Alissa's Customized Creations

Sunday, June 24, 2012

Completed Crafts & Pinterest Projects

In between ball games, traveling, working, trips to the zoo and playing with our boys I have squeezed in a little time to craft since our big move!
Here are a few of my latest creations! The Pinterest inspired projects have links to follow should you be interested in trying them yourself! The others are pretty self explanatory.

GLUE RESIST T SHIRT for ERIK

For instructions go to

http://www.u-createcrafts.com/2011/08/creative-guest-watermark-tee-by-sweet.html

150 wedding invites and 120 programs

(invite inspiration from Alaina Huewe)

Pop top treat cans

Felted Easter Eggs

To make your own go to

http://www.parents.com/holiday/easter/crafts/make-felted-easter-eggs/

I found my wool roving at Hancock Fabrics near the yarn.

A Pieced Mouse Pad

My inspiration came from Pinterest BUT I tweaked mine to show off my bird fabric basically you could use ANY 9 1/2 inch quilt block. I also added some rubber backing so it didn't slide around on my desk at work.

http://fivestarfonts.com/in-the-hoop/mouse-pads-ith-pieced-quilted-monogrammed/prod_691.html

Loved the fabric so much I had to make a bag too!

4x4 Garden

We have tomatoes, peppers, garlic, onions, carrots and now radishes

http://boyslife.org/hobbies-projects/funstuff/7222/plant-a-compact-vegetable-garden/

Etched Mugs

It was quite tricky to get this quote on here but the lucky recipient loved it.

This one simpler and easier

18 inch Doll Swimsuit

Times two for my best friends little girls.

I made up the pattern so nothing to link to but my own brain....its scary there you probably don't want a link!

And ze piece de resistance

said in a very fabulous french accent...

My Corner Door Shelf

Found the idea on Pinterest and again tweaked it again to my liking. I used floating glass shelves and did not use brackets but a 2x2 to brace the back so we could rip the door right down the middle!
For detailed instructions go to
http://www.craftaholicsanonymous.net/diy-door-shelf-tutorial

Friday, October 7, 2011

Etching

I decided to use my Cricut to cut some vinyl and etch some glass. So fun!

First a picture frame for a friends wedding with her and hubbys name and their wedding date

(actually my sister commissioned me to make it for her)

Then a set of four jars for a family friend who makes the best homemade chunky salsa around

This one is a shadow box frame for a friends wedding.

For sale you provide frame, mirror, jars or anything else you can think of.
I'll etch $5 base plue $2 per word.

Wednesday, August 31, 2011

Well I couldn't stop at just one

After modifying the last case I was sitting with a sad empty violin case. Well this morning that lightbulb that floats above my head turned on bright as can be. Of course I had an instrument that needed a home it couldn't just go rattling around in the car any old time or be stuck up on a shelf to collect dust when it wasn't being played either.

So I got busy with a trip to JoAnns for a bit more foam this time just 2 inches thick and only 9 inches. Cost was $5 after my coupon.

I traced and trimmed

and traced and trimmed some more

Then another trip to JoAnns for fabric to cover that still ugly green foam

TADAH! a new home for my and James' CanJoes!

I also needed to fix the outside of the case and what better way to do that than with a bit of sweetly colored duct tape?

Total cost to modify? $7 for interior

I'm not sure what my crazy husband spent on the tape...but I love it!

Saturday, August 6, 2011

The COOLEST gift....

For our anniversary John ordered this SWEET double violin/mandolin case thats right one case housing two instruments! How awesome is that?

Well pretty dang awesome until...

The mandolin I have doesn't fit the case.

Biggest sad face EVER :(

See how cool it could be?

I email the company, call the company no answer for 6 days.

Finally a response "try it, it should fit no problem regardless of the mandolin style"....ummmm really?Would I have called or emailed if it had fit?

Would I have called or emailed if I hadn't already tried to make it fit?

Probably not.

After a few more emails complete with pictures they said they would take it back

BUT

Restocking fee 20%, return shipping at least $15, shipping on boring single mandolin case $15

UNLESS

"you want to try to "modify" it"

SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO....

with John's blessing

his full confidence in my ability (mine not so much)

and $40 spent at JoAnns

($15 under the budget of the prior mentioned return fees etc.)

I tore into it...LITERALLY

This is where I started to get REALLY nervous.

I had taken a beautiful gift and trashed it....on purpose!

It was definitely mine now, no place to go but forward!

It sat like this for a little more than a week. But today John had the day off and I got a "little" time to craft. :)

So I did a little drawing

Tracing really

and a little carving

(yes, EVERYTHING is fair game for crafting in this house)

WOOOOHOOO!

The mandolin fits!

I was a little skittish on the cutting and had to trim several times this darn foam is expensive!

YAY! They both fit BUT it was kind of ugly. I mean green foam is great but it's not really my style.

Good thing I had picked up some soft purple fabric to cover it in.

Now on to glueing. Again with the nerves, I put this off for most of the evening. I've never worked with spray adhesive or foam or covering upholstery which is what I assume this is like, kind of, but probably not really.

John set me up a little area in the garage and I headed down; Ipod, case, tea, and can of glue in hand.

Turned out alright if I do say so myself. I even added a little last minute slot for the tuner to ride in. On the top of the case (outside) it has a zipper flap for music, strings, (harmonicas) whatever so I didn't worry too much about other slots/compartments