I have kicked my crafting into high gear as of late. And it's all over the map... sewing new bed duvets for the big boys room, making a basket (still in the works), a storage bench for the boys, finishing up lingering projects in the nursery, planting a cactus/succulent garden ...and then there are these projects that I am quite pleased with. A necklace, (totally copied one I have seen) painted my own moroccan/souk rug, and some lavender bath scrub.
The necklace - it's pretty easy - paint one wood bead red, use one slightly bigger wood bead (I rubbed olive oil on it to make it a deeper wood), bought some small copper piping at the hardware store, and baked my own polymer clay triangle, and spattered it with a bit of blue paint. It's my new go to accessory! One of my favorite things I've made in awhile.
The scrub - I have never been into oils, although I am slowly being convinced... I have always had restless leg syndrome, (which Jason swears is a made up syndrome!) but of course in pregnancy, it is heightened. I have heard that lavender oil helps with the restless legs, so I wanted to give it a go. I made some lavender scrub, combining sugar, sea salt, coconut oil, almond oil, vitamin e, and some lavender oil. The jury is still out on weather it is helping my legs or not, I think I anticipate it, and bring it on myself. But - my legs are silky smooth from the scrub!
The rug - I bought this shag rug for the nursery, but decided not to use it in there, and one day I was looking at it, and thought to try and imitate a moroccan rug that I liked. (seen here) After measuring my design out on paper/then the rug, I first used a sharpie, but that proved to be too light of black. I then, over the sharpie, used some black fabric paint. The paint is a little 'crunchy' in places where there is more paint, but I did a little trim of those spots, and it is much better.
My days range from watching too many cartoons with the boys on the couch, and napping during nap time, to go go go, clean clean clean, make make make! There is a deadline to get things done, and I'll keep going while I can!
The scrub - I have never been into oils, although I am slowly being convinced... I have always had restless leg syndrome, (which Jason swears is a made up syndrome!) but of course in pregnancy, it is heightened. I have heard that lavender oil helps with the restless legs, so I wanted to give it a go. I made some lavender scrub, combining sugar, sea salt, coconut oil, almond oil, vitamin e, and some lavender oil. The jury is still out on weather it is helping my legs or not, I think I anticipate it, and bring it on myself. But - my legs are silky smooth from the scrub!
The rug - I bought this shag rug for the nursery, but decided not to use it in there, and one day I was looking at it, and thought to try and imitate a moroccan rug that I liked. (seen here) After measuring my design out on paper/then the rug, I first used a sharpie, but that proved to be too light of black. I then, over the sharpie, used some black fabric paint. The paint is a little 'crunchy' in places where there is more paint, but I did a little trim of those spots, and it is much better.
My days range from watching too many cartoons with the boys on the couch, and napping during nap time, to go go go, clean clean clean, make make make! There is a deadline to get things done, and I'll keep going while I can!
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