Watermelon Applique Shirt: Last But Not Least

So here is our final Watermelon inspired project for the Wayward Girls. (For a recap of the project, check out my post here.) Court, in all her sewing and appliquing glory, created this beauty.  She started by free hand drawing the main body of the fruit (including the rind and seeds). 

Nom Nom Nom Nom.

Once she had the fabric heat 'n bonded to the shirt, 

she did a straight stitch and a zig zag stitch to finish it off.  

Sweet and so perfect for summer.

Maybe they should go in the Etsy shop?

Would you buy one?

Watermelon Creamsicles!

Alright Wayward Girls, here's my project:
(visit Flann's post for a recap of the Wayward Girls' craft challenge.)

Watermelon Creamsicles

Watermelon = Summer

Summer in D.C. = hot, humid & sticky

So, what do we need?!

Something cool, crisp & refreshing...

like Watermelon Creamsicles!

Everyone should try this...even those who are craft and cooking-challenged.  
It is so easy AND it took me no more than 5 minutes!

What you need:

3 different colors/flavors of ice cream or yogurt (I chose strawberry, vanilla & mint chocolate chip)

Popsicle molds (I got mine at Target!)

Instructions:

First, leave the ice cream/yogurt out for several minutes.  This makes it easier to mold the ice cream.  Start with your red/pink color and put that in first.  I used a baby spoon and a teaspoon to do this since the mold was pretty thin.  And FYI, you need to work quickly because once the ice cream melts into a liquid, it is hard to keep the colors separated. :)

Try to smush the ice cream in so that there aren't any gaps or air pockets.  
Then, follow with the vanilla layer and then the green layer.  

Once you are done, use a small spatula to smooth out the green layer and then (gently!) put the handles in!  Freeze until you are ready to enjoy...

Enjoy!

Next up?  Tomorrow Court will surprise us with her watermelon-inspired project.

Thank you Wayward Girls for the fun challenge!

Craft Challenge: Watermelon-themed Pillow

So we've made bloggity-blog-blog-blog friends with another set of sisters! The Wayward Girls! The thing I love about blogland, and you'll read other blogger's comments on this, is that you make penpals, almost. You connect with other bloggers, talk about blogging, crafting, sewing, whatever. I personally don't have a lot of friends who craft, sew or blog. Luckily I have my sisters to enjoy that with, but it's also nice to make friends who do it, too. (Come on, everybody's doin' it....)

Anyhoo, our new friends the Wayward Girls decided to give us a creative CHALLENGE. They gave us a theme and all three of us had to come up with a project reflective of that theme and then blog it.

Our theme?! WATERMELON. Perfect for summer!

My project came to me almost immediately.

Uh, obviously I'd do a pillow! My obsession with pillows runs far and wide.

Except for this pillow, I did red and white stripes with a black button.

No green, I know, but I couldn't help it. I couldn't shake the idea.

The problem I had with this mission was finding the exact fabric I wanted. See, I knew I wanted pretty wide stripes--3 inches or more. But I couldn't find the fabric at my usual haunts. Enter: Online Fabric Store. I knew I could count on them to have the right stuff.

This fabric is screen printed, not the sailcloth-type that I originally wanted. So it was pretty hard to get ironed flat. I'm still workin' on it.
I did a pretty good job lining up the stripes, though, non?

Okay, so that's my WATERMELON project, Wayward Girls. What do you think? Does it remind you of a watermelon?!


Next up........Mols! Look for her fabulous project tomorrow!