Another fun Halloween is in the books. Â The girls get to choose their costumes, and once I’ve bought fabrics and start sewing there’s no changing. Last year they went as a pair of gnomes, and I lalaloved the coordinating costumes. Â Plus, those quilted dresses were (and still are) worn for lots of other events from {…Continue Reading}
I’ve been watching all the Elf on the Shelf antics over the last couple of years, and this year I decided to dip my toe into the waters. I went the DIY version, using my adapted pattern of the Black Apple Doll you might remember from the 15 16 dancing dollies I made for Arden’s dance {…Continue Reading}
This is a quick upcycle project with a sort of long story. Dave has had this fuzzy wool sweater that he’d had since college. It was large to begin with and then got stretched out. Add on Dave’s recent weight loss and it was a big billowy mess on him. You get where this is {…Continue Reading}
Since I had surgery on my foot on the Friday before Christmas, we pretty much stayed home for the holidays. Firstly, I wanted to share the faces I put on Clementine and Rose, the Black Apple dolls I made for the girls. I decided to go with embroidery and to have the eyes closed since Arden is {…Continue Reading}
I shared the Black Apple doll I made for Hadley with you the other day. I decided to call her Clementine because of her orange hair. It seems like a good name for her. We’ll call Arden’s pink haired dollie Rose. Since Arden is nearly four, her doll gets a few additional details like ric {…Continue Reading}
After making Arden’s Pottery Barn Inspired with a Hello Kitty twist toddler sleeping bag last week, I had the piece where I cut away the quilt covering Kitty’s face and decided to whip up a dollie sleeping bag. She revels in making beds for her dollies to be in, so I’m sure this will be {…Continue Reading}
