Superman...I mean Spiderman Cape

So Noah walks up to me with an LTD Commodities Magazine and says, "mom, can you buy me this Spider man cape?"

"No Son, I can just make you one when we get home".

 



Words I fear to utter again. I do not know why at times I think I am suddenly able to just make anything imaginable, but I was asked all evening when I was going to make it and realized, this wasn't going to be a 5 minute project.

So first of all, we know Spiderman doesn't have a cape, but that's ok. I began looking around my house for anything red and blue and black I could use to make a cape out of. No real luck. The only thing I could find was my huge bag of strips of felt. I had the red and the blue, but I knew they were in thin strips.



I took the strips and cut them 26 inches long. Then I sewed 4 of them together so that all the seams were on one side. I also used a zig zag stitch. Why? I don't know. I thought I heard somewhere that you should use it on fabrics that have more stretch to them. Who knows if it made a difference or not. I also used my pinking shears as scissors because I thought it would give it a fun scalloped edge.





Once I got them sewed together, I cut out an opening at the top so it would fit around his neck. I just had him come to me and I pinned it and then cut it. Again with pinking shears. I also took them and rounded the bottom of the panels.

Then I made a casing with the red felt and threaded some elastic through. I debated a few different ways to make the "collar".

I didn't really want it to have to tie on, for fear of strings/strangulation (overprotective much?) and I also wanted something easy that he could throw on and off and not need help with buttons or ties. Ok, so this is probably more of the truth than the worry of strangulation, but I sound like a much better mom if I throw that in.

After I thread the the elastic through.. (twice ahem....) I stitched the ends to the felt.

Then I attached the red collar to the cape.

Now have you ever heard "a watched pot never boils"? Or how about "that's as exciting as watching paint dry"? Well I kind of had a combined experience. I didn't realize how long it took fabric paint to dry. Of course with my non-expertise in the matter, we shouldn't be surprised. I drew out the awesome spiderweb on the cape.

You just make a X over a cross and then scallop in between the lines.

In the meantime I googled Spiderman "spiders" and hand drew this fella on the felt. Since my felt was in strips, I had to cut the legs separately.

We had to go to bed with the paint drying. It obviously was going to take its time, especially in the thicker, blob-like areas.

Once it finally dried, I was able to stitch Mr. Spider to the cape.

The whole thing turned from "what was i thinking?" to "hey, not too shabby Mom!"

It was really really easy, and other than letting the paint dry, it would have been whipped up in no time.

Here he is, Mr. Spiderman himself. I think he likes it.

 

Beware: Action shots ahead....

 

And Livy wanted some camera time, so just humor me here....


It felt amazing to get behind the sewing machine again. It's so much fun to create and be proud of something you did.

A fun little photo edit and we have a SUPER HERO

Until Next time....

 

 Stay Calm.....and make some Hero Capes....:)

Birthday, School and Couture Dreaming.....

So, I haven’t stepped off the planet.....it seems that way at times though..... I sincerely apologize for not blogging as much as I need to. I really want to do more, but what do you say. Life Happens. I am just lucky if I can snap a picture here and there to capture it.

Here is a rundown of my week since the last blog post….

Dreaming of Couture......

Sigh....what a dream....

Turned the big 29! For the first time....and probably not the last! :)



Yes that shoe is gum paste....amazing right?



Noah started 4 year old Pre-school. One more year before Kindergarten.... sniff.

 Poor sissy girl couldn't understand why she didn't have a backpack. Of course we got Noah a Cars backpack that he wanted. No Spiderman could be found. Well then Grandma found a Spiderman one and got it. Spoiled much?

Other funnies of the week......Olivia Modeling for me....

Then Noah had a field trip with the daycare and got these teeth. Silly fun.

My Goodwill outlet find. I loved it, but didn't keep it. Just bought it to resell.

 Fashion Alert for Fall! Got your boots ready? You know we do!

  

 Current Music Obsession....Karmin. Check them out!

Maybe I will get a tutorial up soon of something fun, until then....

Stay Calm....and enjoy the last few days of Summa!

Craziness and now school starting....but a little secret photoshoot.

