I always try to include at least one creative gift in each kid's gift pile and this year one of those is a set of fashion plates! These are so fun to use in coloring and so nostalgic too! Sets like these usually get lost all over the house so as part of the gift, I made a zipper pouch big enough to hold everything (and maybe a few extras)! This zipper pouch is made from a few half square triangles. And then I did a 2-layer iron-on spelling out "FASHION FOREVER" with art deco vibes. I love it and think my daughter will too! I love giving a part ...Continue Reading
Harry Potter Quilt + Herringbone Quilt Pattern Template
10 points to Gryfinndor! I'm really excited about this project, it's the first time I've been able to finish a quilt in time for Christmas and I know my son is going to LOVE IT! I just can't wait for him to open this quilt and use it! This Harry Potter quilt tutorial is a herringbone pattern using just 2 colors! I used red and yellow/gold for a Gryfinndor quilt but it can easily be adapted to ANY Hogwarts house, which is so fun! Since the top of the quilt is made with 2 solid colors, you can use this quilt pattern to match any bedroom ...Continue Reading
Cricut Sewing – 20 Reasons you need the Cricut Maker! + Cricut Maker vs. Explore Air 2
This post is sponsored by Cricut. Over the last year and a little bit, the Cricut Maker has become an essential part of my sewing and creating process. It has added so much value to my sewing room set up and so much possibility to my sewing projects! Besides actually CUTTING FABRIC, I also use the Maker for so many other things in different parts of my sewing processes. Cricut machines have always had fun potential in the crafting world, but the Cricut Maker has really been the groundbreaking machine that pulls the sewists in, too! I'm ...Continue Reading
DIY Circle Play Mat + Tranquilo Mat Review
This Tranquilo Mat Review is sponsored by Gugu Guru. Click over for the full circle play mat tutorial. It's tummy time! I made this cute circular playmat with a fringe edge just for tummy time - which my babies tend to hate! I'm also giving you a review of the Tranquilo Mat, a vibrating mat for soothing baby - it's making tummy time a bit better around here. Enter to win a Tranquilo Mat over at Gugu Guru - and get the playmat tutorial! I intentionally 2 high-contrast fabrics - a bold black and white fabric on one side and a pink ...Continue Reading
DIY baby mermaid costume
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
