A few weeks ago my son turned 7, and he asked me to make him a shirt for his birthday. I realized that it had been awhile since I’d made him a shirt, so why not?
He’s been reading more comics lately and he loves the *POW* symbol, so I ran with that idea and came up with this design using the Silhouette software and an image I found on the web.
Of course you can’t cut the heat transfer material just from that, so I separated the shapes based on their color, reversed the shapes (so important!), and cut it out.
Remove the negative material and iron onto your shirt with a cloth between your heat transfer material and your iron. I layered the different colors, and most times I have no problem with this, but my silver material got a little bubbly. It still looked awesome. He was thrilled with his shirt and wore it all weekend as we celebrated. Happy Birthday bud!
Welcome to our first Make it Work party! I know I’m not the only one who has lots of leftover craft supplies just laying around, so let’s do what we do best and craft it into something beautiful!
Valentine’s day is drawing near and I really wanted to make a wreath, so when I saw my leftover wreath form just hanging in my craft room I knew I was going to Make it Work!
I drew from my yarn stash, ribbon stash and felt stash to make this super cute Knit Valentine’s Day wreath! Here’s a close up of the knit pattern, which was basically like knitting a scarf and wrapping it around a wreath form. If you want the specific pattern go ahead and comment and I’ll get it to you. And here’s the finished product! It is going to look so cute on my front door, I can’t wait to put it up this weekend 🙂
Now we want to see what you can make from your leftovers! Search through your archives or get to work on a free project and share the link on our FB page (make sure you’ve gone over and liked us) or in the comments and we’ll re-share them throughout the day! We’ll do this once a month so don’t worry if you can’t ‘make it work‘ this time!
Have you ever felt something drifting away from you?
I consider it a blessing to experience this feeling often in my life.
Once in college, my boyfriend told me that he loved me (over the phone, but that’s beside the point).
I knew when he said it that I didn’t feel the same way, but I was scared to let go of the one real relationship I had ever had. But then, things started changing. Being with him just didn’t “feel right” any more.
It’s hard to explain- but I knew it was time to move on.
When I graduated college, I became a high school band teacher. It was sincerely fulfilling a dream! For five years I taught high school and loved it. Shortly after I began teaching, I met my future husband, and we were married. After he finished school, we decided the time was right for us to start our family. As I became pregnant, I began to look forward to being a mom the same way I had dreamed of being a teacher. I knew it was time to move on to the next phase of my life and become a stay-at-home mom.
It’s hard to define- but it was time to move on.
I could name many such experiences throughout my life. I am a religious person, so I believe that it is a little bit of personal inspiration, or feeling the Holy Spirit guide me along my path in life to what I’m supposed to be doing. Call it that or women’s intuition or what have you, I know each of us can feel something that guides us to where we need to be.
All that to say- I’m starting to feel blogging drifting away from me. I started this blog six years ago, and I’ve enjoyed doing it. I put in many hours to create, photograph, edit, and promote blog posts for you.
I thought that this last year, now that all of my kids were in school, I would dedicate myself full time to the blog and bring about some serious growth and great projects. Instead, I felt drawn to do other things, like work on family history, beautify my home (without having to take pictures of it), and volunteer at the school with my kids.
We have also decided to move. We are moving out of our home in a week, renting a vacation home for a few weeks, then moving across the country to Iowa. We have been so, so busy getting ready that I’ve hardly had time to do anything else.
I feel myself pulled in another direction. I’m not sure what that direction is. Perhaps I will renew my teaching certificate and go back to the classroom. Maybe I will spend more time volunteering in the school and community. I just know that blogging is not where I need to be spending my time right now.
I don’t know if this is a permanent break, or a temporary one. So, I will be keeping my blog up for you to find inspiration from. I want you to be able to find my old projects and recipes again. But I won’t be posting for awhile. Or longer.
It’s hard to explain why. It’s just time. It just feels right.
Thank you for being my loyal readers over the years, however long you’ve been with me. Check out my very first project here! (So fun and yikes! I’ve learned a lot since then!)
Everything I’ve made here has been not only for me and my family, but for you and yours.
My advertising policy is to only share companies and products I love with my readers.
I received product to review from the retailer in exchange for this post. All opinions, however,
are completely my own. You’re going to love this shop!
I’m going to be honest. I usually make my mom presents for Mother’s Day. She lives in another state and hardly ever gets to see her grandkids (or me), so I tend to make something featuring them.
Maybe you’re not into making gifts, or you want to do something different for a change. You need to turn to a great retailer to find that special something for a special mom.
Tom from Uncommon Goods contacted me to do a review of his store and after some research, I happily agreed. I love companies that do more than just sell things. I love that Uncommon Goods features handmade products, highlights its artists and designers, and also donates a portion of each order they receive to your choice of several non-profit organizations. Finally, most products are made here in the USa, and they strive to work in harmony with the environment through recycling and avoiding products produced with harm to animals. Read more about them here.
