So when I found out that I was going to be finished with all of my exams in the first week of the exam period I was pretty excited. I then realized that I actually would have to stay until the very end of the exam period due to my position as an RA. So, to make the best use of my time (I had an entire week of no tests or classes!) I decided that I would make some crafts!
I made these clothes for my baby cousin Felix for Christmas. The first shirt is a felt Christmas tree with embroidered detailing which I adhered to the long sleeved onsie using an iron transfer and then reinforce that by sewing around the edges. I had to wait to sew it until I got home, since I don't have a sewing machine at school.
Here is a close up of the felt Christmas tree with the embroidered detailing. I am just starting to learn how to embroider. I found this
website which has lots of really great videos and finally learned how to make french knots! Thats how I made all of the little ornaments. I am really excited to learn more about embroidery!
For this shirt I used freezer paper and an exacto knife to cut out a template for the shirt. The freezer paper is waxy on one side so when you iron it onto the shirt, it sticks so the fabric paint doesn't get underneath the template, but its not too sticky, so the transfer can be easily removed when you are finished painting! I made another shirt, but unfortunately I forgot to get a picture of it!
Here is a picture of Felix with his Christmas shirt on!
To make the fondant you put 8 oz. of mini marshmallows and 2 tbps. water in a microwave safe bowl and microwave for 1 minute and then stir. If there are still lumps you can put the marshmallows back in the microwave. After the marshmallows are smooth, add in 4 cups of powdered sugar a little at a time, then knead the fondant until it is the desired consistency, adding more powdered sugar as necessary. If you are just making one color, you can add the food coloring into the melted marshmallows before adding the powdered sugar, but if you want to make more than one color then wait until after you knead the fondant and the add the coloring. 
I needed both brownish yellow and white, so I didn't dye the fondant until after the sugar was incorporated. Sometimes the fondant becomes difficult to work with so I usually dust the surface that I am working on with powdered sugar and corn starch, and make sure that the fondant doesn't get to warm. If it does, just stick it in the refrigerator for a little while to let it cool down a bit. I rolled the brown fondant out and then cut it into circles, which I then trifolded, then folded in half to make the half moon fortune cookie shape. For the white, I rolled it out and cut it into strips and then using a black food color pen, wrote messages on them, the tip was still pretty wide despite being "fine tip" so I had to keep the phrases pretty short. 
