Woot! Woot!

I feel this huge relief now that I can finally share some REAL photos with you! This particular dress was one that had been sitting on the shelf for awhile. I knew that I wanted to make it using a onesie, but had no desire to shell out 10 bucks for a pack of onesies, when only one was needed. Of all places, Wally World came to the rescue. It turns out they sell single onesies, so no more excuses! I snatched up a white and pink and a little pair of lounge pants, I think it took me two days to finish. YAY me! My cousin had been wanting something girly, so I hope she loves this for baby Annabella as much as I loved making it.

Let's get to the good stuff shall we?

Make it and Love it has to be one of my FAVORITE websites. It's like, nonstop, everyday, a new something I have to make or bake! Well, it feels that way haha!

So with my new onesies in tow, I got to work. Presenting.......The Sweet Pleated Dress!

Ain't she a beauty?

Well, since I was in such a crafty mood, I also tackled this shoe pattern I bought from Etsy seller Sweet Pea Patterns. I don't see the Angelina Ballerina listed right now, but there are plenty of other styles available. I am in LOVE with this shoe! Easy peasy pattern and I can't begin to describe the pride I feel for creating these tiny little babies.

Wow. My first shoes. Wow....


Here they are together.

Remember the pink onesie? I cut out some felt letters, used some Heat n Bond and then applied them to a circle I then appliqued to the front. Last minute I also appliqued a little heart to the booty of the lounge pants with a little zigzag stitch.

Lots of goodies, lots of fun. Happy can't begin to describe how I feel. :)


-Becky

Finally, some finished projects!

Well now, that was a break I didn't plan on happening. Funny how time passes so quickly. I kept telling myself tomorrow, I'll update tomorrow. That's almost a whole month of tomorrows YIKES!

Ok, so moving on. I uploaded some photos of projects I had finished up, but unfortunately they are cell phone pics. The good news is that all other projects I'm working on have been photographed with my Nikon. Yay! Cuz these cell phones pics are just so BLAH.

First up! I made a floor cushion for little man using this tutorial from Living With Punks. Go on, go check her out.......aha! You're hooked now aren't you? Did you get to peek at her recipes too? YUMMY! I used this dinosaur print I had been eyeballing for days at Hancock Fabrics (yes days, I'm there every chance I get haha). The floor cushion tutorial gave me an excuse to snatch it up and voila! Dino Seat for little man:

I definitely need to work on my piping skills. Overall it was really easy to follow and little man loves it, so it's a winner!

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Let's see, I also got to work on a couple of diaper covers using this tutorial from Dana at Made. I love her stuff, I have more than a few tutorials of hers I plan to tackle. I can't help how easy she makes it to follow her patterns.

Isn't she a beauty? I made her as soon as Dana posted her tutorial to go with a dress I had made using the Itty Bitty Dress pattern from Made By Rae.

CUTE! I sent this to my newest niece and I can't wait to see her in it!

Gosh, these pics really are horrible. The good news is that this is (hmmm, I just saw my foot in the pic above, glad my toes were painted!) most likely THE LAST post with cell phone pics. I won't lie, it's a bit embarassing, pic after pic, so grainy and the colors come out awful.

OK, back to our regular posting. I made another diaper cover, but this time with RUFFLES! Who doesn't love ruffles???

I made the ruffles using this tute from Char at Crap I've Made (funny, funny name) I used bias tape on the legs to hid the edges of the ruffles. I have plans to do this many more times, I didn't think cute could get any cuter!

The dress on the other hand, was a disaster. It was supposed to be another Itty Bitty Dress, but I cut wrong, then I was going to make it into a gathered skirt, but it was way too long. So I tried covering the waist with bias tape to make into a mini pillow case dress (?) BUT it didn't go over the little girls head. SO, I chopped off the top and made her an elastic waisted skirt. And it's adorable! Sorry, no pic. But trust me, it's a keeper.

And now, to end the torture, the last cell phone pic! hahaha! The Snappy Toddler Top from Prudent Baby is heaven. I picked up this fabric on a whim and it works great for this top.

This was my first attempt at buttonhole making, it was much easier than I thought.

I've got a GREAT little project in the works that I am really excited to show you the outcome. There are a few more things to finish up and then I'll let you in on the secret. ;)

-BECKY

Gathered Clutch - Success!

I absolutely adore this bag! Anna's tutorial for her Gathered Clutch over at Noodleheads is so clear and easy to follow, I think I'm in love!

Ok, so I went a little crazy and made six of these babies, yes SIX! The first was a gift to my sister, she bought the fabric for me, and I decided it would make a cute thank you gift :)

I learned very quickly where I messed up which was very simple to fix the second time around. I had sewn into the zipper cover on the right side, so unfortunately that end didn't pop out the way it should have, but over all, I'm happy with it. I also used fleece interfacing on the outer fabric. I think the soft cushiness gives it a makeup bag kind of feel.

The halfway thru shot, since I forgot to take an after of the inside.

My first clutch! Woohoo! Yipee! I'm so proud, don't mind me.

This is the second clutch that I made, fabric picked and made for my daughter. As you can see, it has plenty of room for all her gadgets.

This Barbie fabric had me at hello! I love it's sophisticated elegance for the young at heart. I made two of these, one for my niece and the second for a friends birthday who has a minor shoe addiction. ;)

This last one I made for another niece and yet another friend. (We all have our birthday within days of each other). I really like this fabric. I had plans to make myself a skirt or maxi dress, since it's a bottom printed fabric, BUT since I bought 10 yards at $2/yd, well, I figured I had some to spare.

The pictures are awful, sorry about that. Cell phone pics do not do them justice! But my battery was not charged on my camera and I couldn't wait a minute longer to post these. I might think twice next time...MIGHT, ha!

Gathered Clutch - Noodlehead

-Becky

Superhero Cape TADA!

This is the tutorial that started all of the sewing madness. Now that little man is a toddler I am anxious to make things for him that are unique and not store bought, because let's face it, that stuff is ridiculously overpriced!

When I came across the Toddler Superhero Cape, I couldn't resist. :) Isn't it so precious?

I got all of my supplies:

1 yard of red cotton fabric

1 yard of black cotton fabric

1 felt sheet of each black & red

2 felt sheets of yellow

velcro

Heat n Bond

and got to work. Not bad eh? Here is the little man himself modeling his newest toy

Batman Superman

Sorry for the fuzzy cell phone photos, I didn't think to use a regular camera.

I also made 3 more. One a wee bit shorter for an 18 mth old cousin, and two that would fit my 4 year old twin nephews as gifts. I made the necks wider and the length much longer for those two.

For my first sewing endeavor I think they turned out pretty good.

Toddler Superhero Cape - Puking Pastilles

-Becky