Free Personalized Velcro Bib « I Crave Freebies. Blog Swap with Positively Splendid. Oh my friends, I am delighted to share one of my favorite bloggers with you today! Besides being *crazy* talented, Amy is one of the sweetest people I know. She is a diamond in the rough. I just know you're going to love her! Hello, Oopsey Daisy readers! My name is Amy, and my home in the blogging neighborhood is known as Positively Splendid. I am just an average girl striving daily to appreciate the simple pleasures of life by creating something beautiful, meaningful, or delicious. I truly covet the blogging friendship Alison and I have developed over the course of the last year or so. There must be something in the air, because where I am, it seems to be raining babies! For this project, you will need... An empty beverage carrier Coordinating patterned papers Scrapbooking adhesive and/or glue Paper trimmer and scissors Ruler and pencil Chipboard letters and/or letter stickers Ribbon Gift items to fill your finished carrier (see below for some ideas) -- Amy.
Make a Patchwork Baby Quilt. This patchwork baby quilt is such an awesome way to use up all those bits and pieces left over from other sewing projects. You can make a totally crazy quilt made from tons of different left over fabrics, or scavenge as much from each project as possible to make a quilt with coordinating colors and patterns. Not only will you find those fabric scraps put to god use, this quilt makes a fabulous baby blanket, nursery wall decoration, or a gorgeous baby gift. This baby quilt is super simple to make and sooo cute. A great project if you are new to sewing and quilting. The result is a beautiful and luxurious baby blanket that is great nursery decor or to use as a nice warm baby cover-up.
To make this patchwork quilt simply pick out a few different fabrics that have coordinating or matching colors and patterns. So, you'll choose one fabric to be used as the backing of the quilt (you will need one large piece of this particular fabric). Make a Fabric Stash Quilt Finishing The Baby Quilt. 12 DIY Baby Shower Gift Ideas and My Hardest Pregnancy Moment... <div class="greet_block wpgb_cornered wpgb_shadowed"><div class="greet_text"><div class="greet_image"><img class="enable-pib-img-under" src=" alt="WP Greet Box icon" data-recalc-dims="1"/></div>Thanks for coming by! I try to feature a new creative tutorial every day -- and I'd love to have you follow along: <a href=" rel="nofollow"><strong>subscribe to my email updates</strong></a> or <a href=" rel="nofollow">come follow along on Facebook</a>.
<div style="clear:both"></div></div></div> Being a mom is the hardest thing I have ever done, but also the most rewarding experience. Today I’m sharing an essay about the most difficult moment of my daughter’s birth for ABC News and the UN Foundation’s Million Moms Challenge. Here’s a little excerpt from my essay: So I was put on bedrest. What was YOUR best or hardest pregnancy moment?? Xoxo. Harry Potter Birthday Party Ideas – Part 1. For all the Harry Potter fans out there – or parents of fans looking to throw a themed birthday bash for your little ones – I wanted to share some of the 12 Harry Potter Birthday Party Ideas that I recently worked on for iVillage.com, which include everything from themed food & drinks to favors & activities! You can find all the how-to info on each project over at iVillage, and detailed images of the first 6 projects in this post.
(Part 2 with images of the next 6 projects will be posted on Monday.) Here goes… 1. Quidditch-Inspired Party Favors – inspired by Martha Stewart’s Halloween Witch Brooms – but this “Harry Potter” version features edible pretzel rod broomsticks, gold ribbon accents (to mimic the gold detailing on the Quidditch brooms), and is filled with “Honeyduke’s Special Wizard’s Treat Mix” (pictured below). 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. ***** Stay tuned for Part 2: Projects 6-12, coming soon!
Sprout a Couch. Cool Copper Projects Warm metallic hues are easy to love but often pricey. When you create the look... Easy Doily Bowl Craft a decorative bowl from a doily picked up from a flea market, antique... Camper Birdhouse Encourage birds to stay awhile with an adorable vintage birdhouse. RM100: Building Block Table. Carpet Sample Area Rug. Paper a Book Wall. Dollar Tree Mosaic Wall. Make a Pretty Paisley Apron. Michael Miller Fabrics' Citron-Gray Nursery: Animal Appliqué Pillows. Our pretty piped pillow tutorial offers free downloadable patterns for a friendly elephant and a graceful giraffe. If you are clever with paper and pen, you can draw additional shapes and expand your zoo. For easiest appliquéing, keep curves large and smooth and avoid tiny points. These animal appliqué pillows are just one of eight projects in our new nursery series sponsored by our good friends at Michael Miller Fabrics, and are created using their new concept.
