so finally we had another crafty night last night, so much fun! i made this little dress for sadie, and then helped joanna fix a dress she had...which ended up way cute!i made it with my peasant shirt pattern, from this tutorial, lengthening the sleeve length, shortening the bodice, adding some bias trim, and then making a quick gathered skirt for … [Read more...]
i won!
November 4, 2009 By 2 Comments
i won my first blog giveaway! yay! it's a christmas card design from kamille. (who, by the way, won one of my giveaways...i swear we didn't fix it....just good karma?!) hehe. i'm so excited, i was just thinking about cards the other day...can you believe the holidays are coming so fast?! yikes. i've gotta get cracking on presents if i want to make … [Read more...]
fabric covered bracelet tutorial
November 2, 2009 By 7 Comments
here's a quick and easy way to make a cute bracelet! you'll need: fabric, torn into a long strip about 1 inch wideglue gun or fabric glueplastic bangle (i found mine at the target dollar section)fray check (sorry it's not in the picture)first, rip your fabric into 1 inch wide strip, then dab a bit of glue on the bracelet to start you off. secure … [Read more...]
howdy-er-happy halloween!
November 1, 2009 By 10 Comments
here's my happy little cow. ok, well, she's a cow. not so much happy in this picture.you should've seen her later at our ward's trunk or treat, walking everywhere with a pixie stick hanging out of her mouth. she was in heaven! sadly, i did not make any part of our costumes, but the cow costume was a dollar, so how could i say no to that?! rory and … [Read more...]
soft color book
October 31, 2009 By 11 Comments
ok, i just figuratively arm-wrestled blogger into posting these pictures. for some reason it loaded the first three pics fine, and then wouldn't let me do the other two. grrr. i won though. nya nya nah blogger.i think this is my new favorite project, i seriously love looking at it! i used this tutorial. loving all the scrappy tutorials coming out … [Read more...]
toddler sweatshirt tutorial
October 29, 2009 By 20 Comments
well, if last week was clothing for sadie week, this week is tutorial week. hehehave an old sweatshirt lying around? or maybe one that's way too big?! I did...and figured it would get more use if i refashioned it for the sadester. hence, this tutorial was born!A few times throughout i will refer you to my mandarin shirt tutorial, and at the end i … [Read more...]
chilly? sew a sweatshirt.
October 29, 2009 By 21 Comments
i made this sweatshirt today for sadie out of an old sweatshirt, hairbands, and some mismatched buttons. i think it's pretty darn cute though.she seems to like it, or maybe it's the leaves...or her little baby pumpkins. yeah, she loves those things. usually she is smiling! hehethe sweatshirt before the makeover...from my old job in utah. i wore it … [Read more...]
silhouette tutorial
October 27, 2009 By 9 Comments
sadie's silhouette needed some updating (last time i made her one was when she was tiny! and bald.) you've seen these all over, right? well, here's the way i like to do them. simple and easy and quick.Click below for more details!you'll need: a piece of thin white paperpencil black paper framefirst, take a picture of the person's profile. (or your … [Read more...]
pumpkin patch
October 27, 2009 By 3 Comments
we headed to the pumpkin patch on rory's lunch break today. we wanted to avoid the crowds, so we skipped going on saturday. let me tell you, mondays are GOOD days for the pumpkin patch. there were like, 4 other kids there.anyways...we realized we didn't have any cash when we got there, but didn't really want to pay $10 a pumpkin anyways, when a … [Read more...]
mandarin collared shirt tutorial
October 26, 2009 By 4 Comments
warning: lots of pictures ahead.may cause uncontrollable need to sew. alright! ready to make a shirt?! honestly, it's not that hard. you can do it! rah rah! Click below for more! you'll need:1/2 to 1 yard fabric. (i used about 3/4 of a yard for a 12 to 18 month size shirt) sewing machine pins thread ruler buttonsbuttonhole stitcheror snaps first … [Read more...]