Shirts for fun and talent…

A Kitchen on a budget

Hunger Games… must see and wear!

So I’m not much of a reader but I kept hearing everyone talk about the Hunger Games, so I had to see for myself what it was all about.  3 books, 8 days later, and neglect for my family I finished them and all I can say is AWESOME!  So once I was done I made plans with my two best girls for a girls day to go see the movie on opening Friday. (I am to old for midnight J)

We had decided to see the mid-day show and do lunch before.  The plan was to meet at 11:30.  At 10am I get this crazy idea that I want to make a shirt to wear to the movie.  So with a template I traced off my computer and some white spray paint I went to it!  I was done with the shirt in 20 minutes but after I realized how much it reeked of spray paint fumes I knew I had to wash it before I left.  Long story short, a quick hand wash, a few minutes in the dryer were not enough.  So with a different shirt on I headed for the door.  The 20 minute drive consisted of me holding my shirt in different directions over the vents in my car with the heat on full blast.  Presto it was dry by the time I arrived!  “May the odds be ever in your favor.” … I would say they were.

Here is another shirt I made from spray paint as well.

Skirt or shirt?

Since babies things just don’t fit the same.  However, the budget doesn’t fit the same either so running out to get a new wardrobe isn’t really going to happen either.  So since I’ve been getting frustrated and bored with closet I have decided to start looking at my clothes in a new light and see what I can turn them into besides what they are intended to be.  Here is one of my first.  With the help of a ribbon tied empire waist I turned this to small skirt into a cute spring top!  Now it is your turn… raid your closet what can you make?

ABC’s coming home…

Some friends of ours from church are getting ready to bring their sweet little boy home from China.  For the shower the host let everyone pick a letter of the alphabet to decorate so that the family could hang them up in the child’s new room.  This idea has been all over pinterest but I was so excited to see it played out!  Since our last name is Eveland I picked the letter E.  No boundaries were given… just be creative!  So I below is my creation.  A Knoxville map and the letter E.  Covered in home!

Skateboard…Scooter…Who cares mama’s happy!

So once the boy hit three years old, I realized he was getting sick of going everywhere in the double stroller.  Most the time when he wanted to walk I’d let him and I’d push the girl in the single stroller.  However since we live on a university campus we’d get about half way to our destination and he’d get tired on me and want to ride or he’d be walking so slow I’d have to carry him on my shoulders to make it to my meeting in time.  I was so excited that we were getting to the point of not needing to push the double stroller everywhere, but carrying a kid and pushing a single is for the birds!  Solution???  The scooter stroller!!!

I had seen several designs online but they each ran about $70, and some didn’t have the greatest reviews.  So with the awesome husband, hours in Lowes, and the ipad strapped to the front of our cart with a movie, (this is the only way to do Lowes with children) we put our heads together and came up with our own design.  And it only cost $30!  Everyone keeps telling us we should market them but we don’t want to have to go through all the liability junk there is with kid stuff, and we don’t want to spend our time making them.  So, instead here is a quick tutorial if you want to make your own.

Items Needed:

Drill/ Drill Bit

Screwdriver

Saw

Circle piece of wood

2 swivel casters

10 bolts and nuts

Wall mount bike rack

1. Purchase supplies!

2. Leave about 3/4 of the circle for the part to stand on. (use a circle so you aren't hitting your toes on sharp corners.)

3. Using the scrap piece of wood place it against the bottom because you will nee the thickness.  We also cut that piece so the wheels would fit easier. Pre-drill your bolt holes!

4. This is what it should look like so far!

5. Trace the holes of the wheels so that again you can pre-drill.

6. Stick in your bolts and tighten them down.

7. Still tightening!

8. Tada! Two happy kids! One happy Mama!



Minions by me!

Minions!!!!!

So a friend of mine loves Despicable Me as much as my little boy, and I wanted to make her something special for her birthday.  After searching online for awhile I found several ideas.  One idea was to cute a Twinkies in half and stick it on top of a cupcake.  Next you were to decorate the Twinkies with icing and smarties for eyes.  As I read comments from the person everyone said that the Twinkies dry out really fast and are gross once they have sat out.  Instantly this creation popped in my head.  Why not just leave them in their wrappers?  So I went to work just using regular acrylic paint and painted straight on the plastic.  Then I hot glued white smarties for eyes to the plastic and used a black sharpie for the black dot in the eye, and a little black hair lines. (might not want to eat those: hot glue, sharpie.  You choose)
Afterwards I thought these would make great party favors and cost next to nothing!  Also how cute would it be if your kid opened their lunch box and a minion was inside?  or your husband his briefcase?  Guess you have to be a minion lover like us to smile every time you see these little guys.
Go make a minion!