What Allie's Making Now

Making It With Allie

noreply@blogger.com (AllieMakes!) — Thu, 14 Jun 2012 05:01:00 +0000

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Making It With Allie - Personalized T-shirts

noreply@blogger.com (AllieMakes!) — Thu, 31 May 2012 05:01:00 +0000

Hello Friends!!

I am glad to see you all!

It has been super crazy around here lately.

My bestie was in town and we had WAY too much fun.

Well, most of it anyways.

We did lots of training -that is until I injured my darn self.

And we even got a couple of projects it!

Here is a quick look at the t-shirts we made for Hollie's girls.

The Cameo got a good workout and we were able to go to my favorite supply store:

Specialty-Graphics

First up, Ashlyn.

She wanted an acoustic guitar and neon pink shirt.

We used Turquoise EasyWeed for this graphic.

This one wrapped around to the back.
Kinda cute, eh?

Next, Sammy.

Sam wanted an electric guitar and neon green

I LOVE the metallic heat transfer!

This one is Cherry!

Pretty cute!

Next is Sophi.

Sophi has recently had braces added to her cute smile.

So, she wanted this cute saying:

This graphic used three products:

Fluorescent Pink EasyWeed

Silver EasyWeed

Pearl Hotmark

Love it!

Last, but not least, Lainey.

Lainey wanted a soccer ball.

So, we girlie-fied it.

This one used both

White StripFlock and Specialty Glitter in Black Onyx

Both of decided that we couldn't choose which was our favorite.

So, we must have done something right...

The girls LOVED them.

I can't wait to see photos of them in them!

AND. Because I know some of you will email me and ask me this....

Hollie's nail color is from Entity Couture1 called "Electric Runway".

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Making It With Allie - Besties

noreply@blogger.com (AllieMakes!) — Thu, 17 May 2012 04:14:00 +0000

Hello friends!
My bestie is visiting and we're out playing.
Be back next week!

Making It With Allie - High Alert and Lock-down

noreply@blogger.com (AllieMakes!) — Thu, 10 May 2012 05:02:00 +0000

Hello friends!
And boy do I mean FRIENDS!
We had a very alarming situation this week that has us on high alert and lock-down.
I will preface this with the fact that we live in one of those neighborhoods that has basically one way in and out and is windy and the people that are here are very deliberate in their presence.
WELL.
I went to walk little the little Princess out to the bus the other day a few minutes early so we could get some sunshine and play time before she left.
My little brother is visiting, so he and his girlfriend and dog were all out and we were having fun until....
This white unmarked van pulls up and begins to WATCH the little Princess!
Bells and alarms are going off in my head so, I am taking mental notes as many details as I can.
One of the details is that this guy had very fake glasses on without lenses.
Creepy.
Well, her bus pulls up and the guy decided to pull up close to the bus and follow it out.
The hairs on the back of my neck are standing at attention and I grab the keys and head to the elementary.
When I get there, the van is now going past the school and the bus has turned into the school.
This trip to the school is also a very deliberate trip and is very suspect for this guy to be there.
So, I chat with the teachers and give them a frantic heads up.
They were all SO reassuring and helped me calm down.
When I got home, we spoke with a Sheriff who promised to do some investigating.
But the whole thing has left us with a bad feeling in our mouths!
And needless to say, we are all on very high alert and poor little A is on lock-down.
And the dog is figuring out how to do his business pretty quick...
But really, who does this kind of stuff???
How creepy is that?!

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Making It With Allie - Bookworm Allie

noreply@blogger.com (AllieMakes!) — Thu, 03 May 2012 05:01:00 +0000

Hey there! How are all of you?
I have been quite busy for a while and have felt like being a bookworm this last week.
It's been very nice given that the weather in Chicagoland is doing the Spring-Rain bit...
I am loving the Nook too! It's lice to be able to have both AuBrynne and My books with us for when we have a moment or are having bedtime stories.
So, I started with one of my favorite authors, Marian Keyes.
This one was called Lucy Sullivan is Getting Married.

I just love Marian Keyes' writing.

Ms. Keyes has a great way of making the characters funny and endearing and makes you feel happy and sad and as embarrassed as she intends them to be.

I'm running out of Marian Keyes books to read.

I might have to write her a letter, kindly asking her for another good read.... ;-)

Next, my bestie suggested I read The Lucky One, by Nicholas Sparks, before she arrives next week, so we can go see the movie when she's here.

This books was lovely! If only a perfect Marine walked into every ladies life... Right.

This was the first Nicholas Sparks book that I have read. I noticed that nearly all of his books has been turned into a movie. And I can see why! I am going to have to read some more!

Anyways, this was a page turner. Sweet and tender. It's a good one to get lost in.

Now, a couple of weeks ago, my mother asked if I had read this Fifty Shades book.

Being so busy, I was completely oblivious to the book. Or books, as its a trilogy...

She did not elaborate on what this set of books was about...

