Whew...what happened to Fridays?

5 reasons why:

1. Wedding projects
2. End of school year projects and outings
3. Baseball
4. Baseball
5. A new computer bought for work that just didn't (work, that is), and after dumping to omany hours into it, I returned it.  I decided my trusty less-than-a-year-old computer was just fine, and then that computer broke.  No, I'm not joking, and yes, I had two work clients who needed things right then.  

I'm working/playing now on a loaner computer, have the new computer shipped off for warranty work, and a new work computer is on order.  Add a full week of VBS to that, and that's where the Fridays went. 

But enough of the whining, let's see what I was up to these last months I couldn't share until the wedding was over.  Want to see?  

Project #1:  

This was the MRS. to a fellow MR. pillow (before I steamed it...really it did look better).  My niece saw these on Pinterest, and in true DIY mindset, I was all like "I can do that better and cheaper".  If anyone wants a second set, I can whip them out in no time flat.  The first set took me a little finagling and fixes.  Can we agree that we won't tell her this isn't the fabric she picked out originally?  Thanks. Let's do that. 

The "MRS" part was added using "Wonder Under", an iron on product that is sticky on each side. I bought the type that does not require stitching on the edges.  

She picked out the font she wanted and printed it out to the size she wanted on the pillow.  I adhered the WU to the brown fabric, and then cut out the letters.  They looked like this....

....and then this. 

At this point, there is a paper backing on the paper that you remove, then iron for 30 seconds on each area until it is adhered.  I had my doubts, but it really was stuck on there.

Once the letters were centered and adhered, I stitched the fabric together to make the pillows.

The Mr. and Mrs. pillows were waiting for them on their chairs at the reception, and will hang out with them at their new house after that.