Craft Re-fashion Tutorial: T-shirt to Girls Tank Top with Rosette
Have a t-shirt that needs a little make over? Here is all you have to do.If you read this post, you realize that I had a partially ruined purple shirt that I didn't know what to do with. So, after...
View ArticleSimple Pillow Case Dress Tutorial
Today I am going to try my hand at a Pillow Case Dress Tutorial. The pillow case dress is a very simple sewing project, and it doesn't take long to complete. For my pillow case dresses I use fabric cut...
View ArticleQuilt Con Austin in Pictures
This past week Austin was host to Quilt Con. I don't quilt, but I still had a swell time. What's not to like in a room of beautiful of handmade things, colorful fabric and clever crafty tools.This was...
View ArticleCalling All Ferris Bueller Fans - Free Pattern for a Sloane Jacket
[Editor's Note: Most mommies over 30 know and love the movie Ferris Buellers Day Off. I could recite almost every word. We also remember Sloane in her cool white leather fringed jacket. Oh Sloane how I...
View ArticleHow to Make Your Own Maternity Jeans
Almost two years ago, I broke the zipper on a pair of my jeans (I've never done this before or since, happily), and I thought, "WHAT could you possibly do with a pair of jeans with a broken zipper?"And...
View ArticleTrendy Chevron Rugs Are Expensive - Why Not Make Your Own
[Editor's Note: Katy from Sweet Verbena is starting to furnish her apartment. Like many of us she just had a rude awakening about how much rugs costs. Even 'cheap' machine rugs are not that cheap. This...
View ArticleRuffled Christmas Tree Onesie
[Editor's Note: I'm a big fan of kids in themed outfits. Yes, I have lost count of how many holiday shirts my kids own. Somehow on adults holiday wear seems silly (tacky Christmas sweater party...
View ArticlePretty in Pink Pom Pom Curtains
[Editor's Note: Raechel you had me at hot pink pom pom fringe. I recently popped over to read Finding My Feet and was greeted with a picture of the most gorgeous fringe I have seen in a good long...
View ArticleSew a Bra That Fits You
[Editor's Note: I have never been professionally fitted for a bra but I hear it can be a life altering experience. Every time I hear of someone being fitted they realize they have been wearing the...
View ArticleHarry Potter And The Quiet Book
For my third installment in my nerdy quiet book series, I decided to step out of the sci-fi universe and take a step towards fantasy. What better fantasy book to start with then Harry Potter....
View ArticleDIY Turkey Placemats
[Editor's Note: Remember as a kid you were always forced to sit at a separate table with all the other small fries? If your going to banish the kids you might as well make them a spiffy placemat of...
View ArticleOrnate Mini Quilt
[Editor's Note: Anything involving Liberty of London fabric is alright by me. I may not quilt, but this adorable and ornate mini quilt might be just the inspiration I need to start. I love the way the...
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