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.

Crayon Holder

Both of my girls love to color.  They often carry their crayons in a box or a bag.  However, the crayons were always rolling off the tables or getting lost.  I decided to make a crayon roll.  The top of this crayon roll folds down over the crayons and then rolls up.  On the outside, I have a piece of ribbon that my daughter can use to tie the roll closed.  My oldest daughter loves this as she can take this in the car and her crayons will not roll away.

To make this I used a piece of felt, fabric, and ribbon.  The great thing about making this myself is that I can make it the size that is needed.  I lined up my daughter's favorite crayons (the Twister type crayons) and cut my fabric to fit.

Now my girls have informed me they need a bag to carry their color books and crayon roll in...off I go to sew so more.

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.

Improved Money Holder System

Do you remember my previous fabric money holder?  Well, I wanted to improve it.  Plus, the one I made for myself sold.  My new one is less bulky and has a area to hold my driver's license and other cards like museum passes.  I have written my labels on the fabric but I need to redo it as the white is to light.

We are so close to being Debt Free!  Want to read our story?  Go here.

Fabric Envelope System

We have been working on paying off our debt.  We no longer use credit cards.  We use a budget every month.  We only use cash.  I have been using the Dave Ramsey Paper envelope system, but I am tired of mine ripping.  So, I decided that I could make one from fabric.  

This one seems to be missing something....

Oh, cash! 

 I am planning on writing my budget categories on with a fabric marker.  What are my categories?  We have groceries, household, pet, family restaurant, mine, kids, and entertainment.

Leftover fabric? Make a headband!

I pinned this idea on Pinterest. I made one for Daphne's dress. I loved how easy they were to make so I whipped up a few more from left over fabric. As a bonus, they are double sided to be able to wear more often! Which is wonderful news to me as they actually stay on my head without sliding!

Here is the direct link for the headbands... http://www.happytogethercreates.com/2011/07/double-sided-fabric-headband-pattern.html

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?