Babs Projects
Recipes & Crafts for all
The Fabric Pinboard for T’s room was finally done yesterday. I could have picked up one from either Walmart or Target, but where is the fun in that? So I made a pinboard similar to the ones available in those stores. The only difference is that those pinboards are made with cork. I made T’s …
T wanted a pinboard in her room for, and I quote “to pin all my important stuff “. I obliged and started working on it yesterday. I am using the leftover fabric from the Lampshade Project as she loves it. Here is a brief preview and as soon as it is finished I will update …
T (my daughter) suggested I up-cycle her existing lamp with a new lampshade. Since I was having a serious case of crafter’s block (similar to writer’s block :-)) and struggling to come up with ideas for the projects, I thought it was a good suggestion. So I headed over the Bed Bath & Beyond and …
Remember this old Wooden Cart from my earlier post? I rescued it from a probable trip to the Goodwill after promising my husband that I would transform it into something functional. A week later I had a brilliant visual in my mind’s eye and that was to convert it into a Portable Mini Bar. Why …
Recently I and my husband have been spending our time de-cluttering our garage. While our basement was being finished we had to move all stuff from the basement to the garage. Now since all the work is finished, our basement has gone from being a storage space to a usable space for all of us. …
Even though we don’t celebrate Christmas in our house it is one of my favorite holidays following Diwali. The days leading up to Christmas are filled with excitement, and I feel there is love and peace in the air. For me personally, there is also a lot of creativity in the air, sort of. As …
I actually set out to make one pair of earmuffs for my daughter (the older one). Once it was completed and successfully modeled by her, my younger one started displaying some jealously pangs and wanted one for her. So I made one for her too. I love the way they turned out and so did …
My workspace is officially going to be shut for a month. I am getting my basement finished, so that means I have no access to my workspace and no access to all my stuff for the projects. They are all packed up in boxes and temporarily stored in the garage. I thought this will be …
My daughter was very specific in her demands; she did not want to be Red Riding Hood, instead she chose to be Blue Riding Hood. As we could not find it in the stores, I offered to make it for her and realized my folly later. Of course at that time I was not planning …
My dear daughter has insisted that I make her Halloween costume. Even though I told her it is not possible for me to do it, she still is being very persistent about it. So I basically have 24 hours to shop for fabric, draft pattern and sew the costume. I am going to go ahead …
I was so occupied with Halloween that I totally overlooked Diwali and all the preparations that go along with it. While putting up the lights yesterday I suddenly realized I was supposed to finish my Diya Luminaires project. Mostly, not always on Diwali it has been exceptionally windy over here in NJ. So this time …
My next project will involve this little piece of aluminum. Watch out for this space!!!
Check out this latest addition to my ETSY STORE. Isn’t this print gorgeous???
Halloween is fast approaching and all the neighbors have already put up their decorations. For this month’s project I wanted to use the humble pumpkin. Believe it or not, finding a good pumpkin was really hard. I usually prefer to buy them at the local farmer’s market, want to do my part in supporting the …
I recently had the pleasure of purchasing a variety of Marimekko fabrics. I guess I went fabric crazy and bought as many different prints of the Marimekko fabrics as possible. At that time I was not sure what I would make of them. With their bold prints and vibrant colors, I thought they would be …
