Simple Simon and Company

$5 Friday

$5 Friday…My Most Useful Crafting Device

This Friday I don't have something for you to make (sorry). What I have is the best crafting item I've invested in and yes, it cost less than $5.It's my scrap bin. I've had people ask me if I really #1. Have a scrap bin and #2. If the fabric I say I used from my scrap bin really came from my scrap bin. The answer to both of these questions is yes.I used to save scraps in a zip-lock bag, then a drawer, then a basket, and I've now moved to a clear plastic storage bin and it's perfect. I keep it ... View the Post

Projects

My next projects

Here's what I have done lately (mostly done before the adoption of our new sweet baby boy)*20 ruffled skirts for Swiss Days (I am getting so excited but I am SO not ready yet)*200 ruffled headbands for Swiss Days too*2 self-binding baby blankets (a tutorial coming...the ones I googled didn't make sense to me)*a quilt for Isaac*Isaac's birthmom's quilt*burp clothsBut I am more excited about my next project....I am so making a ton of these soon.Check them out at moda bake shop...I think that they ... View the Post

Announcements

Which elizabeth is it?

Ok......we've had quite a few comments from people complaining that they want to know which elizabeth is posting what. So, we've devised an ingenious plan (or something like that) to let you know who is who. If there is poor grammar and any references to soda or pajamas I'm the elizabeth who is posting and from now on I'll sign all my posts with -z.If the instructions are clear and the ideas are super cute it is the other elizabeth who is posting and she will be signing her posts with an -e.Now ... View the Post

$5 Friday

$5 Friday…Dish Towel Apron

Here's a photo of one of my current favorite aprons....Take a dish towel (I bought mine at the Dollar Store of course.) and lay it vertically. Attach extra long apron strings (mine were 2 and a half inches wide and the entire width of the fabric). Finish off with some flowers made from scraps(same kind I used on my broach a couple of posts back). *I made the strings extra long so I could criss-cross them in the back and bring them around front to tie. It isn't necessary but I like it like ... View the Post

$5 Friday

A baby’s room…and some $5 projects

I have been putting together a baby's room and I thought that I would share some of my progress with you all. I am doing the room in turquoise and red (a new color obsession of mine lately) and since I was making the quilt and sheets (I'll show you those soon) I searched and searched for a turquoise bed skirt for the crib. No such luck. So, I got creative with my staple gun. I decided that I wanted a very simple flat skirt anyway, so I literally took out the wood piece, folded the corners to ... View the Post