Lana's Inspired Creations

I would like to introduce to you...

 

my friend Lana

 

of  Lana's Inspired Creations 

 

And share with you today one of her many talents..

Ruched Strap Cover

After making Scrappy the Snake 

I want to use up more of my leftover fabrics.

So yesterday I made this strap cover for my camera.

Scrappy the Snake

I have a few scraps projects that I would like to do,

but just never seem to get around to them.

Thanks to the Refashion Co-Op book give away,

I decided to make a few projects this week.

Last night I made this snake from scraps of fabric.

Want to make your own?

Now you can...

Read on to find out how...

Refashion Co-Op Book Givaway

Refashion Co-Op 

 is doing a book giveaway! How cool is that?
 

This is the book and I'd love to win win it!

WHO WOULDN'T???!!!

Everyone has fabric leftovers and wouldn't it be

great to have more ideas for what to do with them??

So go on over to Refashion Co-Op, sign up and enter to win.

Russian Names

About 50% of my friends and acquaintances are not Russian

and most of them do not know Russian culture.

One of the things they ask me about is my name.

"Naming traditions in Russia include three names for each individual: a first name, patronymic name and a surname. The surname is handed down from one generation to the next, as do surnames in many other cultures. The first name is also referred to as the baby's given name, and the patronymic name is a derivative of the father's first name."

~ Love to know baby.

Russian first names have different forms that are used during various situations.

Which is why some of my friends get confused

when they hear my family call me by another name.

Upcycle | Happy Father's Day

 About a month before Father's Day

Mr. Chickadee told me his wallet was getting old.

Was that a hint or did he really need a new wallet?

Mr. Chickadee is a very practical man (aren't they all?) so I took a look at it.

He really was in need of a new one.

I also realized he didn't even know that Father's Day is around the corner :)

So I decided to make him a new wallet from an old leather jacket.
 

Rib Roast

Normally we smoke ribs in our smoker,

but for the sake of trying something new

and because Mr. Chickadee is the only one in our family

who knows how to use the smoker,

(and he's been working late hours)

I decided to try this recipe.

Save money...

Without opening a savings account.

Water and air

Today the chickadees and I made a science experiment.

This experiment can be found in

101 Great Science Experiments

by Neil Ardley

Air and Gases: 

Seal with air

page 7

 Want to keep water from falling out of an upturned glass?

Buttermilk Biscuits

Pay it Forward

I saw this post on Super Stitches and thought,

"What a wonderful idea!"

It was posted in March and already has 5 comments.

Which means I can't participate in her generosity,

but who's to say I can't continue Pay it Forward anyway?

 

Fabric Flowers

I finally got around to making these last week for my mom's birthday..

(they're a bit squished from being under the glass in the back of the car)

I made the flowers in two days

and when my parents arrived from MN.

Chickadee3 (2) gave them to Grandma and I she loved them :)

Sewing Books

Look what was on my door step yesterday!!

(click on any photo to enlarge it)
A friend of mine borrowed this book from the library,

which reminds me I still have to give it back to you Stacy.

We looked through the book and I loved it!

I wanted to keep it, so I went to amazon.com and ordered it!