Baby gown into dress and crochet baby sweater

Hello Crafty Friends!

Today I thought I would share what I did to a really cute baby gown that my granddaughter never wore.  She didn't like the gowns.

Found this gown at Hobby Lobby when we were
in the baby shower planning stages.  Mermaids was
the theme and color scheme was Coral and Aqua.  

After my granddaughter was born, we realized she really didn't love the
gown idea.  So a few months went by and I thought,
"Why not make a little dress out of it?!"
It was made a of a thick tshirt type fabric so I
just trimmed off the bottom and stretched it out (no hemming...YAY!)
It turned into a really nice ruffle effect which was perfect.

I realized I had about a 5" piece of fabric left with the elastic
bottom and thought..."Make a headband!!"
I trimmed off the elastic bottom and rolled it and ran a seam up the opposite
side to math the original seam and VOILA!  Headband!!
With the left over couple inches of strips I made the flower.

I found this free pattern and made this cute little sweater too.
It's finally getting to be fall chilly weather so this will be perfect.  :)

My Little Miss model.  We added a pair of white capri leggings.
I love how this turned out!

 Until next time...

Hugs,
Terri

Pillowcase dress, Take 2...

Hello Crafty Friends!

The other day I shared a pillowcase dress from Melissa Mortenson at We All Sew.  You can check out blog posts HERE and HERE.  While the size I first made was the 0-3 month size, as you can see in previous blog post, it is a little big for her right now.  So I cut down the measurements to 17"x11"  for the body and 17"x5" for the hem piece.  She is 2 months now and this fit her a bit better.  I still think it could be a little bigger than this, although it does make a cute top size (we are going to pair it with leggings).  I think for the next one I will make something in between.  This is a really quick little dress to make.  Probably only took an hour on this one.

Here she is, my little model...

  
She has become quite mobile and wiggly these days and this was the only shot in focus.  haha!

Here is a little sneak peak of the next color combo I have in mind...

Stay tuned!

Pillow Case Dress

Hello Crafty Friends!

Hope you all are well.  It's been a while I know.  This grandma business is the BEST!!

I found this pattern on Pinterest from Melissa Mortenson at We All Sew and couldn't resist trying it out.  It was super easy and super fun picking out the fabrics.  Here is the first one (trying it out for size before I make the next one).  I'm sure it is going to be to big, but since we have summer weather thru October she just might fit into it while it is still hot.  This is the 3-6 month size.  You can see the size chart and easy to follow instructions on the We All Sew link above.

Couldn't resist adding a little pic from our 1 month photo shoot.  She is just to fun!

Until next time friends,

My gift for the nursery...

Hello Crafty Friends!!!

Just wanted to share the pillow I made for Kristine's chair in the nursery room and the card I made. Someday I will get over there and get a pic of the finished nursery.  LOL!  It's absolutely adorable.  :)

This is the first time I worked with a rope edge. I don't think it turned out half bad. I had to do some research because it was so thick it made it hard to get through the machine, but I did it somehow.  LOL!  If there's a will, there's a way, right?!

I was so proud of my perfectly pinned corners.  :)

I used the Love You Tons svg from
Miss Kate Cuttables

If you want to see what else I made using Miss Kate Cuttables Love You Tons svg and digis you can check it out here  and here.

Daughters new apartment...

Hello Crafty Friends!

My middle daughter moved into her own apartment this summer, and have we been having fun decorating. She is a very frugal young lady so we did a lot of refurbishing and hand making.  Where she moved they allow you to paint, as long as you paint it back before you move.  AWESOME!!!  We love color.  She has done an accent wall in every room.

Here are just a few items we ("I") made.  LOL!

Soon we are going to make a roman shade
out of that mini blind.  Here little kitty
darlings have already ruined some of the slats.

I don't know if you have an Ikea store near you, but they have some GREAT fabrics.  We paid $7.99 for one yard of this fabric and I made a kitchen curtain and 2 pillows.  They even have the pillow forms really cheap.  Love it!!!

My son dismantled the furniture for me so I didn't get a before shot.  She got these great tables from a friends garage sale and we ("I") refinished them using Rust-oleum's new furniture refinish kit.  Love it!!!

You can have this tinted so many different colors.  We did Espresso.  Was a little
more brown than she wanted, but ended up matching all the dark
doors and other pieces of furniture she
had. 

Got a really cute knob that matched all
her colors at Hobby Lobby.  

We also did an end table.  We have been having so much fun decorating her little place.  Good thing she has a crafty mom.  ;)  LOL!  Next we are going to make a matching curtain for the living room sliding glass doors.

12/12/12...

Hello Crafty Friends!

Happy 12/12/12 day!  I just realized that it was 12/12/12 when I was going to post this.  :)

I needed a few pillows for my couch that looked a little more like Christmas and less like fall.  My first intention was to cover the fall pillows with a pillow type slip cover that I was going to make out of
Christmas napkins that I found a pack of 4 at Home Goods for $5.  Well, since those pillows were a little to big I did have a couple of pillows that I am using for the guest room decorator pillows that I'm going to make when I get around to them hopefully in January.  (More about that later.)

I just took 2 of the napkin wrongs sides together and sewed a seam on 3 sides of the inside edge of the napkin hem.  Inserted the pillow and sewed up the fourth side.  Just wanted something quick and easy for the holiday.  ;)

And here they are...

