8th Day Creations

signs, signs, everywhere signs

8thdaycreations — Sat, 23 Feb 2013 14:58:17 +0000

My sister in law…we will refer to as Crafty Carrie has decided on sign painting as her latest greatest feat and she has nailed it! She has inspired me to give it a try and let me tell you…it’s addicting! I made the 2 signs below and 3 more since then! Easy to do if you have a great program on the computer to put in the fonts and size everything up…otherwise just time consuming and therapeutic all at the same time.

This is the one I made my niece who loves summer and the beach. I used a piece of sandpaper to make it appear weathered. Below is the countdown sign that I made for another niece to use to countdown the days to anything she’s excited about. It’s painted with chalkboard paint.

How many licks does it take to get to the center of a lollipop?

8thdaycreations — Sat, 23 Feb 2013 14:52:23 +0000

Halloween costumes in my day were the best when they were homemade….otherwise you were sweating in your plastic mask and printed plastic “clothes”. I am lucky to have children that feel that way too. It helps to have their little hands helping me make them as well. We decided on a few swimming noodles to fashion the lollipop and good ole fabric and thread to make an owl.

Owls are so In!

8thdaycreations — Sat, 03 Nov 2012 02:05:14 +0000

So lately it’s mustaches and owls. Not together…that would be interesting. Grace, my god daughter, has had another birthday…crazy…it happens every year! I made her one of the sleepover pillow cases in the post about my girl going to camp and this cute little across the body bag.

I saw it on Pinterest and there is a pattern you can buy to make one of your own if you go to her link. I like to do things a little last minute and didn’t have time for a pattern process so I just drew out the shape I wanted on freezer paper and fussy cut the eyes out of a coordinating fabric I had instead of trying to make the cute eyes she has on her owl bag. I think it’s adorable! Especially with the corduroy fabric. I am planning on making my daughter one as a Christmas present since she thinks owls are a “hoot” as well. Sorry…had to go there.

Sleep Away Camp

8thdaycreations — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 01:14:52 +0000

This was the summer that I grew up enough to let my little girl go to sleep over camp. It was a little easier to let her go since it was through our church and it was only a partial week. Who knew growing up could be so hard!!! Talking about me still…she was absolutely fine!

I had to equip my girl with some 8th day camp gear, so I made her a toiletry bag with hobo draw strings:

And I made her a sleep over pillowcase:

This has turned into a cute little birthday gift idea for friends as well! This is how it works:

This is the side you rest your little head on (above). And this is how you carry it (below).

You can slip your favorite blankie inside with the pillow and button it up so it won’t get out when you’re not looking. You can also place your favorite book in the zipper pocket or if you’re going to a friend’s house you could just slip your toothbrush and change of clothes in here.

And this is how you ~~break your mama’s heart~~ grow up and go off to camp:

Megan the Mustache Master

8thdaycreations — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 00:48:24 +0000

So…this is my daughter, Megan. She LoVEs Mustache paraphenalia! It all started when my niece announced that we would be dying Easter eggs while wearing fake mustaches this past year…and now, everywhere you look…there’s mustaches on jewelry, wallets, Tervis tumblers even! Trend setters?!?!!

Before all the rage…I thought I’d be a cool mom and make her and her bunk mate at camp a mustache t-shirt. See below:

Oh bother!

8thdaycreations — Fri, 18 May 2012 01:10:41 +0000

Isn’t this funny? I think so…

I have a patient that when I describe our session or exercise we are going to do, he agrees in a very Eeyore-ish kind of way. He’s about to graduate from PT and be on his own to maintain and further strengthen himself so I thought he might need a magnet to hang his home exercise program on his refrigerator…right where he can see it, and remind him it’s important to do his exercises! I hope it’s cute enough to work…did I mention he is almost 90!

“Thanks. It’s not much of a tail, but I’m sort of attached to it.” – Eeyore

Memories….

8thdaycreations — Mon, 14 May 2012 01:15:03 +0000

I made this french memo board for my office out of a painter’s canvas, fabric, ribbon, buttons and a staple gun. It came together really easy and hopefully will be perfect for holding the pictures it was designed for. The trick is pulling the ribbon taught. And…in case none of you have found this out for yourselves…some outdoor fabric is not friendly to a hot iron…meaning, it melted. So lucky to have bought enough to try again.

Of mice and little men

8thdaycreations — Sat, 28 Apr 2012 19:42:16 +0000

There’s a little boy I know and love that loves mice more than anything. His mommy found this fabulous fabric that had parachuting mice on it and I made him some pajama’s with it. The shirt is appliquéd mice with ribbon tails. If I had more energy/time…I would’ve tried to make one parachuting but decided to go for the easy route instead.

Begging begets handmade birthday present

8thdaycreations — Sat, 28 Apr 2012 19:20:51 +0000

My niece turned 11 recently and while I had already purchased a birthday gift for her, she looked at me with her big brown eyes and with excitement in her voice asked if she would be getting something handmade from me…so, I caved and made a little something. I found this easy tutorial on Pinterest and made a little case that can hook onto her book bag or purse to keep her earbuds handy and untangled. Kids these days don’t go far without their iPod and earbuds. I think it looks adorable and was fast and easy to create so guess what will be in everyone’s stockings from me this year!

Beautiful day for the Beach

8thdaycreations — Sat, 07 Apr 2012 13:17:14 +0000

My sister makes a trip to the beach every year at least once. I bought her a beach bag in Hawaii 8 years ago and it is finally wearing out. So…I promised I would make her one just like it since she loved it so much. It was daunting but it’s complete, finally. It took me over a year to get up the nerve to figure it out and get it done but it turned out beautiful! See for yourself!

There were a few upgrades from her Hawaiian model. I used a vinyl covering on the base fabric and inside of the 2 zipper pockets on the front. I also added a 3 partition pocket on the back of the bag giving the bag 8 pockets overall including the interior zip pocket. It’s supposed to have a zipper at top closing the bag completely, but my sister said it wasn’t necessary and I didn’t argue! I began writing the pattern down for this so if there’s any interest in making one of your own….let me know…otherwise it’s a one and only!!