have you ever checked out burda style? its a great resource for sewing patterns and tips. i am dying to make the darling high waisted kasia skirt, and it is even a free pattern. bonus!


here are some of my favorites-

all images from burda style

hello there! i'm guest posting over at my friend megan's blog megitys handmade. head over to find the template and how to for this cute hedgehog applique.

first it was a robot dinosaur. sorry kid to hard. then it was a t-rex and spiderman fighting a robot. um- i don't even know what to say... in the end a "mom just make a regular person looking robot" you win goo, a regular robot i can do. i got the idea for washer eyes and wiggly arms and legs from i am momma hear me roar.

i am freaking out that i have a 5 year old. my boy seems so old now. he is also asking all sorts of questions and talking non stop all of a sudden. he's making me bust up with all his funnies lately. love you silly.

ruffle houndstooth baby blanket

linking here

and here,

and blue cricket designs here

and at someday crafts here

and here

also-check out other ruffley stuff here at ruffles and stuff

one of my friends had a new baby girl. i

wanted to make little lady a girly blankie that wasn't pink or purple.

i've been into ruffles lately and i thought "why not ruffle a blanket?"

so, ruffle i did... one side is cotton houndstooth and the other is teal flannel.

semi-fast,cute and super easy.

traditional birthday shirt for my birthday boy. beebye wanted a dinosaur. i wanted it to be simple. he loved it, me too. happy being three! and here is baby boys from the summer.

big brother goo has the big 5 coming up in april. can 't wait to see what he wants his shirt to be.

meet my newest nephew henry. isn't he yummy?check out his cute monster shirt made by moi, and his cutie pie pilot hat and stripey pants ( not made be me but cute nonetheless!) my sister has the best dressed kids on the planet i tell ya. i love him. and he almost makes me want to have another baby some day. almost.

when i found this awesome skirt tutorial at freshly picked i new i had to make one asap. i ran to joanns and picked out some of the cutest looking fabric i have ever seen gracing the shelves of joanns. honeycomb and bees am i really at joanns?

the skirt literally took me under and hour to make from start to finish. and i got to use my new serger! ( thanks hubby and family for the best gift ever!!)

i love love love the skirt but it is pretty full and makes be feel like a fatty fat soooo i ended up taking it in and giving it to my skinny 14 year old sister who has yet to bear children and therefore has no hips. no worries... i went today and bought more fabric to make myself another one that is less full. love.

i have been felling blah lately. the weather here in utah is crappy, my boys are going crazy in our little house. i haven't had the energy or desire or time to do anything crafty.







sooooo a few nights ago, to cheer myself up i made myself a bag following the tutorial from calico ( a new favorite blog and a sweetie too) at 10:00 pm . and guess what? i love it and it totally cheered me up. take that seasonal depression. up yours winter.

frayed rosette corsage shirt

frayed rosette corsage shirt tutorial-

you will need

pre-washed strips of fabric prepared in the same way as these ones vary the length and width for added texture and interest

a new or old tank, t- shirt, or whatever, i think it would even be cute on a cardi.

start by tying a very loose knot on one end of your fabric

pick a starting point for your first flower.

keep twisting. i like to vary between twisting the fabric loosey goosey and tight.

repeat, making some rosettes bigger and some smaller. i try to overlap a bit too.

keep going until you like what you see. i find that i have to try on the shirt to see where things need to go and if it needs more rosettes. i'm working on one other tutorial for today while the boys nap. we will see how that goes...

ps. i used black thread on these so that you could see what i was doing in the pictures better. i probably wouldn't use it for your shirt unless it went better with your fabric.

jumping on the t-shirt embellishing train...

easy, fast, fun, cheap- pretty sure i'm addicted. i seriously dreamt about ways to fancy up my t- shirts. those boring old shirts don't even know what is coming.

bwahhh ha haaaaaa.

inspiration here, here,here,here , here and here

i am dying over how cute these sock skeletons at martha stewart are! i think since Halloween is here and i haven't done them yet i might do it on Sunday for day of the dead. wouldn't it be cute to use bright colored felt to embellish him for day of the dead? if i don't get to him this weekend would it be weird to give my boys for Christmas? because i am pretty sure they would love them.

also i love this sweater from forever 21. however, i'm worried that this particular color might make my skin color look pukey and green.

i couldn't help myself from making another skirt from the belle "favorite things" pattern. this is probably my favorite fabric ever, i have it in all three colors. summer is made for cute skirts...

my boys helped me pick raspberries today. they ate them faster than i could pick them and i was lucky to even get this many. my baby was so funny crawling around after us and pulling raspberries off the vine. he looked like a crazy little jungle baby when we were all done with his berry stained face and his make out hair.

i'm making my mom a quilt for her birthday and i am loving these blocks in particular. this is the first quilt that i have made from a pattern and i have to say that i keep asking myself " what the hell have i gotten myslef into?" nothing is easy or turning out the way it is supposed to. i am taking a break for a few days from the quilt. we both need a break, time to think things over and see if we can make it work. i'm sure we can in the end.

the last picture is of a little embroidery that i'm going to hang on my collage wall. i love the color of the fabric and plan on making a shirt out of it next.

and one for little sister. i really love this pattern. do you think it needs more doilies?

saturday night i thought to myself " i need a new skirt for church tomorrow" who am i to argue with a new skirt? behold the belle skirt from favorite things. a review and the pattern can be found here at sew mama sew. this pattern is so easy and fun. it goes really quickly and i was excited to use my sweet amy butler fabric. i highly recommend trying the pattern out. i plan on making many many more.l

my pillow looks lopsided but it's not. i love this fabric i got from an antique store. i was just playing around with a new thing called picnik. it's a really cool and free, photo editing site. it seems like they have some fun things. heaven knows i need all the help i can get making my pictures look better.

quilted wall hanging

these are not my photos! but- what a cute idea. i found these on the sometimes crafter blog. which she found here at the fiskars website. i can't stop thinking about all the possibilities of this project. i'll post photos of my own when i make them.

day of the dead pillow

ugh i know that i haven't posted in a long time. we haven't had the Internet and having three little kids is hard so sue me. not that anyone really reads this blog anyways. here is one of my Christmas presents. i made my little brother a day of the dead pillow. we are an odd family but he loved it and i loved making it. click on the picture to see the skeleton goodness. my goal this year was to make 80% of my gifts and i am pleased to say that i did.

minnie x2

made some minnie mouse outfits for my nieces. i think they are cute. do you? like so cute you would buy one for your little girl cute? of course the cute gals modeling them make them look even better.

because every kid wants to be a superhero...

they are already filthy from being worn every day. outfit not complete unless worn with crazy sunglasses.