Hey guys! So I’m pretty excited about this DIY upcycle because I absolutely love recycling old clothes to make new ones, AND because I got to make something for Abigail from something that belongs to her favorite guy for Father’s Day. The first time I made a tunic for her from Daddy’s shirt she never wanted to take it off (you can […]
Father’s Day Upcycle: Daddy’s Shirt to Daughter’s Dress
PATTERN REVIEW: NewLook 6238 View C
Happy Monday Lovelies! I had only a few hours on Friday to make something for Abigail for her cousin’s SpiderMan themed birthday party the next day, so I decided to use a commercial pattern because drafting one would probably take too much time. I’ve been meaning to try NEWLOOK 6238 for a while, so this was the perfect opportunity! This […]
Mickey&Minnie inspired Disneyland Outfit
Hey guys, So we decided to make one last Disneyland trip before the black out dates for our passes start, so we plucked the boy cub from school and ran away to Disneyland. This skirt jumper thingy was actually suppose to be a retro vintage dress, but because Abigail was feeling under the weather a few days before, I didn’t […]
DIY Ariel’s Blue Dress
Happy Hump Day Lovelies! If you follow me on IG or Facebook, you’ve seen this picture of Ariel’s Tour of the Kingdom Blue Dress that I made for Abigail : …but no action pics with her in it, so today’s blog post will be jammed packed with plenty of action pics! But before we get there, let me just say […]
DIY Spiderman / Avengers Themed Dress
Happy Saturday Lovelies! Just wanted to share with you this quick DIY Spiderman/Avengers Themed Dress I made for Abigail for Marvel Universe Live this weekend. Any one else excited about the new Avengers movie?! We’re all very big fans of the Avengers but Abigail’s favorite super hero of all time is Spiderman! Remember this picture of her as Spiderman, her zombie brother and her […]
I MADE A MERMAID TAIL!
Hello Lovelies! So Confession time: I did not intend to do a third post for Kids Clothes Week …this just sorta happened! I MADE A MERMAID TAIL!!! Mermaids can be considered “Wild Things” right? Ever since I made Abigail her mermaid themed SWIMSUIT and BIRTHDAY DRESS, she’s been asking me to make her a mermaid tail. Each time she sees me behind the […]
KCW Challenge: WILD THINGS at the Zoo Part 2 – featuring Adrian
Happy Hump Day Lovelies! Thank you for coming back to see PART 2 of our San Diego Zoo trip and my second piece for the KCW Wild Things Challenge. (If you missed PART 1 featuring Abigail and The Zoo Dress, you can find it HERE.) I’ll start with one of my very favorite pictures of the cubs from our zoo […]
KCW Challenge: WILD THINGS at the Zoo Part 1 – featuring Abigail
Happy Tuesday Lovelies! Really excited about this season’s challenge for KCW: I thought the theme was perfect considering the fact that we wanted to take the kids to the San Diego Zoo on our weekend trip to San Diego (which happened last weekend). Thankfully I started the projects far in advance so I had enough time to sew up something for both […]
How to Draft a Tshirt Template – DIY
Happy Hump Day Lovelies! I’m still a bit under the weather…but I thought I’d share with you just how easy it is to draft a pattern template using an existing garment that you already have. I’ve mentioned many times in my posts about drafting a bodice from one of Abigail’s existing t-shirt patterns but never showed you how! I made […]
PDF Pattern Testing – Kelly’s Twirly Skirt by Bella Sunshine Designs
Happy Friday Lovelies! It seems I just don’t have enough time in the day! I’m swamped with projects for the boy cub’s up coming birthday (I still can’t believe he’s going to be ELEVEN! sheesh!) and projects for KCW new season theme, and my own personal projects and preparing for our road trip this weekend, that I’ve lost all sense […]