Have a plethora of yo-yo's around? No? Well, get to making some so you can make these cute clips for yourself...or your daughter...or your mom for mother's day....or your dog..... Anyways, I really did have a bunch laying around that I made like, 2 1/2 years ago on a trip to Hawaii, with no plan in mind. (I was 5 weeks pregnant, but I don't know if … [Read more...]
easy. breezy. tank.
April 15, 2010 By 240 Comments
Gotta love a tank that took me about 1/2 hour to finish...yah! and pretty cute to boot. Click below for more!Welcome to make your own easy. breezy. tank! It really is easy and a breeze. ;) You'll need:1/4 inch elasticfabric for the top (it depends on your child how much you'll need. I needed half a yard roughly for my 20 month old)fabric for the … [Read more...]
pretty. easy. sundress.
April 10, 2010 By 37 Comments
Pretty. easy. sundress. Make your own pattern. You can do it!Fabric is Zig Zag Pastels from the Hullabaloo line, from my sponsor, Sky Reve Fabrics! First: the pattern!Click below for more details! Measure around your child's chest. Sadie's was 21 inches, so I made the width 5.75 inches, + 1/4 inch for seam allowance, 6 inches across. … [Read more...]
birdie mobile tutorial
March 25, 2010 By 22 Comments
Here's how I made a simple, easy, and cute little mobile for the new nursery. Click below for more! You'll need: wool felt (or craft felt if that's what you've got) fabric scraps yarn or ribbon embroidery hoop ribbon to cover hoop small amount of poly fill sewing stuff: machine, pins, thread, yada yada First, draw a … [Read more...]
little clippie tutorial
March 18, 2010 By 7 Comments
Here's how to make some super easy, fast, and cute clippies for your little girl...or boy if he likes to play dress up. (I don't judge...Rory has worn clippies in his hair before...placed by Sadie of course. Encouraged by me. hehe. I'm in trouble now...) Click below for more! You'll need:hot glue gunclips (I got a 12 pack at the dollar … [Read more...]
Sew Lovely Life
March 15, 2010 By 4 Comments
Hey peeps! Have I got a fun gal to introduce you to! I just love me a good crafty momma blog. There's just something about reading a blog and feeling like "hey! I can totally relate to that kid story/craft project/blah blah blah!" You know what I mean.Anyways...may I introduce you to BriAnna Jenkins, who blogs over on Sew Lovely Life. And her blog … [Read more...]
ruffle bib tutorial :)
March 11, 2010 By 16 Comments
So, besides being super duper cute and my daughter Sadie's all time favorite new bib, this little number is also useful at catching those pesky globs of applesauce/spaghetti/drool! Want to make your own? Here's how:You'll need:a bib to trace for your patterntwo bib pieces, one for the backing and one to sew your ruffles toa selection of fabric … [Read more...]
time out mat
March 10, 2010 By 32 Comments
We have finally reached the need for Time Out. Sadie has started becoming deliberately naughty. She still doesn't understand the concept of time out, which makes it HARD...but I thought having a specific place set aside would perhaps make it clearer. (pipe dream?)Anyways, this is how I made a quick, easy and cheap time out mat.You'll need:fabric … [Read more...]
easy carrot recipe
February 25, 2010 By 17 Comments
Easy Carrot RecipeIngredients:orange and green feltmatching threadpoly filsewing machine (or a hand sewing needle)Directions:cut orange and green felt into carrot and carrot top shapes. (sorry about the green felt color on this one...not too appetizing, eh?)sew around carrot top with green thread.sew around orange pieces with orange … [Read more...]
i spy bag tutorial
February 19, 2010 By 39 Comments
so. here's how i made Sadie's I Spy bag! it's so easy. the hardest part is finding stuff to fill it with!for those of you in the bay area, i found a lot of my trinkets at affordable treasures in Los Gatos. the rest i found around the house, or in my scrapbook stash.Click below for more!you'll need:fleececlear vinylplastic pelletstrinkets to fill it … [Read more...]