Sorry I have been a little blog MIA. I have been extremely busy and haven't even had a chance to get in front of / behind my sewing machine. I plan to end that streak tonight.....however pre-school is beginning for Noah next week and we have a few things to still get for him..... I miss my little Singer. :)

I took some pictures for a friend over the weekend. Its a surprise present for her hubby so don't tell him! It was a blast and since she is gorgeous they turned out amazing. Here are a few ...well most of my favorites....it was too hard to choose!

 

 I loved this shot. I said, "lay in the floor and look up an me, yes on your dirty nasty floor(inside joke to my OCD cleaning friend). I love the way it turned out!! EEeeep!

Gina is so lovely. Seriously this is just her normal not smiling face. She made this shoot so easy!

My paris-envisioned shots....perhaps to put in the Sa-lon...

 Then we went outdoors.....Oh my they just kept getting better and better!

 And my swooning favorite. This little Fairy Wilderness is located right next to her house. It was getting dreadfully warm out but I happened to look over and see this stump. When I turned around to ask if she would do a few more, before I got the words out she said, "what about that stump over there?" We are seriously twins separated at birth. Except she is blonde and gorgeous....and I'm pretty much a psycho brunette.

SWOON! EEeep!

I love being behind my camera as much as my sewing machine these days. Maybe more! (Shhhhh, don't tell my Singer machine....)

Hope you enjoy these. And yes the photo above is SUPPOSED to have those light circles on there. Its a photo filter I added. I love it with it on it. Makes it so much more enchanted looking.

Always Remember....

Stay Calm.......and take some time to do something you love....

Wedding do over........

I watched my wedding video last night. My husband had found it as it had gone MIA and so we sat and watched it around 10:00pm last night. I understand that it was 10 years ago, and everyone looks younger, and some special people aren't with us anymore, but I remembered watching it and feeling kinda sad. Where was Pinterest when I had my wedding? :)

Looking back now, I would do so many things different. I don't think anything would be the same..(well maybe the groom...haha :) Does anyone else fell like this? So here are my unofficial tips for planning a wedding and reception.

http://pdxneatsheet.com/neat-stuff/studiodelfiore-brooch-bridal-bouquet/

1. Spend the money for the photographer and videographer. Make this one of your biggest expenses. In the end, its the only keepsake you will have left. I think our photographer was around 300$ for everything and let me tell you. It shows. We also had "Aunt B" video record it. I am thankful she did, or we wouldn't even have a video, but if I would have thought better, I would have spared the expense and just hired some professionals.

2. Save Money and take your time. We planned a wedding in 4 months. Something I would not recommend. Save, save, save. The last thing you want is to really want something and fall short have to do something different because the money is just not there. I relied too much...ahem...way too much on the "Parents of the Bride pay for the wedding". This limited me greatly in the things I wanted to do, because my parents simply couldn't afford a lavish wedding. Looking back I was extremely selfish and should have paid for most of it myself. There was no reason to burden my parents this expense.

3. Take your time and really think about your bridesmaids and groomsmen. I was really close to a couple of girls in college and so they of course were instantly my bridesmaids because they were my friends when I got engaged. Although I still love them to pieces, we have grown apart so much now that other than a facebook Hi once in a while, since we don't live close, we don't even really speak. This made me really sad. There are also a few people that I should of included that I didn't because I wasn't thinking clearly and I wish they would have been a part of my special day.

4. Make sure you are absolutely in love with your dress. Don't settle for what you can "afford" or what you think everyone else expects. I really loved my dress on the model in the magazine. I had to have it. It was "the dress".  I went and tried it on, and thought it was perfect, only to realize that it wasn't the perfect dress because of all the alterations I had to make to it. In the end, it looked nothing like the original dress...and It worked nicely....But it was on sale and I bought it on a whim. Do not do this.

5. Do what YOU want. No, no...let me say that again. Do what YOU want. Just cause Aunt Sally is graciously making your flowers for you, if you want a different style or color isn't just right, tell her! Don't be afraid to hurt her feelings. This is YOUR wedding. Most likely your only big wedding. You will regret it later if you please everyone else but yourself.

I don't know if anyone who reads this blog is wedding planning or not. It really doesn't matter. In the end, you need to do what you want in all matters of life....because you will wake up tomorrow and the chance will be gone...and you will have to write a blog telling others how to not make the same mistakes.....right?

Stay Calm....and You Only Live Once.....