So, when the set of books popped up in my book suggestions, I was like what the heck?? It's on the best seller list. I'll give them a whirl.

Now, I know my mother is peeing her pants laughing at me right now.

You see, I can't even watch people kiss on our soap opera each day.

She laughs at me watching our soap...

Anyways, I am positive she is laughing at me knowing how I would be reading something of this sort...

Thanks, Lisa...

Having to flip through the pages to get to a point where I could open my eyes again.

I know, I'm a silly little girl....

Anyways, These are a great read! And contrary to what the media (that I have now not stopped hearing) would like to have you believe, this is a roller coaster ride of two very interesting young people that I'm sure we all can identify with. But at the same time, a modern fairy-tale to get lost in.

Anyways, I have a pile of projects waiting for me to finish.

So, maybe I will have a project for you all next week! Maybe not...

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Making It With Allie - A Quilt for Theodore

noreply@blogger.com (AllieMakes!) — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 05:01:00 +0000

Hello friends!
I had such a busy week last week, I only JUST realized that I totally missed last week!
Please forgive me?

Earlier this year, a very dear friend of mine, Stacee, asked me to make a quilt for one of the athletes she trains.
They would be welcoming a beautiful baby boy into their home, and this would be a gift.
To begin, Stacee showed me a quick video of the nursery.
I can't find the video at this point, but it was SO cute!
Gray painted walls with white trim and then adorable mod birch tree decals.
All around were cute little woodland animal plushies.
SO cute. I must say.

So, Stacee and I worked together to prepare a fitting quilt that had some great sensory woodland animals.
It worked out really well.
Each little animal has a different texture.
And I was even able to make some birch tree silhouettes with some white heat transfer and black satin.
Have a look!

The little fox was appliqued with layers of furry wool.

The tree frog is appliqued satin.

The little hedge-hog baby is layers of satin with blanket stitch for some texture.

The little baby quail is layers of textured satin. I wish the texture showed up in the photo...

The little owl is wool with a satin beak.

The little bunny rabbit is eyelash plush.

I love this little doe with the spots and a touch of pink in the ear.

The little raccoon is layered satin with lots of stitch texture.

So, this week, after little baby Theodore's name has been settled on, Stacee brought me the blanket, and the birth information was embroidered on the bias binding.
I blurred out his last name for anonymity, but I did want to show you the fantastic font called
Wade Grotesque Casual Swash.
It's one of my favorites and I think it works perfect with the mod quilt.

The reverse is super soft plush in teal.
I love the stuff.
I know the ladies at the cutting counter hate when I have it in my cart.
But kids just LOVE the stuff!

It worked out well, I think!
What do you all think?

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Making It With Allie - Easter Dress 2012

noreply@blogger.com (AllieMakes!) — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 03:55:00 +0000

Hello Friends!!
How was your recent holidays of Easter and Passover?
Ours was lovely!
I love this age with kids. They love to celebrate and learn about these fun holidays.
We did a night-time egg hunt with glow in the dark bracelets and plastic eggs.
We did a traditional Egg hunt on Sunday morning and we are still finding eggs...

I prepared Miss AuBrynne's Easter dress.
Actually, I made another one, but the fabric was being, shall we say, Cranky.
When I worked in the costume department, we called it "woodjy".
The fabric was certainly being woodjy. I tried adjusting stitch length and needle size and even doing bias seams. Nothing helped to make the fabric cooperate. I really don't know why I waited till I was hemming to just start again. I guess I thought I could salvage it. I couldn't.
So...... Thursday night, I started over.
AuBrynne and I quickly established what design she wanted and I took a deep breath.
But, it went SUPER fast!
And it turned our adorable.
I nearly had to wrestle it off her for bed that night.
She LOVES to wear it. And her little kitten-heels we found for her.

So hear are some "blustery wind" (as AuBrynne says) photos from our Sunday morning egg hunt.
We live in the Chicagoland area, but the winds lately have been RIDICULOUS!
They were coming from every direction Sunday.
Anyways...

Somebody thinks she is a high-paid model...

And a sassy "model walk", haha.

Those two bottom teeth are almost all the way grown in! I'm going to miss the lost-teeth-lisp.

AuBrynne insisted on this photo because you can see her shadow.
She is REALLY into Peter Pan right now.

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Making It With Allie - Easter 2012 - A Quilt

noreply@blogger.com (AllieMakes!) — Thu, 05 Apr 2012 05:01:00 +0000

So, you know how last week, I promised to have Miss AuBrynne's Easter Dress ready to show you?
Yea, I am hemming the tiers just now when I remember that tonight is Wednesday and the baby is in bed...
So, I didn't get pictures of her in it.
You will have to stop by next week to see it.
But one of the projects I DID finish this week was a quilt for one of my gal-pal's little boy.
He wanted a cuddly, cars and trucks themed quilt.

So, I went to work to make him a snuggly he could even play with his race cars...
When I brought it to him, he was TOO cute for words about it. I'm SO glad that he's happy!

