stockings

This Christmas will be our fifth Christmas together for my husband and I and we've never had stockings. I figure since our daughter is old enough to know what is going on, and my sister is living with us, it was time to make some. I went to a speciality fabric store and bought some coordinating fabrics, enough to make many matching ones for future kids and came up with these.....

(btw- I made up the stocking shape)

doll bed

I've had a few projects in the works that I've been wanting to post for a while, so now here they finally are!

I saw a doll bed on a blog and had to make one. Well, my husband made the bed and I made the bedding and doll. We wanted this Christmas present to be from both of us for our daughter....

I made this yo-yo quilt, pillow, sheet, and doll so that they all go together. I got the measurements for the bed, matress, pillow, and quilt here. and the doll pattern here.

'Tis the Season to be Jolly!

I love to decorate for Christmas. I've added just a few small things to my stash this year.


This is a paper wreath that was so easy and fun to make. Here are the directions link:
paper wreath


Here are some stockings I made. I was going to make a bunch of stockings for later down the road when I had more children, but for some reason I stopped at 4. No, there are no more kids coming at the moment. I followed the Amy Butler pattern & here's the link:
Christmas Stockings

These are just some dollar store candles I covered with glue and glitter. I love sparkly things!


Just some old blocks I covered with holiday letters.

little craft apron

I have been wanting to make my daughter an aprong for when we cook/craft/create. I finally broke down and went to a specialty fabric store and found these cute prints! They were rather expensive, but I figured I didn't need very much, so I got it! I love how it turned out. And I even have enought fabric to make her a dress/shirt. I got the pattern online here. I added my own flair by adding the pocket and fabric on the bottom. I am going to give it to my little one for Christmas...also a great kids gift for bday/xmas.

beanies and scarfs!

I love the fall because I get an excuse to crochet. It's so relaxing and doesn't take very long after you get the hang of it! Here's a couple of things I made...I like the ribbon threaded through with a bow...adds a little flair!

presents.

I saw this cute garland here and had to make it. All it took was one smallish sized packing box, packing tape, scrapbooking paper and ribbon! I LOVE how it turned out and the best part about it is that it was free to make! Also, you can make it as long or as short as you need depending on where you put it!

step 1-cut pieces from packing box and use packing tape to tape together.

step 2-cover with paper as you would wrap a present. (and I just used the packing tape for that too.)

step3-wrap with ribbon and string with twine...and Whala! You've got a cute holiday decoration!

All because...

...someone gave me brown pillow cases.

My creative friend Brooke handed me a hand full of these pillow cases and said, "I know you can make something out of these!" That was about a year ago, and I'm finally getting around to using them! Better late than never. The first three creations are from the brown cases. The rest are a result of my recent spurt of creative juices! {Enjoy}

pic 1-This messenger bag is inspired for a Christmas present. I love having someone in mind to direct the creativity to! The bag is 10 x12 inches and is made with thick interfacing. I also make three pockets inside...Two of them are large, and one small for keys. I am obsessed with Heather Bailey's broaches and I just discovered how to made them...yo-yo's and felt! Too fun.

pic 2-This dress was inspired from here. I love neige clothes and wanted to create something as close to that as I could. I made this dress for our family pics we are going to soon take. I promise to post pics of those, but the dress looks so much cuter on! I love this dress for two reasons....A) it's much simpler than I would normal do on a dress and I love that. B) it's the nicest quality of dress I have ever made. I love pushing myself to improve and think outside the box.

pic 3-I love this hat. This creation was inspired after I finished the brown dress. I was so happy and pleased with the way the dress turned out, I wanted to make a complete outfit. Yes, I designed my own pattern and was quite surprised that it was fairly easy to make. I try to have everything I make be washable and this definitely is. We all know how sweaty and dirty those little heads get! I like this hat because it fits a variety of sizes of heads...I've tried it on a 2, 4, and 5 year old and they all look so cute! I definitely want to make many more of these....and the flower embellishment adds just the right touch of color and flair.

pic 4-The Cha-cha skirt, I used a pattern for that you can get here. This skirt and matching tank I made as the outfit Tessa will where for Thanksgiving and I made myself a matching one too.

pic 5 & 6-I made these stretch knit tanks without a pattern. It was rather simple and it was the first time I have ever used a stretch stitch on my sewing machine! It was pretty cool...I love trying new things. I added the cute yo-yos for Tessa's shirt because all clothes could use a little flair!

pic 7-This Yo-Yo Madaleine skirt I made for a friend of mine who's 5! She's the cutest thing and I wanted to make something that would reflect she cuteness! I love again the simplicity of the skirt and yo-yos are always a good thing to add....I guess it's been my theme lately!

A friend of mine passed away and these are two cards I made up for the mom and the grandma. I tried to make the tones really soft and peaceful. I love the butterfly card.

Mod Mum Pouch Slings

I found this blogger that is giving away one free pouch sling. All you have to do is check out her blog and leave a comment with which one you like and the size you'd like. It will be from Mod Mum and they are totally cute. I am not sure if any of you have ever used a sling, but they and are a life-saver with Evie and I am definitely using them again with our next baby. Check it out.
http://roselemonade.blogspot.com
www.modmum.com

Dear Nicki,

Bed Pocket: handy bedside organizer to hold various items you use for bed; i.e. glasses, scriptures, ipod, hairbands, phone, etc...


This is a bedside organizer from one of my Amy Butler books, In Stitches. Mine is like that, just different material. You hang it off the side of your bed, there is a long end you tuck into your sheets under your bed. I can't wait to use it. Well, that is once it is finished... That's what a bed pocket is.

Sincerely,
Leslie