

Happy Labor Day! Here at AquaSeventy6, Autumn and I have been soaking up the very last minutes with our kiddos before we send them off to school.

We are also in the process of designing a super fun challenge for our readers (and ourselves!) More information to come later this week.

This afternoon, while browsing through the many blogs that I follow, I came across Ucreate Crafts’ September “Create With Me” Project. The Tohoku Tote was originally featured on I Am Momma Hear Me Roar and sold for charity. Now it is available for all of us to create and share.

After perusing the pattern I decided to give it a shot. Best case scenario, I’d have something to blog about today. Worst case, my daughter would have yet another piece for her “land of misfit purses” collection. I am glad to say that it came out pretty great!

The main fabric is a remnant piece of home decor fabric I found at Joanns many months ago. The lining is a lined curtain panel I bought at Goodwill last year for $2

I have to admit, I will probably remove the bow. I don’t really think I made it the right way and I can see the hand stitching which really bugs me.

I love the pockets. I made a bigger one for my keys and a divided one for my cell phone and lip gloss. I put the clasp on a little too high, and so it was a little hard to stitch around it. You can see that my top stitching around the opening isn’t as professional as I would like.