tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4040694112776581958Fri, 02 Mar 2012 16:26:04 +0000project listparty favorthings i've learnedskirtgiftclutchnew stuffflowerdolllink upboythe hubbyKCWCtoyHalloweengirlblanketshopdoll houseglitchesMod Podgecakecrochetdecorsewingbootieshot glueteachingspray paintquiltingfacebookpainthatbaby showerorganizebirthdaymake overHeat-N-BondJohn Murphycostumedresswomen clothingChristmasreal lifetutorialholidayteaserpartygiveaway winnerCloset Monsterpouchelasticribbonwalking footglass etchinghand stitchembroideryknittingfeatureswaddlerbabygiveawaytwitterbook reviewin progressbagpatternflickr groupdyefreezer paper stencilingI'm Made for Competitioneven when you don't know what you're doing.http://craft-with-confidence.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Vivian)Blogger148125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4040694112776581958.post-3741903550554893980Fri, 02 Mar 2012 14:30:00 +00002012-03-02T07:30:02.276-07:00dollMod PodgeChristmas For this past Christmas, I decided to make Pretty a big doll, and Santa brought her a little cradle for her doll to sleep in! I found the cradle at a discount outlet store for a company that does monogrammed things. This store is where all the mistakes go. Poor mom of "Reese", who ordered this and it came back upside down. Oops. I bought it with the intention of peeling off the http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CraftWithConfidence/~3/HNWGOUgHelA/baby-doll-cradle-make-over.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Vivian)1<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CraftWithConfidence?a=HNWGOUgHelA:Ca4RgECBl_g:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CraftWithConfidence?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CraftWithConfidence?a=HNWGOUgHelA:Ca4RgECBl_g:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CraftWithConfidence?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CraftWithConfidence/~4/HNWGOUgHelA" height="1" width="1"/>http://craft-with-confidence.blogspot.com/2012/03/baby-doll-cradle-make-over.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4040694112776581958.post-6764186856307213166Mon, 27 Feb 2012 14:00:00 +00002012-02-27T07:23:26.993-07:00real lifebaby Last October, my husband and I bought our first house! We packed and moved with the help of awesome friends and family. Then, it took forever for me to get my craft stuff unpacked. Not because I was busy, per say, but because I was exhausted. If you follow my FB, then you've already seen this: That was a month ago. I'm 5 1/2 months along with baby number 3. Hero came with us to the http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CraftWithConfidence/~3/TJBbmQLtR90/wow-its-been-how-long.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Vivian)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CraftWithConfidence?a=TJBbmQLtR90:PzQbubx-jcI:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CraftWithConfidence?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CraftWithConfidence?a=TJBbmQLtR90:PzQbubx-jcI:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CraftWithConfidence?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CraftWithConfidence/~4/TJBbmQLtR90" height="1" width="1"/>http://craft-with-confidence.blogspot.com/2012/02/wow-its-been-how-long.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4040694112776581958.post-6433293275654092425Fri, 11 Nov 2011 14:00:00 +00002011-11-11T08:57:12.123-07:00costumesewingreal lifeHalloween If you follow me on FB or on Twitter, you know that my husband and I just bought a house and moved! It was a busy week, with us getting keys on Friday, and a week later on Saturday, moving. It was hectic with packing up all our stuff and trying to clean and paint in the new house. (I'll show you the paint later). This is how I hoped I would be through the whole experience: happy, excited andhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CraftWithConfidence/~3/1ss95G92Aw4/we-moved-and-halloween.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Vivian)1<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CraftWithConfidence?a=1ss95G92Aw4:676OVCUPa10:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CraftWithConfidence?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CraftWithConfidence?a=1ss95G92Aw4:676OVCUPa10:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CraftWithConfidence?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CraftWithConfidence/~4/1ss95G92Aw4" height="1" width="1"/>http://craft-with-confidence.blogspot.com/2011/11/we-moved-and-halloween.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4040694112776581958.post-4080734561061774556Thu, 29 Sep 2011 16:30:00 +00002011-12-02T17:14:00.876-07:00John MurphyCloset Monstersewingbook reviewgiftbirthdaytoy See this book? It's rockin' awesome. I found Closet Monsters by John Murphy by chance when looking through the craft books at the library. I borrowed it and just loved looking through it. I made plans to make something from it, so I renewed it the allowed 3 times before taking it back without making anything. And then I did that 2 more times. This is my fourth time checking out this book http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CraftWithConfidence/~3/jUDvnyV-74M/why-i-feel-little-bit-selfish.