Its Sew Fun Tuesday!

Welcome to Its Sew Fun Tuesday!

OOPS! The holiday weekend threw me for a loop, and with family still here, I forgot today was Tuesday and not Sunday! HA!

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Its Sew FUN! Add you link below:

1. Painting Letters	2. Beach Bucket Cake	3. Notepaper Bag for Teacher	4. Bandanna Skirt
5. Straight Line Quilting	6. my fiirst quiet book	7. Ruffle Bum Onesie Tutorial	8. Berry Sweet Bag
9. Choc Pecan Pie Bars	10. BBQ Chicken Pizza	11. Visual Recipe Index	12. Pocket Shirts
13. 4th of July Patriotic Onesie	14. Hair Clips@In His Grip	15. Patriotic Outfits	16. Hair Clips for Mommy
17. T-Shirt Makeover	18. Wool storage basket	19. sunflower bag tutorial

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Night Owl Crafting

Check out Night Owl Crafting today to see my guest post! It's a tutorial to make a Dragonfly soothie :)

Pleated Ruffle Butt Onesie

I love ruffles, I love pleats, I was too lazy to "ruffle" properly, and so we have the Pleated Ruffle Butt Onesie!

Very simple, very fast, VERY cute :)
I used a 3-6 month onesie

1. Cut 3 strips that are approximately 3" by 19" long and iron each strip in half

2. To avoid extra seams to sew through/hid, I went the route of extra ironing. Fold in each edge about a 1/4" and iron flat in half again.

Now, to skip "ruffling" and give it a more pleated look, follow these instructions!
3. place the bottom ruffle in line with the top of the leg opening and pin in the center
4. Pin both edges where you want the ruffle to end
5. Pin the middle of each side
6. keep pinning the middle of the bubbles until it is as pleated as you would like it to be
7. No sew a quarter inch from the top. I sewed mine messy so it wasn't a smooth pleat, but more of a cross with ruffles.

8. Do the same with the top 2 ruffles, placing them so the bottom of the ruffle falls just on top of the sew line of the previous ruffle.

Enjoy your cutie in the ruffle. Throw it under a dress so that when it flips up she's adorable!

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Flying into a Birthday!

Awful pictures, cute shirts :)

Its Sew Fun Tuesday!

Welcome to Its Sew Fun Tuesday!

I love looking through the links, there are always soo many cute ideas!  here are the top links from last week:

A beautiful Quilt from Yards and Yards

Ruffled Tea towels are an instant hit, and such a perfect hostess gift! Check out these cute ones from Angela's Sewing for Sanity!

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Its Sew FUN! Add you link below:

1. Cute Lanyards	2. Strawberries Romanov	3. Heavenly Bacon Quiche	4. Organizing Recipe Index
5. June Plaque Attack	6. Bunting Party Flags	7. fun journal tutorial	8. Chicken Dumpling Soup
9. Help Manly Cufflinks	10. Spray Painted Frames	11. Minnie Shirt	12. Drop Cloth Curtains
13. Onesie tUTu	14. Kids Drawstring Backpacks	15. Summer Checklist Gift for Teacher	16. Miniature Terraruims
17. Father's Day Ideas	18. ~Dropped Drawers~	19. Reese's Pieces Cookies	20. Red White and Blue Decor
21. Annies

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Yummy Blanket Cupcakes

It's the first day of summer for my kiddo's, and I'm SO not ready!  They were only in preschool, but still, I liked my few hours to get some things done, and to cuddle with the Baby. :)  Today my Dolly is begging to go outside, but it is not nice out, and so it all begins!

Now, on to the Yummy Blanket Cupcakes!

These are so fun, and so cute!

Start with a receiving blanket for each cupcake.

I made mine, also simple! I took a yard of flannel, squared it up, and then used an overedge on the edges!

I didn't take many pictures, but you get the idea :)

I used about 8-10 coffee filters for each cupcake.
I cut the bottom out of 4-5 and slid those of the cupcake, then slid the other 4-5 on the bottom.
Use a rubberband to hold in place
Cut some cute ribbon to cover the rubber band, hot gluing in place!

To top them:

1. I just rolled the blanket a little crooked so it would swoop up
2. I added a pacifier clip that I made
3. I added a flower headband that I made!

I bought a cake box from the store to place them

Tie closed with a ribbon and give as an adorable baby shower gift!

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Its Sew Fun Tuesday!

The Linky Party was started yesterday :)  Running short on time this week I combined it with my Scrappy Doll!! Check it out here :)

Scappy Doll

& Linky Party!

I've been a little scrapped for time lately...so my posts have been a lot less lately! We are trying to sell our house {cleaning for showings are a nightmare with 3 kids home all day!}, I've decided to run a 10k this weekend {totally not a runner and only running 1-2 miles right now - oops!}, and then trying to have fun sewing...so blogging has hit a back burner.

This week to try to simplify my life, I've added Its Sew Fun Tuesday to the bottom of this link. Please scroll down, check out the doll and add a link!!

Scrappy Doll
My daughter is finally acting like a girl instead of a tomboy in a dress and starting to play with dolls :)  So for Easter I thought it would be so fun to add a doll to her Easter {bag} basket!

I was eyeing this Black Apple Doll at Martha Stewart, thinking it was adorable!

