Iron Craft #46- Homemade Holiday

Wow, hard to believe it is week #46 on Iron Craft and also that we are talking about the holidays. I feel like I am stuck in September- however the cold weather is telling me something else. This challenge came at the perfect time as I have a way too long list of things I hope to make for Christmas.

 This week I am making a present for my husband, who I hope does not read this. He loves photography but is always misplacing the lens cap and when I saw this lens cap holder I knew it would make a perfect stocking stuffer for him . The project came together really quickly which is good since I had to hide making it from him. I hope he likes it.



 Now off to make the Things their annual Christmas pajamas.

Iron Craft #44 Rest Your Head

I feel like it is getting harder and harder to get something done for Iron Craft lately. This week my focus was on making Halloween costumes for Thing 2 and his best buddy. They had decided they wanted to be Mario and Luigi. Nothing against those who buy store costumes but I have a hard time not trying to create the costumes each year so I tackled this years costume head on. Here is what I came up with....

 

Now on to Iron Craft. This week we were challenged to make a pillow or something around that theme. Having made at least 3 pillows for earlier challenges I decided to head in a little different direction. We love to camp each summer. Part of our camping supplies are a stack of small pillows that we use instead of bed pillows.
The only problem with these pillows is that the covers don't come off and since they are used for camping they tend to get dirty. In the past I had made removable covers for the boys' pillows but needed something for myself. I used some fabric from my stash and whipped up a couple covers for my pillows. I still have to finish new ones for everyone else but this was a start.

Iron Craft #43- Nothing to fear but.....

Crocheting!

 Just last year I began to knit. And I love it and I am finally moving beyond hats and scarves. BUT, I love Granny Squares.  I would love to make a blanket someday. In order to do that I would need to learn to crochet. My mother-in-law had given me a book on crocheting so this challenge was perfect to give it a shot. Of course, this challenge came the week we were out of town and I did not have time to really try anything. I did however, open the book and try my hand at single crocheting.


 

This photo is what I did while watching football. A close game between the Packers and Vikings is not a good time to try and learn how to do something new! At least the Packers won.

I have a friend at work who crochets and I plan on bugging her until I get the Granny Square.

PPR #11- For the Birds

This week on Project Runway the designers were challenged with making a design inspired by a bird. I chose to go with the raven. I went with the black with a little bit of purple. I struggled at first with this dress but in the end I ended up pleased with what I am sending down the runway. Let's hope the judges are too. Let's hope that this week we don't have to be inspired by birds, paintings or stilt walkers.

PPR #10- Sew 70's

After a few weeks off to settle in to the school year, the House of Nodrok is back this week. The designs of the 70's bring back bad photo memories from my childhood but I embraced the challenge and went with it. This week the challenge was to look to the past to find your inspiration and create a sophisticated 70′s revival design. For my first design I decided to do an updated twist on the poncho with black suede pants.

 The judges agree with my assessment that the pants ended up being a little long but the model refused to wear the high-heel shoes I picked out and walked on the runway barefooted.

 I was rushing in the workroom to finish my second look (kids needed to be picked up at school and Tim kept telling me the clock was ticking.) This look is a simple one piece dress with a belt.

I feel lucky to have gotten the second look done but hope that it will get me to the next week.

Iron Craft Challenge #40- Bottles and Jars

I was not going to do anything this week... I did not have an idea and was short on time. Then my conscious got to me. I had not done a challenge in a few weeks and I was feeling guilty. I committed to this so I needed to follow through. While putting away canning supplies I remembered the mason jars used as a pin cushion. I had an extra jar, some fabric scraps and a glue gun. This was a pretty simple craft and is perfect for putting a few needles in, some thread and pins. I feel like it is almost to easy but it got me back in the swing of things. Who knows, next week I might even get my kids back in the action.

Iron Craft #38- Black and White

This week for Iron Craft we were challenged to make something in Black and White. Great I thought. Right up my alley. I knew right away what I wanted to make. It needed to be something quick as I have a super busy week and I had the perfect project. I had seen this little zipper pouch for scissors a few months ago and thought what a great idea.

I have a bunch of little scissors and usually carry one in my knitting stuff. A lot of the time I have a project in a plastic bag and those scissor points can do a number on the bag. This is what I came up with.



I added a dash of color but love the end results.



 I already have tweaks I want to do on a second one for a bigger pair of scissors.