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Vivian)1<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CraftWithConfidence?a=jUDvnyV-74M:BCI8rzmBGkI:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CraftWithConfidence?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CraftWithConfidence?a=jUDvnyV-74M:BCI8rzmBGkI:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CraftWithConfidence?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CraftWithConfidence/~4/jUDvnyV-74M" height="1" width="1"/>http://craft-with-confidence.blogspot.com/2011/09/why-i-feel-little-bit-selfish.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4040694112776581958.post-624163659015382592Fri, 23 Sep 2011 16:25:00 +00002011-09-23T10:45:22.300-06:00hot gluebaby showerdecor It's been a long time coming, since the shower was about a month ago, but here's the final decoration. Sorry it took so long to upload! I followed this tutorial to make it, with a few of my own twists. I'll be honest, when I first saw these wreaths popping up about a year ago, I didn't like them. The only reason I decided to make one is because of the library theme... but I love it!! http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CraftWithConfidence/~3/OC1qdOBuLC0/book-wreath-or-hat.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Vivian)1<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CraftWithConfidence?a=OC1qdOBuLC0:mDUhJdOzjJc:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CraftWithConfidence?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CraftWithConfidence?a=OC1qdOBuLC0:mDUhJdOzjJc:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CraftWithConfidence?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CraftWithConfidence/~4/OC1qdOBuLC0" height="1" width="1"/>http://craft-with-confidence.blogspot.com/2011/09/book-wreath-or-hat.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4040694112776581958.post-4372371346773012968Fri, 16 Sep 2011 13:06:00 +00002011-09-16T07:06:00.081-06:00real lifehand stitchHeat-N-Bondblanket My sweet little Pretty has two sleep items, the bunny and the blanket. But as much as she loves that bunny, it's really the blanket that is important. Whenever I check on her in the middle of the night, the blanket is being snuggled, while the bunny is tossed to the side. A few weeks ago, I noticed that the blanket had a hole. I put it on the mental list to fix, but didn't worry too http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CraftWithConfidence/~3/PB-tVcy5uxw/traumatic-fix.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Vivian)3<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CraftWithConfidence?a=PB-tVcy5uxw:Q7lIHi1CeH8:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CraftWithConfidence?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CraftWithConfidence?a=PB-tVcy5uxw:Q7lIHi1CeH8:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CraftWithConfidence?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CraftWithConfidence/~4/PB-tVcy5uxw" height="1" width="1"/>http://craft-with-confidence.blogspot.com/2011/09/traumatic-fix.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4040694112776581958.post-1731437419652441892Fri, 09 Sep 2011 13:10:00 +00002011-09-15T08:14:16.490-06:00hot gluebaby showerMod Podgedecorflowertutorial Part two of the Mod Podge book pages fun was the "A Good Book" quote art.  A few years ago, when I made some nursery art for my SIL, the canvases were on sale at 2 for 1! So I bought a few extras, of course! And when I had a lot of ripped book pages left, I decided to make the art piece for the shower. This tutorial is a little light on specific pictures, so if there is any confusion, http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CraftWithConfidence/~3/sMaQxa4hwGo/good-book-quote-art-tutorial.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Vivian)1<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CraftWithConfidence?a=sMaQxa4hwGo:NC2Fn9LV1RA:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CraftWithConfidence?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CraftWithConfidence?a=sMaQxa4hwGo:NC2Fn9LV1RA:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CraftWithConfidence?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CraftWithConfidence/~4/sMaQxa4hwGo" height="1" width="1"/>http://craft-with-confidence.blogspot.com/2011/09/good-book-quote-art-tutorial.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4040694112776581958.post-4408300496713985783Thu, 08 Sep 2011 13:03:00 +00002011-09-08T07:03:00.239-06:00baby showerpartyMod Podgedecorfacebooktutorialpaint I'm sure I'm not the first person to Mod Podge old book pages to stuff, but this was a really fun and small way to bring even more themed decor to the Library baby shower. Today I'll share how I made the tray. The supplies are pretty simple. You will need a tray to cover. I found this plastic "Merry Christmas" one at a thrift store for $0.50! You also need an old book. Try to find http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CraftWithConfidence/~3/46qV2s0EpWE/book-pages-tray-tutorial.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Vivian)2<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CraftWithConfidence?a=46qV2s0EpWE:3Gj_If9SL-g:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CraftWithConfidence?