I went a little crazy making some fun felt ornaments this year. I used this free pattern and tutorial-and they were so fun to embellish! Besides the smelly fabric glue headache, of course. I used a wool felt blend-I get mine here. I added some cool trims and such I had lying around. In hindsight, I probably should have stuffed them a bit more...but … [Read more...]
simple felt garland
December 16, 2010 By 28 Comments
If you're like me and can't stop making Christmas decor even though the big day is around the corner, than this is for you! Cause, it literally takes hardly any time. But looks super cute! Cut a bunch of circles from your felt. To cut out nice circles-I trace my circle on the papery side of freezer paper, iron it to the felt, then cut them out and … [Read more...]
charlotte’s christmas dress
December 15, 2010 By 68 Comments
Again, with the force-feeding of pics! haha...although Charlotte's cheekies sure are scrumptious so I'm sure you won't mind.Presenting: Charlotte's Christmas dress I used the same material as Sadie's. (obviously) In the end I couldn't find another fabric I liked as much as the green, so they both got it! It was close call with the fabric, I … [Read more...]
sadie’s christmas dress
December 14, 2010 By 33 Comments
First off, I would like to apologize in advance for force-feeding you so many pictures of Sadie in her Christmas dress. But hey-my blog, my pics. Muwahaha. ha. Anyways! Presenting: Sadie's Christmas dress. I love this shot. I call it the forlorn pose. Or, maybe the gonna-fall-down-cause-it's-windy pose. I just love the fabric. It's by Momo for … [Read more...]
currently…
December 13, 2010 By 21 Comments
...loving the way these two are interacting with each other lately. The other day Sadie was laughing at something and Charlotte started and then they both just laughed at each other for, like five whole minutes. ...this little miss is starting solids. She loves them so far. har har. Well, she's now doing better than the picture above...at least … [Read more...]
christmasy table runner
December 10, 2010 By 12 Comments
Hey you guys! I wanted to say thanks for all the nice comments this week-I haven't been as good at responding to comments lately, sorry about that. A particular little miss hasn't been sleeping too well...but it's getting better so yay. Just wanted to share with you this simple table runner I made for our coffee table. It needed some Christmas … [Read more...]
ringer tee
December 9, 2010 By 6 Comments
I actually made this shirt awhile ago but am only now getting around to posting it. I used this tutorial and loved it! It was a quick night time project using up an old shirt I never wore and some brown rib knit. Super soft and comfy! love it. and that's all I have to say about that. … [Read more...]
utensil stocking tutorial (with free pattern!)
December 8, 2010 By 26 Comments
You've seen these before in catalogs/magazines, right? I made these little utensil stockings for a church dinner last week and adore how they turned out! They are so festive! I can't wait to use them for our family dinners in the future, and have Sadie and Charlotte roll their eyes about "mom's fork stockings". Want to make some too?Click … [Read more...]
thriftiness
December 7, 2010 By 5 Comments
I haven't showed off my thrifting lately, so here are some recent thrifty finds: Some shirts to refashion for Sadie (or Charlotte) $1 or so a piece Some shirts and sweatshirt for Charlotte=75 cents or so a piece baking dish for tarts, etc.=75 cents Little Golden books, and a couple of Christmas books (yay!)=40 cents apiece sandals for … [Read more...]
Christmas card wreath tutorial
December 6, 2010 By 59 Comments
I made this fab wreath for my pal Gwenny Penny -she's having an awesome event called Haul out the Holly-with lots of guest bloggers and fun holiday decorating ideas. I have had my Christmas card wreath made since like October, I was so excited to make it. haha! Credit for this goes to my mom-I don't know where she made hers-but that's where I … [Read more...]