Last Minute Tooth Fairy Pillow

My oldest just lost his first tooth. It was wiggly for a few weeks, but I waited until the day it fell out to worry about what to put it in for the Tooth Fairy.

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I have vivid memories of my Mother playing the Tooth Fairy when I was little. Of course at the time...I had no idea it was her. She would dress in a black leotard and put on a wig and sneak in to our room as the Tooth Fairy.
So I thought it would be very appropriate to use an old denim jacket I had that was my Mom's to make a tooth fairy pillow for the boys. I could have gone super fru fru with this if only I had girls. I decided to keep it simple (maybe add to it later when I am not pressed for time).
I took a piece of the demin I cut from my Mom's jacket (about 16 inches x 8 inches) and made it into a pillow. I am not in the least bit a sewer...so this was hand stitched.

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I then cut out a tooth shape using my Silhoutte and Clean Cut Fabric Interfacing. Of course I had already sewn the last side almost completely shut when I decided to sew on the tooth (it was only ironed on) and had to unstitch it.

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I then added a little pocket for the tooth using some of the fabric scraps I had. Then I spelled out TOOTH with an arrow using my imaginisce i-rock and some Glam Rocks - Pearl.
Love how it came out. And it is now holding a tiny tooth....for the Tooth Fairy.

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Child's Desk ReDo

Once upon a time, I was a little kid with a yellow and black desk that had fruit on it. I am so thankful that my Mom never got rid of this. And super thankful she did the grunt work of sanding it where it needed sanding! A few years ago, my father brought it out to me in Nevada from New Mexico. Joey was probably barely four at the time. It didn't stay in our house very long. At the time, Joey would not allow the "kick stand" to be open so the desktop would be level. He insisted on it being slanted. And after several slams of the lid and several heart attacks thinking that he or Jake lost a finger, it went back in the garage.
Don't you just love the fruit design on the front! LOL

We have had several versions of desks in and out of this house. Most took up way too much room and did not last very long. So I figured this may be the perfect solution. I made both boys promise that they would keep the "kick stand" up so it would be somewhat safer (I am still working on a solution to make it stop slamming). It was time for a trip to Home Depot to pick out paint. As my husband has recently pointed out to me, Joey has my crafty creativeness. We are also both the type that like things a certain way. We had different visions for how this desk would turn out. First we had to settle on a paint color. Thankfully we were both happy with it being blue. I love lighter blues and black together. The color we both finally agreed on is Glidden's Blue Marina. Ironically it ended up being pretty much the same blue that was in some scrapbook paper I was hoping to use to decorate it.
Here is the desk after a few coats of blue and a few sprays of black spray paint. Thanks to my neighbor, Heidi, for helping me get all the tiny spots (she donated some not being used make up brushes!!).

I spent last night watching the Red Sox vs Angels game cutting up some Bo Bunny Blast Off paper. Then this morning I mapped out how I wanted to place it on the top of the desk. To be fair, I asked Joey for his opinion. Oh BOY! After a few minor placement arguments....we agreed on what you see here. The pieces have been stuck on with Mod Podge. And I am in the process of polyurethaning the crap out of it. It came out pretty good if I do say so myself...almost afraid to let the boys use it.....

Been There, Done That...Map LO

This is my Travel/Vacation Layout for the March CropChocolate Chocolatier's Monthly Challenge.

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It incorporates both travel and vacation. I wanted to document where we (as a family) have gone together in the USA. I have started with trips my husband and I have taken and added trips that have included our boys. I really love how it turned out. I have been wanting to do something like this for a while. I even started cutting a map out by hand using a template...uh...yeah...got 4 states done. Then I got a Silhouette! One of the first images I bought with my newly acquired download card was the puzzle map.
Supplies used:
BasicGrey Wander CollectionBrown Ink
TONS of White Thread
Two Pieces of Kraft Cardstock
i-rock by Imaginisce and crystals
Arrow Photo Turn (pretty sure it is 7gypsies)
Thickers Remarks Shoebox Chipboard Letters
How to:
Cut out the puzzle map several times using different pieces of Wander cardstock. Piece it back together on a sheet of kraft cardstock alternating the patterns.
Stitch a border(hand stitched thanks to a lost bobbin).
Cover plain chipboard letters with an additional piece of patterned cardstock.
Adhere letters to kraft cardstock.
Stitch arrows to point the "there" and "that".
Marked places visited with crystals.
Using an additional sheet of kraft cardstock construct a little book to use as a key.
Decorate with Wander chipboard stickers.
Use photo turn to keep it closed.
Ta Da....you have a map that you can use to track all your adventures!!
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