We love the Citron and Gray 'Huevos' fabric we chose for the pillow backs and the elephant appliqué. Repeating circles that are chubby and sweet, like little soap bubbles. With a nod to Laura Elizabeth Richards, we have to share the poem that inspired these cute appliqué shapes. Unlike most fabric collections that are filled with coordinated prints in multiple colorways , is what this story is all about.
Like good friends who hang together over time, Michael Miller's eleven pals will evolve from one release to another. Stylish Baby Nursery: Collapsible Storage Baskets. These clever storage baskets are not only cute and handy, they're also a secret recycling project. The sides and bottoms of each basket are stiffened with recycled cardboard! But wait ... they have another hidden talent: they collapse and fold flat to store. In the nursery, use them for creams, diapers, wash cloths and other diaper changing accessories. You could fill a whole shelf set with bright and beautiful baskets. Our sample was made for a baby girl's nursery, using the stunning Patty Young Andalucia collection.
Any Sewing Machine (we recommend the Janome ThreadBanger TB-30) Fabric for outer box covering (Fabric A) - ½ yard of 45" wide fabric PER BOX: we used Patty Young's Andalucia in Petal Flora (box 1) and Earth Mod Blooms (box 2)Fabric for inside lining (Fabric B) - ¼ yard of 45" wide fabric PER BOX: we used Patty Young's Andalucia in Petal Jester (box 1) and Kiwi Jester (box 2)Scraps for binding – you will need two strips per box, each strip is 1¾" x WOF (width of fabric). Michael Miller Fabrics' Citron-Gray Nursery: Tissue Box Cover. Crocodile tears, runny noses, spit ups and blow outs... there's almost never a time you don't need a tissue around the nursery. Why not let them pop out through a grommet on the top of our cute and clever tissue box cover?
This fun project is one of eight pieces in our new nursery series sponsored by our good friends at Michael Miller Fabrics. We created the collection using their new Color Story concept, selecting the Citron-Gray Color Story for a modern baby boy nursery: happy yet soothing with bright, bold geometric shapes reminiscent of groovy sixties fashion. This project can be finished with less than a yard of fabric and a few of your favorite scraps. Unlike most fabric collections that are filled with coordinated prints in multiple colorways, color is what this story is all about. Like good friends who hang together over time, Michael Miller's eleven Color Story pals will evolve from one release to another. Any Sewing Machine (we recommend the Janome DC4030 Pink Ribbon)
Home Sweet Homebodies: Infant scratch mittens: tutorial and pattern. 7-22-11 Update: I am so happy to share this tutorial and pattern with all of you; it has in fact been the post that brings the most people to this blog. As a reminder, this pattern and tutorial represent a lot of time and effort, and I have made the decision to share it with you for free- because I want to- as long as people are using it correctly. So please respect that and give proper attribution if you share it on the web (no unauthorized redistribution, and no copying and pasting the tutorial, pattern and/ or photos please- 1 or 2 photos is fine however). I would like to request that you use it for personal use only (exceptions will be made in certain cases i.e. charity- please just ask first- it's the polite thing to do!).
I know most of you are honest and would never take advantage- thank you so much! You will need: -Scratch Mitt pattern (included below) -lining fabric (I used flannel- so soft and cozy, which is a plus in cold temperatures.) Next, cut your fabric. How to make a cloth crib rail gaurd | Baby Rabies. Knee highs aren't just for the lunch lady. I've gotten quite a few emails about making bows... here's how I make nylon headbands that are so soft and stretchy-perfect for babies. Q-Biscuit gives it two thumbs up. I'm not a professional bow maker, so if you are, please leave us some tips:)*Start with one knee-high length nylon*Pin together the toe to the bottom of the elastic part that would sit right under your knee if you were wearing them*Sew in a loose setting so you can gather it*Cut off that extra nylon piece*Pull the top stitch to gather the nylon*Then simply glue the flower to the nylon ORyou can glue a piece of ribbon around the seam then interchange clips with flowers on them.Capiche?
I'll show you how I make the flowers on clips in the second installment of 'Liz's attempt to make her girls not look like boys.' it's late... nigh-night! Handmade Baby Blocks Tutorial And Pattern. Stylish Baby Nursery: Bloomin' Dust Ruffle. A dust ruffle catches the eye and brings top-to-bottom cohesion to your nursery décor. It's as functional as it is decorative - especially when it hangs all the way to the floor. It does really help keep dust from beneath the crib, but it also allows for secret storage space. My daughter's crib came with a rolling storage trundle, and the dust ruffle keeps it stylishly hidden from view. Dust ruffles look especially cute with a softly gathered edge. Gathering is fairly easy to do. In this project, you'll find instructions for how to do this with a straight stitch. You can also use a sewing machine attachment called a Ruffler foot or a Gathering foot. Our sample was made for a baby girl's nursery, using the stunning Patty Young Andalucia collection.
