Mr. & Mrs. Pillow {Tutorial}

Today was my cousin's bridal shower! It was fun coming up with a gift for this girl because she's got some fun themes for her new apartment with the soon-to-be-Mr. When I was trying to decide on a what gift to give her, I thought I'd like to make one thing for her. I like handmade gifts for special occasions and bridal showers are great for that! So, as I was debating on what to give her, I checked out her bridal registries and her Pinterest boards {GREAT way to find out what people like!} and then did a little searching of my own and decided to make this pillow for her. It was fun and very easy to make. I thought maybe you'd like to make one for yourself or as a gift for a friend!

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Chevron Skirt {Tutorial}

I finally did it! I found some of the ever-popular Chevron fabric {in the exact color I wanted!!} at my local Hobby Lobby last week and made the skirt I've been dreaming about. It is done exactly the same way as THIS SKIRT I posted about before. The only addition to this skirt is lining up the stripes on the sides for a crisp look. Before you turn around and run, believe me when I say this sounds much harder than it really is. I wouldn't do it if it was too much work. I don't have time for that. So, take the plunge and try it! You won't be disappointed. *This fabric is cotton duck and it was a dream to work with. Not to mention, it looks so professional when worn.*

 EASY ZIPPER TUTORIAL

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She's FOUR!

I meant to post this on Sunday, but our Wi-fi was out until today, but sit back and enjoy some pics of my little big FOUR year old! I asked her some questions so I could document this for the future. I love her little personality and this stage of her life!

What is your name?Annie Reese

How old are you? This many {holds up fingers}. FOUR

What is your favorite color? Pink and Purple

Who is your best friend? Faif {Faith} and Will

What is your favorite animal? Unicorn and Princess Dragon

What do you want to be when you grow up? A Princess in a castle with a wand and puppies and a baby cat and a unicorn and a baby dragon and a horse.

What is your favorite movie? Tangled

What is your favorite book? Snow White

What is your favorite thing to eat? Grapes

What is your favorite song? The Devil is a Sly ol' Fox

Who is your favorite teacher? Miss Jennifer

She had a great birthday! (In case you couldn't tell from the pics!)

Birthday Bunting Skirt {Tutorial}

We are gearing up for a certain little blonde headed girl's 4th birthday this weekend so I've got birthday party on the brain. I made her a ruffled pillowcase dress and matching capris yesterday and intended for her to have it for her birthday and for some pictures I was taking of her. Then, today I came across this picture and I had a vision. I love buntings {pennants, flags, what-have-you} and would have them all over the house if I wasn't trying to purge and deep clean right now. So, I figured, 'Why not wear one?!' Well, not me. But my little birthday girl! Actually, you can wear one I made for big girls - you can find it here in my shop, but this tutorial is for the little girl in your life. The link above shows you how to make one using that shop's supplies, but this tutorial shows you how to make one with the pillowcase you have leftover after making the pillowcase dress. Or just use a new pillowcase. The hemming is already done for you, and the side seams. All you have to do is sew a waist seam, thread elastic through and sew on your bunting! It doesn't get any easier than this, Folks!

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Another Ladies' Skirt & Easy Zipper

So, I've been finding some really cute fabric lately and decided to make myself some 30 minute skirts like the one I made by request for a friend. I showed you that tutorial a few days ago. It really is so easy to make a skirt from scratch including sewing in a zipper! Anyone can do it. If you can sew a straight line {who can't?}, you can sew a skirt. So, go find some fabric you like and do it. It won't take long, I promise!
Go here to see the complete tutorial for sewing a basic ladies' skirt and to get the tutorial for sewing in a zipper - the easy way.
Here are pics of the most recent one I made myself. I've got a couple more to make this weekend and I think I'll be pretty much set....unless I find more cute fabric, that is.

 {Sorry for the blurry pic - cell phone pic taken by my 4 year old.}

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Pillowcase Dress & Matching Capris {Tutorial}

I've been working on a few different things this week, so today I decided to show you one thing I made for my almost 4 year old. This is just a quick little tutorial since I already did a more in-depth tutorial on the pillowcase dress/shirt not too long ago. I made this in a dress length so my daughter could wear it with or without shorts. This time I also made matching capris for her to wear with this dress when she's playing or whatever. I used this tutorial to make the capris, just made them longer and wider than this tutorial shows. Enjoy!
*For a 4 year old, I measured 24 inches long (the width is a standard sized pillow case), allowing 1 inch for bottom hem and 1 inch for top seam to thread the tie through.*

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