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Whatever Wednesday

Whatever Wednesday: Shirt Redo

August 24, 2011 by Kaysi 7 Comments

Remember those turtlenecks I bought way back in February? Well here is another one that I did. I made it very simple. Just cut off the neck and sleeves. I made it a v-neck and gathered the sleeves. Seriously only took about 10 minutes!

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Whatever Wednesday: Ruffle Pillow

June 22, 2011 by Kaysi Leave a Comment

This is by far the easiest pillow I have ever made. It took about 10 minutes to make and I love it! I just took a 18×18 square of my ruffle fabric and then took a 18×18 square of brown fabric, sewed the three sides together. Then I put it onto another pillow that I…

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Whatever Wednesday: 2×2 Firecrackers

June 15, 2011 by Kaysi Leave a Comment

I’ve seen this idea around in the blogosphere, so I thought that I would make some too. I just took some 2×2 wood pieces and then painted them. I cut out some Expressions Vinyl with my Silhouette. I used colors white, red and gentian blue.

Filed Under: 4th of July, paint, silhouette, summer, Uncategorized, vinyl, Whatever Wednesday, wood

Whatever Wednesday: Ribbon Blanket

June 1, 2011 by Kaysi 2 Comments

My little girl is growing so fast!! She is already 6 months and is starting to really like toys and grabbing anything that is in front of her. She just loves her soft blankets, so I used the left over fabric from them and made her a ribbon blanket. I picked ribbons that all had…

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Whatever Wednesday: Ipod Case

May 11, 2011 by Kaysi 3 Comments

I’m a big fan of my Ipod. It’s just awesome. I was playing games on it in the hospital to pass the time when I was in labor with my little girl. I wanted to make something to carry it in (it has now become my scriptures for church). So I made a little case…

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Whatever Wednesday: Teacher Gift

May 10, 2011 by Kaysi 6 Comments

It’s that time of year, the end of the school year and it’s time to start thinking about teacher’s gifts. When I saw this idea, I loved it and knew that I wanted to do it for my boys’ teachers. It was really easy to do and I think that they will like them. All…

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Whatever Wednesday: Bunny Paver

April 13, 2011 by Kaysi 2 Comments

Do you remember all the pavers I did last fall? The snowmen, turkey and pumpkin? Well I felt like I needed one for spring, so I made a bunny! I think it turned out pretty cute and wish that I would have thought to do it like this when I made my animals out of…

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Whatever Wednesday: A-Line Skirt

April 6, 2011 by Kaysi 8 Comments

Have you noticed that I like skirts? Well I do, they are easy to make and it’s fun to have something new. I’ve decided that I’m going to wear more skirts this spring and summer. I wore this one to park….. there’s not many places I go, I could have worn it to the grocery…

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Whatever Wednesday: Ruffle Shirt

March 30, 2011 by Kaysi 6 Comments

There is only a couple of days left to get 40% off in my etsy shop. Just enter code 40OFF Are you sick of the turtle neck redos yet? Well I bought 6 of them… so I might not be done :). I love how this one turned out. No one would have ever known…

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Whatever Wednesday: Turtleneck, no more!

March 9, 2011 by Kaysi 15 Comments

I’m not a fan of turtlenecks. I have never been. So when I go shopping, I don’t even look at them. Well one day I was at Target and happened to look at some turtlenecks that were on clearance for $3.00. I had a 20% off coupon from here, making them $2.40. Then I remember…

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Whatever Wednesday: St. Patrick’s Day Subway Art

February 23, 2011 by Kaysi 14 Comments

Check of my giveaway for $25 of expression vinyl!! Now that Valentine’s Day is over, it’s time to put up some St. Patrick’s Day decor. Using my Silhouette, I cut out the words in vinyl and put them on a 12×12 tile. I used my vinyl from expression vinyl. I used colors: green, black and…

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Whatever Wednesday: Pants turned into baby outfit!

February 16, 2011 by Kaysi 16 Comments

By now you probably know that I like color. Well I have always loved color, especially in high school. I had some awesome turquoise pants (yes I did wear them!). I liked them so much that I have a maroon pair too. I was a little crazy in high school :). Anyway, now that I’m…

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Whatever Wednesday: You Rock Valentine

February 9, 2011 by Kaysi 17 Comments

When I saw this idea to make a little iPod, I knew that I wanted to do that with my kids. It’s so hard to come up with something that isn’t too girlie. This was just perfect for my boys to give to their classmates! All I did was take a box of the conversation…

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Whatever Wednesday: Valentine’s Mail Box

February 2, 2011 by Kaysi 14 Comments

Have you seen the cute mailboxes at Target in their dollar section? They had them last year and I saw them, but when I went back to get some they were out. So I made sure to get some this year!! I thought that it would be fun to decorate them with my expressions vinyl,…

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Whatever Wednesday: Blessing Dress

January 26, 2011 by Kaysi 7 Comments

I decided to make my daughter’s blessing dress. This was my first time ever using a pattern and making a dress. For my first, it wasn’t too bad. It’s far from perfect but she looked beautiful in it and that’s all that matters! I’ve never used a pattern before, so I didn’t know what I…

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Whatever Wednesday: Fabric Flowers

January 19, 2011 by Kaysi 12 Comments

It is so much fun making flowers out of fabric!! Here are two flowers that you can make by using circles! Both are super easy! For the 6 petal flower, I got the idea here. This is how I made it: 1) I traced out 6 circles on the back of my fabric. These were…

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Whatever Wednesday: Super Easy Skirts

January 12, 2011 by Kaysi 24 Comments

After every pregnancy, I get an itch to get something new. This time I have wanted some new skirts. I wear a lot of skirts that I have from when I was in high school, so it’s time for some new ones. I went shopping and couldn’t find any that were my style or in…

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Whatever Wednesday: Ruffle Shirt

January 5, 2011 by Kaysi 15 Comments

This is actually a shirt that I did a long time ago, while I was pregnant. I found a super cute shirt at a garage sale but it was a little too wide. So I decided to take the extra fabric on the sides to make a ruffle for the top. It was one of…

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Whatever Wednesday: Top Ten in 2010

December 29, 2010 by Kaysi 3 Comments

The new year is approaching fast! I’m still getting used to writing 2010 when I write the date…. 🙂 Here is the top ten posts from this past year based off of comments: #10 Flower Topiary #9 Fruit Bowl #8 Mod Podge Star #7 Dyeing Leather #6 Pants turned into Aprons #5 Dry Erase Board…

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Whatever Wednesday: Place mat bags

December 29, 2010 by Kaysi 7 Comments

For Christmas, my mom made all of my kids these super cute bags. She took a place mat, folded them in half and sewed the sides together. Then she added ribbon for the handles and cute embellishments in the front. My boys love them!! They carry them around with them and put their toys in…

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