Thanks for joining us for Thrifty to Nifty Thursday! Come join up or just check out what everyone brought to the party. I made this cute tote for Hadley’s cubby using fabrics I had on hand – the mustard yellow is from the window cutouts on the PVC Playhouse & Sunshade – recognize it? Are {…Continue Reading}
I have a post up at Growing Up Gabel with my version of back to school preparedness: a tote to help keep Hadley’s cubby organized. Â You can use the tutorial to make a locker tote for books and school supplies, but mine will hold spare clothes and her blankie for nap time!
Even with fewer projects linked up (post 4th aftermath?) there was certainly no shortage of awesome projects from which to choose for features! Please grab a button below if you were featured: Madalyn at Home Hearted shares how to make your own baby wipes. I really need to do this at the rate we go {…Continue Reading}
So if you’ve been following along, you’ve got your PVC frame constructed and made the main fabric cuts for the tent. Â Now we’re going to start the fun parts – making the windows with mitered “window frames”, ruffled curtains, and awnings! Making the mitered bindings for the windows sound intimidating, but it’s really easy: Decide {…Continue Reading}
Are you sewing for the summer edition of Kid’s Clothes Week? I’m planning to make at least a couple of little dresses for Arden. Well, imagine my pleasant surprise when Holly from Hamster and the Bee left me a comment that she was featuring my Camper Hat pattern as part of her summer hats roundup. Check out her {…Continue Reading}
Thanks for joining us for this week’s Thrifty to Nifty Thursday! Come join up or just check out what everyone brought to the party. My time this week was spent celebrating the 4th of July with family and working on sprucing up our deck with my Dad’s help. I should show some pictures of that, {…Continue Reading}
Arden, Hadley, and I were able to enjoy a really cool and unusual experience last month. My hometown has an active arts community and each year hosts an arts festival. One of the events was Tangle, put on by Polyglot Theatre. Polyglot is an Australian touring troupe and has other interactive programs. I love their motto {…Continue Reading}
You guys rock! I figured with everyone getting their Independence Day on the party would be pretty light, but there was still plenty of great projects linked up. Please grab a button below if you were featured: Kayla at Orchard Girls made this adorable window shutter mail holder from a Goodwill find and some paint {…Continue Reading}
I hope everyone enjoyed a happy 4th of July! Now that you have your PVC frame constructed, we can move on to the next step – gathering your fabrics and making the cuts. Fabric requirements: All fabrics are 60″ wide with the exception of the Swiss dot floral on the curtains. Â If you choose {…Continue Reading}
Hadley at 21 months is a study in contrasts: She has mostly two speeds: full-tilt and crash. She is a dynamo of activity and full of vim and vigor. What exactly does vim mean? Wait, just checked and it means enthusiasm… That is, until you think she’s in for the long haul and then check {…Continue Reading}
