I had so much fun with this project! I’ve wanted to make a quiet book for a long time and when I was brainstorming something to make with just scraps, this seemed like the perfect opportunity! I have heaps and heaps of scraps and had a wonderful time digging through them, selecting just the perfect ones for each page of my book. In an attempt to make it educational as well as fun, each page…
Continue readingThank you to everyone who voted for my nursery canvases! I’m working on the tutorial and hope to have it up in the next few days! In case you missed the post, here it is: We’re renters. So when we moved into our home, right before our baby was born, I had a hard time decorating her room. The walls are a caramel copper color and while not necessarily a “girly” shade, I fell in…
Continue readingI’m always searching for a beautiful, well-fitting, versatile dress, and I finally found it. In fact, I MADE it. The infinity dress has got it all! You can wear this amazing dress basically any way you feel comfortable–and it can look like a new dress each time! I made my infinity dress in about 3 hours and for under $20! I used some soft polyester knit I found at Hancock Fabrics for $4.99/yard. I got…
Continue readingTo make my gym bag, I used: 2 yards outer fabric 2 yards inner fabric 1 yard inner fabric (contrast and bag) 1.5 yards 70 weight Pellon interfacing .5 yards lightweight fusible interfacing ribbon 1 9-inch zipper 1 magnetic closure Elmer’s craft bond spray adhesive I started with the outside first, so I cut 2 pieces of interfacing 19″ x 25,” 2 pieces of fabric to 19″ x 25,” 1 piece of fabric 13″ x…
Continue readingI narrowly beat my sister last week! What a race that was! Thank you for voting for my Game Day Gym Bag, a tutorial is coming very soon! I come from a real sports family. Growing up we were on the field, on the court, in our backyard and watching it on tv. My Mom spent her days chauffeuring kids from one sport to another. I was always in search of a bag big enough…
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