Family Picture Time!

I was trying to find something we could all wear without having to buy clothes for Family Pictures.  I had something for everyone except my girls.  I wanted something to dress up a white shirt, so I made these little jackets and matching hair clips.  They have been very useful to wear with sleeveless dresses for Church and other occasions as well!



Room Divider Panels

These are panels that I bought at Ikea to try to divide the space of my office from the front room.  If you look at my Bathroom post, I used the same material to make a shower curtain valance.

I have to give a shout out to Ryan Bingham, he made the beautiful gate for me to keep the kiddos out of my sewing space.  Thanks Ryan!!

Kids Rooms

Here are some pictures of my kids' rooms.

This is my girls' room

 I just made a basic tab-top curtain out of the bed skirt that came with the bedding, and then I used the top sheet for the set to add the trim and make an extra pillow case for each girl.

My boys' room

 I was completely in love with a Nautica crib set that I saw about 5 years ago, but I didn't want to spend that much money on a crib set, so I decided to copy the idea.  The border is a Nautica border, but the comforter, curtain, and crib skirt are all a "mimic" of the Nautica look.  My wonderful Grandma embroidered all of the boats for me on her embroidery machine and then I made a crib size quilt that I turned into a comforter by adding the large navy border.  I also bought a couple of crib sheets that I got on sale and kept one and used the rest to add into the quilt and make extra pillow cases so that the crib bedding and twin bedding all match.  I also made a throw pillow, but you can't really see it in the picture.  Lucky when I originally bought the Nautica wall border (5 years ago) I had bought extra so when we moved and had another baby I still was able to make the room the same.  I actually have enough border to do another room if we move again, although my boys might be sick of boats by then!   

Dance Bag

I made this bag for my youngest daughter for her birthday.  I made the bag, then sewed the "A" on it just using a regular zig zag stitch, and added some jems.  I then added the tulle and ribbon to make it look like a tutu.  The handles are just ribbon and tulle braided together.  So fun!

Weekender Tote

I love this tote.  I got the pattern from a sewing magazine and made a few changes to make it work the way I wanted it.

Sherpa Vests

I made these vests for our family pictures.  They are super easy and super cute!

Halloween Costumes

I had so much fun making this Oompa Loompa costume.  At the time that I made the costume, it was nearly impossible to find brown and white stripped fabric, so I took two pair of kids tights and streched them over a spray can and used fabric paint to paint the stripes.  I used the waist line of one pair to make the cuffs on the sleeves and the trim on the neck of the shirt.   

To make the candy bar I watched the movie and paused it when it had a good shot of a Wonka Bar, drew it, and then scanned it into my computer and printed it on photo paper and wrapped it around a large candy bar.

My girls both wore this costume. Jaiden (above) in 2004, and Ashlyn (below) in 2009

Snow White

Dr. Evil and Mini Me

I made my own pattern for the Dr. Evil costume.

Cute little pirate and Dorothy

I made my own pattern to make this sweet little pumpkin.  I used a pair of her pajamas as a template to start the pattern.