Rest in Peace, Michael Jackson.

Sad, sad news in the entertainment world today. Michael Jackson passed away this afternoon. I know that this isn't a craft-related post but MJ was one of my favorite entertainers ever so I feel like I need to post a topic about the awesomeness that was Michael Jackson.

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Rest in Peace Michael!

T-shirt Shrug!

Well, this isn't a really big project or anything but I thought I'd post it anyway. I was going out for my best friend's birthday and I needed something to wear over a tank top so I made a shrug! I got the idea for a t-shirt shrug from EVEnl's tutorial at Cut Out + Keep. I just used an old shirt from Old Navy that was too short for me and some ribbon that I got at work. It was a super-easy project. I think it only took me about 20 minutes.

Please excuse the craptastic pictures and my hair. I took these after I came home from the night out!

Book gift card holder!

My co-worker's birthday was the first of June, so myself and my other co-workers went in on a Border's gift card for her. I decided that we needed a fun holder to put it in, and it came to me...A BOOK! a book gift card holder to hold a bookstore gift card! So here it is...

The cover:
Inside with a gift card pocket and a book plate slot:

Showing the 'pages' (sorry it's a tad blurry!):
Ta-Da!!:


I just made it with the cheapo felt sheets and embroidery floss. It ended up with 4 'pages' which is 2 white rectangles folded in the middle. I ended up putting the spine on to hide my shotty stitch work. Overall, I loved it- it was hard to give up, that's been happening a lot lately! =]

Hip/Sling Bag!

So I made a purse last weekend. It was originally meant for my cousin for her birthday but when I finished the style was way more me than her...so I kept it [yes, I'm evil-I know!] So here it is:

Laying flat on the table:

The inside snap and pocket:

Sorry for the not so clear pictures, the polka dots were getting a little trippy when I was taking the pictures!

Oh, and don't worry about my cousin, I made her a cosmetic bag and gave her a gift card-so she's covered!

New Moon! [Nothing at all to do with crafting but I couldn't resist!]

Well, like every other female in the world I'm hooked on the Twilight Saga, so I feel obligated to post the trailer for New Moon (the second installment of the series) that premiered on the MTV Movie Awards tonight. Once again, this has nothing to do with crafting or my crafty blog but I just had to do it! Enjoy! =]

THE TWILIGHT SAGA: NEW MOON trailer

Vinyl Lined Cosmetic Bag!

So, my little sister is going to be moving to the east coast to live with my older sister for the summer. She's leaving next week and she totally guilted me into making her a cosmetic bag before she goes, as a going-away present. I used the same pattern that I used for my older sister's Easter cosmetic bag. But for this one I used Therm-O-Web iron-on vinyl (I found at Joann's) for the lining so if anything spills it won't ruin the inside. That stuff is pretty much incredible! It's super easy to use! Onward to the pictures!

The finished bag:

The top (This was my first time really sewing with striped fabric and the stripes matched up! Even with the zipper- I was totally stoked!):

Side with zipper pull:

Other side:

Full of all of her junk:

I just realized that I didn't get a picture of the lining itself, I'll get one in the morning and post it so you can see it =]

My foray into screen printing!

So, I've been seeing screen printing a lot online lately and I thought, "what the heck, I can do that too!" So I checked out WhiMSylove's mini tute and I got shopping to make my own print!

I stopped at Michael's to pick up some Yudo screen printing ink (I'm too impatient to order the Speedball brand online- luckily Michael's is now carrying a screen printing machine and the ink for it) The ink:

Then, I prepared my "screen" (I used an old pair of pantyhose- It's what I had on hand) I got my little robot man from the Kittybuttons stencil website.

The finished product: (I just used an old men's undershirt--you know, the packs of like 6 Hanes shirts). I didn't get very good cover on his one little waving hand, but I think it gives him character!

Here's my screen with the finished shirt:

And here's me with my new creation, I just love my little robot man!

Here are other cheap screen printing instructions that were found online- check them out!

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Happy Printing!! =]