... actually, just because Brittney asked, I am posting some projects I've been working on. Here are some from this summer.
When my niece was here, we bought her a cute skirt from DownEast:
Then we decided she needed another one, so we chose this fabric and I made this skirt pattern off the DownEast one. It was lined and used interfacing, so it was a little challenging but turned out pretty well:
And of course M had to get something out of the sewing frenzy: (I just made this up. I had seen something similar sewn by Aunt Penny, but didn't have a pattern.)
Going back to June, I made this "Father's Day Garland" for my babies' daddy. (the shirt is a basic origami shirt pattern found
here and then I personalized it by making them look like three shirts he actually owns.)
A couple of years ago, I found a hideous attempt at home decor while thrift shopping. I came close to throwing it away many times, but finally got around to making something out of it. Here it is as I found it:
And here's what I ended up doing with it. It's amazing what a little paint, some sanding, and some chalkboard paint can do! (it was just a cupboard door to begin with, but I liked the proportions.)
In the middle of another sewing frenzy, I made my offspring each a "coloring bag." The amazing thing about these bags is that, once completed, they have actually inspired the children to color! Each bag holds 5 or 6 coloring books and a 24-pack of crayons:
The most ambitious project I tackled from my kitchen table was, ironically, the kitchen table itself. Before, I had a rectangle table which was graciously loaned to me by a cousin. I also had four wood chairs which happened to match the loaner table. Here is the original state of the chairs. Functional, but they don't do a thing for me:
But after a few (actually about a million) coats of paint, and a $25 thrifted table, here is my "new" eating/crafting surface:
That's: sanding, priming, 2 coats of black base coat and three coats of acrylic topcoat. It took weeks to finish. Never again....
A few days later, at Hobby Lobby, I found this great 29-inch grapevine wreath form on sale for 50% off! (I paid $6.50.)
Last night I started ripping the garland and small wreath apart. 
The garland was best; the little sections each came apart with a long bendable wire on the end. 
The wreath sections were shorter and had to be hot-glued onto the final project. Once the little segments were all separated, I started attaching them to my huge wreath. I started by putting them at equal intervals (12, 3, 6 and 9 positions) and then filling in between. The last few were just glued in where I saw a bald spot. 
Here's the finished wreath. I love it. Total cost: $16.50.
