...recovering from my brother's wedding this past weekend. It was a packed and super busy weekend, but really fun and nice to see my Utah sibs. (at least I was able to re use Sadie's flower girl dress from my sister's wedding!) My mom has wedding super powers, that's all I have to say about that. ...gearing up for Charlotte's birthday party this … [Read more...]
Happy Father’s Day
June 19, 2011 By 5 Comments
This year I was actually on top of things and got together an awesome root beer sampler for Rory. (he's a long time lover of all things root beer...candy, soda, ice cream) Granted, last year I was a bit busy around this time, but still. It was fun to pick out the different kinds for us him to try! I got the idea here. I got all of my root beers at … [Read more...]
Violette Field Threads pattern review and giveaway
June 17, 2011 By 184 Comments
****This giveaway is now closed****I just adore how this skirt turned out. So does Sadie, luckily. (she'll wear anything for some candy though...did I tell you I ran out of Pez the other day? and by other day I mean month. We're running on white chocolate chips. Nasty things, but Sadie likes em.) The little button-on apron is adorable. It's … [Read more...]
Mama Stellato pattern review and sale!
June 16, 2011 By 27 Comments
Ok, cute baby alert. May cause excessive nom nomming of cheekies. (well, just for me actually, you can't have her cheekies) This sweet little dress doesn't hurt, eh? I whipped it up the other day...(I say that so nonchalantly but it really was that easy!)...using my sponsor Mama Stellato's Gracie Dress pattern. It was an easy pattern to follow-a … [Read more...]
a few new tops for me…(yes, more!)
June 15, 2011 By 21 Comments
I've been getting so brave with sewing tops for myself. And by brave I mean having too much fun with my elastic, as you'll see. I'm a big fan of the elasticy waistband-gives you somewhat of a shape but is comfy. Gotta love that. This top I made with Prudent Baby's tute, after stumbling across Anna's again. Love hers.I got me some more voile too! … [Read more...]
the cutesy top
June 14, 2011 By 16 Comments
I really don't know what to call this one...you could call it the "copied-a-shirt-I-thrifted", but that doesn't have a good ring to it. I could also call this "the shirt that was supposed to fit me but didn't so my sister got to have it" shirt. Either way, it's pretty darn cute, and my sis looks pretty darn cute in it too. Hence the cutesy top. … [Read more...]
ric rac flower tutorial
June 13, 2011 By 85 Comments
Aren't these little ric rac flowers gorgeous? I did not quite understand the full cuteness power of ric rac until recently, but I count myself enamored. My crafty cousin Jenni first showed me a flower like this last year at my sister's wedding, and I promptly (and sadly) forgot about them! Until I needed a quick add on to a skirt and had ric rac … [Read more...]
Shabby Apple dress giveaway (and discount!)
June 10, 2011 By 369 Comments
****This giveaway is now closed****Scroll down to see the winner! YAHOOOO!! Shabby Apple is giving away one of their gorgeous women's dresses to one of you lucky readers! I'm so jealous. :) They let me pick the dress to give away....are you wondering which one I picked? Was it the Bali Hai'i? The lovely green L'amour? the vintagey … [Read more...]
laminated cotton Baprons (and some in the shop!)
June 9, 2011 By 26 Comments
My fabulous new sponsor, Kelly from Oil Cloth Addict, sent me some laminated cotton to play with. Have you ever heard of laminated cotton? It's fabulous and waterproof, but not as stiff as oilcloth. It's really got a nice drape to it. You can read more about it on her blog! It's also more kid friendly than oil cloth, for bibs and food pouches and … [Read more...]
Scrap Your Stash guest post: fabric scrap key chain tutorial
June 8, 2011 By 227 Comments
*This tutorial was originally posted over on Living with Punks!She's doing a Scrap Your Stash series right now and there have been some awesome tutorials using scraps, with many more to come! I think I may be in love with these adorable little key chains. So much in love that I made a bunch with no plans for them. After all, I don't need 7 key … [Read more...]