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Making It With Allie

noreply@blogger.com (AllieMakes!) — Thu, 29 Mar 2012 05:01:00 +0000

It's Spring Break in these parts and I am toiling away at Miss AuBrynne's Easter dress.
She's asked for fluttery. Which of course means it's all cut on the bias and 3x fullness.
Ahhh. I love the five year old imagination!
I should have it next week for you all!

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Making It With Allie - Tooth Fairy

noreply@blogger.com (AllieMakes!) — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 05:05:00 +0000

Hello Friends!

The Tooth Fairy is visiting our house tonight!
A few days ago, I noticed that Miss AuBrynne's bottom teeth were looking a little askew.
Upon closer inspection, it appeared that she had a very loose tooth.
Like within a week, this little thing was coming out.
And the one next to it was not far behind.
I had a little moment right about this moment:
She's barely 5 years old!! Babies can't loose baby teeth... lol

So, I started looking for fun Tooth Fairy ideas to do when the teeth started to come out.
I found really sweet ideas on Pinterest.
And decided that we will be doing a little tooth chart/wall hanging.
Yesterday, AuBrynne and I picked out some cute fabrics she liked for it.
I thought I had at least 3 days to get the thing together, so I finished up another project before I'd start this...
WELL.
My chronic procrastination got me this time!
We were out running errands this afternoon, when a VERY excited voice exclaimed,
"Mom!! Mom!! My tooth came out!"
I get to the light and have a look at her and she has plucked this thing out and she's proud of herself.
Good job, AuBrynne! Now we wait for the next one...
So, we have dinner and she escapes to her room to read.
I start ironing fabrics to make her Tooth Fairy Chart...
She comes out and says,
"Mom! The other tooth came out... All by itself!"
Yeah.
So we have a little talk about how we can't go plucking all our teeth out...
I think she gets it now.
However, the family keeps telling me that she's gonna yank them all out and then ask for a check...
We shall see.
When the swelling calmed down, you can see that both of those teeth are totally broken through
and coming in at the same time.
But the little toothy-lispy-talk now is SO cute!

I used pink heat transfer for the chart.

Here is the tooth chart, if anyone would like to use it:

Or email me if you would like a digital cut file.
I can gladly email it to you!

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Making It With Allie - Lucky Girl

noreply@blogger.com (AllieMakes!) — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 05:01:00 +0000

I have a Lucky charm every day.
Not just on St. Patrick's Day.
Her name is AuBrynne.

Yesterday, when AuBrynne and I sad down to decide what her St. Patrick's Day outfit should be,
she had some pretty specific ideas, and I knew JUST what to put on her shirt!
She wanted a sporty but girly "lucky" dress.

So, I whipped out my finicky Silhouette, fabrics and serger.
And we threw this little number together.

I used three types of heat transfer for the sporty graphic.

I layered first: Emerald City - Specialty Glitter

Then applied Apple Green Smooth Heat Transfer for the little shamrock

And finally, I applied some Orange Flocked Heat Transfer

Ok, I just had to put this little photo in... they don't call it the Windy City for nothing!
The wind kept blowing her hair ALL over the place...

I think it turned out pretty cute. She likes it.

I think I might need one for myself.

It should be pretty easy, now that the cut file is done.

If anybody would like the cut file, leave me a note and I can send it to you!

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Making It With Allie - Thank Yous and Word Art

noreply@blogger.com (AllieMakes!) — Thu, 08 Mar 2012 06:01:00 +0000

Hello Friends!
I first want to say thank you to everyone who took a moment to leave me very sweet notes of condolences last week. It was very much appreciated.

A while back, I off-handedly mentioned; within ear-shot of my five year old, Miss AuBrynne, that I was thinking of re-doing her bedroom decor. I need to have my personal filter level raised, because Miss AuBrynne has been asking me ever since, when we could start.
Well, last week, I decided I might be able to get her, now guilt inspiring questions to slow down if I went ahead and painted the wall.
Ha! Right.
Anyways, I decided to let Miss AuBrynne pick the colors in her room entirely.
Actually, I told her she could have control of how the whole room gets decorated.
She took this task, completely seriously and chose some REALLY bright colors.
I debated over-ruling her choices, but decided that I could re-paint if it was truly terrible.
Well, I am completely impressed with the colors she chose and on which walls each went.
I think she might have a knack for this color thing!
Anyways, I am not going to reveal the colors just yet. Mostly because, being the procrastinator I am, I keep putting off taking pictures until it is night time and they just aren't great.
BUT! I did complete a piece of wall art that Miss AuBrynne has requested.
She has requested a few VERY specific things to complete her room.
I made a piece of word art in the style of the old New York Subway Signage.
I went through a bunch of some very fun photos that I have of Miss AuBrynne all over the island of Kauai, the place she calls "Ahhh...Home"
I used Lime green Canvas in the 9oz weight and then some really cool Pearl Heat Transfer.
The letters actually look like the Mother of Pearl you find all of the place in Hawaii.

