This was another part of my project for Week 4 of Shwin&Swhin’s Project Toddler Runway. The challenge for this week Inspired by Boy. I had a little hat that fit Arden well to use as a guide, but you could easily measure your child’s head and go from there. Lil’ Rascal CapSkill Level – confident beginner to intermediateItems {…Continue Reading}
This was part of my project for Week 4 of Shwin&Swhin’s Project Toddler Runway. The challenge for this week Inspired by Boy. Someday I’ll get access to a scanner and show you the doodles I do for each week’s challenge to come up with my concept. For this one I wrote a few keywords: Menswear, Mondo, and {…Continue Reading}
The polls are closed and my project made it through for another week: I loved LOVED loved this week’s winning project – I’m already planning on making lettermen sweaters like this for a couple of special young gentlemen in my life! I think I can probably wing it, but I hope she posts a tutorial {…Continue Reading}
Week 4 projects are posted over at Shwin&Shwin! This week our assignment was “The Boy Challenge”, so was to be designed for or inspired by something a boy could wear. I think this week’s projects show a wide range fitting the boy inspiration. Go vote for your favorite before the poll closes Sunday evening!
This was part of my project for Week 3 of Shwin&Swhin’s Project Toddler Runway. The challenge for this week was Feathers, Sequins & Fur, Oh My! – so we were to create something using one or all three. I went ’round a bit on this one before settling on sequins; anyone need any faux giraffe? {…Continue Reading}
Whew! That was a close one! I squeaked by at the very end. I’m so happy that I’m “in” for one more week, because I’m really excited about next week’s challenge. Plum Pleats was my project for Feathers, Sequins & Fur, Oh My! I went round and round on this one. I started out thinking fur for {…Continue Reading}
This was my Week 2 dress for Shwin&Swhin’s Project Toddler Runway. For this A Flower In Your Hair week, we were given a flower headpiece as an inspiration. My flower was a beautiful yellow with a green center and a little rhinestone accent. I didn’t want to go literal with a yellow and green outfit, so my doodling {…Continue Reading}
Week 3 projects are posted over at Shwin&Swhin! This week’s theme was Feathers, Fur & Sequins, Oh My! Go check all the fabulous submissions and vote for your favorite!
Voting for the second week of Project Toddler Runway is closed. The winning project is this adorable ensemble – complete with ruffled shirt, embellished leggings, coordinating coat AND a flower headpiece – that’s a lot of pieces! Voting was really tight on this one, with my project coming in just behind the leader. So, I’m {…Continue Reading}
As seen on Shwin&Shwin’s Project Toddler Runway, here is the tutorial behind my project: The Arden Refashioned Shirt Dress. Turn a shirt and a skirt or a dress into a refashioned shirt dress! In the excitement of creating the first project for my first blog competition, I didn’t take photos along the way. So, I {…Continue Reading}
