"Sewing" Projects

As I have stated before, I am NOT a seamstress. At all. Ever. But I do try:) Here's some stuff I have recently created with my trusty sewing machine:

My new apron! Yes, I messed up a little, but I did this totally by myself with no help and no pattern!! I'm proud of it:D

I love the ruffles!

This high-wasted skirt from an old sheet.

I used the original hem from the sheet for the bottom. It's a nice, thick hem.

The Flat Front Pants from the tutorial on MADE. I love her tutorials. And Celebrate the Boy:D If you have a boy, definitely check it out!

Riley's skeleton, of course!

He's so GQ! And as usual I always take the good picture with my cell-phone camera.

The new pants are too short, so I need to let the hem out a little. But I love them and the little nugget does too! He said he wants to wear them tomorrow:)

I am loving all the sewing projects! I can't wait to make more:D

Until next time, toodles!

I Made Shorts!!

I do not really know how to sew, let alone how to sew clothing, but I want to! Somewhere, somehow I came across this tutorial by Dana at MADE and let me just tell you, she makes one heck of a tutorial! It was sew so (hehe!) easy to follow along with her tutorial I feel like I need to whip up a summer wardrobe for Riley right now! However, the events leading up to this excitement are quite story-worthy, so let's begin...

I went to Jo-Ann's Fabric yesterday and asked for 1/2 yard of seer sucker fabric for the pants I set out to make. I loved the pants on the MADE tutorial so much that I had to make some for Riley. When I asked for 1/2 a yard of the black seer sucker fabric something inside me screamed, "GET 1 YARD!" But did I listen? Of course not. So I toted home my 1/2 yard of fabric ready to make some pants.

When I got home and printed out the easy-peasy pants pattern and put the pattern onto the fabric I started to freak. The stripes were going the wrong way! They were horizontal! I should have gotten 1 yard! Why didn't I listen?! So I sulked around all night and vowed I was going to take the fabric back to Jo-Ann's and see if they would exchange it for a yard.

And then I woke up this morning (on a high from seeing my Felt Rosette Wreath featured in the 10 Gotta-Try Chic & Crafty Ideas on Frugal Girls) and thought, "Hey, I can make Riley some little shorts instead!" So, that's what I did. And I'm proud to say it was not a complete disaster; there is proof below. Although I will be making some pants next;)

Check out those shorts (and that face)!

Yes, that is Gru from Despicable Me on that sticker there;) And see the little black tag on the shorts there? It has a "skeleton," AKA: skull and crossbones, on it. The reason? Riley's favorite "skeleton" PJs got non-fixable holes in them and he was kind enough to let me use them for my Owls so another little boy can have some "skeletons" too. How sweet is that?! So I added that little tag on there so Riley can wear some "skeletons" again:)

Action shot! Riley is my little rock-thrower:)


So, all-in-all a great project. I'm ashamed to say I was a little worried there in the middle of making the shorts, but all's well that ends well!


Until next time, toodles!

Crinkly Critters

This is a draft of Ollie and Ellie's (Crinkly Critters) "Display Bio." It will be displayed whenever they are sold in public (ie: craft shows/fairs, trunk shows, etc.) Tell me what you think. Like it? Don't like it? Take something out? Add something in? I would really like some feedback on it. Thanks!:)

"Hello! We're Ollie and Ellie, the Crinkly Critters! Our lightweight bodies are made from 100% upcycled fabrics. These are fabrics from clothes, PJs, and even bed linens! All of the fabric is cotton, machine washed and safe for little ones to chew... No germs here! Our backs are adsorbent terry cloth from upcycled towels! And our crinkly wings are adorned with yummy, colorful, safe-to-chew tags which will make teething gums very happy! So go ahead, give us a try! We promise we won't disappoint even toughest, or smallest, critic."