Arden chooses the theme for her birthday party each year. This year she went back and forth between a Doc McStuffins party, various single colors, and a brief stint as a ballerina party before finally arriving at a rainbow party. Or, it’s just that I said enough’s enough and I have to get the invitations {…Continue Reading}
Archive | February, 2013
Wool Felt Proejcts: Ellen from Creative Passage
Remember Ellen from Creative Passage‘s recent guest post about how to make (or full) your own wool felt? Well, she had more ideas to share and sent another great post full of projects you can make from wool felt. Here’s Ellen: I am so excited to be guest posting at Jenn’s again! I promised to {…Continue Reading}
Thrifty to Nifty Thursdays #7
Welcome to Thrifty to Nifty Thursdays at A Jennuine Life! My thrifty to nifty project for this week was to take a sequined tank and a dress of mine and meld them together into a sparkly party dress for my daughter Arden. This is the final week of Project Run & Play and the sew {…Continue Reading}
We’re a Perfect Match
I have one last Valentine to share with you. With the cold weather, hubby Dave has been building cozy fires in the fireplace. Additionally, one of the igniters on our gas stove stopped working, so we need to light that manually. So I thought this project would be a fun little gift for him on {…Continue Reading}
Thrifty to Nifty Features #6
Thanks so much to everyone who linked up this week! This week’s party had lots of new participants – welcome to A Jennuine Life; I hope you enjoy your visit! Grab a button if you were featured: Here are a few features from the great posts linked up this week: Shayna of House by Hoff is {…Continue Reading}
Sparkle… Shine… Swirl… My Signature Look
This is the final challenge for Project Run & Play, which means I accomplished my goal of participating in the sew along each week! Ahhh… The Signature Look. What is my signature look? That’s the first thing I had to ponder when planning this style. Refashioning is my favorite type of project, so I knew {…Continue Reading}
I Think You’re a Real Cutie, Valentine!
Arden and Hadley both love clementines – we call them “tiny oranges” around here. So I thought I’d send cutie Valentines for Hadley’s preschool and Arden’s dance class exchanges. I picked up the Cuties graphic from their website and doctored it up a bit by removing the “s” and adding “I think you’re a real” {…Continue Reading}
XO Treat Pocket Valentines
Pssst! Don’t forget to get your bundle of amazing patterns from the Sew Fab e-Pattern Sale! Are you ready for Valentine’s Day? I’m a little closer, now that I’ve got these babies whipped up! Firstly – I HAVE A SILHOUETTE!!!! For at least the last year I’ve entered every single Silhouette giveway that I came {…Continue Reading}
Thrifty to Nifty Thursdays #6
Welcome to Thrifty to Nifty Thursdays. I am having so much fun hosting this party and getting to see all the creativity you bring to share! My thrifty to nifty project for this week ended up being EVEN THRIFTIER since the two men’s dress shirts I refashioned for one daughter could also be used as a {…Continue Reading}
WIWW Featuring Commuter Cowl
I haven’t previously posted a WIWW (What I Wore Wednesday) post since I don’t consider myself all that fashionable. After two babies and recently foot surgery, I’m still not sure how to best dress my “different” body. But since I purchases the awesome bundle of PDF patterns from this amazing sale, I whipped up a {…Continue Reading}
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