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Surfer Chic Almost 5 Years Later

For readers who have been following me since the beginning you may remember these adorable surfer chic dresses I made for the twins when they were 14 months old.  They were one of the first dresses I made for that … Continue reading

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Tutorial: Upcycled Dress & Clothes From ANY Knit Pattern!

Upcycled dresses, hoodies & pants are currently very popular but can easily cost an arm and a leg.  There is good reason for that, well made garments take time to make & decent knits are not cheap.  I have started … Continue reading

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Maternity Dress for Mama! (link to tutorial!)

One of the complications of #5 being a surprise is that #1 I didn’t hold on to a ton of maternity clothes because we were pretty sure we were done #2 I am prego in opposite seasons so the bit … Continue reading

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‘The Natalie Dress’ 1 Pattern, 3 Looks

Let me say this is actually an old post I just never got around to posting, so these pictures of the twins are more then a year old, but it’s just too cute not to share! Last spring the sewing … Continue reading

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Little girls dress to bigger girls skirt! (mini tutorial)

Like many of my friends with more then one little girl the love to dress them coordinating (similar but still different) at times.  It is often easier when they at in baby and toddler sizes, but gets harder when the … Continue reading

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Save 20% on YouCanMakeThis.com & a FREE ebook!

I know it’s only Sept. 2nd but guess what, school has or is about to start back up and there are only 58 days until Halloween and 113 days until Christmas!  Add that to fall being on it’s way & … Continue reading

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Continuous Bound Placket Tutorial

I have to say I love .pdf patterns in the sense that you can get them right away & get to work.  That being said because of it anyone can design & put there work out there to share, but … Continue reading

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The Twins ‘Natalie’s Dress’ Easter Dresses

I actually got the twins Easter dresses done nice & early for once. I bought this fabric last year but loved the dresses I made with the test fabric so I just used those & saved this. So after seeing … Continue reading

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Save 15% on YouCanMakeThis.com!

YouCanMakeThis.com is celebrating national craft month by offering a coupon code for 15% off your purchase!  Just use the code ‘celebrate‘ at checkout now through 3/11/11 and save 15% off your entire order!  Plus if you  spend $20 or more … Continue reading

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TURTLE POWER!

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Heroes in a half shell Turtle power! I grew up in the prime of the original TMNT, so I was SUPER excited when I received a message from a mom looking for a little help finding … Continue reading

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