Gems from last week:
Kristina J's Anthropologie knock off is impressive!
I've seen a few tutorials for hemming jeans with the original hem but this one from Sew Much Ado is a standout!
So what have you been up to?? Anything to share?
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June 2011
June 29, 2011
June 22, 2011
Make It Wear It Thursday
Highlights from last week:
Three Silly Monkeys made all their Easter outfits. Great, right?
Wildflowers & Whimsy sewed this great dress for herself
Cook Clean Craft made some great little boy pajamas
CheeriBABY revealed her great collection with this too cute photo shoot
Posh Pilar made this fancy headband for her sister's sweet 16
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What have you been making to be worn?? Been busy creating? Grab a button if you'd like and link up!
June 21, 2011
June 15, 2011
Make It Wear It Thursday
Have you been busy creating? Link up what you've made! **it must be wearable**
I haven't been very productive sewing lately but I have been making some good food! Tonight I made this
Source: foodpeoplewant.com via Andrea on Pinterest
I know, I know, not clothing related but I had to share! I'll give it the thumbs up. I highly recommend it. IF you aren't watching what you eat, that is. Thanks Pinterest for always making me hungry.
Now, back to the regularly scheduled program!
Link up, grab a button, visit everyone else...
Goodbye pacifier
Perhaps this has happened in your house...
It's gone. We are a paci-free household now. The baby doesn't take one and now that the two year old has bid hers a (not so fond) farewell we're devoid of pacifiers.
Never will I crawl around in the dark feeling for a pacifier at 2 a.m. ever again. That, my friends, is cause for celebration.
June 13, 2011
Summer Fun: Read the Book, Watch the Movie
I love reading books to my kids. They get so excited about a good novel now. We love snuggling up and sinking into a world unlike our own. The problem is, much of the modern "chapter books" are absolute trash. Bratty kids with bad behavior. Unimaginative plots and shallow language.
Fortunately, if you look further than the "early reader" section at the local bookstore you'll find some great books. This summer I've decided to read through some of the good ones. After making a long list of good reads I noticed that a few of them were made into movies.
This summer the kids and I will be reading a book and then watching the movie adaptation.
There are so many more as well. We could spend a whole year on this series. Of course, some of the children's books made into movies aren't great specimens of literature and some of the movies adapted from great books are terrible adaptations.
Here are some others I've got my eye on;
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
And for your picture book age children you might consider these;
The Story of Babar
These are all Amazon affiliate links but I'm sure your local library has all of these titles. I love using Amazon for reading reviews though!
How about you? Any reading plans for the summer?
June 11, 2011
Summer Fun With Kids
There are SO many great summer ideas around right now! I've gleaned a little from everywhere and created our "To Maybe Do" list for the break. This was, of course, inspired by Whatever. Just a rough list of things to choose from each day. A little creating, a little playing, a little adventuring, a little reading, a little memorizing, a little learning. I love a good schedule but I'm not good at keeping them. I actually really like Megan's idea of how she is scheduling their summer. I might have to try that. I have 3 more days of school to figure this all out. I'm excited to surprise the kids with our plans! I've got a fun presentation idea up my sleeve.
How are you planning, or intentionally NOT planning your summer?
June 09, 2011
Make It Wear It Thursday
The rules:
1. Must be wearable (jewelry, knitted, sewn, refashioned, handbags, etc)
2. No shops please
3. Grab a button if you'd like and visit other linkers!
June 05, 2011
Stuff I'm loving...
My friend, Just Mothering Through, does a fabulous post from time to time about the little things in life that she's currently enjoying. I always enjoy reading her list and smile at the subtle humor and sweet moments.
I've been anything but wordy this past year on the blog but I'd love to jump into sharing some stuff I'm loving...
watching the joy of learning to ride a bike
rhinos at the zoo. my new favorite animal
chalk artists
two year olds
babies in the sand
What are you loving?
June 02, 2011
Make It Wear It Thursday
Is it Thursday?? Oh my, the holiday threw me off! Sorry this is late. Well, link up what you've been making!
The rules:
1. Must be wearable
2. No shops please
3. Grab a button if you'd like and visit other linkers!
June 01, 2011
Baby In The Hood
I made this jacket a year ago and posted some cute photos of the matching booties as well. Which reminds me... where are those booties?? So now my guy wears the jacket and I can give a much better pattern review!
Pattern: Baby in the Hood from Anna Maria Horner's book Handmade Beginnings: 24 Sewing Projects to Welcome Baby
Size: This jacket is size 6-9 months. I believe the sizing runs a bit large, as I mentioned about the pants. However, the length isn't especially large, mostly just the sleeves and the width. Plan to roll the sleeves (which is cute anyway). On a whole, the sizing isn't too bad.
I had mentioned that I wanted to make 2 or 3 more of these in different sizes. I might, if I have the time. It is actually the jacket I use for him all the time and I remember liking how easily it came together when I sewed it.
Things I'd change: Get rid of those toggles. Cute, in theory, but the jacket always comes unbuttoned. Regular button holes, please. I might attempt a zipper, actually.
Has anyone put a zipper in one of these? I'd love to hear how it went!
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