The Anderson's: The Craft bug...I caught it

Thursday, November 5, 2009

The Craft bug...I caught it

but I wasn't given any magic powers along with the illness!

I don't know what has happened to me, but suddenly I want to make SO many things! I have a huge problem though. I cannot sew AT ALL. Everything that I want to make involves sewing. I guess I am going to have to break down and really learn. I am just too embarassed to have someone teach me, because when it comes to patterns, I am an idiot. Before Bria was born I did a trade off with a friend. She taught me how to sew and I taught her piano. Well, she got really good at the piano and I never got good at sewing. I wish I knew what I was doing so I could make all this:

This is a playhouse you can drape over your table and I REALLY want to make one for Bria for Christmas.

Yep, I can't even do stuff as simple as this, but a quiet book will be my first attempt.

I saw this on Elise's blog and thought no way, never going to happen, but maybe one day:)

A cute sock monkey. This shouldn't be too bad right?

Hopefully I will be able to figure it out so I can get rid of all this anxiety that I can do nothing about!

4 comments:

Hoenes Family said...: Hooray for sewing! You can do it Jeni! You will be a pro in no time! Oh, and for the record, patterns are HARD to read, and I would consider myself a pretty seasoned sewer!; November 5, 2009 at 10:05 PM
Courtney said...: I can't sew either! I also want to find someone who can teach me. I saw that playhouse and quiet book online and that's when I caught the sewing bug too. I've made small crafts using a glue gun instead of sewing but that will only get you so far. Good luck!; November 7, 2009 at 8:06 AM
AmbertheGreat said...: wow, I am impressed, I can't sew either but I need to learn - those projects look awesome! Let me know which ones you do then you can teach me ;); November 7, 2009 at 4:08 PM
The Asper's said...: I've got the bug too, but quiet books are NOT easy, at least for me they take a lot of time and patience.; November 7, 2009 at 4:48 PM

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Bria's funny quotes and stories...

February

Bria came home from preschool today telling me, "I got to be the super cinnamon today!" After she explained she got to hold the flag and wear a hat I realized she meant super citizen! So cute!

We were eating ice cream at Arctic Circle and Derek asked Bria if she deserved her ice cream and she replied, "I am deserving!"

Bria came home from church with a piece of candy and split it in half so Erik could have some. She loves to share and I am so proud of her.

April

One morning, Derek went in to get the kids and Bria and Erik were on her bed with their hands in the air, screaming and pretending they were on a rollercoaster! So fun!

June

Bria told me she was having nightmares one night, but she got out of bed, knelt down and said a prayer and she told me, "Heavenly Father took my nightmares away."

September

Bria was diagnosed with a vasculitis disease and has had to take IBU profen for pain in her legs that it causes. Last night, Erik got a hold of the cup she takes her medicine in and she screamed, "Erik, no! Don't touch that! Your legs will hurt!" He looked down at the cup with big eyes and chucked it across the room!

Erik' funny quotes and stories

February

I was getting ready for church and Erik came in my room and said, "Pretty mommy." What a little gentleman!

March

What kind of 2 year old boy does this?: Erik grabbed an apple, dragged a chair up to the sink so he could wash it, went to the towel to dry it, dragged the chair back, sat down, said a prayer and ate his apple:)

Erik was holding Zak and lifted up his shirt while saying, " I need to feed baby!"

April

We were eating pancakes and Erik got the syrup out of the cupboard. Derek said, "Erik knows the essentials" and Erik said, "I need essentials on my pancake." He now thinks syrup is called essential!

Erik loves his green, long sleeve shirt and begs to wear it every day. It is so hard to get him to wear anything else. Today, he came down with his green shirt on over his other shirt and it was backwards and inside out!

Erik ate a beef bouilion cube today thinking it was candy because it was wrapped in this red aluminum wrapping. Erik came up to me with his mouth full of brown goop and gave me this really perplexed look and then spit it all into my hand! Eeeww!

Erik loves to do my hair and one night he was doing Derek's with a little play kit the kids have and Derek was moving his head back and forth and Erik yelled, "Hold still Daddy! Hold still!"

Whenever we have salt on the table, Erik asks for the sprinkles!

April

Basketball- Spacketball

Erik loves listening to our hearts and today he was trying to listen to his own heart. It was so funny watching him trying to put his face up against his own chest!

May

I'm Frungy (hungry)

June

"Where are my flop flops? Oh! In the Spacket!"

Cannot catch this kid. He runs with his arms glued to his side while arching his back so that there is nothing to grab onto!

July

I love how Erik is always reminding me to be happy. If I am ever angry or upset at him, he looks at me with his big blue eyes and so sweetly says, "Mommy, don't be angry... Be happy!" I just love that kid.

August

Erik got to attend his cousin's baptism and that night in the tub, he decided that he should baptize himself and Bria. He put his arm to the square and laid his hands on Bria's head and dunked her and himself. At first I was worried because that is a sacred ordinance, but I then realized that he thought that too and that is why he was so excited to do it.

"What the heck?!"

September

Derek said to Erik, "Ahoy Matey!" and Erik shouted back, "You aren't the captain!"

"Mom, come to the playground!" "Just a minute, Erik. We are reading books." FINE! You read your books" and he stomped off with a mad face.

We are trying to get ready for the ward campout, but it is pouring rain. Zak is sitting here by the window and Erik plops down next to him and is talking to him as if he is his own age. Erik says, "Zak is scared of the storm. Okay, let's say a prayer!" So he knelt down and prayed for the storm to go away. The most precious thing I have seen in a long time:)

Magic- Macich

December

We were leaving our ward party and Bria was not coming, so we all got in the car. Derek was just going to drive closer to the doors so we could wait for her, but Erik thought we were leaving her. He screamed, "NO! Don't leave Bria! She is important to me!"

Biscuit- "Spick spick"

Notes for Zakery