Miss AuBrynne told me that she thinks her word art is Perfect. And to get started on her Surf Board, Hula Girl, Grass Skirt bed-skirt, wall decals and Quilt for her bed.

Nothing like a list, right??

So, what do you all think?

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Making It With Allie

noreply@blogger.com (AllieMakes!) — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 06:01:00 +0000

Hello Friends.
We had VERY unexpected death in our family this week.
We just returned back from the funeral and everyone is still stunned and heart-broken.
I wish I had a fun project I've done from this week, but it just isn't happening.
So, Please carry on without me.

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Making It With Allie - Valentine's Festivities

noreply@blogger.com (AllieMakes!) — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 06:01:00 +0000

Hello Friends!

We have been very busy around here -getting ready for Valentine's Day.
And of course, the sickness that's been making its way around our elementary, found it's way into our home.
I HATE "the crud". Really hate it. No more than anybody else does.
But more than I hate mice, but less than spiders...
Anyways, we made it through Valentines.
I wanted to share a few of the fun things we were able to have done for Valentines.

Remember, my "AYNIL Quilt" from a couple of weeks ago?

Well, I made some coordinating pillows for it!

And I LOVE them!

They are reversible.

Then, AuBrynne and I prepared her Valentines.

She made EVERY decision on how these babies turned out.

And SHE decided they needed to be done on my "machine", aka: Silhouette SD.

And they turned out CUTE!

These are the cookies she decorated.
You should have seen her decorating them with a mask and gloves so she wouldn't get anybody sick!

AuBrynne chose THESE as her favorites. They might be mine too!

How was all of your Valentines?

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Making It With Allie - AuBrynne Lou Who

noreply@blogger.com (AllieMakes!) — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 06:28:00 +0000

Hello Friends!
What have you been up to this last week?
Getting ready for Valentines Day??
We have around here, but today I am going to share with you a quilt my daughter, AuBrynne "commissioned" me to make for her.
I just LOVE this kid!
SO, AuBrynne just LOVES the Dr. Suess story about the Grinch.
She would watch both the animated version and the Jim Carey version and read the book and play the nook app 3 times a day if I let her.
So, when we were at one of my favorite fabric stores last week, she spotted this Grinch fabric.
It was on sale, so I grabbed a yard thinking I would quickly make her a pillow case.
But then, we were picking plush fabric out for another project and she said, "Hey! I think this Pink fabric would be great with my Grinch fabric."
I first, was like, "My name is Mom, or Allie, not hey..." and silently I looked at her as if she had two heads. She looks at me like that all the time when I ask her not to leave her pj's on the bathroom floor every morning after bath. It's her turn.
But, I grabbed some plush for her.
She decided at that point, I was making everyone else a quilt, she needed one too.
Well, later I decided we had gone this far with letting her choose the fabrics, why not let her do the rest.
So, she chose another 11 fabrics to go in her quilt.
Great.
So, I got to work, whipping this together for her.
Then, she said her name needed to be on it "All Sparkly"
Great.
But, I am Wonder-Woman, I can do anything, right?
Ok, So I grabbed some white flock heat transfer and this SUPER Fantastic Pink Soft and flexible glitter heat transfer and layered in on.
It turned out AWESOME!!
It's perfectly whimsical and cuddly and AuBrynne made the most perfect choices!
I am SO pleased with it!

She even chose the rounded corners!

I hope you can see the fun wavy quilting lines!

And after the heat transfer was added, she said it needed pink stitching around the letters.
And you know what???
She is is EXACTLY right, Little Miss Smarty-Pants!

So, I'm in love with it and love to cuddle with her under it!

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Making It With Allie: All You Need Is Love

noreply@blogger.com (AllieMakes!) — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 15:57:00 +0000

Hello friends!
Note to Self: Remember to hit "Publish" to actually post.... I'm tired and busy....
Sorry this didn't get up earlier!

How are you all doing? I hope well! And crafty!
I have been sewing up a storm and preparing some patterns for classes locally.
My bloggy bff, Jenn and many of you lovelys have encouraged me to start an Etsy store.
And I think I'm going to get one going!
Yay! I think...

So I have been working to get things together to have in the store.
The first is going to be this lovely wall hanging.

I wish glitter showed up better in photos...
But the lettering is glitter heat transfer and flocking!
I love it!

I'm going to sell kits that are pre-cut to make the wall hangings and quilts and also the patterns.

The quilts and wall hangings will also be for sale completed, for those who don't have the time to make it themselves.

So, what do you think??

Anybody have any suggestions for fun shop names?

Do you think it needs be the same as my blog? Or Coordinate?

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Making It With Allie - Modern Baby

noreply@blogger.com (AllieMakes!) — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 06:00:00 +0000

Hello friends!
How have you been?
I have been pretty busy but have finally had a few moments to take some pictures to share with you all!