Any Sewing Machine (we recommend the Janome Jem Gold 3 ) 7/8 yard 90" wide Muslin (for center platform of crib) Fabric for 8 dust ruffle panels - 5¼ yards of 45” wide fabric: All purpose thread See through ruler or yardstick Iron and ironing board. Michael Miller Fabrics' Citron-Gray Nursery: Fitted Crib Sheet. You can never have too many baby bed linens. Changing the crib several times in one day is not unheard of... let's just say babies are kind of "leaky. " This super simple crib sheet takes just a couple yards of fabric, a length of elastic and about an hour of your time. Why settle for boring old white sheets when it's so easy to add color and design?
Today's project is just one of eight pieces in our new nursery series sponsored by our good friends at Michael Miller Fabrics, and is created using their new Color Story concept. Unlike most fabric collections that are filled with coordinated prints in multiple colorways, color is what this story is all about, like our selection: Citron-Gray. This project is sized for a standard 52" x 28" x 6" deep crib mattress and is based on an original tutorial by Joanna Armour for Michael Miller Fabrics. Like good friends who hang together over time, Michael Miller's eleven Color Story pals will evolve from one release to another.
Fat Quarter Shop. Sock Dog Tutorial. Meet Bertie, their cousin! She has been very generous to agree to let me show you how she was made. You'll need: One men's sock (the bigger the better!) StuffingRibbon for the collarNeedle and threadButton for the nose (optional)Sewing machine (optional) So, here's what you're starting with. Ears: Cut the toe of the sock off about 1.5 - 2 inches in a slight arch, the more of the toe you cut off, the floppier her ears will be.
Now comes the tricky part. Separate the two halves of the toe of the sock and fold them in half with the right sides of the sock facing each other. With your sewing machine, sew along the straight edge, leaving as small a seam allowance as possible. Body: Now let's move on to Bertie's body. Before you start stuffing we need to cut out her tail and her four legs.
Stuff Bertie's body. Each time you stuff a limb or her leg I would recommend pinning it like I did below before you stitch it on. Tail: Grab the portion of the sock that you cut for the tail. Paint a Tree In Your Kid’s Bedroom-Free Download – I’ve been a busy girl. I’ve been working on my little girl’s bedroom since moving into our new house last month. It has been so satisfying to finally be able to paint! While I don’t feel like it is fully finished, I still thought I’d share what I’ve done with you. And, if you are interested in making your own tree, I’ve provided the stencils I made for myself here for you. The pdf shown here includes simple instructions and patterns for the flowers and leaves. Here’s a helpful hint to create stencils: I used my Silhouette to cut these out. Download the pdf stencils. Want to see the rest of the room? And here’s the after. Baby boots... Crash ? Here goes, I'm going to try and do this but my computer keeps crashing, if there are any glaring errors I'll put them right asap.
Here comes a poor quality photo again, I still haven't sussed out what's wrong with the scanner. Enlarge to whatever size you wish, just measure the length of baby's ( or Mama's ) foot. Cut 4 boot pieces and 2 sole pieces as shown. Now do the same for the lining. The easiest way to do this is to lay your fabric right sides together, and then pin and cut out together. Pin and stitch the sides of each boot ( right sides together) And then stitch the boot to the sole as shown, don't forget to mark the front and back centre points on the soles - it makes it a lot easier to position correctly.
Now turn under and press a small hem at the top of each boot and it's lining. Now slot the lining into it's boot with wrong sides together, Finish off with a decorative stitch to close and maybe some yo-yo's. See you then ! Have a sooper dooper weekend. xxx. Tummy Time Mat Tutorial. Cook Clean Craft: Tutorial: Baby Kimono Top. 17 Free Baby Sewing Patterns You'll Adore. Michael Miller Fabrics' Citron-Gray Nursery: Patchwork Baby Quilt with Monogram. Fun In The Sun: Terry Towel Coverup & Matching Beach Pillow. ScrapBusters: Binky Leash and Bag. » Blog Archive » Create a fun apron for Halloween. Made By Marzipan. White and Cream Ruffle Dress. Reversible Half Apron Sewing Project. ScrapBusters: Two-Handed Pot Holder.
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