Another day, another project

Kneaders' French Toast

I really like Kneaders' French toast . . . I love that they offer "all you can eat" when most people never get or finish a second helping of it because it's so sweet and rich and filling. There is no Kneaders in Houston that I am aware of and since I've been on a cooking/crafting kick, I figured it was a good time to try making it.

I made it a couple of weeks ago with store bought cinnamon swirl bread. It was good. How could it not be with Kneaders' delicious caramelly syrup?! This week for my second time attempt I was more ambitious . . . I made the cinnamon swirl bread. I forgot to take pictures of the finished product with syrup but here is my bread.

Can you see the cinnamon sugar all over it?!

Plastic Bag Holder

Every time I come home from the grocery store I am amazed at how many plastic bags I have stuffed under our sink! I decided to do something about it and stuff them somewhere else . . . plus, I have time on my hands waiting for this baby of mine.

I had a very limited amount of the cute orange fabric that was left over from making my sister Jenni's Christmas present last year but wanted to use it. Yes, I do realize that I can buy a yard of fabric for less than $2 and have more than enough, but I guess I like the creativity required to use whatever I can find at our house. That also means I don't feel like I wasted money if my projects don't turn out!

I needed more fabric so I grabbed one of Allen's old T-shirts (when I say old T-shirt, it has actually never been worn, but he got it for free and didn't get rid of it before we moved). I didn't take pictures of it step-by-step because anyone who tries to make it is probably a much more talented sewer than I am and can figure it out on their own.

I sewed the pieces together and the casing for the elastic on both ends.

Threading the elastic through the casing almost ended my project early . . . how can something so simple be so difficult?!

Look at the cute loop and button! You can also see the picture my niece colored for me hanging on the fridge behind it.

I'm sure there are a lot of better ways to make this, but mine is finished and hanging proudly in our kitchen.