bandana apron

i saw this online a while ago and immediately pinned it. the tutorial is no sew, but i worried it would fall apart easily. so, i did a little sewing. i'm loving these. if you have a special occasion coming up, you just might be getting one of these.

Source: go.tipjunkie.com via Aubrey on Pinterest

little maxi skirt

while i was down in vegas i made karlee an itty maxi skirt. i followed the same tutorial as the maxis i've made for myself EXEPT i forgot to make it wider at the bottom. she was walking around all funny so i ended up cutting it off to make a short skirt. she's pretty picky about clothes these days so who knows if she will even wear it. i might have to try again and make it a little easier to walk in. there's nothing cuter than little things.

sweater----->cardigan

i have seen a lot of pins on pinterest about turning a sweater or old shirt into a cardigan. i've even pinned a few. some of them are just pictures and not tutorials. i have had this sweater sitting on a shelf in my room for months. i finally decided to just do it. i am sure others are using fancier methods, but i just did what made sense.

1. lay sweater on cutting board. make sure you only cut through top side of sweater.                                

2. use a ruler and rotary cutter and cut straight down the center of the sweater.                                                                 

3. pin a hem. i did about  1/4". if you really want to be perfectionist, measure the hem so it's perfect.                                             

4. sew the hem. make sure you sew it so the hem is on the inside. i turned my sleeves inside out to help me visualize but it's so not necessary

5. voila you have a cardigan. this really is the same sweater even though the color looks completely different.

i basically wear a cardigan every single day of my life. this was so easy. i'm on the search for more clothes to re-purpose into cardigans

IPad Sleeve

Ever since Obama work bought us iPads I've wanted to make a cute sleeve. Bonny posted a couple she made on instagram and I nearly died. We got together for sewing day, and while she sewed baby burp rags, we walked me through the process. It really was pretty easy, and I love the finished product.



we talked about a tutorial half way through, but it was too late by that point. maybe next time.

Maxi Dress

ever since i saw this maxi dress post, i have been dying literally dying to make it. it looked so easy, and it really is. katy at http://sweet-verbena.blogspot.com is one of my favorite crafty bloggers. her tutorials are so easy to follow. this dress really is so easy and anyone can make it. all you need is 2 yards of white jersey knit fabric, thread, and rit dye in your color of choice. celsey and i added sewing to our monday night tradition, and michelle joined us. we sewed 3 dresses, ate dinner, and watched the bach. i'm already dying to make another one...this time shorter to wear with leggings. what color should i do and who wants to make one with me?

i LOVE rit dye although i felt a little like the jolly green giant wearing it

Girl Baby Gift

church friend paige had a baby shower back in april. since i couldn't make it to the shower i never finished the baby gift. i found these itty bitty flip flops at old navy and sincerely just about died. i made this birdie onesie a while ago and decided to make a matchy matchy skirt. i already made the itty bitty felt bow that is barely showing in the corner. i sewed this and a few other itty bitties tonight. i just finished cleaning it all up, when i got a text from paige saying baby aspen is here. talk about perfect timing. can't wait to see her in this little number. all this girl baby stuff nearly kills me it's so cute.

Itty Bitty Baby Skirts

The last time I made these skirts I never got around to posting a link to the tutorial. I searched online and found this tutorial. I actually liked it better than what I did last time. This time I gathered the top by pinning like crazy...more pinning than I have done in any other project. ever, but it worked. Last time I gathered by doing a basting stitch and pulling. I kept breaking the thread. This was was much easier. It definitely helped that these are the itty bittiest things I have ever seen. Someone have a girl baby fast.

skip work and craft...maxi skirt

i thought i posted this on Friday, but i guess i didn't. oops...

Yesterday was skip work and craft day. Lots of various things came up so we didn't get started until later. It was a small craft day but still full of fun. Mikael and I made these maxi skirts. I started with this pin which led to another tutorial. We changed it a little so I'm pretty much no help on the tutorial part. We kind of followed the tutorial until the band part. We were getting a little confused so we just sewed wrong sides together and it seemed to work out. It was pretty easy and so comfy. I want one in every color. Next up...maxi dress.

pendant banner

i made this pendant banner months ago for a going away party and never used and never took a picture. i was in a mega rush when i put it together so i didn't take pictures along the way. it was pretty simple to put together but a little time consuming. due to the set up of the party, we couldn't even use it. i was a little bitter for a while, but i was so excited when it matched the color scheme for nettie's bridal shower. i made it to say congrats or good luck by changing out the letters.

you might think this picture is about the people, but it's actually about the banner above their heads

here's the gist of how i did it

cut triangles out of coordinating fabric

sew a gathering stitch along the top edge of the triangles

gather each triangle separately

pin triangles together 

sew a straight line attaching each triangle to the next

velcro letters to center so they can be changed out for different occasions

hang with tacks

Not Tonight Pillow

I saw something similar to this pillow online somewhere and unfortunately couldn't find it again. I wish I could credit the place I got the idea, but I seriously can't find it. As soon as Nettie got engaged, I HAD to make it. I think it's so funny.

