Monster shirt

Crowns and Masks

I helped with my girls Halloween parties and had to bring something for the bags but couldn't bring food. I couldn't handle adding to the amount of pencils or vampire teeth I knew they would be getting so I decided to make something I knew they wouldn't be getting. Felt is cheap and I have boxes filled with scraps.

And in case you were wondering, I drew the crown myself and just sewed up the back, no elastic or velcro. There are a ton of good mask patterns online if you just google them.

Minnie

Once upon a time I made stuff. I still do. But not really.

But I did make this for a friend who's 1 year old is having a Minnie Mouse birthday party. I made a tutu to go with it as well and was once again reminded that I will never make another tutu. They really are time consuming.

Toolbelt

Here's my toolbelt onesie inspired from this shop. Her's is made with faux suede. Pretty sweet!

wearable

Most of the onesies I have made are in the 3 month size.

 Thought I would share some pics of my cute little guy wearing them. I have a TON from my days of making them for craft fairs in this size as well so while you have already seen them on this blog you haven't seen them in a cute little guy.

And since I still haven't made it back to the sewing machine I thought I could at least post some pics of who I have been spending my time with.

He got to go to listen to a speaker at a medical conference with his daddy. I couldn't resist putting this on him even though I think it embarrassed his dad a bit.

I'll post more as I upload pictures....

Dino Sweater

Remember the sweater I made?

Well I added to it and it is so much better. Especially with Ady modeling.

Dr. Kit

I have been making quite a few of these since I moved out east.

I made some name tags for the bags. Just added the baby's name with the Dr. title.

Tool Belt Onesie

Happy Valentine's Day!

How awesome is the internet! And pinterest! And blogs! While I may spend too much time on them my kids at least benefit from it.

Last weekend we were snowed in. And by snowed in I mean we got 5 inches, so I wasn't going anywhere. My kids were getting restless and I remembered this pin,

so we made these:

 I also made some heart stamps out of apples ( we were out of potatoes)

And last night while the girls were making valentine's for their family I printed off a couple of these
And they turned out so cute.

#2 is still working on writing her name, although she usually does a better job.

 Last night while the kiddos where sleeping I whipped up these. Another pinterest idea,

 but I dipped mine in chocolate to make them seem more like kisses.

And then what holiday wouldn't be complete without being inspired by something from Made.
I saw this tutorial and knew my girls would love the shirts. They were so quick and easy!

Of course getting my girls all dressed at the same time and posed normal is out of the question.

 I tied up their shirts with ribbon and placed them in their room with a cute box stuffed with a pair of socks(courtesy of the Target dollar section that was half off yesterday!) It was fun to hear them find their gifts when they woke up.

So while my husband is probably not getting anything this year, he won't be home anyways, at least my kids know how much I love them!

Fixing holes

If you live in the cold and have a daughter who only wears skirts then I am going to guess that this post will benefit you.

Leggings are a must under skirts out here in the winter and even with a pair to wear every day of the week my 6 year old still managed to wear a hole through a couple of them. So I got to work on repairing them. It took all of 5 minutes for both pair.

I cut out a piece of fabric to cover the hole in the knee. Ironed it on with my favorite fusible webbing (making sure to put paper in between the 2 pieces of fabric so they didn't stick together where the hole was, and I was done!

 Yeah, I could have stitched around them for durability and cuteness but I have been feeling lazy lately.

 They have been through a few wears and washes and are holding on just fine. That is why you buy the good stuff.

 They are now her favorite pairs to wear!

Owl Pillows

I got back in the sewing groove long enough to make these cute pillows and one more quick fun project I'll post later in the week. This is something I have been wanting to make forever but was always on the back of the list. I finally just sat down one day and started.

 I had my 3 year old help pick out fabrics and we got everything cut out. Not an easy task with a 20 month old helping you pin everything down.

 The one below is what my 3 year old picked out all on her own for herself.

 3 owl pillows for my 3 girls who are now all sleeping in the same room.

If you want to make your own there are a few tutorials online like this one here. And have you seen the owls from gingercake? They are so stinkin adorable! Check them out. You can buy her pattern here. I looked at them all and then decided I liked different parts of different owls. I looked on pinterest because there are a million and one pictures on there and then just drew out a shape and cut.

Elephant Tee

My 1 year old loves to make elephant noises and when she does she holds her arm up high like its the trunk.

I had to make a shirt where the trunk was the arm.

All 4 shirts for her ready to wrap.

Animal Shirts

I have a 1 year old who is bssesed with animlas right now. They make her happy. I love seeing her happy. She has a ton of animal jammies thanks to my mom and loves getting ready for bed now. We read books to her all day long but only the ones with animals in them.

So for Christmas I thought I would make her some animal shirts. Of course I keep thinking of animals that would be fun to make. So far I have made 3 shirts with one more in the works, I also made her a dress that I just need to take a picture of. She has already worn the dress a lot. It is an owl dress and walks around "hoo-ing" whenever she wears is.

I let her help me pick out her Lion fabric. I know it's supposed to be a present but it was so fun to watch her pick out the fabric and the buttons. She kept adding them to the shirt. If you have kids, let them join in. They love it and it's so cute to watch them.

It bugs my 6 year old that the mane falls in the lion's eyes. But manes are messy and crazy right?

Presents

I am still on a sewing spree and am trying to post but have been too busy caught up actually making things. Go figure. I finally finished the extended family gifts and mailed them out today! Such a good feeling. I also had a birthday party today which I always seem to go over board on. (I'm not the only one right?) That kept me pretty busy. Luckily I had family in town who didn't seem to mind that I disappeared upstairs for hours while they played with my kids.

Here is a picture of one of my presents for my nephew. I know these are everywhere on pinterest right now. There is a really cute looking one that says it's a super hero fort kit although I don't get it cause the only thing super hero about it is a lightening bolt on the outside? But it would be fun to actually make one that that is superheroed out. Like sheets and all kinds of other fun things. Like the strings should be called spiderman webs??? I don't know, could be super fun to play around with!

Anyways, I made a couple of these last year for my girls. They love them. And I made one for my niece this year as well but didn't take a pic. Found cute girly sheets at a thrift store though.

And here is the original post on how to make them. At least as far as I can tell. Lots of links you will find will eventually take you right to this one.