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CraftWithConfidence?a=46qV2s0EpWE:3Gj_If9SL-g:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CraftWithConfidence?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CraftWithConfidence/~4/46qV2s0EpWE" height="1" width="1"/>http://craft-with-confidence.blogspot.com/2011/09/book-pages-tray-tutorial.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4040694112776581958.post-1767372205744875518Thu, 01 Sep 2011 12:10:00 +00002011-09-01T06:10:00.256-06:00baby showerpartydecorflowertutorial I am in no way saying that this garland was an original idea by me. I got the idea, supply list and how to from Martha Stewart. But for as awesome as Martha Stewart is, her online how-to's are not always very clear. I like a lot of pictures, and she has more text instructions. So this here is how I made my version of her book garland. First, I'll show you how we made the books. Instead http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CraftWithConfidence/~3/SP0Mh1WR9Ng/book-garland.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Vivian)3<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CraftWithConfidence?a=SP0Mh1WR9Ng:1lTsZIPPkQ4:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CraftWithConfidence?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CraftWithConfidence?a=SP0Mh1WR9Ng:1lTsZIPPkQ4:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CraftWithConfidence?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CraftWithConfidence/~4/SP0Mh1WR9Ng" height="1" width="1"/>http://craft-with-confidence.blogspot.com/2011/09/book-garland.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4040694112776581958.post-2757500567919704839Wed, 31 Aug 2011 13:19:00 +00002011-08-31T07:19:00.194-06:00girlsewinggiftswaddlerbabyI promise that I am working on the details of each of the decorations from the Library baby shower, but in the meantime, here's some pictures of the Straight-Jacket Swaddler and 8 burp cloths I made for Talina to go with the books I got her. I bought 1 1/4 yard of the green, and 1 yard of pink for the back of the burp cloths. I messed around with the fancy stitch options on my machine and did http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CraftWithConfidence/~3/L0hf70mYk4s/talinas-gift.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Vivian)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CraftWithConfidence?a=L0hf70mYk4s:wj0W7u7QTmk:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CraftWithConfidence?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CraftWithConfidence?a=L0hf70mYk4s:wj0W7u7QTmk:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CraftWithConfidence?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CraftWithConfidence/~4/L0hf70mYk4s" height="1" width="1"/>http://craft-with-confidence.blogspot.com/2011/08/talinas-gift.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4040694112776581958.post-6199496509442389502Tue, 30 Aug 2011 13:05:00 +00002011-08-30T12:24:48.383-06:00party favorbaby showerpartyMod PodgebabyOnce upon a time. That's the start of an awesome book, right? Well, it's also the start to an awesome baby shower!  I have some friends that I have known since we were 8 years old. In 5th grade, I went to a different school, yet somehow, we managed to stay friends all through Jr. High, High School, and into college. Now we are married and having babies! I jumped the gun (I guess), so Talina is http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CraftWithConfidence/~3/5I5bnw_Y-mE/library-baby-shower.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Vivian)2<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CraftWithConfidence?a=5I5bnw_Y-mE:TAg4-OJ99oU:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CraftWithConfidence?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CraftWithConfidence?a=5I5bnw_Y-mE:TAg4-OJ99oU:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CraftWithConfidence?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CraftWithConfidence/~4/5I5bnw_Y-mE" height="1" width="1"/>http://craft-with-confidence.blogspot.com/2011/08/library-baby-shower.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4040694112776581958.post-254931504616141367Fri, 19 Aug 2011 13:03:00 +00002011-08-19T07:03:00.240-06:00real lifefacebooktwitterHey everyone. I'm slowly trying to work my way back into a more regular crafting schedule. This summer has been awesome with swimming lessons where the biggest goal was learning to back float. Watch the video and tell me, would you believe the first lesson he refused to get in the water? We've been hiking, and eating watermelon. Doesn't she make this look so good?! And later today, wehttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CraftWithConfidence/~3/FvDgC_ttjDE/summer-and-now-on-twitter.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Vivian)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CraftWithConfidence?a=FvDgC_ttjDE:VjGjUWQH0a0:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CraftWithConfidence?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CraftWithConfidence?a=FvDgC_ttjDE:VjGjUWQH0a0:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CraftWithConfidence?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CraftWithConfidence/~4/FvDgC_ttjDE" height="1" width="1"/>http://craft-with-confidence.blogspot.com/2011/08/summer-and-now-on-twitter.