Fixing a Hoodie

I have had this hoodie for over 10 years now and I absolutely love it! There is only one problem with it.....it's white. While in storage it some how got this wonderful stain on it.

I was so sad about it. I let it soak for a day in Oxy clean and washed it at least 3 times. But the stain just wanted to stay where it was. So I decided that since I couldn't get it out...I would just cover it.

And I've always wanted a pocket in the front anyways...so this worked perfect.

I bought 1/4 yard of white fleece (which is a little off from my hoodie, but I figure with wearing it and washing it...it will soon look the same)!

I have this other hoodie that I used to copy the dimensions of the pocket.

 

  I cut out the fleece to the shape and size that I wanted.

Then I sewed in around all the edges.

Then I pinned and sewed it onto the hoodie it self.

I love how it turned out (it just needs to be washed to get rid of that line right down the middle from the fabric being on the bolt)!

Now I get to wear my favorite hoodie without looking super dirty! Yay!!

Fixing a Dress

So I bought this dress at Rue 21 and I just absolutely love it!! The only problem with it is...when I wore it the first time I was so busy pulling it up that I didn't enjoy looking cute in it. So I decided to fix it.

It took me a while to figure out exactly what I wanted to do...but then the wheels finally started turning and I decided to make a braided strap for it. I had bought this knit t-shirt from savers a long time ago for a different project that was a flop...so I held onto it just in case I might need it for something else...which I did!!

I cut the shirt into 3 2" strips and braided them as tightly as I could (this way they are already stretched and when I wear the dress they won't stretch and fall).

Then I tried the dress on and pinned the straps on exactly where I wanted them. At first I was going to do two straps with them criss-crossing int he back, but then decided to do a halter instead. After I pinned them I simply sewed them on!

Since the back was falling down too, I decided it would look cute to add just one braid in the very middle of my back!

Front!

Back!!

It worked perfectly....and I didn't have to worry for a second about pulling it up....I just got to feel cute in it!

Braided Necklace

I found this braided necklace tutorial over at UCreate and loved it. I'm not going to do the tutorial part but you can find it HERE.

Items you need:

 Thin ribbon

Chain (I got mine from JoAnn's in the Jewelry making section)

then a flower of your choice

It was so simple to cut the ribbon and chain to the length I wanted and then braid them together! I love how it turned out too!

I really didn't want to buy a flower, and I didn't have any good material to make one....but I did have some scrap ribbon from our bracelets that we made HERE and I loved it...so I decided to come up with a little something with these!

And this is what I came up with! A Scrap flower!! I just put them all together in a way that I liked and then hot glued them to the end of the necklace (to cover it up). I really like how it turned out. Definitely doesn't look store bought, but it's totally my style!!

And there you have it!!

Burlap Wreath

I found this idea on Pinterest (which by the way I LOVE!! I know every says it....but there is a reason!!) It was on Craftaholics Anonymous and her tutorial is found HERE.

What you need:

Wire hanger

1.25 (I would actually get about 1.5 yards) of burlap

1/8 yard of different colored burlap (or you could also you any scrap material you have)

Scissors

Hot Glue Gun

Wire cutters

1. Undo your hanger and mold it into a circle.

2. Cut 3" strips of your burlap. She had a simple way to cut the burlap on her blog...I actually just used a rotary cutter and mat to cut mine. It made it looked more frayed...which I liked, but if you'd prefer the other than I'd look at how she did it!

3. Then start poking one end of your now circle hanger through the burlap and start folding it like an accordion, back and forth until you've used all your fabric and the hanger is full.

4. Since I didn't use as much burlap I had some extra hanger...and I wanted the burlap to be pretty tight together...so I used my wire cutters to snip some of the hanger away.

5. Take your wire cutters (or pliers, mine was both) and fold the edges of the hanger together so they don't come apart. It doesn't look very pretty, but I covered this section up with other things!

6. Take your different colored burlap, or scraps and make rosettes.

7. Use your hot glue gun and glue the rosettes where you want them, and I added a little wooden "B" to spice things up :) It took be a little to finagle the material to it laid the way I wanted to....but with a little hot glue...it stayed where I wanted it to!

8. Take either a scrap of material, some ribbon, or I used a little extra burlap that I had and simply tied it around the top to hang it!

And you're done!! Perfect for all year round!

Hair Bow Extravaganza

I've been going a little crazy making hair bows lately. I know my baby girl isn't here yet, but I'm just preparing. Plus, they are so much fun to make! I need to add more color variety to the bows, but for now these will match all her little newborn outfits.

Here is a sampling of the different hair bows I've been working on (all of the bows are relatively small from 1" to 2.25")...








TUTORIALS:

**Crushed fabric flower tutorial from make-it-and-love-it here.

**Felt flower tutorial from make-it-and-love-it here.

**Satin flower tutorial from my sisters-in-law here.

**Fold over elastic headband tutorial here. (I purchased the fold over elastic from that same store here.)

**Sweet Little Bow tutorial found here.

I attached clips (snap clips and/or alligator clips) to the backs of most of the hair bows (with the exception of the small felt flowers and sweet little bows, I'll just attach with some elmer's glue to my baby's head). This way I can either clip the bows straight into her hair or onto a headband.

baby legs (again)

I'm in LOVE with making baby legs! I made some and posted them (with a link to a tutorial) another time on the blog over a year ago. With baby (no name yet) coming soon, I thought I would make some for her - I found some CUTE knee high socks for little kids at gymboree (very left in the picture) that will fit the baby's legs sooner than the adult knee highs I used for the rest. Abby - my 4 (almost 5) year old wanted to try these on and LOVES them. She calls them her leg warmers and wants to wear them all over the place. She has been asking to wear skirts just so she can wear the "leg warmers". She said she would share once the babies legs get bigger
My friend Brandy sent the striped socks and the pink polka dot socks so I could make these last two pairs. It's hard to find CUTE knee highs on island.

Baby bjorn cover

I was in love with this tutorial that I saw a LONG time ago and finally gave it a go. These aren't the best pictures, but I can't fit the baby bjorn carrier over my stomach right now, so will have to get pictures AFTER I have the baby!

I bought the material for the covers when I was in Oregon. Figured if I have a puker, these are easy to take on/off and wash! This will hook to the piece that goes around my shoulders - I just don't have it out yet.
It was VERY easy to sew up. Not nearly as easy to put the carrier into the cover, but it fits!