I picked out this Kitchen Utensil Holder and Tablet Stand to review. I’ve been wanting something to use while I cook in the kitchen for quite awhile, and this is perfect! (Don’t you prepare recipes from blogs? 🙂 It is made by STAK Ceramics, created by Myles and Heather Geyman. They make all their products by hand.
This piece is both beautiful and functional, and I’ll be using it often. This would be the perfect gift for a mom who bakes, listens to music in the kitchen, or just an overall techy mom.
My favorite thing about Uncommon Goods is the wide variety of both price and inventory. You can buy a beautiful item whether your budget is small or unlimited.
My advertising policy is to only share companies and products I love with my readers.
I received product to review from the retailer in exchange for this post. All opinions, however,
are completely my own. You’re going to love this shop!
I’m going to be honest. I usually make my mom presents for Mother’s Day. She lives in another state and hardly ever gets to see her grandkids (or me), so I tend to make something featuring them.
Maybe you’re not into making gifts, or you want to do something different for a change. You need to turn to a great retailer to find that special something for a special mom.
Tom from Uncommon Goods contacted me to do a review of his store and after some research, I happily agreed. I love companies that do more than just sell things. I love that Uncommon Goods features handmade products, highlights its artists and designers, and also donates a portion of each order they receive to your choice of several non-profit organizations. Finally, most products are made here in the USa, and they strive to work in harmony with the environment through recycling and avoiding products produced with harm to animals. Read more about them here.
I picked out this Kitchen Utensil Holder and Tablet Stand to review. I’ve been wanting something to use while I cook in the kitchen for quite awhile, and this is perfect! (Don’t you prepare recipes from blogs? 🙂 It is made by STAK Ceramics, created by Myles and Heather Geyman. They make all their products by hand.
This piece is both beautiful and functional, and I’ll be using it often. This would be the perfect gift for a mom who bakes, listens to music in the kitchen, or just an overall techy mom.
My favorite thing about Uncommon Goods is the wide variety of both price and inventory. You can buy a beautiful item whether your budget is small or unlimited.
My advertising policy is to only share companies and products I love with my readers.
I received product to review from the retailer in exchange for this post. All opinions, however,
are completely my own. You’re going to love this shop!
I’m going to be honest. I usually make my mom presents for Mother’s Day. She lives in another state and hardly ever gets to see her grandkids (or me), so I tend to make something featuring them.
Maybe you’re not into making gifts, or you want to do something different for a change. You need to turn to a great retailer to find that special something for a special mom.
Tom from Uncommon Goods contacted me to do a review of his store and after some research, I happily agreed. I love companies that do more than just sell things. I love that Uncommon Goods features handmade products, highlights its artists and designers, and also donates a portion of each order they receive to your choice of several non-profit organizations. Finally, most products are made here in the USa, and they strive to work in harmony with the environment through recycling and avoiding products produced with harm to animals. Read more about them here.
I picked out this Kitchen Utensil Holder and Tablet Stand to review. I’ve been wanting something to use while I cook in the kitchen for quite awhile, and this is perfect! (Don’t you prepare recipes from blogs? 🙂 It is made by STAK Ceramics, created by Myles and Heather Geyman. They make all their products by hand.
This piece is both beautiful and functional, and I’ll be using it often. This would be the perfect gift for a mom who bakes, listens to music in the kitchen, or just an overall techy mom.
My favorite thing about Uncommon Goods is the wide variety of both price and inventory. You can buy a beautiful item whether your budget is small or unlimited.
My advertising policy is to only share companies and products I love with my readers.
I received product to review from the retailer in exchange for this post. All opinions, however,
are completely my own. You’re going to love this shop!
I’m going to be honest. I usually make my mom presents for Mother’s Day. She lives in another state and hardly ever gets to see her grandkids (or me), so I tend to make something featuring them.
Maybe you’re not into making gifts, or you want to do something different for a change. You need to turn to a great retailer to find that special something for a special mom.
Tom from Uncommon Goods contacted me to do a review of his store and after some research, I happily agreed. I love companies that do more than just sell things. I love that Uncommon Goods features handmade products, highlights its artists and designers, and also donates a portion of each order they receive to your choice of several non-profit organizations. Finally, most products are made here in the USa, and they strive to work in harmony with the environment through recycling and avoiding products produced with harm to animals. Read more about them here.
I picked out this Kitchen Utensil Holder and Tablet Stand to review. I’ve been wanting something to use while I cook in the kitchen for quite awhile, and this is perfect! (Don’t you prepare recipes from blogs? 🙂 It is made by STAK Ceramics, created by Myles and Heather Geyman. They make all their products by hand.
