A few weeks ago I made this onesie for my cousin, and decided that it needed something else with it.  I made a pair of shoes for my little girl last summer using a pattern from this brilliant lady . . . Lena.

So, I got online, found Lean's patterns again, and purchased this little shoe pattern and got busy.  Mine don't look quite as nice as hers, but I think they'll still do.  I also used fabric instead of the wool she used because I wanted the frayed edge look on these little cuties.

New onesies

I know a gazillion people who are prego right now, and I've been going crazy making things for them.  This is a hot pink pair of pants, with hot pink ric rac, and black and white polka dot fabric, but it looks red in the pic.  

And this cute little thing will hopefully look pretty cute with a pair of khaki pants.  I'm also waiting on a pattern to make some cute little matching shoes.

St. Patty's Day is on the Way

My goal this month:  Get working on more St. Patty decorations!

I had ZERO St. Patty day decorations last year, and decided I needed to be a bit more festive this year.  The pot of gold and shamrock tree was a piece of cake.  Basically the bones were already in place from my valentine heart tree, so I simply changed out the decor with some little things I found at hobby lobby.

 My lucky letters I picked up at wood connection, painted them green, added some paper, chalked the edges, and embellished with stickers and ribbon. The cute hat was also a wood connection piece.  You can't tell to well from the picture, but there is some really fun gold glitter on it!

 I bought this frame at the local thrift store for $2.00, gave it a good painting, added some subway art that I found online, and distressed it a little to match the Lucky letters. The pot of gold I got from Wood Connection, and I just added some fun gold glitter and a little paint to it.

I know this is VERY slim!  So, my goal is to continue to add to the collection.  On the docket . . . a St. Patty's day ribbon topiary, teacher gifts, and who knows what else.

Keep Calm and . . .

Anyone else sick of the keep calm and . . . posters!

Well, I am!  So, tonight I created a new one.

Baby Outfit

My cute cousin is having a baby in June, and I am so excited for her!  I've got a million fun things that I want to make for her, and here is the first of the bunch.  Cross your fingers she'll like it.  I think the tie onesie and the binki clip are fine, it's the baby leggings that have me a little worried.  I guess I'll have to wait and see!

Valentine Skirt & Necklace

It's really only  been 1 1/2 years since I got my sewing machine, and I really only know the basics.  So, I'm proud to let you know that I ventured out and attempted something new.  I made a skirt for my daughter yesterday.  (she's only 18 months old, so let's be honest, this really wasn't anything too difficult)
I was completely unsure that it would work out, so I didn't take any during picture.  But here is the procedure I followed:

1.  I took a pair of her pants, and measured the waste & length.
2.  Determined the approximate length I wanted the skirt, and cut a strip of material that width.
3.  I decided to make the waste of the skirt 1 1/2 times the measurement of her pant waste, then I cut the material to that length.
4.  Sew the material into a tube, sewing wrong sides together.
5.  Turn down the top about 1/2 inch (enough room to insert elastic), and sew leaving a small gap to later thread the elastic through.
6.  Do a roll hem on the bottom of the skirt.
7.  Put a safety pin on the end of a piece of elastic, thread it through, determine desired length of elastic and then sew the elastic together.  Next sew up the "hole" where you inserted the elastic.
8.  I added a ruffle of ribbon to the bottom of my skirt, but this step could be skipped.

It's not the greatest skirt in the world, but it will do for valentine's day, and it looks pretty cute with her pink shirt and the necklace I made for her (which by the way you can purchase at bobbinsnbeads.weebly.com)