Dino's for Girls?

Yes!  Girls can play with and love dinosaurs too.  

Have you noticed though that if you would like a girly dinosaur shirt, you may have a hard time finding one?

My middle daughter was invited to her friend's birthday party.  We didn't know what the birthday girl wanted  so I asked her Mom.  The Mom mentioned that her little girl loved dinosaurs and wanted a shirt with a dinosaur.  

So, my middle daughter picked out the colors and the dinosaur outline and I went to work.   I even made a matching hair bow.   

  

To make this shirt, I printed a dinosaur pic to use for a pattern.  After I cut the dinosaur out of fabric, I zigzagged it to the shirt.  Simple.  You could even hand sew this if one doesn't have a sewing machine.  

Easy Find for the Tooth-Fairy...

I knew my middle daughter would eventually have a wiggly tooth.  I knew that I would have to pull it out eventually.  That day finally came.  They grow up to fast.  She did not cry when I pulled her tooth out.  No, she instead asked for her tooth pillow.  (I actually made this for her when I made my son a tooth pillow.)

This little pillow has a little pocket on the tooth shape to hold the tooth for the tooth-fairy   I know that the tooth-fairy loves this idea because she doesn't have to search for any teeth under pillows.  :)  Plus, the kids love it because they don't have to look for their reward from the tooth-fairy.

Travel Items

I wanted to make some travel items for our kids for Christmas.

I ran out of time.

So, instead I made these travel items for their birthdays.  My son already opened his present.  My almost 6yr old daughter saw my son's pillow and wants her own.  She will be so excited to see her own flower pillow and toothbrush holder.

So, seat belt pillows and toothbrush holders -  Easy gifts that are needed because we are going on a cruise to celebrate our FREEDOM!  We have paid off our final debt (does not include the house).   We will be traveling with our children, so I decided to make the kids seat belt pillows and toothbrush holders.  These will also be used for our trips to my parent's house or other overnight trips.

Want to make your own?  I'm sure there are plenty of ideas on Pinterest.  For the pillow, I made a small rectangle of leftover fabric and added straps (and velcro).   Adding straps allows me to tie the pillow to my youngest's seat so she can not drop it.  Would you like a tutorial?  Here is one for a simple pillow from my friend Jackie at Blessings Overflowing.

For the the toothbrush/toothpaste holder, I used a hand towel, leftover fabric, and a piece of elastic.  Here is a simple travel toothbrush holder tutorial from my friend Jackie at Blessings Overflowing.

Disney Safari

Going on a Disney Safari?  

Are you seeing spots and stripes?  

A Christmas Outfit

Yes, I realize it is March and I am posting something I made for Christmas.

  

I made this outfit for a friend's daughter.

  

My daughter saw them and thought I was making it for her.  She was very sad when I told her they were for a friend.  So, what is a mother to do??? 

 Yes, that is right, go and make a pair for my daughter too.  I also made a matching shirt by adding candy canes from the same fabric.

A happy daughter :)

Another comfy dress....

Can you believe that is March already?

I made this dress at the end of last summer.  I used some left over knit from this project for the top of the dress and straps.  The straps are braided

Need to hang a poster?

Have a poster to hang up for your kids (or yourself)?  My older two children each had a poster they wanted to hang up.  I did not want to buy 2 poster frames to hang them...So I glued a strip of cardboard on each end of the poster to keep it from rolling.  I then added a pop tab to be able to hang it on 3M hooks.

A Circle Skirt

My 4 yr old daughter loves to twirl her dresses. She asked for a super-twirly skirt. I found this easy tutorial over at MADE. This circle skirt was just as easy to make as a simple gathered skirt.

She loves how it moves!

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BOO! and Skirt too!

Of course, I made a skirt to match for my little Boo!

Fabric Flowers

So I found these fabric flowers over at Make It and Love It. I made one of these and just loved it! The first one I made I put it it in my 4yr old's hair and took her to PreK. Wouldn't you know it, she lost it. So I made some more. I gave one of these cute little flowers as a birthday gift to my friend's daughter (my little model). My sister in law asked me to make her one...hmm, perhaps a Colt's blue one? Maybe I should start selling these?

Another RePurpose for a T-Shirt

I have a few shirts that I love but I do not wear anymore. My youngest is outgrowing her summer clothes. So, I decided to turn my shirt into a dress for her. I originally planned to make this like a pillow case dress using ribbon. However, when I saw this dress (make it and love it), I changed how I was going to make the straps. I used the 5 braided pieces for a collar instead. This shirt is now a comfy dress for my youngest.

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Girl Dresses

I know, I know. I haven't posted any pics of what I've been working on lately. We have been super busy the past few weeks and even busier on the weekends. I made a few dresses for a friend's little girl. I also made something for me! I'll write that post after I get a pic of the finished summer dress. :)

Back to the girl dresses... I made 4 dresses for one little girl. They are size 3T/4T. I wanted each to be a little different. The pink with white flowers and the white with blue flowers are my favorite. I love the little detail that I added around the waist of the one with blue flower.

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Another purpose

I made these shorts for my 4 yr old daughter using my 6 yr old son's old jeans. Even though they are 2 years apart, my 4 year old is wearing the size my 6 year old is out growing. She needed some shorts (and have you noticed how short girl shorts are). The knees in his old jeans were ripped so I cut them off and added a ruffle of material. My daughter has been asking for a capital N shirt so I use the same material to grant her wish.

Dress for a 1st Birthday

I've been bitten by the crafty bug. I felt that my youngest needed something to wear to make her 1 st birthday special. My first thought was to put the number 1 on a shirt. I didn't have a plain white shirt in her size. So, I grabbed 2 shirts that my older daughter could no longer wear and cut them down to fit my youngest. After remaking the shirt and adding a 1, I decided to add a ruffle to make it a dress. Then I thought it needed something more, so another ruffle. I also added the little flower. I also picked out the pink/purple flower headband that I made a few months ago.