Last week I was working on a baby-quilt for one of my clients.
She informed me that the quilt had to be gender neutral but otherwise, I could pretty much do whatever I wanted.
Did you know, there really isn't such a thing as "gender neutral"???
But I won't get started down that path. I might have to rant.
So.... I decided given a few things she told me about the mom-to-be, that brights would be a good starting point.
So, I carried on with my "modern quilting" self and ended up with the snuggliest baby quilt ever!
The back has super soft plush and satin and the front is geometric brights in a modern stripe pattern.
I assembled the binding to match and coordinate the striped section of the quilt.

Can you believe I forgot to get a picture of this one in full?!

Sleep-deprived.

I deliver my quilts wrapped.
This is how this one was delivered.

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Making It With Allie - Tap! Tap! Tap! Is this thing on....

noreply@blogger.com (AllieMakes!) — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 06:18:00 +0000

Hello friends!
I had to take a break from blogging.
I have been SO busy that I just didn't have time.
I literally haven't even had the time to take pictures of all the work I have been doing.
Christmas, from me, was a handmade Christmas. So, with all of the relatives to have gifts made for, I was extremely busy.
Then, I thought the traditional trip to Florida for Christmas would be leisurely... HA! That was a marathon.
Then, I thought I might have a chance to get a breath after Christmas, but that was wishful thinking.
So, needless to say, I am catching up and getting pictures taken to share with you all in the coming weeks.
AND.....
I am planning some REALLY fun (in my opinion) things for those of you who would like to participate.
So, I am SUPER excited!
And I hope you will all bear with me as I get things rounded up and together to share with you.
And to share with you what I started this evening after the little Princess went to bed -have a look at this and tell me how these colors and arrangement strikes you! -I appreciate all your feed-back!

The bright colored strips are finished 1 inch wide and the white strips are finished half inch wide.

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Making It With Allie

noreply@blogger.com (AllieMakes!) — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 12:01:00 +0000

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Making It With Allie - A Cozy Cuddly

noreply@blogger.com (AllieMakes!) — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 06:01:00 +0000

Welcome friends!
I am so excited to be able to share one of the quilts my bestie Hollie and I made whole we were visiting for Thanksgiving this year!

One of Hollie's daughters, Sophi asked for a super cozy quilt to match her Hot Pink, Black and White room for her Christmas present this year.
Hollie was a little bit skeptical of getting it finished with all the other projects on the list, but we easily finished it.
And it turned out SO awesome that I've finished more since.
I think I might have to have an etsy shop for them... You all will have to let me know if that's a good idea...
Anyways, have a look at Sophi's Super Cozy Quilt!
We used various wovens, and flannel for the top; and swirl minkee, and embossed minkee for the back.
Then we used satin for the binding.

I was surprised to hear that Hollie wanted to learn how to bind a quilt....
So, I must ask: Would you guys like a binding tutorial?

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Making It With Allie

noreply@blogger.com (AllieMakes!) — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 06:21:00 +0000

Hello friends!!
We have just landed back home in Chicago today.
Things have been crazy busy...
Today is AuBrynne's 5th birthday and I am scrambling to prepare.
So party without me today and I will share all the fun stuff I have been up to lately!

