Need a last minute Halloween costume? Here are more than 30 DIY Halloween costumes you can make! Handmade Halloween Costumes are so much fun. This Princess Leia Costume is just a white dress and a bun hat! DIY Leopard Costume - Make this cute little cat costume in an hour or less! If you need a group costume, the Flintstones are great because you can add so many characters. Pebbles and Bam Bam are the perfect duo. Get the Pebbles Costume Get the Bam Bam Costume Stranger Things makes a great group costume! Get all ...Continue Reading
DIY Elf Costume Elf on the Shelf Kids and Adult
This Elf on the Shelf costume is great for Halloween and will do double duty at Christmas! The DIY Elf Costume is so easy to make - just add a handmade collar and hat to red pajamas! Print the templates and grab some felt yardage. This costume is a no-sew glue gun costume, so you can make it in 15 minutes - great for a last minute Halloween party! The templates are available in kids and adult sizes so you can make a whole family of elves! And you can even wear it for a Christmas party! DIY Elf Costume Pattern Materials Red ...Continue Reading
How to wear the Easy Summer Dress in Winter and Fall
The Easy Summer Dress sewing pattern is one of my favorites to sew! It's fast and adorable plus you can use any quilting cotton which makes the possibilities endless! Here are 3 ways to wear the Easy Summer Dress in Winter, Fall and even Spring! I love this dress so much that I want to sew it all year round! So in this post, I'm sharing 3 shirt styles to wear under the Easy Summer Dress to make it an Easy Fall/Winter Dress! Wear a Summer Dress in Winter and Fall A few basic tees can extend the wear of your homemade summer dress into ...Continue Reading
DIY Dorothy Costume Wizard of Oz
Make your own DIY Dorothy costume with this easy tutorial! All you need is a simple gingham dress and a few accessories to complete the perfect Dorothy costume! This costume DIY is so easy - all you need is a yard or two of blue gingham fabric. I used my easiest dress pattern to make this dress - the Easy Summer Dress - and layered it underneath a Peter Pan collar shirt. The Easy Summer Dress Pattern is available in my shop and it's a very quick and easy dress to sew! I have made dozens of these and they are in regular rotation in my ...Continue Reading
DIY Leopard Costume and Easy Homemade Cat Ears
This is the easiest DIY Leopard Costume ever and the best part is the dress can be worn after Halloween! Download the cat ears template and use it for any cat costume. The dress is a simple summer dress pattern called the Easy Summer Dress. This pattern comes in two size groups: baby and kids 2-10. There is nothing cuter than a baby leopard and this costume can be worn after the fact, too! I love costumes that my kids can wear as regular clothes! After I designed this leopard print fabric for my fabric line Spotted, I knew I would ...Continue Reading
Create Room DreamBox Recommendations
The Create Room Dreambox is a game changer when it comes to craft room organization! This all-in-one craft organizer is the only thing you need to clean up your sewing space and create your dream craft room. In this post I have a break down of my favorite options for the DreamBox. Since there are so many things to choose from I'll help you decide what options you need the most. GET THE DREAMBOX HERE Dream Craft Room I also included everything I know about Create Room Sales, Coupon Codes, Promos and more to help you as you dream about ...Continue Reading
LITTLE STAR BABY QUILT Pattern Release
Introducing the Little Star Baby Quilt - this month’s quilt pattern for Pattern of the Month! This quilt is as sweet as can be and so easy to sew. The Little Star Baby Quilt pattern is available in my shop - get it here! Or sign up for Pattern of the Month to get a new quilt pattern every month! This pattern is made of half square triangles and solid blocks - that’s it! The pattern calls for 8 fabrics and it’s a great quilt to mix prints and solids! Little Star Quilt Measurements The finished quilt measures ...Continue Reading
how to sew a scrunchie – easy tutorial
Learn how to sew a scrunchie with this easy DIY scrunchie pattern. Make scrunchies for all your friends with simple instructions. Sew your own scrunchie with a free scrunchie pattern, scrunchie measurements for kids to adults and lots of tips and tricks. I'll show you how to sew a professional scrunchie the easy way! The perfect scrunchies! You will have a great grasp on sewing scrunchies after you've read through this post! Scrunchies were one of my very first sewing projects and I'm so glad they are back in style again! Hair ...Continue Reading
Eleven Halloween Costume DIY Stranger Things Outfit
We love to watch Stranger Things so making this Eleven Halloween costume was so fun! Eleven's costume is pretty simple to make - sew a pink dress or add a white collar to a store-bought pink dress. This post also has simple instructions for Eleven's striped crew socks! The pink dress with a white collar comes from Season 1 of Stranger Things and has become a pretty iconic Eleven outfit. To make this a couples costume, family costume or friend costume, check out the DIY Eggo Waffle and DIY Demogorgon tutorials! Demogorgon ...Continue Reading
Stranger Things Demogorgon Costume DIY
Make a Stranger Things Demogorgon costume to turn Halloween into the Upside Down! Last Minute Monster Costume This Demogorgon costume can be made in any size for kids or adults. It is the scary monster in all the episodes of Stranger Things, but it takes on different forms in each season. This costume starts with a hooded sweatshirt and a few other supplies! This Stranger Things demogorgon costume is surprisingly easy to make! Stranger Things Group Costume Eggo Waffle CostumeEleven Hospital Gown CostumePink Dress Eleven ...Continue Reading
how to make a waffle costume DIY Eggo Costume
Homemade halloween continues with this post: how to make a waffle costume! I made this Eggo waffle to go with the Eleven costume for a Stranger Things theme. But, you can also pair this waffle with other breakfast foods (think eggs and bacon!) or just wear it on it's own! The Eleven and giant waffle pairing makes a great last minute couples costume! The waffle is particularly easy to make - you may have the supplies you need on hand already! There is nothing cuter than a little waffle running around next to Eleven! I love how simple ...Continue Reading
