Grippy Slippers
Our house is full of wood floors. Pair that with a nearly walking ten-month-old and a Wisconsin winter, and you have a serious need for grippy slippers. I saw these slippers over at The Creative Maven. I knew…
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A Little Something For Me!
The past couple of days have been rough mommy days. My almost three-year-old has been… sigh…. trying my patience. So, to keep my sanity, I decided to sew something for myself. And eat chocolate. I have a…
Thrifting Addiction
I have a serious thrift addiction. I love, love, love to go thrifting. It is such a thrill to go to a thrift store and find something amazing. Or, to find something that will be amazing. Yesterday, my…
I should never buy clothes again (AKA: I actually made something awesome)
I am digging Kids’ Clothing Week Challenge. I have had so many projects in my head, but I needed a swift kick in the pants to get started and actually try some of them. I made my first shirt…
KCWC – day two
I work well under pressure, being “forced” to do something in a certain time frame. So I like being challenged to get off my couch and actually make something from my to-do list – which, at some point…
First day – success!
Whew! I made it through Day One of the Kids’ Clothing Week Challenge at elsie marley. The challenge is to sew for your kids, for one hour each day, for a week. I honestly wasn’t sure I’d even…
Kids’ Clothes Week Challenge!
Meg, over at Elsie Marley, is hosting (another) Kids’ Clothes Week Challenge. September 20-26th (which also happens to be my birthday week… sounds like a good way to spend it, if you ask me!). I’ve decided to take…
Girl Clothes!
I am surrounded by boys. My kids are boys. My friends keep having boys. Seriously, there are a couple dozen kids at our church, and there is one lone girl (who can hold her own quite well, by…
From T-Shirt to Pants
I love to up-cycle…. refashion…. whatever you want call it. Taking another piece of clothing and turning it into something new is so exciting to me! New life, in the fabric form. That’s exactly how these pants happened….
Felt Embellished Baby Onesies!
A couple weeks ago, I broke my first needle on my sewing machine. It was a sad day, because I was finishing a project for myself, and I couldn’t get the old needle off! But of course, that…