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1. Burlap JOY Banner

2. Recycled Sweater Gauntlets

3. How to Get Free Tile for Mosaics

4. Broken Dishes: Mosaic Forward

5. Girlie blanket tadaaa!

6. Pink clutch

7. Garage Sale Mirror Redo

8. Homemade Laundry Cream

9. DIY Wood Stocking Holder

14. Gingerbread Man Advent Calendar

15. Feather Tree Tutorial

16. Little Wooden Gingerbread House

17. Angel Tutorial

18. Handpainted Glasses

19. sprocket for sis

20. ginkgo leaf as golden ear plugs

21. silver pendant with opal

22. Baubles in Green

23. Boxy Cosmetics bag

24. Frugal Advent Calender

25. The Day After

26. DIY Duster

27. Thumb Tack Tree

28. oh, marshmallow tree

29. Mini Tree Ornaments

30. dry erase lamp & emb hoop shade

31. Earthquake Cookies

32. DIY Snowman Ornament

33. Homemade Ornament Options

34. Handbag free pattern

35. salad for dinner

36. Free Tutorial - Headscarf

37. HOW A MERCURY FILLING ALMOST TOOK MY SON\'S LIFE

38. Fantasy Fudge Recipe

39. DIY POWDERED EGG REPLACER | EGG SUBSTITUTE!

40. Mint Oreo Cookie Balls

41. Holiday Gift Guide

42. Christmas Religious Vocab Printable

43. Creamy Holiday Cheese Balls

44. Rich and Creamy Hot Chocolate

45. Buffalo Chicken Dip

46. Skirt Refashion

47. DIY lacqure tray

48. The M and M Game

49. Easy Pizza Dough!

50. Roast in wine sauce

51. Castoff Ornament Swag

52. Light Bulb Snowmen

53. Pumpkin Pecan Cheesecake

54. Peppermint Crafts

55. Christmas Riddle

56. Dump Truck Cake

57. Burlap Christmas Trees

58. Olive Oil Mayo

59. Vacation Ornaments

60. Glitter balls

61. Shabby Birdie Ornament

62. Pink & Blue Nursery

63. Simcoe Street-Best Tablescapes

64. Wrapping Paper Center

65. Garlic Parmesan Roasted Brussel Sprouts

66. 30th Anniversary Tablescape w/ DIY Place Cards

67. Toy Storage Ideas

68. 8 Birthdays, 1 Party

69. Scented Pinecones

70. Cannoli Dip

71. DIY Garland

72. ReMade Winter Wreath

73. Rosette Tree

74. Melted Snowman Ornament Tutorial

75. Ready Wall

76. On the needle

77. Simple.

78. snow-rose tutorial

79. In my sketchbook

80. Christmas Tree Bread

81. Kid Made Christmas Ornaments

82. Cream Cheese Danish

83. Baby Hair Bows

84. Christmas Decor

85. Fire Station Card Table Tent

86. Easy, Creamy Beef Stroganoff

87. 12 Week Fitness Program

88. 12 Christmas Tag Ideas

89. Gift ideas for a 1 year old

90. Cabinet Door to Earring Holder

91. Vanilla Muffins

92. Swiss BBQ Burgers

93. Cake Balls

94. Scrap Paper Ornaments

95. Cute Yarn Snowman

96. Sno-filled Ornaments

97. FREE Retro Clipart

98. Snowflake Confetti Ornament

99. Hidden Kiss Cookies

100. 12 Paper Christmas Ornament Tutorials

101. Snowman Shirt

102. 12 Paper Christmas Ornament Tutorials

103. Lace Christmas Tree Shirt

104. Paper Plate Pop Up Snowman

105. Holly Jolly Notepads

106. Giant, Chewy, Chocolate Chip Cookies

107. Unbreakable Christmas Centerpiece

108. Fanned Garlic Potatoes

109. Two Easy Ways To Remove Jar Labels

110. How To Make Colored Sugar

111. Toilet Roll Advent Calendar

112. Top 10 Xmas Wrapping ideas

113. Bread Cornucopia

114. Christmas Wreath TutoriaL!

115. Easy Butterfly Tutorial

116. Get Started Painting

117. Tutu Christmas Stocking

118. Tulle Butterfly Wreath

119. The stockings were hung

120. Banana Cream Pie

121. Banana PB Choc Chip Cookies

122. mini collage ornament

123. Garden Makeover 3

124. Reindeer Cross Stitch

125. DIY Snowflakes

126. Magnetic Christmas Countdown

127. Gift Guide: Edible Neighbor Gifts

128. Holiday Hokey Pokey

129. 3 Nursery Tutorials

130. Boudoir Boutique Style Slippers

131. 2 Nursery Tutorials and Thanksgiving Bow

132. Christmas Gifts Organizer

133. Rockin\' Teen and Kid $1 Gloves

134. Rock Your iPhone

135. WINE CORK NAME TAG

136. Women\'s ruana wrap howto

137. Best and Easiest Gift Fudge

138. Spicy BBQ Cabbage Rolls

139. Punch Game Advent Calendar

140. G-parent Gift: DIY Audio Storybook

141. Drab to Fab DIY Ornaments

142. Simple or Fancy Advent Calendar Ideas

143. Shabby Chic Rosette Ornament

144. DIY Ornament using Napkins

145. NO Sew Tree Advent Calendar

146. Advent Calendar using TP rolls

147. Vintage Faucet Towel Hooks

148. Crafts of Christmas Past

149. Eye Chart Gift for kindergartens

150. Minestrone Soup

151. Matching Hair Clip

152. DIY XMAS Gifts w Cute Cup Cozy Pattern

153. Glass Ornament Tutorial

154. Nifty Egg Ornament Tutorial

155. Mixed-Media Ornament Tutorial

156. Train/activity table

157. DIY Braided Scarf

158. Macrame Snowflake

159. Potato Rolls

160. Snowmen Lifesavers

161. Fabric Notebook Cover

162. muffin tin countdown

163. Christmas Table Runner

164. Upcycled spoon ornaments

165. Love table

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Making It With Allie - Thanksgiving 2011

noreply@blogger.com (AllieMakes!) — Thu, 24 Nov 2011 06:01:00 +0000

Hello friends!!
I want to wish all of you a very Happy Thanksgiving!
I hope you are with loved ones and/or people that you can celebrate the holiday with.
I wanted to bring you pictures and recipes for the goodness we have made for Thanksgiving this year,
but I have lost the hours to prepare the blog post for it.
But I will express my gratitude for my amazing family and dear friends who love me.
I am also thankful for all of you lovely and inspiring bloggers who come to link up your fantastic projects each week.
And I must also say I am grateful for my fantastic sewing machine, which has given me much inspiration as of late.
Again, Happy Thanksgiving!
And Happy Shopping to all of you who plan on grabbing those ever hastening After-Thanksgiving-Day Deals. -You all are very brave....

