taggie animals tutorial

Due to a few requests, here is a simple tutorial for making tag animals - little stuffies that have ribbon loops attached so you can hook them onto tag blankets, stroller bars, bouncy seats, etc. with a plastic ring.

Here is a template for an alligator and an elephant:
Right click on the image to save, and print as a full 8x11 page to get the proper size.

Materials needed: scrap fabric, 4 inch lengths of coordinating ribbon, pillow stuffing, and embroidery thread

Using the template, cut out two alligators (they should mirror each other) and two 4 inch long pieces of ribbon (cut four if you want it to have four legs).

Fold the ribbons in half and stitch to one of the fabric cut outs. The looped side should face inward.

Lay the fabric cut outs on top of each other, with the right side facing in. Stitch around all the edges, leaving an opening of approximately 1 1/2 - 2 inches (for stuffing).

Cut a small snip at the inward curved edges, making sure that you don't cut through your stitches. This will help the fabric not to pucker when you turn the alligator right side out.

Turn the alligator right side out and stuff with pillow stuffing.

Hand stitch the opening closed.

Embroider the eyes, nostril and mouth, and your alligator is complete! The process for the elephant is almost identical. To see the finished product, see my Girlie Tag Blanket post.

Enjoy. :)

prepare to meet my inner nerd

Today is my sweetie's 29th birthday, so I made him this super-special Cylon Raider cake. Jared, if it weren't for you, I may still be playing sports - not making crafts and watching Battlestar Galactica. (Have I rubbed off on you at all?)

Happy birthday. :)


It was my first attempt at fondant, and I used sparkly powder stuff without the proper tools (like the airbrush it requires). All I can say is, FUN! I need to be adventurous with my cakes more often.

This cake has a delicious raspberry filling (a Raider wouldn't be a Raider without the guts), and I want to eat it by the spoonful. Here's the recipe.

Raspberry Sauce

1 10oz. package frozen raspberries, thawed
1 Tablespoon cornstarch
2 tablespoons lemon juice
1/4 cup sugar

Puree raspberries and strain through a fine sieve to remove the seeds. In a saucepan, combine all ingredients and bring to a boil over medium heat. Done! Let cool completely if using as a cake filling.

Update: He liked it!

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wipes clutch tutorial

Wipes Clutch Tutorial


Materials Needed:

• plastic travel wipes case
• fabric
• thin batting
• braided trim
• decorative trim or ribbon (optional)
• hot glue and hot glue gun
• template (save the image below and print as a full 8x11 image - printing directly from your browser may resize the template)

1. Hot glue the batting around the top edges of the wipes case. Trim any excess - there should be no overhang.

2. Wrap the fabric around the case. Hot glue across the top front edge. Pull the fabric taut and hot glue across the bottom front edge (below the line of where it closes together). Continue gluing around all sides, pulling fabric tight. Clip the fabric near the hinge on both sides, so you can glue the fabric tight around the back corners. Trim any excess fabric. Don't worry if it looks a little messy at this point - all the edges will be covered with the braided trim.

For this step, the most important thing to remember is that you do not want to glue over where the wipes case closes and snaps together. On the bottom half, the fabric should not go all the way to the edge.

3. Add a decorative trim or ribbon, if you want one.

4. Glue the braided trim around all edges. Start in one of the bottom back corners. Again, on the bottom side of the case, do not glue over where the case closes.

Continue gluing the trim all the way around. When you get to the hinges, make a U-Turn and start the trim around the top of the case.

When you get back to your starting point, end the trim and top with a small amount of hot glue to keep it from fraying.

You're done! If you worked carefully, the case should still snap closed tight. Fill with baby wipes and you are good to go.

Happy wiping. :)

a stencil for you

I haven't been doing a lot of crafting lately because Oscar is just way too much fun. Sometimes I just get in a funk and don't want to make anything! I'm ready to get back on the horse though, and will hopefully have a few new projects for you soon, including that wipes clutch I promised. In the meantime, enjoy this sock monkey stencil:

Just right click on the image to save it, and you can open it in a program like microsoft word to re-size to your liking. To use as a stencil, cut out all the black parts and you are set to go. You can find freezer paper stencil instructions at Angry Chicken (or all over the internet. Just google it, and I promise you'll find lots of help).

p.s. Oscar says hi!