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Play It Smart with Sew A Straight Line

2013-05-23T07:00:00.000-06:00

Today, my guest is Sabra from Sew a Straight Line! If you've been following Project: Sewn you'll know she sewed up THIS awesome number and one look at her blog will show you amazing thing and after amazing thing she's sewn. Her blog is replete with sewing techniques, see HERE for a huge list of great technique tutorials (be sure to pick up your jaw after clicking over). But now onto, kid

Play it Smart and Have a Ball

2013-05-22T07:00:00.000-06:00

Today for Play It Smart, I kind of have a mix and match of ideas, but let's start with this... Sight words ball: I just took a $1.50 ball from Walmart, wrote sight words all over it... And let my boys toss it back and forth. When they caught it, they had to say the first sight word they saw (or the first one they recognized in the case of my four year old who is still learning them).

Play it Smart with A Lemon Squeezy Home

2013-05-21T07:00:00.000-06:00

I am super excited to have Christie from A Lemon Squeezy Home with us today! Christie is a mom of three beautiful children and has another little girl on the way in just a matter of weeks! Although she mostly sews on her blog (check out this bike basket tutorial or this diy stuffed animal net), she also shares some great stuff that she does with her kids. My favorite thing that she does

Play it Smart: With Chalk! Six Simple Ideas

2013-05-20T11:20:00.000-06:00

I'm kicking off my Play it Smart series with chalk! So, let's take it to the sidewalk. In the summer we seem to spend inordinate amounts of time playing outside on the sidewalk with bubbles, bikes, and of course sidewalk chalk. Of course, we aren't going to fill all of our time with "learning" activities, but my goal this summer is to read lots and lots and do at least one daily learning

All-Occasion Chalkboard Banner

2013-05-18T06:00:00.000-06:00

I admit it. I like to get the most bang for my buck. And that's what you get with today's project. It's an... Made from chalk cloth vinyl by Moda, it is erasable, and appropriate for almost any celebration. An un-birthday...check. Because you're beautiful...check (I didn't intend for this font to make us see double...my apologies). Because it's Tuesday...why of course.

Play It Smart Series

2013-05-17T07:00:00.000-06:00

Can you believe summer is almost here? Sun, swimming, and....activity hungry, boredom-prone kids who will be home allllll day. :) I don't think I am ready for that peanut butter and jelly.... Nah, I am excited to have my kids home, but I know I'm going to have to be prepared with lots of fun things to do if we are to sail smooth waters without the TV having to be on all. the. time.

Smocked Baby Romper Tutorial

2013-05-15T07:00:00.000-06:00

I have to say baby rompers might be my favorite item of baby clothing. They are comfy, easy to slip on, and are so. darn. cute. Yesterday, I made a white bonnet for Vintage May and today I am going to share the romper that was pictured with the bonnet. It's a sun bather style romper that has a bloomer cut on the bottom. My husband scrunched his face at it and asked if I just made a baggy swim

Vintage Brimmed Bonnet free pattern + tutorial

2013-05-14T02:59:00.001-06:00

This post is part of the Vintage May series hosted by Craftiness Is Not Optional and Skirt As Top. I am thrilled to apart of Vintage May this year. I usually lean toward modern aesthetics, but I believe that everything modern has a touch of the past. I love the charm of vintage clothing because it's reminder of life when it was simpler. When laundry was hung on the line, when phone dials

Fabric Match Up Giveaway Winners

2013-05-13T22:48:00.000-06:00

Did you guys like the Fabric Match Up Giveaway? Me too! Major kudos to Kojodesigns for organizing it. Curious about the answers? Here they are: How'd you do? I didn't have an answer key and I didn't enter (obviously) but I tried guessing and was way off on some of them! It was really tricky but also really fun. And the winners? Fabric Match Up winner: Tegan Nilles Pattern Bundle

A Cardigan Surprise

2013-05-10T07:00:00.000-06:00

I mostly hate moving. But, as with most frustrating endeavors, there are silver linings. One silver lining came in the form of me finding this cardigan I made for the Kid Clothing Swap. I originally made it for Em, but ended up not using it because it didn't go with the other pieces I had already made. I spent a lot of time trying to get all the stripes to match up, and got so frustrated

Fabric Match Up Giveaway (and a hint!)

2013-05-07T07:30:00.000-06:00

I have an awesome giveaway for you today with a super fun twist! This week, 17 other bloggers and I are collectively giving away 24 yards of fabric to one very lucky winner! My dear friend Kirstin rounded up 18 bloggers to giveaway one or two yards of a fabric that is either their favorite fabric, has been used by them previously, or is signature to their style. To win, you

Five Second Yogurt Pops

2013-05-02T11:21:00.000-06:00

Can you feel it? Summer is around the corner and I am so excited! Today, I'm sharing a sweet, yet healthy (well healthier!) treat that takes five seconds. I guess you could get nit picky and time yourself and find it takes 30 seconds. But five seconds sounds better and yes, this is really fast. ;) I mean, I almost feel silly posting it... I grabbed some yogurt cups from the store. I found

