cuteness for electronics + apron = another instructables contest

If you've been around here long enough, you know that I'm fan on contests, particularly creative making-stuff contests. There's something about a set of rules and a deadline that gets my creative juices flowing. When I saw that Instructables was hosting a a mother's day sewing themed contest, I got all excited, especially when I saw that some of the prizes were dress forms. Mmmm...Dress forms. So I did something I haven't done in waaaaay too long—I conceived, started, and finished a project all in one day. Then it felt so good, I did it again. Mwah-ha-ha! I'm getting my zest for making back. It was really nice to make something that hadn't been sitting on my mental to do list for ages. Whipup really knew what they were talking about when they did the whiplash contests.

My actual instructables are a box pleat apron, and a cute fireflower Nintendo DS case. (Eva has a DS now. More on that later, I imagine.) In case you're not sure what an instructable is, I will tell you that it is basically a managed tutorial—step-by-step instructions on how to do something. If you're down with instructables and my projects, you can vote for me. Actually, instructables contests are interesting in that you can vote for as many entries as you like, so you could vote for me and 12 other people too. Other entries I like include Fastest Recycled T-shirt Tote Bag, Summer Visor (my mom loves visors!),and really you should probably check out the sleeping bag suit.