Super Hero Cape

Cutie Man is (& has been) into super heroes.  For quite a while, he would wear a hooded towel (which we still have from when he was a baby) after bath time as a cape.  Then he started doing it during the day & would want to wear it out to places.  I looked around on Pinterest & Google to get some general ideas.

I decided I would make him one out of a t-shirt.

I started out with a large (I believe) tee.

I picked this one up for $1 from Dollar Tree.

I chose green simply because it is his favorite color.

First, I cut off the sleeves along the seams.  I also removed the tag from the shirt.

Next, I cut off the front off the shirt along the seams.  I cut the sides & along the shoulders, but left the whole collar in tact & attached to the back half of the shirt (which would become the cape.

<-- This is what the shirt looked like after the front was removed.  The collar remained in tact so he could slip it on & off.


I thought I had another picture of what it looked like when I was done, but I can't seem to find it.  All I did was cut a diagonal line from where the collar connects down to the arm pit area to straighten it out a bit.


Eventually, the collar became quite stretched out & caused the back of the neckline to hang much lower that it should.  Earlier this week, I cut the collar in half, cut some excess off each side & sewed on velcro so he can take it on & off, while having it hang more normally.

Here's my lil Cutie Man, Super Hero Extraordinaire at the beach!  These were taken after the collar had stretched & before the collar-velcro adjustments. 

Memo Boards

This is the first "customized" memo board I made. I used a frame from Dollar Tree. Then I slipped in some scrapbook paper I had left over from my light switch project behind the glass & wallah! All done. This 'board' sits on my desk. The scrapbook paper I used in this is actually the same paper I used for the light switch cover in that room too. I usually use this to write down notes when I am at my desk or else I leave quotes on it. And yes, that's a dragon behind it. ;)

This is the second one I made, just this week. It is basically a nightly schedule for my Cutie Man, to help him (& me) remember what needs to be done on school nights. It also has a list of his "special classes" at the bottom, as a reminder of which days he has each one.

For this one, I just made the schedule in Word, then printed it on pretty paper, put it in the frame, & done! I got this frame at Dollar Tree as well.

Then, as he/we get things done, they can be crossed off. And at the end of the night or the next morning, we can erase the lines we made through items & start all over.

On the back, I glued magnets to the frame so that it can be put on the fridge. I also left the 'kickstand' on so that it could be set on a table/counter. Obviously it could also be hung somewhere as well. I made sure before placing the magnets on that they would come out far enough that the kickstand wouldn't be in the way when I put it on the fridge. I wanted to make sure there were enough magnets to hold it up (the frame is pretty lightweight) so I placed magnets all the way across the top, with a little support on the side, & one at the bottom.

Light Switch Plate Covers

Mod podge + scrapbook paper = new/pretty light switch plate covers!

I originally saw a picture of a plate cover on Pinterest (with no instructions), & then Googled it to get some ideas on how to actually do it.

What I did (I will try my best to give proper instructions)... ;)

1) Cut a piece of scrapbook paper a little bigger than the plate cover. Cut out the space for the switch in the middle (I put the cover face down on the back of the paper & traced it, then cut).

2) Apply mod podge to the plate & apply the paper, lining up the hole for the switch.

3) Apply mod podge on the sides & the edge on the back of the plate (I did the long sides first then once dry, the top & bottom). This sort of wraps the paper around to the back.

4) Apply 2-3 coats of mod podge on the paper, letting it dry between each coat (this is supposed to make for easier cleaning/endurance).

5) Once completely dry, I just put it up to a light & pushed the screws through to make their holes.

6) Attach plate to the wall.

Kitchen.

Living room.

The first one I made, for the front room (office/storage areas).

Hallway.

Richie's bedroom.

Bathroom.

My bedroom.