We sewed our guts out last night….’til almost midnight. Good fun, ladies. Here’s the recipe for the brownies. And I snuck downstairs to eat the last one for breakfast this morning and then told my kids there weren’t any left.
[Continue reading...]Thanks
June 2, 2009 By 13 Comments
Huge thanks to all (thousands…freaked me out a little) of you who visited me here and over at Ucreate! I got my sewing machine back last night. I didn’t realize what a giant piece of junk my old machine was until I had to sew those onesies on it. And 12 aprons….more on that in […]
[Continue reading...]Ruffle Butt Onesie
May 29, 2009 By 55 Comments
(Originally posted on UCreate) Supplies: Baby bodysuit Fabric Pins Rotary cutter and mat or scissors Sewing machine Serger (Don’t worry, I’ll show you a couple of other options if you don’t have access to one.) Measure the widest part of your bodysuit. This is a 6-9 month Circo brand (from Target). You can see it’s […]
[Continue reading...]Today you can find me…
May 29, 2009 By 15 Comments
guest blogging at Ucreate. There’s an all new tutorial for the ruffle butt onesie I mentioned a while back. Come over and see me! Here’s my intro post.Here’s the tutorial.
[Continue reading...]Indiana Jones whip(s)
May 27, 2009 By 4 Comments
I used this tutorial. I accidentally cut the strips 1.5″ instead of 1″ (because apparently I have a hard time paying attention these days) but everything still worked out OK. And guess what? My boys took turns beating the crap out of each other with this thing for most of the night. Guess what else? […]
[Continue reading...]Fabric covered party hat
May 24, 2009 By 23 Comments
Supplies Party hat – I got Curious George because they were slightly smaller than the others and they had a tab/slot thing holding then together instead of staples or glue or something. And they were cheap. Fabri-Tac or hot glue. Hot glue and I have a sordid past, so I use Fabri-Tac. Fabri-Tac also doesn’t […]
[Continue reading...]*sigh*
May 21, 2009 By 8 Comments
Campbell, of course. I suspect he’s also responsible for the melted cheese I had to clean out of the washer this morning.
[Continue reading...]Ruffle butt
May 19, 2009 By 15 Comments
Last weekend, my brother and his wife flew out from Pittsburgher (as Campbell calls it) to surprise their moms for Mother’s Day. I picked them up at the airport and harbored the fugitives for a day or two before the surprising, so I figured there was no surprise for me. Wrong. Turns out they’re having […]
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