From: Jen
Site: Projects For Preschoolers

This is what happens when one decides they know what the baking instructions are for polymer clay… Without actually reading. I put them in the toaster oven and I thought it was supposed to be baked at 375 for 10 minutes – ever smell overcooked plastic?

Each piece puffed up like a burnt marshmallow – they really weren’t this lumpy when they entered the oven. Do they look happily vintage to you?

I know, it’s not really fair to leave a project half done and call it a fail.  This itty bitty baby leather shoe didn’t work out, so we parted ways. Except “parting ways” meant I left it in the bottom of my sewing box and forgot about it for 2 years. I recently unearthed it to share it with you!

The shoe is based on the free shoe pattern from Ohelene. Except I made some modifications. Like cutting a freehand weird shape to put on the top front of the shoe, and folding over the top to cover the elastic, instead of using a leather strip casing, like in the tutorial.

My old sewing machine barely sews, too, so there’s that.

I still want to try making these. Maybe this time I’ll follow the directions.

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It’s been a while since I have sewn anything. It shows! I tried to make these super cute bootiesfor my friend, Sara (Lena, her baby in her belly!) for mothers day and boy did I fail.

Happy Crafting! -Jenna

http://keithplusjenna.blogspot.com/

I was just trying to be a good mom. I was just trying to provide fun pancake face for my innocent kids. I was just trying to avoid the unhealthy–but standard–chocolate chip decorations, and instead opted for wholesome pecans. I didn’t know pecans would be responsible for the scariest pancake I have ever seen.

The Virgin Mary this ain’t.

An observer called it a “hairless Wookiee pancake.”

A word to all good moms out there. Use chocolate chips in your pancakes. For the love of Chewbacca.

p.s. I guess I have a thing for Chewbacca fails.
p.p.s. How come I have twenty times more CraftFails than you guys do?

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