This is what happens when you let your children pick their own fabric. You get mermaids mixed with cupcakes & polka dots. Somehow though, in some weird way, it kind of works, no? I’m such a sucker for my girls & I putting on our aprons to cook together. It’s so sappy sweet I could […]
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Princess Fur Trimmed Pink Velvet Cape
Every year for Christmas I try to make a homemade gift for each girl, a little something special from Mommy. Sam’s request was a “Pink Princess Aurora cape that goes all the way to the ground and twirls and has pink fur on the edge.” Now I don’t believe Princess Aurora, i.e. Sleeping Beauty, actually […]
Make a tie-dye heart dress from a men’s undershirt (video!)
Remember those cute little tie-dye heart dresses from last week’s Tulip tie dye post? I thought the tutorial would be best demonstrated with video. I split it into 3 parts however that way you don’t have to sit through 15 minutes of stuff you don’t need if you’re just looking for one step in particular. […]
Ruffles & Sunshine
It was over 80 degrees & sunny today. EIGHTY! Woohoo! I realized however that I really have nothing short-sleeved for Sam to wear so during naptime I decided wardrobe additions should trump dirty dishes & whipped up a few things. I made the dress for Sam out of a tank-top & some pre-ruffled fabric. I […]
Personalized Birthday Girl Dress
So now that you know the ‘real stuff’ that’s going on in my life let’s get back to the superficial, warm & fuzzy crafty goodness, shall we? (btw, I made ‘cookies of peace’ last night. P & I have this thing where when we’re in one of those fights where no one’s really saying anything […]
T-shirt Mermaid Dress
As you know Sam is obsessed, OBSESSED, with all things princess. Under that princess umbrella ballerinas, mermaids & fairies are included. Of course. This is why I was not surprised in the least that when her teacher told her they could dress in costume for their ‘Pirate Party’ she negotiated that mermaids should be acceptable […]
Falling Dots Heart Sweatshirt
When you have a super girly girl who’s obsessed with pink, hearts & anything frilly a Valentine’s school party seemed like such a good excuse to make her something new…I was inspired by this bag from V & Co & made the sweatshirt from an XXL men’s sweatshirt I picked up at Target. I used […]
American Apparel Inspired Circle Skirt
I know I usually set my crafting cross hairs on Crewcuts when I want to do a knock-off project but today I’m going for American Apparel. I just love their designs & soft knits for kids but hate putting money in their d-bag CEO‘s pocket. This was originally a post I did for Crafterhours Skirt […]
Glow in the Dark Firefly Dress
Lately we’ve been letting Sam stay up past her bedtime so we can chase fireflies in the yard. She loves it & we get all emotional & mushy about how special these summertime memories are with our little girls. I thought a little glow-in-the-dark firefly dress would be fun & a nice way to remember […]