Last August, my oldest niece decided she wanted an American Girl doll for her birthday. I made the Katie Dress for Katelyn, and gave her 2 dresses in different styles. She was in heaven. Her sisters anxiously awaited their next birthdays to get their AG dolls as well. Emily’s birthday was in January and we were knee-deep in the SYTYC competition, so I didn’t get to make her anything. Madison turned 5 last week and…
Continue readingIt’s warm outside! I’m so ready for the hot, hot heat and the days of blistering sunshine. I LOVE summer and if there’s one thing I want to pass along to my girls, it’s the love of all things summer. Many afternoons in my life have been spent in a bathing suit, lounging in the sand or splashing in the pool. So when I got a request for a swimsuit cover-up, I was thrilled. What…
Continue readingThere’s something about warm weather that brings out the pillowcase dresses in droves. And I’m no exception!! A few years ago I stumbled across the easiest tutorial I’ve ever seen for these popular dresses and since I can’t find the source again (if anyone knows who it belongs to, please let me know!), I’m making my own tutorial. I’ve been asked several times lately how I make them, so I figured it was time to…
Continue readingSometimes my friends ask me to make things for their kids that I end up loving so much, I put it on my list to make for my own girls. And this Barbie outfit definitely tops the list!! In fact, I think it’s fair to say this outfit is in my top 5 favorite things of all time I’ve ever made! I was a Barbie FANATIC as a child. To this day, my parents…
Continue readingA few weeks ago, I got a message from a friend of mine. It read: Have you ever made a petti romper? “A petti what?!” I thought, and immediately went to Google. I found pages and pages of precious, lacy little outfits donned by girls dressed in their Mommy’s pearls and I immediately knew I needed to figure out how to make one! I was smitten! I found some tutorials for them, made…
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