Create Awesome-Ideas for Everyday
Ready to learn how to make some super easy pants? No pattern! No hemming! Perfect for PJ pants and they have an elastic waist so they are nice for potty training kids too. Supplies: Pants that fit your child well Fabric (I used about 1/2 yard for size 4 pants) Coordinating Fabric (Two 3 inch [...]
Ellie is having a toddler party tomorrow for her friends. So I thought it would be fun to make her a special Valentine’s outfit. Today I’m going to show you how I made her super easy heart shirt and I’ll be back tomorrow to show you how to make the pants. Supplies: T shirt-I bought [...]
Washington had a big snowstorm last week that knocked out the power for most of my week. So today I have a lovely little coat makeover that doesn’t require electricity! It’s not weird that I was doing craft projects with no power, right? It’s not like I could watch TV. I bought my daughter this [...]
Are you a Jane Austen fan? I am! Love her books and the movies made from them. Whenever my husband deploys I always spend the first day watching the really long A&E Pride and Prejudice and sulking. Then the next day I suck it up and continue on with life. My sister in law [...]
Do you have a little girl on your Christmas list? I know lots of little girls that love baby dolls and can always use some blankets to wrap their baby up. So today I have a little tutorial for a doll blanket and pillow! This is a great starter sewing project since it’s all straight [...]
Are you almost ready for Christmas? Only 13 more days! I made a cute little felt road for my car obsessed nephew and I’m so excited to show you how to make one too! Including the cars this project costs about $10. Less if you use fabric from your stash! This would be such a [...]
I bought some basic navy curtain panels for our little guy’s Star Wars bedroom. We hung them up and they just looked sad and skimpy. I left them alone for a few months so I could think about what to do. Then I saw this master bedroom on the Nate show where they doubled up the [...]
I usually use drop cloths for painting but I’ve seen some adorable curtains made out of drop cloths all over blogland in the past year. I love the rustic look of them so I knew they would be perfect for my teenager’s room. Plus they are a really economical way to get a lot of [...]
Are you ready for Halloween? I am a last minute costume Mom. When my older kids were tiny I would spend forever on costumes and start weeks in advance. Now my kids dig through the costume box the day before and I only make the little one a costume since the costume box is lacking [...]
So today I made some easy pillows out of the leftover curtain fabric. The fabirc is Waverly lovely lattice in lagoon purchased from here. I took some photos of the process so I can show you how easy it is (and SO much cheaper than buying pillows). You need a pillow form. I took mine from [...]