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4040694112776581958.post-4189420820494864632Wed, 03 Aug 2011 16:18:00 +00002011-08-03T10:18:49.861-06:00sewinggiftboyswaddlerbabyA good friend of mine just had her 3rd baby, a sweet little boy. I wanted to make her something useful, but cute. Because this is baby #3 and boy #2, I knew it didn't have to be super baby-ish. I went to the store and when I found these robots, I had to get them!  I used the yard of flannel to make one Straight-Jacket Swaddler, and three burp cloths. It would have been two, but I found some http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CraftWithConfidence/~3/5wG3eU2km7Y/bright-robots-for-baby.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Vivian)2<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CraftWithConfidence?a=5wG3eU2km7Y:X03sZf45vyI:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CraftWithConfidence?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CraftWithConfidence?a=5wG3eU2km7Y:X03sZf45vyI:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CraftWithConfidence?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CraftWithConfidence/~4/5wG3eU2km7Y" height="1" width="1"/>http://craft-with-confidence.blogspot.com/2011/08/bright-robots-for-baby.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4040694112776581958.post-4523014916235355379Fri, 29 Jul 2011 23:20:00 +00002011-07-29T17:20:37.131-06:00real lifebirthdaycakeMy sweet little boy is 4 years old. His birthday was at the beginning of the month, and we celebrated for about a week with all the different parties. I didn't go all out for his because I went as a leader to my church's girls camp that same week and was gone for his actual birthday. But we did have cake: And I made cupcakes. Hero wanted the strawberry mix, but I didn't want the cake to be pink,http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CraftWithConfidence/~3/BmPhzkYsOGU/happy-birthday-hero.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Vivian)1<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CraftWithConfidence?a=BmPhzkYsOGU:j-QtiJwHW9s:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CraftWithConfidence?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CraftWithConfidence?a=BmPhzkYsOGU:j-QtiJwHW9s:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CraftWithConfidence?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CraftWithConfidence/~4/BmPhzkYsOGU" height="1" width="1"/>http://craft-with-confidence.blogspot.com/2011/07/happy-birthday-hero.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4040694112776581958.post-340226023600211277Thu, 28 Jul 2011 16:32:00 +00002011-07-28T10:32:11.392-06:00link upI was linked to on Babble! It was a good 2 weeks ago, and I had no idea. I guess I should be paying more attention... Yay!http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CraftWithConfidence/~3/MAqAK_fMKyo/oh-my.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Vivian)2<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CraftWithConfidence?a=MAqAK_fMKyo:cX8mTVf_63M:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CraftWithConfidence?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CraftWithConfidence?a=MAqAK_fMKyo:cX8mTVf_63M:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CraftWithConfidence?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CraftWithConfidence/~4/MAqAK_fMKyo" height="1" width="1"/>http://craft-with-confidence.blogspot.com/2011/07/oh-my.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4040694112776581958.post-7710158275254935014Mon, 25 Jul 2011 13:10:00 +00002011-07-25T07:10:00.960-06:00quiltingsewinghand stitchHeat-N-Bondgiftblanketbirthdaywalking footWow, it's been a good while since I posted anything. I have excuses, but the most relevant one is that I'm busy enjoying the summer with my kids. But I did want to post about this project. At the beginning of the month I mentioned that I was machine quilting my first quilt. Well, it was this big "Birthday Card Quilt" for my mom.  As you can see, my mom just turned 50. Our family always has a pothttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CraftWithConfidence/~3/poADk2FwA00/birthday-card-quilt.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Vivian)3<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CraftWithConfidence?a=poADk2FwA00:svEVFMh4Y5k:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CraftWithConfidence?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CraftWithConfidence?a=poADk2FwA00:svEVFMh4Y5k:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CraftWithConfidence?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CraftWithConfidence/~4/poADk2FwA00" height="1" width="1"/>http://craft-with-confidence.blogspot.com/2011/07/birthday-card-quilt.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4040694112776581958.post-2459724729779387653Fri, 01 Jul 2011 15:14:00 +00002011-07-01T09:14:19.821-06:00quiltingsewingin progressblanketI've got the front and back pieced together. I've made my quilt sandwich (using this awesome tutorial that I was directed to by Noodlehead). And now it's just sitting there. Waiting. I'm nervous about this first machine quilting experience. It's a smaller quilt, and I'm doing a simple straight line design. I eventually want to do free motion quilting, but I need to work up to it. Deep breath http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CraftWithConfidence/~3/DRkMPB-IyIM/quilt-anxiety.