Creativity | Sewing | Sewing for the girl

Purple is the new black

By on February 18, 2013

More jeans! She wanted a pair of purple pants (amazingly…not black) and luckily I had about 3 yards of purple corduroy.  These things are not quick to make, unfortunately.   At least now she has some more pants! (Sorry, I quick took pictures and the color is still a bit off.  Plus…I am learning a new […]

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A Valentine’s outfit

By on January 30, 2013

Hey, I have it done on time! Go me! This week’s theme is an outfit for Valentine’s Day.  The Girl is all about hearts, so this is a good one for her. The top is a self-drafted top.  I drew up a heart stencil using freezer paper and fabric paint.  Then, I filled in one […]

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Some more black for the boy

By on January 28, 2013

So…yeah…work has been kicking my fanny this year.  I have been taking my computer home most days, so sewing at night has not been happening.  Now I am really glad that I didn’t get a place in this season’s line up.  I would be soooo stressed out! Okay, Week 3 for Project Run and Play […]

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A fancy party dress…with horsies

By on January 10, 2013

Well, I managed to complete a dress in time for the first challenge.  Despite my seams being all gnarly due to some issue with my tension. Go me! Don’t look at the seams too close! The dress is supposed to be a remix of this dress. While the Princess told me earlier this week that […]

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Winter leotards and movin’ on up in gymnastics

By on December 17, 2012

The colder weather has come to the Northwoods, so sending Little Miss into the big ole warehouse facility at gymnastics can be a bit chilly for her. I bought some dancewear velour (thick, 4-way stretch velour and *SHINY*) during my summer shopping excursion up to the northern suburbs.  It is again…expensive…fabric.  I bought just enough to […]

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A Tooth Fairy pillow for the horse crazy girl

By on December 11, 2012

This was a pretty quick make for the girl.  She has already lost two teeth, so I am a bit late.  In my defense, the first one she lost was on our trip to Seattle this summer, while we were on a walk. I wasn’t prepared! Her big tooth is on the cusp of coming […]

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Christmas Card Outfits

By on November 26, 2012

Every year I have to try to make a creative and fun Christmas card. The kids, of course, need fancy schmancy clothes for the photoshoot, too.  🙂 I went with the traditional reds of Christmas for this photoshoot. Unfortunately, reds go supersonic on my Nikon D50, so excuse the excessive redness of the RED. ~~~~~ […]

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The challenge

By on November 16, 2012

The Girl needed some new tights, having grown several inches since last winter.  I may have actually bought them the winter before…well, anyways, she GREW. I got some good universal knit tights in black and white from Target, and was told by the girl that she wasn’t a fan of the non-colorful tights.  She still wore […]

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Laptop cover/cozy/bag…etc.

By on November 14, 2012

This spring my company moved from using IBM laptops to Macbook Air’s. I won’t get into how little love there is in my heart for the Mac.  Nothing like stepping back about 5 years technology-wise!  At least it surfs the Internets real good…and that is what we should be looking for in a machine for […]

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The arrow

By on November 5, 2012

This past weekend we were visiting my family for a birthday party for my cousin’s little girl.  We stayed overnight, and in the morning the Boy got to shoot his compound bow that Grandpa and Grandma got him for his 7th birthday. He doesn’t get to shoot it very often, but he does really enjoy it. […]

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