Happy Hump Day Lovelies! I made this dress a while ago back in 2018, and she only just wore it last weekend on our mini vaca! Had a few good pics so thought I’d do another small review! Pattern Description: – The Pauline Dress & Tunic by Elegance and Elephants The Pauline Dress & Tunic is a […]
Author: Candice Ayala
PDF PATTERN REVIEW: Paper Bag Pants Pattern
Happy Monday Lovelies! We’re in this weird transition between “little girl” and “big girl” clothes now that #thespiritedone has turned 7! So it’s been a little more of a challenge than it normally is find patterns that suit her fashion sense, but when she saw this Paper Bag Pants Pattern from Ellie and Mac she […]
PATTERN REVIEW: Butterick 5020
Hello Lovelies! So last week I tried two new things! I decided to make a dress with fabric I have never tried before (more of my thoughts and reviews on that in a later post) and with that decided to up the challenge by revisiting the idea of using enveloped patterns! We went through my […]
DIY Upcycled Shirt & Dress to Child’s Top & Pants
Hi guys! I’m so excited to share with you my latest upcycled outfit featured in Sewn Magazine! In the magazine I share with you a quick an easy tutorial on how to add a cute button feature to the ankles of any pants pattern. (pictured below) But this blog post is not about that DIY tutorial, […]
DIY Upcycled Shirt to Child’s Skirt w/ Pockets Tutorial
Hey guys, I did this upcycle before we started doing them in video, so for now all we got are pictures lol. This skirt was actually meant for my Sewn Magazine feature, but the steps ended up being way too long for the magazine and so we went with something else, BUT now I get to […]
DIY Vertical Zipper Pocket Tutorial
Hey guys, Adrian has been asking me forever to put bigger pockets on his jackets but I just never got around to it. I was going through some items I saved for upcycling and I came across one of his shirts that I saved thinking the zipper would come in handy…but then I realized I […]
DIY Men’s Shirt to Child’s Dress
Happy Sunday Lovelies! Soooooo full disclosure, this upcycle wasn’t planned for February, but it happened. #Thespiritedone celebrates 100 days of school on Tuesday, and for this 100th day, she can either dress in green, or dress as if she was 100 years old, ….not surprisingly she choose both! lol. I picked out all the green fabric […]
DIY Upcycled Shirt to Skirt Tutorial
Hey Guys, HAPPY NEW YEAR!! This year I decided to start working on projects that brought me the most joy, and so I went head first into a couple upcycling projects. I posted the first project on Instagram last week, you can find that below. View this post on Instagram A post shared by candice ayala […]
PDF PATTERN REVIEW: The Brooklyn Knit Dress
Happy Hump Day Lovelies! I was planning to share this super cute pattern early next week, but then I realized ModKid is having an Black Friday sale and thought you might want to take advantage of the 40% off if you like this pattern as much as I do! [Coupon code BLACKFRIDAY2018. Expires on Cyber Monday […]
The SLPCO Holiday Blog Tour
TGIF Guys! Today is my stop on The Simple Life Pattern Company Blog Tour. I’m one of the last stops, so if you haven’t been following from the start of the tour, be sure to check out the bloggers and their amazing makes, I can guarantee you’ll get some inspiration for your holiday sews. Also […]