Excuses

So here are some of the reasons for my absence on the blog.

I made a Pirate outfit....

And Bella wore it to the game!

I made a Pirate outfit...

And we went to the Pirate game.

I made a Pirate outfit...

And Bella wore it to the Pirate game!

Blog Slacker

I have been so slack about updating the blog, but we have had a LOT going on. With starting the "Think Pink" series and keeping up with belt orders, ballgames, and wedding festivities...it has been a crazy month! My project last week was to make Mini's flower girl dress for the wedding on Saturday and in true procrastinator fashion, I didn't start until Monday afternoon. Did I mention that I also made her a rehearsal dinner dress last week, which she ended up not wearing because it was too cold!!! Here are a few pictures from the wedding.

Mini and the ring bearer with the beautiful bride.
Mini and Conner!

We were soo excited that Mini made it down the aisle and stayed up there the who time!

The dress.

Loving on Conner again!

Dancing with her daddy!

"Think Pink" Until There is a Cure

Check out the "Think Pink” shirt! I made this for myself and two other people for the Mini Relay for Life this past weekend and we had so many people ask about it, that I decided to make some to sale. As with the belts, the sale of these will benefit the American Cancer Society.

I love the new pink awareness ribbon fabric print!!!

"Think Pink" Until There is a Cure

Check out my new "Think Pink" belt! It will be available starting this Saturday, October 9th at the Wintergreen Primary Mini Relay for Life in Greenville, NC. The Mini Relay starts at 10:00 am. The sale of these belts will benefit the American Cancer society.

Tribute to the Pirates

So even though the Pirates haven't played too hot the past 2 games, I still have to show my support, thus I made this wreath. Will's mom was nice enough to take pictures while I made it. I have a tutorial here so that you can make our very own.

Shoe Transformation Tutorial

This may be a reach, but here is another tutorial for my "Transportation" series. For years Will and his friends have referred to their feet as "Pat and Charlie," thus when they use this term, you know that you are going to be walking to get from Point A to Point B. Below are the pirate shoes I made for games for Bella.


Supplies needed: Tulip Fabric spray paint, a fancy paper punch, freezer paper, masking tape, plastic grocery bags, and white canvas shoes.
Step 1: Start by punching out your design on freezer paper.

Step 2: Stuff the shoes with plastic bags, so they maintain their shape while you work.

Step 3: Iron the freezer paper punches onto the shoes using random placement.

Step 4: Put masking tape around the sole of the shoe so that your sole will not turn black as you spray.

Step 5: Begin to spray your shoes with the fabric spray paint. I sprayed it 2 times so that it was dark.

Step 6: Allow the paint to dry for at least 4 hours and then peel off the freezer paper stencils. Note: I did touch up the stencils with white fabric paint because some of the stencils had bled through.

I paired the shoes with some purple and black shoe strings that I found at the Dollar Tree. Total cost of the project was only $10! I can't wait for Mini to wear them to the next ECU game!!!!

Train Storage Basket Tutorial

I bought an inexpensive basket a while back for Mini's train set, but it was so plain so I decided to spice it up a bit. Below is the final product. 1. To make one of your very own, you need to trace all sides of the basket, but add an additional 1/4 inch to each side for the seam allowance and then an additional 3 inches to the top.

2. After you cut your pieces apart, it should look something like the below picture. Next pin the bottom and sides together so that "right" sides of the fabric are facing each other.

3. Sew along the sides and the bottom. Once you place in the basket, it should look like the picture below.

4. Fold the top edge over 1/4 inch and sew along the fold as seen below.

5. Once finished it should look like this:

6. Cut out 3 different color fabric squares. Iron them onto heatbond.

7. I printed clip art of a train onto card stock, and then cut it to be more of the shape I wanted. Next I traced the cardstock using a white fabric pencil and then cut out each piece.

8. Iron on each piece of the train on the setting appropriate for the heatbond.

9. Stitch around the outside of the train using an embroidery stitch.

The final product on it's appropriate shelf.