Showing posts with label Sewing.
About a month ago, I posted about a baby BOY gift set that I had made for our cousins’ son. One of my best friends was due to have a baby girl, so I decided to make another set for her and her new baby. I, of course, chose girly colors – lots of pink!… Continue reading Baby girl gift set
When February comes around I immediately think of two things. First, Jonathan, because his birthday falls on February 1st. Second, Valentine’s Day. Tutorial now available! Valentine Pillow Tutorial and XOXO Template We aren’t huge celebrators of Valentine’s Day. It is more a day where I seem to think about and appreciate those I love even… Continue reading Valentine Pillow
Sewing a curtain for my new “Reading Room”: I have been transforming the unused office in our house to a quiet reading room/study. To see a tutorial on how I made this valance visit: Box Pleat Valance Tutorial! There is only one window in the room and therefore doesn’t get a lot of… Continue reading Box Pleat Valance – DIY
Turn a placemat into a decorative pillowcase! An easy DIY project that took me less than 30 minutes!Using a seam ripper (can be bought at joann fabrics/walmart/Amazon for a couple dollars), I opened the seam between the back and front of the placemat. See link for sample product: Seam RipperThen I slid a pillow that… Continue reading Turning A Placemat Into A Pillowcase – Cheap DIY Pillowcases
Sewing A Skirt For My Utility Sink After building the lid for my utility sink to create more countertop space, I also wanted to make the space look “pretty”.The lid helped to make the utility sink more utilitarian.The skirt helped make the sink more enjoyable to look at (and to hide things behind).I used a… Continue reading Laundry Room Makeover – Part 2: Utility Sink Skirt
I recently posted photos of my new curtain in my also new “Reading Room”. I found a wonderful “how-to” from Living Solutions The Blog: Ideas and Inspiration I altered her tutorial just a bit and made my own box pleat curtain. She does a great job describing how to measure how much fabric you will… Continue reading Box Pleat Valance Tutorial – Sewing a Valance from a Target Curtain Panel
Follow a simple pattern to make this adorable dress! Isn’t this one of the cutest outfits?! I just love it! I found the pattern on Etsy in a shop called “Tutorial Girl”. This is a picture of the outfit she models in her posting: This is my version: Here are a couple other views: I made… Continue reading Hoodie Vest Dress
For Christmas I made Eliana and her Godmother (Aunt Lauren) matching aprons. Lauren loves to bake so she will hopefully use hers even without Eliana, but I thought it would be fun for the Godmother/Goddaughter to have matching items for when they play together. Little girls love to help in the kitchen so perhaps Aunt… Continue reading Matching Aprons – Homemade Christmas Gifts
Matching Bibs, Burb Cloths, Diaper Pouch and Tie Onesie This gift set was so much fun to make because I knew it would be used and loved by my soon to be cousins’ son. Eliana and I unfortunately missed the baby shower because we already had our Florida vacation booked, but we attended in spirit… Continue reading Baby Gift Set – Sewing diy
This was the final dress that I sewed for Eliana prior to our trip to Disney and it is my favorite! I have been saving this post because I have been so excited with how the dress turned out and wanted to find the perfect photos to capture it. I am not sure I could… Continue reading Sewing A Princess Anna {From Frozen} Summer Dress
