Write, Mama. Write.: Birthday crafting

This should just about finish up the two year old birthday crafting for a few months! I mentioned the bunting in a previous, accidentally deleted post. The gist of the mention was that I've had the fabric for this for over five months and am definitely a deadline crafter these days! I was worried they'd look too Indy 500/Jiffy Lube-ish, but they are just plain fun. It's a totally easy, happy, rewarding little sewing project. I'm completely pro-bunting now. There are lots of ways to do these, but I liked sewing them together (with a zig zag stitch) first before cutting them out (again) with pinking shears (they're two-sided). I wanted the two sides to match up "just so" and this way they did. I used leftover bias tape and three feet was perfect. We have the Halloween version up now!

These crowns had about five different looks to them, but I'm finally happy with the way they turned out. I was going for a festive/celebratory approach rather than a nature/Waldorf look. When I taught first grade I cut heavy card stock into huge crowns and then spray painted them gold, stapling to fit on birthday mornings. Kids felt so special all day long (wouldn't you?). I did a rough estimation and I think I've made about 200 crowns in my life thus far!