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Project Run and Play· Sew for Boys· Tutorials

Suspenders Tutorial

This morning I realized that I never posted the suspenders tutorial I made for Project Run and Play on on our blog so.......since #1 suspenders are on my mind (due to the fact that I'm making some red ones for Grace this week) and #2 I've spent all my spare time talking to Elizabeth about our super exciting news (which we will be sharing VERY soon) instead of sewing I give you the suspenders tutorial. I love suspenders. I think it comes with being a product of the 80's and the fact that I had ... View the Post

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Sew Featured

Liz and I are working on something BIG (which we can share soon) and doing a lot of sewing (we are doing a holiday bazaar this weekend) so let's take a look at some of your features....First we have some darling Halloween costumes....Sew Fantastic made this amazing Cindrella costume for her little girl from the Cotton Candy Skirt tutorial.Allergy Wise Mom used the Audrey Cape for such an adorable Madeline Costume.  I seriously love it!  And these adorable costumes sent in by Erica that Grandma ... View the Post

Projects

I Wub Bacon

Actually, I don't really "wub bacon". I don't even like it. But somebody I know can't get enough of it. In fact she loves all meat---especially the kinds I think are scary. Like hot dogs. Which is how I got the idea for her bacon shirt. Way back here,when I made her and Simon mo williams pigeon shirts, Grace was sad because hers didn't have a hot dog. That's when I decided that Grace would enjoy meat themed T-shirts. And I was right. Too bad it took me so long to make her one. ... View the Post

Halloween

The Art of Homemaking: Creative License—Sometimes it’s Hard to Hand it Over

Want to guess what my 3 year old chose to be for Halloween this year? I'll give you a hint... ...she isn't a KISS groupie. (Don't be ridiculous. She doesn't even know who Gene Simmons is. MC Hammer, maybe but Gene Simmons...like I said, don't be ridiculous.) No idea? You give up? That's what I thought. That's why I made the sign. And the sign doesn't lie. That's right my beautiful little girl chose to be a shrieking eel for Halloween. (You know, "Those are the shrieking eels your ... View the Post

Projects· Thrifted Thursdays

Thrifted Thursday: Another Way to Use Vintage Trims

Yesterday I worked on some new shirts for Grace. The poor girl doesn't really have any clothes that fit so I bought her some plain T-shirts ($3.88 at Wal-Mart) and have been busy gussying them up. As almost everyone knows, I save everything...and that includes trim and ribbon scraps. In the basement lurks a bin holding random scraps of yarns, ribbons, and trims just waiting for the day when they might come in useful. And yesterday was that day.  I used random scraps of leftover vintage lace ... View the Post