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1. Scrappy Tutu DIY

2. Toddler Projects

3. Rick Rack Christmas Tree

4. Snowflake Ornament

5. High Heeled Stocking Place Setting

6. jingling silver ring

7. Caramel in a Can

8. Gingerbread House

9. LEGO OBENTO

10. Cars drawstring backpacks

11. DIY Christmas ornaments

12. Plastic Bag Flower

13. DIY Anthro Necklace

14. clothe yourselves with love sign

15. yarn and jingle bell wreath

16. fav stocking pattern

17. Christmas ornament tutorial

18. Hand Puppet

19. Homemade Oatmeal Cream Pies

20. HEALTHY SPECIAL DIET FRIENDLY T\'GIVING RECIPES

21. IS THERE JET FUEL ON YOUR ALMONDS?

22. Elf Stocking

23. Easiest Bow Ever

24. DIY Mini Xmas Tree From Palm Stalk

25. Turkey pops!

26. Cinnamon Applesauce Strudel Muffins

27. Banana Pudding Pie

28. Tray Makeover

29. Stuffed Poblano Pepper with Pumpkin Chile Sauce

30. homemade bird feeders

31. Book Christmas Tree

32. Feather Hair Extensions

33. Christmas Wall Hanging

34. Fall Tree with Suncatcher Leaves

35. Fabric Scraps Skirt

36. Sweater to Slouchy Hat

37. Stocking Fillers

38. Jar of Nothing

39. Top 10 Xmas Treats

40. Christmas Extras

41. Pomegranate: Antioxidant Powerhouse

42. Apple Cake with Fresh Apples

43. WHY I AM THANKFUL FOR -- AUTISM

44. Cardamom Short Bread

45. Fall Pumpkin Topiary

46. A Bit of Fall

47. Felt Stocking Ornaments

48. Latest Thrifty Finds

49. Heat transfer onto wood

50. Gifts sign for reception

51. recycle christmas tree

52. Advent Calendar

53. button earrings

54. Gobble up the Candy

55. Pumpkin Patch

56. Thanksgiving Plan ~ recipes

57. Cranberry Fruit Salad

58. Before and After

59. DIY Magnets - Great Gift!

60. Penne Arrabiata

61. Pasta with Roasted Tomatoes

62. Orange Marmalade Whole Wheat Muffins

63. Quick & Simple Veggie Omelet

64. Chocoholic Yum Cake

65. Christmas Angel Pattern

66. Blue Velvet Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting

67. bead board gobblers

68. Felt house - last tutorial

69. Peppermint Crunch Brownies

70. Roasted Pecans

71. DIY Grabbable Blog Button

72. annie slone trial 1

73. {floral friday photography}

74. {cinnamon roll muffins}

75. {pine door wreath}

76. Wooden Slat Tree Ornament

77. Burlap Flower Ornament

78. Pinecone Ornament

79. GIFT NOBODY WILL RETURN!

80. Turkey Finger Puppets

81. Apple Yummies

82. Laundry Cream

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Making It With Allie

noreply@blogger.com (AllieMakes!) — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 06:01:00 +0000

Hello friends!!
We have just landed in Logan, Utah today.
I had hoped to have some fun stuff to share with you all, but I couldn't fit it in.
So, next week...

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1. Christmas Candle Holder

2. How to Paint your Front Door

3. How Do You Eat?

4. Winter Bucket List Printable

5. My Thanksgiving post

6. Homemade Coffee Cocoa Butter Body Lotion

7. Pumpkin Cheesecake

8. Pinecone Turkeys

9. pendant silver coconut tourmaline pearl

10. Vegetarian Chili Recipe

11. 3 pocket tote

12. felt flower brooch

13. Crochet Reindeer

14. Fall Leaves Garland

15. DIY Candy Bowl

16. Bran Flakes Muffins

17. Tasty and Low-Cal Tuna Salad

18. Carmel Sauce

19. Save Me Money Printable

20. FREE Muppets Printable

21. Reciep: Frugal Soup

22. Recipe: Autumn Spice Cookie

23. Hockey Bag Pillow

24. In my sketchbook

25. Scarf

26. From my studio

27. Craft room preview

28. Santa in the Photo Booth

29. family rules subway art

30. HEALTHY ALMOND JOY BARS allergy & SF opts

31. EASY MYO CHOCOLATE / CAROB CHIPS (w SF opts)

32. boy trunk redo!