I took crappy phone pictures of the process. Side not...I just realized my phone pictures are so crappy because my camera lens has a few cracks in it. It might be time for a new phone soon. Until then, here is the crappy picture step by step of the Not Tonight Pillow.

trace stencil (printed from word with a font i liked) onto freezer paper (i got mine from a co-worker but apparently it can be found by the wax paper at the grocery store) shiny side down.

cut out stenciled letters with an exacto knife

iron on stencil to the fabric. make sure it's a good seal so paint doesn't seap through.

paint. a few tutorials used different types of paint and mixed paint types. i used regular acrylic craft paint, and it worked fine. i did 3-4 coats to make sure it was dark/heavy enough to show up

after the paint dries, peel off the stencil.

cover with light material and iron over the words to seal

now it's time to sew. i'm not even going to pretend to know the best way to sew a pillow. these were my first pillows ever, and i'm sure i could use a few tips myself.

finished product

i made 2 pillows because i couldn't decide which one i liked better. the writing doesn't show up quite as well on this one, but i still love it.
co-worker michelle made one out of burlap this week, and it turned out so very cute.

more scarves

I loved my bamboo infinity scarf so much I HAD to make more. They really are a pretty simple sewing project. I wore the pattern scarf to work, and everyone loved it. I must make more!

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bamboo infinity scarf

It's that time of year again for all things winter. Even though I really dislike winter, I do like a few things about winter like scarves. Bonny and I got together yesterday and make these scarves adapted from this tutorial. The bamboo fabric is so soft. I want one in every color.

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multiple project craft day

We wanted to get in one more skip work and craft day before Brianna had her baby so after lots of arranging we found a day. Most people didn't end up making it even Brianna, but we did some great projects.

Kimber's dessert stands. She found plates and stands at DI and spray painted them red. I think I NEED them.

ribbon and felt flower belt. how to here

necklaces from ties. to die for cute. Mikael the self proclaimed uncrafty one found this tutorial, and made her own darling necklace. i must make more of these.

I really really love craft day. It makes me feel just a little bit like a stay at home crafter.

Baby Crafts

Today was skip work and craft day. I loved every single second of it. We made baby onesies and burp cloths (picture 1-me, picture 2-Kimber), and they turned out so cute I could die.

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Matchy Matchy

I did a lot of sewing over spring break this year. I started out with plans to make a couple skirts and ended up making a little more. I had tons of extra material so I made a skirt for Karlee. Here we are posing in our matchy matchy skirts.

Earth Day Giveaway

Remember these?!?

Do you want one?!?

In honor of earth day and my attempt to persuade everyone to be a little greener, I'm giving away a re useable snack bag here and my personal blog. Usual rules apply.

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Enter by Sunday, April 24 at 2:00pm

Spring Break Craft Day

Yesterday was craft day at co-worker Kimber's house. Aly found a tutorial (which i will post as soon as i find it) for these very cute skirts, and we have been dreaming of spring break ever since. We spent the day crafting and sewing and laughing and having fun. I love having such fun co-workers.

Gaby, Aly, and I gathering our skirts

Charity and Brianna working on jersey knit bracelets

our finished products

i'm pretty proud of my first attempt at sewing apparel. the skirt was actually pretty easy, and i can't wait to make another one with aly tomorrow.

Recent Crafts

Isn't this the cutest little tyke you have ever seen? Cole started having seizures when he was 10 months old. His family recently found out he is going to have brain surgery next month in Ohio. Everyone has high hopes that this surgery will change Cole's life for the better. Cole's parents are organizing some fundraisers to help offset the cost of the coming months.

I spent the weekend making some crafts for the silent auction they are planning in the next couple of weeks. Go here to read all about Cole, his story, and what you can do to help (silent auction, 5k, concert).

more re useable snack bags

flower headbands

I dropped off the stuff I made to Cole's mom yesterday. She was so sweet and appreciative, and I know she and her husband would appreciate help from others.

snack bags

Living in sugarhouse made me want to be green so when Bonny suggested reusable snack bags for craft day, I was so excited. They turned out incredibly cute even if they are a wee bit small. I can't wait to make more. Go here for the tutorial.

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