Bumpity Bump - Craft Fail?

Bumpity bump. Life's like that. If there are no potholes. ditches and trenches on the roads of our lives, we would not be able to appreciate it when the rides are smooth, would we?
So, this week, I've had a few little trips and slips, but luckily, it was nothing serious. I'll spare you the details, but it has to do with some sickness at home, little things going wrong and lots of craft fails :)

Hey, want to see one of my craft fails? It's pretty funny...

Umm..... it is supposed to be leggings for my daughter. That is if she has no butt!

The project started off as an lovely, but stained and ill-fitting cardigan.
I was going to put some buttons on the cardigan. That failed miserably.
Did you know that you need a stabilizer if you are going to sew buttonholes on stretch fabric (see this tutorial)? So, don't make the same mistake I did, otherwise you'll end up with overstretched floppy buttonholes.

When that project failed due to wonky buttonholes, I thought that I should make leggings for my daughter so that I don't waste the sweater. Hah....! You saw the result of that! :)
Now, what? Leg warmers???

So, what happens when things get too complicated? I usually get back to the basics. It's either that, or put aside my sewing, something I don't want to do. I belive that this doesn't just apply to sewing. I think this applies to most things in life. When things get too convoluted, it is time scale back and cut down.

Well, here's what I made to calm me down. Booboo bags. Little bags for the freezer, for when the little ones hurt themselves.



All the fabric used are recycled - the bags are for the green fair that I'm going to. I am going to make some boy Booboo bags next. Of course, I kept a few in my freezer for my own kids.
They were so much fun to make and I can't wait to make more.