Fantastic Friday #26

It is Friday!! We have had a super busy week here, with the festivities of the 4th and then just out and about doing stuff. It has been great. And we have actually got a little bit a cooler weather this week! It has been nice, even though I got caught in a storm during my run yesterday.

Last week's party was a little bit small, but I think it was because of the holiday weekend. There was a lot of great stuff shared though. I loved looking at the creativity that is out there.

I chose to feature this IPad pouch tutorial, but the Suburbs Mama. I love that she knew what she wanted and then she made it herself! Way to go!

Grab a button and lets get onto the party! I decided to try something new this week. I have seen those 'like' things on other linky parties, and thought I would give it a try. I will feature the one that was 'liked' the most and the one I choose next week!

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Rules:
*become a follower of Iron Violet Designs, I like followers - it makes me feel good. But I won't delete your link if you don't.
*link up anything that you have made - sewn, cooked, crafted, etc. family friendly of course.
*must link to a blog post, not your home page, another linky party, etsy shop or giveaway.
*link back to this post so that others can join in on the fun. Grab a button or do a text link either one is fine with me.
*visit a few of the links and leave comments! Everyone needs a little comment love!

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Let's get started:

Fun Flip Flops

The other day while I was scanning blogs - you know my favorite pastime - I found these awesome flip flops. I just loved them, and quickly bookmarked them for later. I should have pinned them, but my computer is taking forever to pin things! I hope I am not the only one!

It just so happens that I needed this great idea sooner rather than later. Last week I needed a last minute activity for the youth of my church - just the girls. Our previous plan fell through at the last minute and we needed something now!

Thankfully my brain jumps around a lot, because I remembered these and headed to JoAnn's to get the supplies. It was easy enough - flip flops and fabric. And it was all on sale! These are what I came home with:

There was also some blue and some white flip flops, but I forgot my camera that night because I was in such a hurry, so you get a picture of what was left. ;) sorry! But green is really my favorite!

The Mother Huddle really gives a great tutorial, so I am not going to try to put one together for you - just go check her out, you will not be sorry.

You just get to see awesome pictures of my feet - which are in need of a pedicure.

And here they are in all their glory. the girls loved these, and I loved that they only cost about $3 a pair - excellent for the budget! They really loved the bright colors, and a lot of them said that they too have trouble finding flip flops because of wide feet, as did The Mother huddle.

Now I am thinking how cute would it be to make a pair of these to match a skirt? I know that my girl would go crazy for them! 

Elephant Bag- Fabric Review

Kim over at Poppy Seed Fabrics sent me this great elephant fabric to review. I just loved it. I knew that a bag would be perfect for it.

The fabric is nylon, not something I regularly work with, but it sewed up so easily. It was very easy to work with, and I love the lightness, yet durability it gives this bag.

I just wanted to make a simple bag - somewhat the size of those re-usable grocery ones. I just took some measurements off one of my larger one and I got started. It went together very fast. The nylon does not hold it's shape which is good for this bag because I did not want to look like I was carrying on of those re-usable grocery bags around. But it is very durable and can hold weight.

Once I had the main part of the bag done it really just needed something extra. I asked Conan and he told me to put a elephant one the front of it. I had a little bit of lining fabric left - a simple white cotton - and free handed an elephant.

That was a huge step for me, I've said it before I am not the artist in the family.

I am working on another bag - it is not going well - and it has fabric handles, so for this I wanted to steer clear of the fabric handles.

I saw some rope ones on a different bag and thought they would be perfect to make for this bag! I added those to the bag and now I don't just love it - I really L.O.V.E. it! I used two different sizes of rope. for the wrap around the bottom, I actually unwound the smaller size and them just used fabric glue to get it to stay where I wanted.

 I used large curtain grommets as well for the rope handles. I think they really look great!

This bag is roomy enough for everything, yet super cute and fun. I used it the other day when we had an event to go to, and I was able to put all of the crap that my kids got in it, as well as the other stuff I already had in it. Now that is the perfect bag.

And on the plus side, after a full day of walking around with it, I can either wipe it clean or throw it in the washer to get any stains off of it. This is a great fabric and was a lot of fun to work with.

If you want to get some of this fabric, go here. Poppy Seed Fabrics has lot of different colors, and even some in cotton! Perfect for making everything! Here is just a sample of some of the colors that she has:

Stay tuned for later this week when I have another fabric that Poppy Seed Fabrics sent me to review!

*all of these opinions are completely mine.

Fantastic Friday #25

Okay, I do not know about all of you, but I cannot believe that it is July!! Where is my summer going! I am sure that you all have been crazy busy with everything summer, just like we are here, but thank you so much for linking up each week! I cannot tell you how much I enjoy seeing all of your creativity.