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Vivian)2<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CraftWithConfidence?a=DRkMPB-IyIM:Bw2hgBA6xsI:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CraftWithConfidence?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CraftWithConfidence?a=DRkMPB-IyIM:Bw2hgBA6xsI:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CraftWithConfidence?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CraftWithConfidence/~4/DRkMPB-IyIM" height="1" width="1"/>http://craft-with-confidence.blogspot.com/2011/07/quilt-anxiety.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4040694112776581958.post-5625362482197526970Wed, 29 Jun 2011 17:59:00 +00002011-06-29T11:59:01.946-06:00gifttoybaby I work with the Young Women at my church and we are getting ready for the summer girls camp next week! I know I've mentioned it before, but I used to work as a first aid lab instructor at the U of U. I was asked to be in charge of the first aid night. Rather than teach it myself, I reached out to my old boss and friend to come do it, because she teaches groups like this all the time and rocks athttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CraftWithConfidence/~3/sNxwdsVRi74/poor-injured-monkey.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Vivian)2<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CraftWithConfidence?a=sNxwdsVRi74:S3pxZsN9gRg:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CraftWithConfidence?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CraftWithConfidence?a=sNxwdsVRi74:S3pxZsN9gRg:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CraftWithConfidence?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CraftWithConfidence/~4/sNxwdsVRi74" height="1" width="1"/>http://craft-with-confidence.blogspot.com/2011/06/poor-injured-monkey.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4040694112776581958.post-7890043851863920886Sun, 26 Jun 2011 02:00:00 +00002011-06-25T20:00:58.241-06:00real lifethings i've learnedI took my kids to our city celebration parade this morning. It's the first parade for both of my kids. I don't remember going to many parades growing up... I thought it would be fun for them! I left in pretty good time, but I forgot to grab the shade for Pretty's part of the double stroller. I also forgot my camera, so these are from my phone.  I parked in a neighborhood, and walked to try and http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CraftWithConfidence/~3/RZlOe2IFYqA/parade-yay.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Vivian)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CraftWithConfidence?a=RZlOe2IFYqA:MDoJB4WhtyM:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CraftWithConfidence?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CraftWithConfidence?a=RZlOe2IFYqA:MDoJB4WhtyM:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CraftWithConfidence?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CraftWithConfidence/~4/RZlOe2IFYqA" height="1" width="1"/>http://craft-with-confidence.blogspot.com/2011/06/parade-yay.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4040694112776581958.post-6992062421464468565Tue, 14 Jun 2011 19:35:00 +00002011-06-14T13:35:32.234-06:00shopI'm finally doing it! After a lot of research and some gentle encouragement from my sweet husband (and other family and friends), I'm starting to sell the sock animals I make. Besides the ones you've seen, I'm working on making a few other animals, like Giraffes, Frogs, and maybe a Bunny! If you have any requests, I'll see what I can do! Let me be honest with you all. When I first started this http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CraftWithConfidence/~3/FkKdL4mXOdw/starting-to-sell.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Vivian)6<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CraftWithConfidence?a=FkKdL4mXOdw:-YErJWxIdPo:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CraftWithConfidence?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CraftWithConfidence?a=FkKdL4mXOdw:-YErJWxIdPo:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CraftWithConfidence?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CraftWithConfidence/~4/FkKdL4mXOdw" height="1" width="1"/>http://craft-with-confidence.blogspot.com/2011/06/starting-to-sell.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4040694112776581958.post-4819909788574771323Tue, 07 Jun 2011 13:04:00 +00002011-06-10T11:58:16.712-06:00teaserembroiderysewingbirthdaytoycrochetWhile it has been an exceptionally rainy few months, I'm not referring to the weather at the moment. Instead, I'm here to introduce two more sock creations!! First, using only one sock per animal, and the tiny ankle socks to boot, I made this adorable pair of kitties!! I used the arm seam method I had seen while in Taiwan earlier this year. It was easy and I love the look it creates! Then I http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CraftWithConfidence/~3/8u5wtLXY84U/raining-cats-and-dogs.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Vivian)5<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CraftWithConfidence?a=8u5wtLXY84U:9xcW48olynI:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CraftWithConfidence?