What Did You Do This Weekend?

What did I do this weekend? Arts & crafts. So much fun and never gets tiresome.


The final product. A homemade book to surprise mom and dad on Christmas. Don't worry, mom and dad are computer/internet illiterate so I'm safe. It started off as just a card but this was much more fun and filled my Sunday night.






So be patient little ones, there will be posts of our adventure to the Olympics in the new year.

Mme. Chorizo

Too Cute for Words

I am going to hit the road this weekend for a girlfriend's baby shower. I am really excited because she has no idea I am coming so it will be a nice surprise as I have not seen her for over 2 years.

So her little addition is the lucky one who will get that quilt I made a few months back. Tell me the gift bag is the cutest you have seen in awhile. I was going to go for a simple color but I was convinced otherwise.




I was trying to warp the blanket with tissue paper like how fancy clothing stores wrap your purchases. I didn't have a cute sticker so I used the gift bag tag. I know, I know, too cute for words. Admit it, I can hear all the aww's. ( Silent or out loud)


There goes the kitty blanket.


Final presentation. I better get going. I have to be there in 2 1/2 hours. Better go pee before I hit the road.

Early Christmas Present

So guess who was at my door this morning?! The UPS delivery man. He dropped off a big box for me today. Inside was this lovely handbag that I had requested for Christmas. It's so big so I can fit a lot of junk inside. For you PETA supporters, don't read the following. The darker parts of the bag is leather and I love the smell of new leather. There's only a little bit so it's not so empowering like walking into a leather goods store. The light brown/tan parts are made from cardboard. Yes, cardboard. It's some heavy duty cardboard and with more wear and tear, it will have a really nice distressed look to it. I can't wait to use it tomorrow when i go out. 8)

So since I got my Christmas present today, I let Special Agent Chorizo to have his too. I made him a chair cushion cover with one of his favorite characters from the Super Mario Games Series.

I have been working on this since this Monday. There was some sneaking around so he would not know what I was doing. But I think it was well worth the effort. I think he really likes it cause he asked me to make another one but with different colors so he can alternate between the covers.

I got this idea from seeing quilt projects with video game graphic posted on various websites.
See if you recognize some of the characters.



It's crazy what some of them have come up with. But I think they can come up with so many different styles and idea because the image is pixelated. A pixelated image is very easy to convert into a quilt pattern as it is about sewing little blocks of fabric together. So for someone who is looking to try something different or their hand at quilting. Mario game images is a great place to start.

Plug in your cars, fellow Edmontonians, it's suppose to dip below -20 tonight and tomorrow. Oh how I wish I was on some warm beach somewhere.


Mme. Chorizo