Last week there was so much goodness found on here! If you did not get a chance to look through the links, you really should. I could feature each and everyone! I could not even narrow it down to one, so today you get two!

First up I have this fabulous Drape Front Cardigan from grey luster girl. Seriously, is not this perfect for dressing up your summer t-shirt attire. (Well that is what I wear everyday of the summer). I need to make one of these.

Next we have an awesome family sign, by Pink Ink Doodle. I love how the picture frames and letters are all a little different. I think that this would also look great with a last name!

Grab a button and lets get onto the party!

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Rules:
*become a follower of Iron Violet Designs, I like followers - it makes me feel good. But I won't delete your link if you don't.
*link up anything that you have made - sewn, cooked, crafted, etc. family friendly of course.
*must link to a blog post, not your home page, another linky party, etsy shop or giveaway.
*link back to this post so that others can join in on the fun. Grab a button or do a text link either one is fine with me.
*visit a few of the links and leave comments! Everyone needs a little comment love!

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Let's get started:

Butterfly Quilt

It is all done, and I love it so much! This quilt really turned out so simple and elegant - makes me want to keep it! But I hope to make it to the PO today to mail this out to its owner.

It is s very simple pattern. I even wrote everything out to put the pattern on here, but now I cannot find it. Saturday I will be doing some deep cleaning while Conan is working, so hopefully it will show up and I can get it up here for you all to make your own quilt like this!

Go ahead, I dare you not to love this quilt.

It has such a summery feel to it, perfect for right now!

I added buttons to the center of the butterflies, and I love, love, love it. Each button is different, so it really adds to the character.

 I did a simple all over design when I quilted it.

 

You cannot really see it here, but this button was my favorite.

Life is crazy busy here, I seem to be getting nothing done craft or cleaning wise. But we have enjoyed the pool the library, recipe group and a bunch of other fun things. I guess that is what summer is all about right?!

Stay tuned for the pattern, this is really an easy beautiful quilt!

Reduce Reuse Recycle

It has been a crazy weekend here, we re-arranged rooms a little bit because Thing #5 is no longer in a crib, and in doing so cleaned out big time. My kids had way too much stuff - it was insane.

But today I have something way cool to show you. I have to give my mom credit for this, because I basically just took these from her to use at my house. She was using these when we visited her a couple of weeks ago and everyone was there, which translates into a lot of cups that kids are using and she is having to wash. This is her solution. They are cup label bands.

I've seen was to many label cups that you write right on the cup or stick something on the cup - but my experience shows me that these come off in the wash. These bands come off, but you can just put them back on the cup!

And they are super easy to make. You know those rubber bands that you get on your broccoli or other produce? You know, the nice thick ones. Grab those and wash them up. Let them dry and take a sharpie and write the name on it. Grab the cup you are using for the day and place the band on the bottom of it, and done. You can take it off at the end of the day and stick the cup into be washed, and then the next day just put it on a new cup.

She has even been collecting them for long enough that she had blue for boys and pink for girls - easy for the kids. See how easy this is - just stretch it over the bottom of the cup and you are good to go!

We lost a few on the way home, but I am working on getting more. I was at Sam's Club the other day and saw these great water pitchers. I got one in an effort to get my kids to drink more. And guess what?! It works! We call it our water cooler. ;)

These little bands have made my dish work go down greatly. They used to go through a cup each time for a drink, or they would use a water bottle and leave it open and Thing #5 would find it and dump the majority of it on the floor. But now, there are just their cups and the water cooler. Perfect! I hope that you all have a great day!

Fantastic Friday #24

Hello all! This has been a crazy busy week for me, but we are done with swimming lessons today, and so hopefully next week will be less crazy! I hope that you all have been having a great summer. I loved looking at everything that you all made, I especially loved this beach bag. I don't live by the beach any more, which I am a little bit sad about, but life goes on, But it is such a great idea for the park, or the lake.

She gives great instructions on how to make them - and get this, they are made from a screen! You all need to check this out!

Grab a button and let everyone know that you have been featured here!

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And on to today's Fantastic Friday!!

Rules:
*become a follower of Iron Violet Designs, I like followers - it makes me feel good. But I won't delete your link if you don't.
*link up anything that you have made - sewn, cooked, crafted, etc. family friendly of course.
*must link to a blog post, not your home page, another linky party, etsy shop or giveaway.
*link back to this post so that others can join in on the fun. Grab a button or do a text link either one is fine with me.
*visit a few of the links and leave comments! Everyone needs a little comment love!

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