Americana Pinafore Sundress

Introducing:  The Americana Pinafore Sundress

It comes in two colors:  Red with Blue
                                    Blue with Red

Choose from sizes 2T, 3T or 4T

It's 100% cotton and machine washable.

Click over to the Simple Blue to purchase this wonderfully patriotic summer dress!

Make it Last a Little Longer #3

This shirt was too short on the tummy and the arms.  I ruched the sleeves and added a skirt to make it a three tiered maxi dress.

Lollipop Costume

Have you ever seen a lollipop run? We had a fun Halloween.

I sewed the leggings and the lollipop itself. I also used a hot glue gun on the twists to save time. But yes, it did still take longer to make than it was worn.

Girl Style #2

One of my favorites:

One of my favorites:

Girl Style

I love doing my daughter's hair. It's a creative outlet that doesn't leave a mess or a bunch of finished products to clutter up my house. In fact, it makes the world just a little bit more beautiful (most of the time). Sometimes my daughter wants to see what I've done back there so we quickly snap a photo of the back of her head before she heads off to school. I might as well share.

Art Carrier

This art carrier was a gift for a girl turning six years old. My daughter wanted to give her something Polly Pocket. I wanted to give her something handmade. I think this was a nice marriage of the ideas.

I used this tutorial as a starting point. Thanks Geta!

Hobo Sacks

I used this tutorial to make these Hobo Sacks.

It's a sad day when you can't even find a stick. This boy may just want to take his hobo sack and journey to a land that does have sticks...

Easter Clothes

Here are the Easter outfits I sewed for the children. I used some of their existing clothes to create patterns and then embellished them.

The pants can be rolled up and secured to the button with a little yellow strap that is on the inside of the pant leg. There is also a hidden button to keep the flaps on the back pocket down.

Birthday Banner

I made this for my daughter's birthday.

The really cool thing about this banner is that one side is a regular, super cute banner.  On the other side, I put some vinyl on each of the triangles so that it is a multi-use banner.   It was my very own idea.  The photo makes the vinyl really noticeable.  In real life, it's not that shiny.  I can slide anything I want to fit the theme of the day in the little sleeves.  It can say "Matilda" one day and "Francis" the next.  I can put pictures of Tinkerbell in it for fairy parties or pictures of chicks and bunnies to celebrate Easter. 

Upcycled Trash Can Tutorial

I used some trash to make some trash cans. These are for my kids rooms.

I started with an empty container.  This is the Costco size.

I used two pages from a book that has seen better days.  For the Princess Can I used an outdated calendar.

I cut the pages to size.

Luckily a little boy ran through at the exact moment I was lining this up and told me he wanted the Mater side out. I put little pieces of rolled tape behind the four corners.

I placed the other piece of paper on the opposite side.  I also used a small strip from the scraps between each side because they didn't quite cover it.

I put a layer of clear contact paper over that.

That's it.

How to Use Genuine Muppet Fur

My daughter was given this really neat set of magnetic wooden dolls. (Which we love.)

Not too long after that, she received this really big set.

We added the little set to the big set. We no longer needed the container the little set came in to store them so I decided to use it for something else. I used the fuzzy stuff on the top (what is that stuff anyway?) and this tutorial to make what I call a Genuine Muppet Fur Clip.    Alish at Sisterstuff calls their project a Puff Ball Clip.  They must not have seen a need to shell out the bucks the genuine stuff. 

This is how mine turned out.

I was really happy with it and was sure my princess would be delighted!  She wasn't.  I put the wrong princess heart on there.  Who knew?

Birthday Maxi Dress

Do you remember the Kenny Rogers Roasters Pink Satin Curtains?  I told you I did something fancy with them. I'm sure you've been on the edge of your seat waiting to find out what it was.  The time has come.

I made this Birthday Maxi Dress with the help of Cat On A Limb.  She posted step by step directions on how to draft the pattern.  I did add flutter sleeves instead of making the shrug because I didn't have enough time to make it.  (While you are there, check out her tutorial on making Cherry Blossom Branches and she is having a fabulous giveaway - go quick, it ends tonight!)



These were from a broken bracelet.



This dress well used on her birthday - climbing on rocks and dirt piles and all. It had to earn every one of those wrinkles.