This piece is both beautiful and functional, and I’ll be using it often. This would be the perfect gift for a mom who bakes, listens to music in the kitchen, or just an overall techy mom.
My favorite thing about Uncommon Goods is the wide variety of both price and inventory. You can buy a beautiful item whether your budget is small or unlimited.
My advertising policy is to only share companies and products I love with my readers.
I received product to review from the retailer in exchange for this post. All opinions, however,
are completely my own. You’re going to love this shop!
I’m going to be honest. I usually make my mom presents for Mother’s Day. She lives in another state and hardly ever gets to see her grandkids (or me), so I tend to make something featuring them.
Maybe you’re not into making gifts, or you want to do something different for a change. You need to turn to a great retailer to find that special something for a special mom.
Tom from Uncommon Goods contacted me to do a review of his store and after some research, I happily agreed. I love companies that do more than just sell things. I love that Uncommon Goods features handmade products, highlights its artists and designers, and also donates a portion of each order they receive to your choice of several non-profit organizations. Finally, most products are made here in the USa, and they strive to work in harmony with the environment through recycling and avoiding products produced with harm to animals. Read more about them here.
I picked out this Kitchen Utensil Holder and Tablet Stand to review. I’ve been wanting something to use while I cook in the kitchen for quite awhile, and this is perfect! (Don’t you prepare recipes from blogs? 🙂 It is made by STAK Ceramics, created by Myles and Heather Geyman. They make all their products by hand.
This piece is both beautiful and functional, and I’ll be using it often. This would be the perfect gift for a mom who bakes, listens to music in the kitchen, or just an overall techy mom.
My favorite thing about Uncommon Goods is the wide variety of both price and inventory. You can buy a beautiful item whether your budget is small or unlimited.
My advertising policy is to only share companies and products I love with my readers.
I received product to review from the retailer in exchange for this post. All opinions, however,
are completely my own. You’re going to love this shop!
I’m going to be honest. I usually make my mom presents for Mother’s Day. She lives in another state and hardly ever gets to see her grandkids (or me), so I tend to make something featuring them.
Maybe you’re not into making gifts, or you want to do something different for a change. You need to turn to a great retailer to find that special something for a special mom.
Tom from Uncommon Goods contacted me to do a review of his store and after some research, I happily agreed. I love companies that do more than just sell things. I love that Uncommon Goods features handmade products, highlights its artists and designers, and also donates a portion of each order they receive to your choice of several non-profit organizations. Finally, most products are made here in the USa, and they strive to work in harmony with the environment through recycling and avoiding products produced with harm to animals. Read more about them here.
I picked out this Kitchen Utensil Holder and Tablet Stand to review. I’ve been wanting something to use while I cook in the kitchen for quite awhile, and this is perfect! (Don’t you prepare recipes from blogs? 🙂 It is made by STAK Ceramics, created by Myles and Heather Geyman. They make all their products by hand.
This piece is both beautiful and functional, and I’ll be using it often. This would be the perfect gift for a mom who bakes, listens to music in the kitchen, or just an overall techy mom.
My favorite thing about Uncommon Goods is the wide variety of both price and inventory. You can buy a beautiful item whether your budget is small or unlimited.
My advertising policy is to only share companies and products I love with my readers.
I received product to review from the retailer in exchange for this post. All opinions, however,
are completely my own. You’re going to love this shop!
I’m going to be honest. I usually make my mom presents for Mother’s Day. She lives in another state and hardly ever gets to see her grandkids (or me), so I tend to make something featuring them.
Maybe you’re not into making gifts, or you want to do something different for a change. You need to turn to a great retailer to find that special something for a special mom.
Tom from Uncommon Goods contacted me to do a review of his store and after some research, I happily agreed. I love companies that do more than just sell things. I love that Uncommon Goods features handmade products, highlights its artists and designers, and also donates a portion of each order they receive to your choice of several non-profit organizations. Finally, most products are made here in the USa, and they strive to work in harmony with the environment through recycling and avoiding products produced with harm to animals. Read more about them here.
I picked out this Kitchen Utensil Holder and Tablet Stand to review. I’ve been wanting something to use while I cook in the kitchen for quite awhile, and this is perfect! (Don’t you prepare recipes from blogs? 🙂 It is made by STAK Ceramics, created by Myles and Heather Geyman. They make all their products by hand.
This piece is both beautiful and functional, and I’ll be using it often. This would be the perfect gift for a mom who bakes, listens to music in the kitchen, or just an overall techy mom.
My favorite thing about Uncommon Goods is the wide variety of both price and inventory. You can buy a beautiful item whether your budget is small or unlimited.
Of course you can’t cut the heat transfer material just from that, so I separated the shapes based on their color, reversed the shapes (so important!), and cut it out. 
And here’s the finished product! It is going to look so cute on my front door, I can’t wait to put it up this weekend 🙂 