I printed and cut the pattern and started to go...the legs were TINY! So I decided I must have missed adding a seam allowance :)  I then retraced the legs and arms adding seam allowances, but left the body and head at the size they were as I liked those!

I, of course, had to put my own spin on her look :) I liked the no face look, although my daughter thought it was silly! And I added a removable skirt :)

Here she is without her skirt!

Now, add some links to my weekly party! I can't wait to check them out :)

Its Sew FUN! Add you link below:

1. Paisley Tank Top	2. Kleenex Holder	3. Girl's Room Bedding & Canopy	4. Blueberry Bars
5. Cheese Burger Ring	6. My dirty {foliage} secret!	7. No Fuss Granola!	8. Quilting Simplified
9. ruffled spring towel gift	10. embellished Cardi	11. Diva Quilt	12. Faux Chenille Blanket
13. Toy Chest Rescue	14. Paisley Baby Changing Pad	15. Butterfly On Onesie	16. KooKooCraft art doll Elizabeth
17. ~Picture This~	18. (Almost) Felted Slippers	19. Anthro Violet Posts	20. Scrap Fabric Bowl

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Snicker Salad

My son's FAVORITE salad is Snicker Salad, my daughter doesn't like it because she doesn't like snickers....seriously, who doesn't like snickers?!?!

Snicker Salad

1 (3 oz.) pkg. instant vanilla pudding
1 c. milk
1 (8 oz.) Cool Whip
3 regular size Snicker bars (I prefer to use bite size bars as its less cutting!) - cut into bite size pieces.
3 apples - cut into bite size pieces

Mix Pudding and Milk well, fold in whip cream. Add cut up apples and snickers. Enjoy!

Best served that day. Can serve 1-2 days later, however it does start to get a little runny.

Its Sew Fun Tuesday!

Welcome to Its Sew Fun Tuesday!

My apologies for not visiting everyone last week! I'll try to be better this week :)
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This list is open to any crafts, sewing projects, recipes. Please do NOT link to just a store or etsy shop. This is for sharing projects, not sales. Please link directly to your post, not the blog homepage

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Its Sew FUN! Add you link below:

1. Raw Edge Mosaic Tile Quilt	2. Mexican Dorito Casserole	3. Cherry Vanilla Layer Cake	4. Purse Pals
5. Mother's Day Apron	6. Scrabble Tile Necklaces	7. Big Bro Lil Sis	8. Apple Walnut Chicken Salad Sandwich
9. Jelly BEan Wreath Remade	10. Mom/ TEacher Gifts	11. Fabric Flowers	12. Cheery Summer Wreath
13. Pie Costume Party	14. Bathroom Remodel	15. Scripture Tote	16. New top for mom

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Recent Creations

I've had several requests lately for birthday shirts. Here are two of the most recent!

 I love the ruffly butt bloomers I made to match!!

Details on the Easter Outfits...

I know, I know...Easter was 2 weeks ago, I'm just NOW posting about the outfits? Well, not exactly, if you remember, I posted this picture before Easter :)
If you recall, I tried to get my Buddy to wear a bowtie...I failed miserably. However, he did LOVE his tie!

Isn't he handsome?  Love him :)  I used a tie pattern from Lil Blue Boo...love her, but beware, there is hand sewing involved in the tie!!! It turned out great, didn't it? :)

Other Tie Options:
Wanna be Crafty also has a "real" tie for boys.
See Kate Sew has an adorable Skinny Tie!

For my Dolly I used the Twirly Ballerina Skirt because I love it so much :)
I added with it an embroidered shirt, she got to choose what she wanted on it!

and last, but not least...my Baby got a new, complimentary dress too! For my Baby I used the Charlotte Dress from Craftiness is Optional.

Super easy pattern and great details to follow! I've never done a zipper and she made it SO easy! My only change would be that I'd sew on the bottom trim AFTER sewing the edges together so that you don't see the seam, but minor details I doubt anyone other than me noticed :)

LOVE them!

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Bapron

Jess at Craftiness is Optional made these adorable "Bapron's" aka Baby Apron. What a great idea for the kiddo's to catch all their mess!!

Love her choice of fabrics too, and that adorably snuggly baby!!

Korker Bows

Living Craftily Ever After created a super simple tutorial on how to make adorable Korker bows!  She makes it sound so easy, I may need to make some myself :)

She even shares two methods for making them!!

Its Sew Fun Tuesday!

Welcome to Its Sew Fun Tuesday!
Sorry about posting any features last week, I was out of town all week :)

Last weeks top views are fantastic items!

Yards and Yards made this Easy Peasy Skirt Tutorial. How cute are these colors?!?

Moms of all trades made this adorable picnic table. How cute are those padded seats? And way more comfortable than wood slivers on your bum!

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Its Sew FUN! Add you link below:

1. Shirt Refashion	2. Caramel Puffs	3. Spring Wreath	4. Enchiladas
5. Wedding cake	6. Potted Birds Nests	7. Ruffled Shoulder Shirt	8. Camera Strap Cover
9. Uptown Girl Quilt	10. Scented Sachets	11. Anthro Inspired Earrings	12. Designer Dress on a Dime
13. Candle Cabana	14. Retro dress and Teachers Tote	15. Cherry Shortbread Cookies	16. Whales On Onesies
17. Sunglass Holder for the kiddos

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