deena neimat :: i design stuff

cyra can't wait to meet her new cousin anya!

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this is such a great link, i thought i'd share!
handmade baby gifts from martha

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i forgot to post all the birthday goodies from cyra's big #1

here are a couple resources that I used ..
Pom Poms from Martha
I learned how to applique here at This Mama Makes Stuff
I think felt food is awesome.. since Cyra is not quite old enough to play with it.. I figured she could wear it. The felt piece of cake is a hair clip.. I was inspired by this etsy seller

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cyra had her first real Halloween! and our first piece of candy.. she went as little red riding hood.. and if Kobei would have cooperated, we would have had a big bad wolf too.

on my way to grandma's house

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happy (early) halloween! so i learned how to use my husbands power drill.. I carved my hole in the bottom.. cleaned the pumpkins out.. and grabbed the drill.. easy, quick and fun way to carve!

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I looked for a birthday banner.. but was disappointed when I saw what was out there.. so I put this one together.. and here is how I did it in case you want to try.

download pattern here

1. cut out 2 shapes per letter.. you can use any type of fabric.. I used cotton quilting fabrics. You can also use this for holiday banners.. if I was going to make a "happy halloween" banner... I'd probably use fabric with that theme.. you get the idea.

2. for each letter.. sew the pieces together.. on the curved edge.. leaving the strait edge open. do this over and over until you have enough for your banner.

3. turn each right side out and press with an iron. next.. you'll want to stitch each closed.. I used a decorative stitch with silver thread.. then i cut the edges with pincker shears (zig zag scissors)

4. then I did two button holes on each letter.. doing this will allow you to use this over and over.. change the letters around to spell other things and so on.

5. for the actual letters... I used a pattern from Martha.. download it here.
I used felt for the letters.

6. glue your letters on w/ fabric glue.. and string onto a ribbon of your choice

.. and you are done!.. i'd love to see photos if you use this pattern... email me if you have any questions!

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i made these fabric ghosts to hang outside our home.. they are really easy and quick to make.

here is what you'll need..
styrofoam balls.. i used ones that are 2.5 inches
white fabric
black embroidery floss
fish wire
masking tape

1. make a hole in the styrofoam ball.. to do this, i used a bbq skewer, once the hole is made, feed the fishwire through the ball to the other end, then use the masking tape to secure the fishwire on the bottom.
2. cut your fabric in 12" inch squares.. they do not need to be perfect.. i tore my fabric instead of cutting.. it was easier and i thought looked better.
3. find the middle spot of your fabric square and cut a small hole.
4. feed the fishwire through and tie the fabric at the bottom using the black floss.

And volla.. one scary ghost!

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