Ever wonder how Copic on fabric would work? Well, I had the chance to find out...

Look what I did to one of my son's fairly new pair of shorts.  Eeeek!  I already know my next wash machine will not have a trixy area to pour bleach into because things like this happen.  Instead of tossing them or banning them to the "play clothes only" life, (that doesn't work, by the way, as he somehow gets out of the house with those clothes) I tried coloring the area with my Copics.

It worked!  This is a few washings later.  If you look where the spots were you can see a fainter blue.  I think if I had other tones of blue it would have worked better perhaps, but my B21 and B24 did a nice job.  The blue did bleed onto the white stitching a little but it is in an inconspicuous spot since his shirts cover the top of the pocket anyhow.  One for the win column!

I apologize for neglecting my blog lately.  All three of my children shared germs and all got sick together.  Couple that with losing the cord to download my pictures to my computer and you have no blogging for me.  I have some catching up to do!

Today I have a regular craft to share with you.  Yes, I do craft with things other than paper sometimes. ;o)  


I made this apron for my church's Chili Cook Off.  The church name is blurred out here but you get the gist.  I suppose saying this is a craft made without paper is not entirely true since I printed the images on printable transfer paper.  I "hung" the peppers off some Papertrey Ink Kraft colored ribbon that I sewed to the apron after I ironed them on.  

Materials: iron on transfer paper for dark colored fabric, PTI - saddle stitch ribbon in Kraft, red apron, printer, computer

This was my first attempt at making a diaper cake.  The ones I have seen and received in the past for the most part had the diapers rolled up tight and secured with rubber bands or ribbon, but I did not take that approach. 


I fanned the diapers around in a circle like you would fan a deck of cards.  This swirling of the diapers looks interesting and pretty.  Next, I wrapped tissue paper around the sides for color and to get the look of fondant and then added the layered ribbon.  The giraffes were propped against the side as an afterthought when I had a couple left from decorating the room.  I like them.  I chose to leave the top unadorned and not to add animals or baby items all over it to go with the modern feel I was trying to achieve.
Paper: Papertrey Ink - Orange Zest, KI Memories - The Classics stack - yellow with white polka dots
Embellishments: The Ribbon Boutique - brown satin grosgrain and giraffe print satin grosgrain 
Other: green tissue paper, Wilton 12" scalloped cake round, Cricut, Create a Critter Cricut cartridge, diapers