HOORAY! I have 50 followers! Thank you to all of you! Ready to win your prize? I have made one of you lucky readers a GREAT cosmetic bag. To be honest, I spent about 30 minutes contemplating keeping it for myself! It’s 9 inches long, 5 inches tall, and 5 inches wide. There’s a contrasting tab to make zipping easier. I tried my hand at fusible vinyl and I LOVED the results! It’s wipe-able! And…
Continue readingI really want to get to 50 followers. I also want to host a giveaway! So, I figured I’d combine the 2 and host a giveaway for my followers! I whipped up this awesome cosmetic bag today—for one of YOU! I covet this Amy Butler fabric, so you know I wasn’t playing around! I also tried fusible vinyl for the first time and lined the inside with it. Oh the possibilities for this little bag!…
Continue readingLast week we had the following conversation at the dinner table: Me: “Sofie, can Mommy make you the raddest tshirt ever?” Sofie: “No thank you, Mama.” Me: “But if I make you a cool shirt will you wear it?” Sofie: “Hmm…no.” Me: “Okay, if I make a shirt will you wear it for me to take some pictures?” Sofie: “Oh yeah!” Actually, she LOVES it! And honestly, so do I!! And though she wasn’t exactly…
Continue readingI’m so excited to post about this! When I met Dana, I fell in love with the skirt she was wearing. She made it herself (obviously) and she showed us how simply she’d shirred the waistband. The next day, during the mystery workshop at Whipstitch, we were encouraged to use thrifted tees. I’m devastatingly terrified of knits so I steered clear and made my (award winning) cotton fabric dress. But I was inspired. I developed…
Continue readingWHEW! It’s been a busy 2 weeks around here! I never expected my etsy store to take off the way it did, and I had a line of projects already stacked up before those orders came in. In 10 days I managed to make 9 shirts, 4 bibs, 2 burp cloths, 3 baby blocks, 2 crayon rolls, and 35 bean bags! All while running my home and taking care of my girls! I took my…
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