Mermaid blanket (2 hours)

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Last week we were invited to a girl's 4th birthday. I decided to make a warm mermaid blanket for her (the inside is fleece) It only took two hours to put it together. And she really loved it, and so did her older sister who asked me to make one for her. 😍

I started making it only two hours before the birthday party and because I was in a hurry I almost forgot to take a few quick pictures.

Love,

Let it rain!

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Although in Spain we have more sunny days than rainy ones, I found the need to get a raincoat for my little girl. So I decided to make one (why buy it when you could make it? ). 

I didn't use any pattern, after making the pajamas I though nothing could do it. I just put her coat over a paper and more less draw the pattern. 

I bought the laminated fabric (110 x 90cm) and I already had at home the minky fabric, which I though it was perfect to make it warm raincoat.

And this is the outcome, the only problem is that since I finished it, it didn't rain.... ;-)

She loved it!

Love,

Mary Paint All Over My Bedroom

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I wasn't happy at all with my bedroom, it was too dark. During quite a long time I was thinking how to change it. The first thing I wanted to get rid of was the black. The headboard had a black leatherette.

After some research I decided to paint it with Mary Paint. This paint doesn't need wax or varnish.

 

And this is the result:

I painted with the same paint the leatherette, the lamps and the picture frames.

And the Ikea Hemnes shoe cabinet:

This paint does not leave the brush strokes!

Love,

Zafu

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When being with kids, we end up sitting on the floor. Sometimes to read them a book, sometimes to play.  During one of those times, I thought, I need a cushion to seat on... This, together with the fact that my son tends to sit a lot in "W position" (not recommended), made me think of buying a zafu. But of course, why buy it when you can make it.

So I bought some upholstery fabric from the sale section and I made three zafus filled with spelt husks (hulls).

I made them with  a carrying handle. 

They have a zippered removable cover to allow easy cleaning. After all, they are going to be all over the floor. 

 

Up to now, my kids are using them every day. To read, to play with dolls, to watch the theater, as a circuit to jump from one zafu to the next one....

 

  

         

Now, I need to start using them to meditate ;-)

Love,

DIY Hulk Costume

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My son has been putting some pressure on me, he really wanted a Hulk Costume. And yes, it was my fault, I told him "we don't need to buy it, we can make it".
Finally here it is:

To do the body I followed imfeelincrafty instructions. I bought the pijama pattern from peek-a-boo . And I made a very small variation. Instead of stuffing the muscles before attaching them to the body (the pijama). I only cutted one piece of fabric for the muscles and sticked it to the body, leaving a hole for stuffing. So, I used a bit less of fabric.

Also I added the fist. For my son the fist was absolutely neccesary. And the fist had a very important requirement, he needed to be able to use his hand. So I thought about making fingerless gloves and adding the fist over them.

I din't know it was so easy to make a pijama, for Christmas I'm planning on making more.

Love,