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CraftWithConfidence?a=8u5wtLXY84U:9xcW48olynI:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CraftWithConfidence?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CraftWithConfidence/~4/8u5wtLXY84U" height="1" width="1"/>http://craft-with-confidence.blogspot.com/2011/06/raining-cats-and-dogs.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4040694112776581958.post-2506954954225137137Thu, 02 Jun 2011 13:32:00 +00002011-08-30T14:41:03.542-06:00featureblankettutorialswaddlerbabyJust reposting this from where it was originally posted last week on Craftaholics Anonymous. Have you ever experienced the frustration of trying to swaddle your baby with a blanket, just to have them break out of it as they wiggle while trying to fall asleep? And then, of course, they don't fall asleep...  Or, have you bought the swaddle wrap with the blanket bottom and have them kick out of the http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CraftWithConfidence/~3/pSmkVALZuxM/straight-jacket-swaddler-tutorial.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Vivian)2<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CraftWithConfidence?a=pSmkVALZuxM:AL45_Xc6K-k:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CraftWithConfidence?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CraftWithConfidence?a=pSmkVALZuxM:AL45_Xc6K-k:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CraftWithConfidence?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CraftWithConfidence/~4/pSmkVALZuxM" height="1" width="1"/>http://craft-with-confidence.blogspot.com/2011/06/straight-jacket-swaddler-tutorial.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4040694112776581958.post-7773376032539906639Tue, 31 May 2011 19:18:00 +00002011-05-31T21:22:46.306-06:00real lifeMy husband and I met almost 8 years ago. At the time I was in a first aid class at the University of Utah. I took the class to become certified and hopefully qualify for a job at a kids summer camp. I didn't get the job, but I found a new love: First Aid. I switched my major from English to Health Education and Promotion with an emphasis in Emergency Medical Services.  The summer that Jake and I http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CraftWithConfidence/~3/0NqAXxvJxho/for-jon.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Vivian)3<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CraftWithConfidence?a=0NqAXxvJxho:GWGAnq0lyss:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CraftWithConfidence?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CraftWithConfidence?a=0NqAXxvJxho:GWGAnq0lyss:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CraftWithConfidence?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CraftWithConfidence/~4/0NqAXxvJxho" height="1" width="1"/>http://craft-with-confidence.blogspot.com/2011/05/for-jon.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4040694112776581958.post-532872957457632938Fri, 27 May 2011 13:12:00 +00002011-05-27T07:12:00.819-06:00things i've learnedgiveaway winnerHaving recently entered an alarming amount of giveaways, trying to win a Silhouette machine, the numbers of comments can get into the thousands on the first day! Compared to that, 40 might seem small. . . but 40 comments is a record number for this little blog, and I'm thrilled!! I know I'm not giving stuff away on every post, but I'd love to keep getting comments, and it's even better when your http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CraftWithConfidence/~3/5NlDjkbAwxE/winner-winner.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Vivian)2<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CraftWithConfidence?a=5NlDjkbAwxE:8IVf9DgX8kk:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CraftWithConfidence?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CraftWithConfidence?a=5NlDjkbAwxE:8IVf9DgX8kk:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CraftWithConfidence?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CraftWithConfidence/~4/5NlDjkbAwxE" height="1" width="1"/>http://craft-with-confidence.blogspot.com/2011/05/winner-winner.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4040694112776581958.post-873421750002281895Thu, 26 May 2011 13:30:00 +00002011-05-31T15:55:42.266-06:00link upfeaturetutorialbabyLast week, I said that I had some awesome things coming. Well, first was the labels and the giveaway in conjunction with it (you still have the rest of today to enter!!). The next thing I couldn't tell you about until now! Today, I was given one of these: because I'm guest posting over at Craftaholics Anonymous! I'm so excited to share this new tutorial with you and all of Linda's readers. So http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CraftWithConfidence/~3/YjObcxZVu5o/craftaholics-unite.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Vivian)1<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CraftWithConfidence?a=YjObcxZVu5o:VucVg-6AfKA:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CraftWithConfidence?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CraftWithConfidence?a=YjObcxZVu5o:VucVg-6AfKA:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/CraftWithConfidence?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CraftWithConfidence/~4/YjObcxZVu5o" height="1" width="1"/>http://craft-with-confidence.blogspot.com/2011/05/craftaholics-unite.html