The mermaid baby gown pattern was originally designed just as an everyday clothing item, it never really dawned on me that it could also be a costume! But with one sister as a big mermaid, one sister as a shark, (and a brother as a vampire - irrelevant ;) ) it only make sense to use the Baby Gown pattern to make a DIY baby mermaid costume! I used the perfect mermaid scale fabric for this - it's super soft brushed poly. I also made a coordinating headband to go with it. It's a nice, soft, comfortable "costume" that I'll definitely use after ...Continue Reading
DIY LOL costume & Pleated Skirt Tutorial
If you've seen any of my other LOL craft posts, you could maybe see this one coming - a DIY LOL doll costume! Since LOL dolls are humans, it's pretty easy to make a costume for them so we picked one of our favorites, the preppy Teacher's Pet and made a quick BUY & DIY costume! The skirt and bows are handmade and the other pieces are from my daughter's closet or amazon! This pleated skirt tutorial can come in handy for lots of different Halloween costumes, but I'm also kicking myself for not making a bunch sooner - it's so cute and simple to ...Continue Reading
Sew a Pocket Advent Calendar with the Cricut Maker
This post, Sew a Pocket Advent Calendar, is sponsored by Cricut! I always intend on sewing an advent calendar with pockets for prizes and things but December always creeps up on me! So I'm really excited that I got one made this year and I am so excited to use it! I already stuffed it full of prizes and activities to countdown to Christmas! This pocket advent calendar is covered in cozy little houses with numbered roofs! Each house is made of fabric with an iron-on roof that has a number cut out. I also used Cricut iron-on vinyl to ...Continue Reading
Baby Shark Costume DIY
This Baby Shark Costume DIY is sure to be a hit! I couldn't let this Halloween pass us by without making a baby shark costume for my toddler! She loves this song and does all the hand motions to it. With a new baby in the house, YouTube is our friend these days. This baby shark costume DIY is super easy, too! You can start with a hoodie and sweatpants, or make them from scratch using a pattern. I included templates for the shark pieces - the teeth you add to the hood, the fin in the back and the tail! The front has iron-on vinyl with ...Continue Reading
DIY Mermaid Costume with Cricut
This post, DIY Mermaid Costume, is sponsored by Cricut! Halloween is the PERFECT time to try something new when it comes to sewing! And this project is super fun - I used Cricut Iron-on Vinyl to create my own glam mermaid fabric to use to sew the perfect DIY mermaid costume! This handmade mermaid costume is 3 pieces - a top, a mermaid tail skirt and a leather headband. The main piece of the costume is the holographic fabric skirt - and the secret about it is that I MADE THE FABRIC WITH THE MAKER and the new Cricut EasyPress 2!! You can ...Continue Reading
Trick or Treat Bag Pattern
This post, Trick or Treat Bag Pattern, is sponsored by Hotel Transylvania 3 in connection to the home release of Hotel Transylvania 3, avilable now on Digital and 10/9 on DVD and Blu-ray combo! We are so excited to use these Halloween trick or treat bags with our HOTEL TRANSYLVANIA 3 costumes (Check them out here!) Use this trick or treat bag pattern to make your own character tote bags - inspired by Mavis, Blobby and Murray the Mummy! I love the idea of making extra characters into tote bags to add to your group Halloween costume, ...Continue Reading
FREE TOTE BAG PATTERN with the Cricut EasyPress 2!
This post, Free Tote Bag Pattern with the Cricut Easypress 2, is sponsored by Cricut! I love the Cricut EasyPress - it was designed with the purpose of fusing iron-on vinyl easily and it has made me iron-on CRAZY! I have the EasyPress handy in my sewing room and I pull it out all the time! There are so many ways to use the EasyPress with sewing projects. So I was excited when Cricut announced 3 new EasyPress versions in August and they just launched! The EasyPress 2 comes in THREE sizes! I am using the largest size in this post - ...Continue Reading
DIY Hotel Transylvania Costumes
This post, DIY Hotel Transylvania Costumes, is sponsored by Hotel Transylvania 3 in connection to the home release of Hotel Transylvania 3, available now! We took the kids to see HOTEL TRANSYLVANIA 3 when it came out in July - it was our littlest daughter's first movie in a theater! It was so fun and memorable - we love the Hotel Transylvania series and the kids laughed the whole time. I think that is the best part about watching movies with kids - waiting for their giggles and uncontrollable cackles. The movies are always funny for me ...Continue Reading
how to sew a baby blanket with 2 yards of fabric!
I'm in full-on last minute baby prep right now! In this post I'll show you how to sew a baby blanket with just 2 yards of fabric! I love making baby blankets and this one is super easy to sew and turns out really cute! Since you only need two full yards of fabric, it's easy to find fabric to get started - just pick any two prints from a fabric line and find a coordinating thread! I used fabric from the new Riley Blake line Let them Be Little by Simple Simon - it's a cute kid themed line that is great for home decor and clothing! My favorite ...Continue Reading
DIY Maternity Wrap Dress Maxi
I've been meaning to make a DIY maternity wrap dress this whole pregnancy and finally snuck it in a few weeks before it's over! I will have to make sure to wear it a lot in the coming weeks - although this style of dress is also perfect for nursing! Since I didn't make the skirt super extra billowy, I think it will look great and not really like a maternity dress without the belly! I loved DIYing my own wrap dress because I could make sure the front didn't dip too low. I think a common problem with wrap dresses is they show too much in the ...Continue Reading
Manhattan Girl’s Top with Kiss Me Kate!
More Kiss Me, Kate girl clothing today! I took these photos months ago and am finally getting them all posted! These pictures features the Manhattan girl's top, which is the girls version of the Soho top! I used Lips Main in pink and Polka Bow in purple for this top. They are a nice and light pairing, the purple in polka bow is pulled from some of the lips in the main print. This particular color of lavender has always been one of my favorite colors ever and also one of my everyday lip colors, hah! Surround me in lavender and I"m ...Continue Reading
