Tag Archives: toddler

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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Upcycling is for Boys too!

I know upcycled dresses are all over for girls, but what about those boys?  As a mom of 2 boys it can be hard at times to find cute boy patterns that age appropriate yet school worthy for my 7.5yr … Continue reading

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Upcycled Ruffle Shorties From Leggings with Tutorial

A few years ago a friend of mine asked me if could make her some Matilda Jane style shorties.  She loves them but they are not cheap & the sell out fast.  So the last few years I have made … Continue reading

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Quick & Easy Cut Off Shorts with Tutorial!

I remember as a child & teen taking scissors to my old jeans to make shorts.  It worked but I have to say they were often FAR from straight and they unraveled for ever getting shorter & shorter over time … Continue reading

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Great Hair Clip Idea for Scraps!

If you are one of the many people who found my blog because of my ‘Make your own baby leg & arm warmers!’ Tutorial then you may have thought to your self what about some of these cute scraps of socks … Continue reading

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Tutorial: Fabric Backed Yarn Eater Blanket!

I have to say Pinterest is a very inspiring & useful tool for the creative mind… it is also like crack & very addictive!  While I have thousands of pins on my boards I have been trying to make at … 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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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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Carmen’s Tunics for the twins!

I have to say I fell in love with this pattern!  It is a .pdf pattern that I bought on Etsy from LilleSkapet… Carmen’s Tunic.  Not only was it reasonably priced but it went together very easy.  The only thing … Continue reading

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Day 21 ~ 3 More Dress Swap Dresses

Well I finished dress #1 a few weeks ago… with all the craziness of the super hero capes the last 3 kept getting put off but I still managed to get them done in time!  The dress swap is a … Continue reading

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