Microwavable Artichokes

2013-04-29T11:08:00.002-06:00

Artichokes are a treat in our family. They are our go to for celebrations and sometimes holidays, depending on the season. In preparing for our last decent meal in our current apartment before we move, I was fixing artichokes - of course - :) when I realized that I packed our pots and pans prematurely! Yikes. I left one large pot out thinking it would hold us over until the move, but these

Owen's Flame Shirt

2013-04-24T10:52:00.001-06:00

So, I'm packing boxes instead of sewing for Kids Clothing Week. boo hoo. But, I have this shirt that I originally posted as part of Me Sew Crazy's K.I.D.S. series that fits the bill.... :) __________________________________________ I absolutely love this series and was thrilled when Jessica asked me to play along this round. Creating with my kids is something I love to do and am always

Outfits for Em

2013-04-22T07:54:00.002-06:00

You might remember me posting THIS cool shirt Heather from Well Crafted made for Owen, for the Handmade Kids Clothing Swap. I was so honored to be apart of such a cool group of ladies and was thrilled to be Kristin's secret sewing designer. I got to write a bit about what I made for Skirt As Top's daughter, Em, but I wanted to elaborate a little more and show you some close ups in honor

Mommy & Me Journal

2013-04-18T08:00:00.000-06:00

This is the not the post I was planning on sharing today. Since I threw my back out packing the other day, I thought a re-post of a guest post would be good timing. When deciding which one to share, this one stuck out to me. I first shared this post for It's Always Autumn's Sharing the Love series back in January. It was a great series about sharing projects that help us connect with those

Kids Create: Vinyl Lacing Cards

2013-04-16T06:00:00.001-06:00

Today, I've got a fun twist on a common kid craft. Instead of using a hole punch to make paper lacing cards, we're using an eyelet tool to make vinyl lacing cards! It doesn't take much. Some vinyl or leather scraps, some scissors, some string/yarn/shoelace, etc. If you don't have vinyl scraps, you can pick some up for pretty inexpensive at Jo-Ann or even cut up an old leather purse!

Sharpie Art Shirts (+ more T-shirt Inspiration)

2013-04-13T09:26:00.000-06:00

Hola! :) After I saw See Kate Sew's Project Run and Play All-Stars look from the first week, I just had to make a copy cat version of that cute shirt! I think she screen printed hers (which I really want to learn how to do) but I simply used good old fabric paint and freezer paper stenciling. I didn't stop there though. I grabbed a half dozen blank summer tees at the store and dolled those up

Black-Eyed Susan Pom Flowers

2013-04-10T06:00:00.000-06:00

Today, I'm bringing home a tutorial I shared over at Welcome to the Mouse House last month. It's another pom pom project, in case you haven't had enough. ;) ____________________________________________________ One of the best things I love about crafting is making useful stuff. I like to maximize my time and efforts by making things that will be worn or used for a long time. But sometimes...I

My New MOO Business Cards

2013-04-09T06:00:00.000-06:00

A while back MOO, contacted me about reviewing some of their business cards. I had been putting this off for years. I just didn't think I was legit enough to require one. Well, I decided to get over that and go ahead and be legit. ;) (Thanks MOO for the confidence boost....and don't worry that's not my business card right there. It's just the pep talk that comes in every MOO box.

Southern Fabric Giveaway Winner!

2013-04-08T10:44:00.001-06:00

Morning! We have a... Congrats to Jeri, who said "I liked southern fabrics on FB too." Please respond to my email to claim your prize. Hope you all are having a great Monday. :)

Southern Fabric GIVEAWAY!!!

2013-04-05T06:00:00.000-06:00

Are you ready for the weekend? How about a fun fabric giveaway to get you started off right? Well, alright! Southern Fabric is my newest sponsor and is one of the CUTEST fabric shops around! Lets take a little fabric eye candy tour of Southern Fabric, shall we? (Cute, right?) (Chicken Wire!!! I am definitely getting some...or a lot of that.) Drooling yet? Well hold the

Handmade Kids Clothing Swap..an awesome shirt for Owen

2013-04-04T06:00:00.000-06:00

I was so lucky to be included in this cool Handmade Kids Clothing Swap organized by Robin from Nested in Stitches. Basically, a group of bloggers got together, and drew secret assignments to sew for each other's children using our chosen person's pinterest board as inspiration. Click on the button to learn more... The very talented, Heather from Well Crafted made this really cool top for

Geranium Dress Bouquet

2013-04-03T06:00:00.000-06:00

I've already sung praises for Made By Rae's Geranium Dress pattern, but let me say it again. I love this pattern! I love it so much that instead of making just one dress, I made a whole bouquet! If I were to play favorites, this one would be it. I had just barely enough of this star fabric left over from when I made Reid's cargo pants to make an outer bodice. I adore this fabric. I might

Easter 2013

2013-04-02T07:00:00.000-06:00

Our Easter was quiet this year. Well, not quiet, I guess I should say laid back and simple. :) Just us five. For the last few years, I've adopted this unintentional ritual where I peruse the Easter aisle at the grocery store and eye the pre-made Easter egg dye kits. I always abandon the aisle with nothing to show for the five minutes I spent because of that inherent DIY spirit in me! I