Just plain freaky!

I just can't go into how disturbing this toy is.

On so many levels this is just wrong and disturbing!

Boat

I made this boat out of Arby's roast beef sandwich wrappers. I originally made a boat for Renée that had 2 motors on each end and no oars and no seat. Then, I thought of making oars. So, I went to the third bedroom and used another Arby's wrapper and made oars out of strips. I thought it needed a seat and I took another strip and measured the height and width of the boat end. I took the strip, marked the height twice the size, folded it down, and glued it in. I twisted the end of the boat to make the keel. To make the platform, I put together a rolling laundry basket and a folded mesh laundry basket. Ta da! Finished boat ready to launch!

-Phoebe

Serger woes

My serger started acting all bizarre while Sarah was here last August. I disassembled it and figured out what was the cause, fixed it, and off I went making more and more baby items. I am sure I serged miles of lengths of diapers, wipes, and washcloths.
I use my serger at least twice a week and it is by far the most versatile tool I own. It started making a horrible hammering noise last night after I made an Infinity Dress. I noticed that my throat plate was cracked and switched out for my narrow hem plate, switched up to 2-thread serging, and moved onto hemming off a lightweight material. One side into it, the hammering got crazy noisy and that was it. Off went the power, trimmed up the best I could with the project, and now I am trying to figure out what the heck is going on. The feed dogs almost look like they are timed off-or-are jumping up to high-or-hitting/missing/catching the plate. Considering (1) how much it costs to repair, (2) how mechanical Mike & I are, (3) and how totally cheap I am, we shall fix it! I did it once and it shall be done again!
Wish us luck!

Phoebe funnies

I love some of the things that Phoebe does.
Oh, wait! I must preface this post with the news of our next child! I am pregnant and excited!
So, back to this post. Phoebe says some things that really make me laugh. I love having a daughter so witty and has such a command of the English language.
When we asked her if she wanted a brother, she said it would fine, but that he would get a hard time.
Later, she spoke to the baby in the belly. She said, "If you are another sister, hello! If you are a brother, no hard feelings."
Days later, I was asked who Einstein's monster was again. Hmmm, Frankenstein vs Einstein. That could be an upcoming novel like that Pride and Prejudice zombie one. The theory of relativity meets green skin and bolts!

Whimsical campsite

Check out this cool guy's work (via dulemba.com). That is just awesome stuff there!Can you see this big sized, like Howl's Moving Castle sized? A bunch of tiny, whimsical houses in our campsite! That will be cool!
From the same guy is some really cool automata! I love automata and my paper automata love hasn't gone away, just took a hiatus. Check out this totally cool leprechaun trying to get out of the mason jar. That is actually me, but instead of a mason jar, mine would be a pile of laundry! My laundry room may be all organized, but it doesn't lessen the amount of clothes to wash, unfortunately. Also, I wouldn't be a leprechaun.
I love seeing stuff like this because my mind starts churning with ideas. Get out the journal, time to sketch and label.

Wool dryer balls

Here is the collection of wool dryer balls I made.

The wool helps with static and the quantity is lowering the time needed to dry items. Those that I line dry get a no-heat tumble for a few minutes with lavender oil on a dryer ball.

Love these little balls of fluff! Better than a Pomeranian!

Read more about how I made them on LbP.

Veggie bags

So long little plastic annoyances in the produce section! I got you licked!
For $1 at Dollar Tree I found Blink Tidy Totes. They weigh .4 ounces with their drawstring. The plastic produce bag I had weighed .2 ounces. I am good with the slight weight increase of my mesh bag.
Costco finally had their killer cooler bags for $7.50. It is huge, zippered, and insulated to the max. My grocery collection of bags is finally complete.
And Mike sounds his sigh of relief! hahaha