Tutorial: Origami Fortune Teller

Do you remember making simple origami fortune tellers as a kid?  These were so easy to make and so much fun to play. I made some for the kids and they loved it!   So get out some computer paper and start folding!

Here's what you need:

 And here's how to do it:

This is what you end up with:

Time to use those markers!

The most fun is deciding what message you want to include

Household chores is my favourite :)

Here is Joshie playing with his little friend at the Art Gallery.

Enjoy!

Halloween Baking - Bats!

Halloween is coming! Well, it's still a month away but we are starting to get ready. First stop? Baking of course!!

We're starting with this cookie cutter set that I received from my friend V last year.

 

First off, bats!

Le yum!

Kid approved!

Next up... witches!!

 

Another Wiksten Tank

After I made this Wiksten tank for Made by Rae's spring sewalong, I thought I'd make a ton of them. But summer went by so fast and by the end of August, I only had 1 still! So, here's my second attempt at the Wiksten.

This time I used a much lighter fabric (stole the idea of using Ikea fabric from another spring sewalong participant). Rae had a great idea of modifying the pattern to minimize any gaps along the back (click here to see what she did) and it worked really great for me! I ended up going up a size to size small and then using her recommendations. This made the armhole area a bit roomier.

I wasn't paying attention to the directions so I ended up putting the armhole/neck facings backwards.  Oops... good thing it still looks ok this way.

The second time around, it was so much easier.  I only needed 1M of fabric to make this shirt so for $3.99, I'd say that wasn't too bad!

Here's a pic of me wearing this at the Art Gallery.

Happy Sewing!