Fireflies

I love my daughters bedroom.
I keep adding more and more to it.
I can't help myself, it is so much fun to have pink everywhere!


I have been wanting to do this for so long and finally did it!
Hooray for me!
I originally wanted to use these fireflies to make a baby mobile.
But now my daughter is 14 months and I feel like a baby mobile might be a little late.
I hope I have a girl next so I can use these for a mobile.

All you need to recreate these are
old fashioned clothes pins
pink tissue paper
and
a hot glue gun.

Instructions: rip a rectangle 6 by 3 inches from the pink tissue paper, bunch in the middle and glue to the neck of the clothes pins.

You could also paint the clothes pins before applying the tissue paper.
I just preferred the natural wood contrast against the pink for my daughter room.

Hope you have a great day!
See you around.

Little Black Dress

So I have been going through my closet, trying to mentally prepare myself for our inevitable move in 3 months and realized that I have SO many clothes.

Among all those clothes 27 skirts!
And I am not even going to tell you how many dresses I have.
Ridiculous right?
I know.

But in my defense I have made at least 7 and have found half of the rest at thrift stores.
Still that is a lot.
And a lot of my dresses and skirts are from high school. I have a serious issue with throwing things away. (one reason why I am dreading this move so much)

One of my dresses is zebra print.
Not sure what I was planning on doing with that one.
Another one (black), I had only worn once.
Sad huh? Poor dress.

I have to throw it away. My mom would be mortified. I have been holding onto a dress for 4-5 years! But the idea of it is so cute, I can't just throw away a perfectly good dress that I won't ever wear....
...So while justifying why I still need it (to avoid wasting a dress)
I came to the magical solution of using it to make a dress for my daughter.





I think it turned out pretty good.
I figure if I don't like it on her, I can just toss it.
I don't have as many issues with throwing away her clothes.

Do you have any clothes you can't part with but never wear?

Hope to see you around!

Pillowcase Outfits

I found two Martha Stewart pillow cases at the thrift store and couldn't resist.

Only 0.49 cents.
So I decided to use one pillowcase to make myself a pencil skirt
and the other to make my daughter a dress.



It took me a while to figure out the best way to make my pencil skirt. I tried putting it on a pinning it where I wanted to take it in but then the waist was too big. I found the easiest way for me was to lay it out with one of my other pencil skirts and pinning it to match. I used a regular zipper on the side, instead of an invisible (I am a little intimidated by the invisible zipper, but am going to attempt it this week. I'll let you know how it goes). It may look better with an invisible zipper, if you dare.


Here is a slightly better angle of my daughters dress. She hasn't quite gotten the hang of posing yet...and I am okay with that.
The tricky part for her dress were the sleeves. I had to take them out twice to size up. I didn't have a pattern so I just experimented until it worked. I may suggest using a pattern for the sleeves if you haven't done one before like me. It could save you a lot of time un-stitching.

Red, White & Blue Ruffle Dress

I made this ruffle dress for the 4th of July.
I had been wanting to make a ruffle dress for my daughter for forever and couldn't get this design out of my mind.
I didn't have a pattern for it, so I tried to make it about the size of one of her other dresses and winged the ruffle part.
I absolutely love it! I can't wait to make her another one for next year.

Turned out pretty good huh?


I just love her little chub.

Tomato Picking

Home grown tomatoes are the best.

I have loved spending time with my garden. There is something so sweet about picking tomatoes and carrying them in a basket or plant holder? (I am not sure what I should call what I used today)

Whatever it is, it was invigorating.
It made me want to skip.




Anyone want tagliarini pichi pachu tomorrow?
What is your favorite tomato dish?

See you around.

Sewing - Baby Girl Dress #1

I love to sew.
Especially dresses for my daughter and me.

Dresses are magical and always make me feel happy.
"Put on your Sunday clothes when you feel down and out.."
(Can you name that movie?)

Here is the first of three I have made.

Yellow ruffles.
Stay tuned for the next two.

Hope to see you around.