More crafts! (Neckwarmers and car seat blanket)

My projects have been therapeutic for me. I can pay attention to the details of these projects and put the pain out of my head, at least a little bit. The good news is that we have a plan. Meds for pain management for the next week, and then surgery to place a stent either next Monday or Tuesday. 

More Neckwarmers!
Here are the neckwarmers I finished today and a car seat blanket I finished about a week ago -- I've just been waiting for the car seat, which I received as a gift from my sister at my shower yesterday. :)

1) Strawberry (Not sure who will get this one?)

 (Sorry it's sideways. I'm too lazy to fix it.)

2) Cobalt (gift for my middle sister)

3) Granola (this one is my favorite so far, and I might keep it for myself!)

  

Each one cost under $10 for the supplies and took 2-3 hours to complete. I need to make one for my mother. I plan to give them to my sisters and my mother and my best friend as thank you gifts for the shower they put together for me, along with a few other things. I haven't been able to drive much, due to the pain meds and *ahem* pain, so hopefully they will be understanding and forgiving for my tardiness on their gifts.

Waterproof Car Seat Blanket

It is very wet and rainy here in Rochester, NY during the fall and spring months. I wanted a car seat blanket/cover that was warm and waterproof, but was having a hard time finding one. So I decided to make one. I used this tutorial: link.

I definitely think that the felt lining is necessary. The nylon is very see through, so unless you pick black nylon and a relatively plain fleece material, it's going to show through. I purchased a blue flannel so that the grey would have a blue-ish tint to it. I think that If I was going to do it again, I would use rope for the ties on the side rather than ribbon. I don't love the ribbon. But I do love the cats! (Do you have any idea how hard it is to find fabric with a cat print that isn't girly?!)

Here are pics of my car seat cover:

 

Cost:
2/3 yd Felt = $3.33
2/3 yd Nylon = $5.33
2/3 yd Fleece = $5.60
Ribbon = Part of my stash! (AKA, no additional cost)
Total = $14.26 + 4% tax = $14.83

Cost to purchase one =  $36 plus tax and shipping

Savings = Over $21 (probably closer to $25 or more, depending on shipping costs)

Plus, because of the width of the felt, I will have enough to use to make another one of these. I have nylon and fleece leftover too. I might make a little hat and mitts out of the fleece.  

One more thing...
I am going back to add a picture of my dining room centerpiece that looks a bit nicer than the pics I used the other day, so feel free to go back and check that one out if you wish!

Next up, I'm going to put together the before and after pictures of the dining room. I will probably post those tomorrow.