I love handmade gifts and I try to give them whenever possible. But this year for Mother’s Day, I was stumped on what to do for my Mom. I stumbled upon this idea and knew it was perfect!! My Mom is a huge bracelet person and loves her Granddaughters more than anything else. I love this idea so much and I’ve been dying to share it! I consulted my sister, since I’d need pictures of…
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…
Continue readingFinally, a tutorial!! To make Chloe’s nursery canvases, I used a mixture of paint, paper, and fabric to create completely unique art for her wall. I started with the fully painted canvases. I found an image from one of the fabric prints that I liked, then I blew it up on my computer to the size of my canvas, and traced it on computer paper. Then, channeling my elementary school art days, I flipped it…
Continue readingSorry, no tutorials yet! I got my project submitted to Missy Friday night and spent the weekend catching up with my family. It’s been a long, but wonderful, 10 weeks and here we are at the finale! Please head over to SYTYC and cast your vote! It’s been a fun competition and I wish Amy the best of luck! Also, my Game Day Gym Bag has been featured on the cool blog We All Sew.…
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…
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