33. Xmas Hat

34. DIY Notebook

35. Pumpkin Cheesecake Truffles

36. Beef Braised in Rooibos Tea

37. Pops Of Pillows!

38. DIY-Ing Christmas!

39. Reindeer Beer

40. Handmade Giveaway

41. Peace Wreath

42. Easy Dress

43. EZ Ruffled Scarf

44. laundry room sign

45. Christmas Cards

46. Girls Monster Pants

47. Potato Scramble

48. Craft FAIL!!

49. $4 Fall Wreath

50. Clean Oven Glass - EASY

51. Printable to-do List

52. Deep Dark Chocolate Cookies

53. Top 10 Xmas Stockings

54. Lemon Meringue Pie

55. Decorated Candles

56. Aqua, White & Grey Kitchen

57. Baptism & Home Tour

58. Apple Basket Makeover

59. Picture Re-Paint

60. Beautiful Wedding Reception

61. Philly Cheese-Steak Sloppy Joe

62. Fall Leaves with Black Glue

63. Thanksgiving Tablescape

64. Dryer Vent Turkey

65. Christmas redo

66. How to Teach a Headstand

67. Thanksgiving Family Fun Night

68. Pilgrim\'s Hat Harvest Arrangement

69. Pilgrim Turkeys

70. All-Butter Snickerdoodles

71. Honey Baked Holiday Ham

72. Chocolate Peppermint Spritz Cookies

73. Free Orange Minibar Makeover

74. Beautiful Fall tablescape

75. A Booth To Call My Own

76. Sheet Music Circle Punch Trees

77. Hand and Footprint Turkey

78. Beer Battered Fried Pickles

79. Thanksgiving Mantel

80. Turkey Stain Glass Kid Craft

81. Pumpkin Cheesecake Muffins

82. Crockpot Chicken and Stuffing

83. Yam and Apple Casserole

84. Root Vegetable Tian

85. Best Chicken and Dumplings Ever

86. Crockpot Enchiladas

87. Go GREEN BRACELETS

88. Jen

89. Sweater Pillows

90. How to Download New Fonts

91. Fabulous Faux Snowballs

92. NO GLUE T-Shirt Scarf

93. Muddy Buddies

94. Library Party Decor

95. The Ultimate Scrapbuster Burg

96. Mango Peach Smoothie

97. Butternut Squash Soup

98. Eggnog Fudge

99. Kids Craft Wreath Ornament

100. Apple Crumble Pie

101. Re-purposed Baby Jars

102. Business Card Holder

103. Ikat Farmhouse Chairs

104. Cheesy Garlic Biscuits

105. Give Thanks

106. Welcome Window

107. CHALK ANNOUNCEMENT BOARD

108. â™£ â™¥ â™¦ Game Board Quilt â™¦ â™£ â™¥

109. Old Family Photo Magnet

110. Handmade Fragrant Woods Men\'s Soap

111. Display ideas for craft fair

112. remove your storm door tutorial

113. hooded scarf tutorial

114. dandelion wall art

115. A Foot of Hair!`

116. Turkey Place Cards

117. Thanksgiving Bark

118. Chocolate Chip Banana Muffins

119. Apple Pie Rustica

120. DIY Closet Size Dividers

121. Free Applique Pattern

122. Pick Up Skirt Tutorial

123. Easy Baby Blanket Tutorial

124. Video Tutu Tutorial

125. Spoon Christmas Ornament

126. Felt house - continued tutorial

127. Paper & Lace Snowflake Ornament (under $0.75)

128. Tree of Life Ornament

129. Zakka Owls

130. Ribbon Tree Ornament (under $0.50)

131. Personalized Taggie Lovey

132. Yellow Side Chair

133. free thanksgiving printable!

134. easy fall decoration-repurposed!

135. Pumpkin strudelish

136. thrifty thanksgiving tree

137. free thanksgiving printable!

138. $2 thanksgiving vases

139. occupy thanksgiving printable

140. $3 thanksgiving garland

141. Slouchy Moebius Cowl

142. 3 Fashion Rules to Live By

143. Homemade Caramel Sauce

144. Skirt to Infinity Scarf

145. New Stitches

146. Apple Krispy with printalble

147. MOST AMAZING APPETIZER!

148. Bulrap and Ruffles Runner

149. Paper Roll Turkey

150. Paper Roll Mice

151. Fleece Bomber Hat

152. Spray Painted China cabinet

153. Upcycle Pillow Case

154. Poinsettia Wreath

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Making It With Allie

noreply@blogger.com (AllieMakes!) — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 06:01:00 +0000

Hello friends!
I am glad you are here!
I have had an eventful ~~week~~ several months. I won't go into too much detail today.
But I will say that, these events have given me great pause to reflect on a few things that are very important to me.
Some of the things that are so very important to me are respect, family, creativity, and choosing to do what is right.
I can see that I am probably losing some of you at this point...
But I just want to say just how much I appreciate each and every one of you who comes to share your creativity. I appreciate each and every one of you who reaches out to me each week. Your kindness and creativity has kept me sane and from going on a Mommie-Rampage and becoming a national news headline.
Thank You, Thank You!
Now, hopefully I can get back to doing what I love...
I hope you will please be patient as I get back to work!

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