Super easy.  :)

Until next time...

Cushions...

Hello Crafty Friends!

Just wanted to share some cushions I made for a wonderful friend of mine.  She has lovely, GINORMOUS really large table with 4 really long bench seats that she asked me to make cushions for.  I have made cushion in the past for other types of chairs but this style was a first for me.  I have renewed faith that I can pretty much tackle any project now.  LOL!

That green cushion foam is quite challenging to get into a cushion that is all sewed up.  We were trying to be frugal and not add zippers or hook and loop closures.  With all the hand sewing it might be worth it though...next time.  hehe!

Here is what the before and afters looked like...

All the supplies

The most important supplie ;)
(All my friends know that I like a
few orange slices while working on projects.  And if they
don't...my Bestie makes sure they do!!)  LOL!

Ironing out all the wrinkles

All 4 cushions cut up and ready to sew!

Oops...Didn't get a big enough piece of poly wrap to
cover the entire cushion.  Easy Tack to the rescue.  

Looking good...

One down...Three to go!

Well until my sewing machine broke.  :(

I had to send the machine in to the shop and that took a week out the roll I was on.

Funny how when you don't have your sewing machine there are so many

projects you need to do that require sewing.  UGH!  

Well I finally got it back and Voila!

Finished at last!

They turned out better than I expected and they look lovely on her benches.  :)  I forgot to take my camera with me to get a final pic.  Maybe next time I go over I will remember.  :)

Have a wonderful day!

A lavender sachet for bridal shower favor...

Hello again crafty friends!

A friend of mine asked me if I would help her come up with some ideas for a bridal shower she was giving.  I sent her a few ideas and since the bride to be is a very crafty person and loves to quilt, we came up with this cute little sachet idea.  I found this pin cushion on Pinterest and thought what a cute sachet it would make.

Uh oh...problem.  We wanted lavender, and lavender season wasn't until the week after the shower.  Problem solved...I Googled alternative ideas and one of the sites I visited suggested soaking cotton balls with lavender essential oil.  Yay!  I put a bag of cotton balls into a zip lock bag and added the oil.  Lot's of oil.  :)  My house smelled so good.  LOL!  Anyway, I let it set for a couple of weeks because I wanted to see how long the scent would last.  Well, it lasts...that's for sure.  This was loads cheaper than buying dry lavender and a lot softer.

I found these really cute fat quarter packs at Joann's that had all the colors coordinated already.  They were on sale for around $6.00 and I used my 40% off coupon.  Saweet!  Then I also got a bag of poly fill and a bag of coordinating buttons (all different colors and sizes).  On sale of course!

All in all. 40 sachets for under $20.00.  Woo Hoo!

The brides soon to be mother in law, and my friends had a taste testing for the cupcakes (lavender with champagne icing), and sewing day at my Besties house.  She made us quite the lunch, Yummm, and we got to work.  My friends daughter wanted to learn how to sew on a machine so I put her to work right away.  I am not above child labor.  LOL!  JK!

I have to say it did take my bestie and I an extra day (or two?) to finish these up...but check out our results.  They were quite the hit at the shower, and fit the brides personality perfectly.

I can't wait until the wedding.  It is going to be a girl trip to the wedding destination.  :)

The Apron Gift...

Hello My Crafty Friends!

I hope the holidays have treated you well.  :)  We had a wonderful holiday.  Especially as my daughter's doctor let her go off of the Prednisone just before Christmas.  He said it would be a trial period to see how her platetes react.  Hopefully those counts will stay up so she won't have to go on Nplate injections.  :(  This has been a really hard year for her, so we are staying hopeful that all will be well.

I wanted to share with you a apron that I made for my Besties wonderful DIL (that I have adopted) ;).  She is quite the baker and has made some fabulous cupcakes for all of us.  It has been so hard to keep this a secret from her as she would always pick up aprons when we were shopping and we would tell her they weren't that cute so she wouldn't buy one before Christmas.  hehe

Yes that is Zebra print and hot pink!  Here colors.  :)

This is the most ruffling I have ever had to do.  LOL!

I actually used everyone of my straight pins.

I actually impressed myself.  :)

The finished product.  

My Besties beautiful DIL.  We found this fabulous cupcake
cookbook to go with the apron.  She loved it!  

Got some more projects coming up.  This is going to be a busy 2012 for me.  Lot's of milestone birthdays in my family.  Plus I have decided to start making items to sell on Etsy.com.  I will keep you all updated in case their is anything you may be interested in.  :)

Have a SAFE and WONDERFUL New Year!  See ya next year!

Heather's Surprise Pary...

Hello friends...

Today is my friend Heather's Birthday!  HAPPY BIRTHDAY HEATHER!  <3 YOU!

My bestie Delene and I made her this beautiful (if I may say so myself) Apron.  In her color yellow.  :)

We also planned a surprise birthday party for her this past Saturday night with dinner at a great local restaurant and then a night out dancing at a local country bar we had never been too. What fun!  I love my girls.  :)  We have so much fun together.

Here is the card I made for her from us...

Hummingbirds are a remembrance for her of
her late mother.  :)
I found this pic on Google images.