Teacher Gifts

Yesterday was the last day of school. I made gumball "machines" for Treyton's & Elise's teachers.
I got the idea from this blog. Then I found the printable tag on this blog. I made a few prototypes out of various items from Dollar Tree, but ended up creating my own hybrid of Dollar Tree / Hobby Lobby glassware, which I got the idea for painting from this blog. :)

 If I had more time, I would have etched the names on the glass (or done a different color of vinyl that was easier to see/read). I probably also would have designed a vinyl "knob" & "chute door" to make it look more like a gumball machine.

Brocade

I decided I wanted to make a shirt for myself. I found a pattern I thought would look really nice in a silky fabric and brocade was on sale. How was I to know that it would turn out to be the single, most difficult fabric I've ever tried to work with? I'd had an extremely difficult time with the crepe I tried making a dress out of once, but that was nothing compared to this. The brocade virtually disintegrated in my hands as I tried to work with it.
I can't even adequately describe how difficult this project was. Very, very difficult.
Now I feel like an expert who can make pretty much anything. : )

Elise announced that she wants me to make her a shirt just like this one...
I don't know if I'm up for that just yet. I made her a
white princess dress last year for Halloween (that has doubled as a church dress since then) and I'm about to start making her a Snow White dress for this Halloween. After that, we'll see...



(I know I look kind of pregnant, but I assure you I am not.)