Jump Starting Madeline's Spring Collection - the Bubble Ruffle Dress! I wanted to kick off Madeline’s Spring Collection with a bang, as I already know I will have interruptions this week with some other posts that were previously planned to be featured (but don’t worry, they are really, really good interruptions! I promise – lol). This dress was by far one of my favorites, part because of its ease factor, and part because of how cute and comfy it turned out! I used a T-shirt that I already had on hand for the top, or onesie in this case, and added the attaching bubble skirt to the bottom. What makes this different than every other bubble dress you have seen out there? The adorable pop-up ruffle waist! I almost stopped there, but decided it just wasn’t ‘finished’ without the tie sash waist belt. For your free tutorial to make the Bubble Ruffle Dress, click HERE. If you know what fabric the bottom of this dress was made of, let me know! But the dress gets better…because later on this week I will show you how to make a matching sun hat! Happy Sewing Jess
JDaniel4s Mom: Read.Explore.Learn.-Bugtown Boogie Welcome to Read.Explore.Learn.! This meme was designed to be a place for you to share the learning opportunities, crafts, field trips, and other activities you have done this week that tie-in to children’s books. I look forward to seeing ways you have learned with and explored books. Steps: Link your activity below. Please place the Read.Explore.Learn. badge on your post or create a link back to this meme. Please try to visit at least three of the other people that have placed links below and leave a comment. My Book Tie-Ins of the Week: Bugtown Boogie by Warren Hanson is one of my new favorite books. The tree trunk is filled is bugs of all kinds. Steve Johnson and Lou Fancher’s paintings of caterpillars twisting and dozen of bugs tapping their feet are such fun. Everyone waits until she shouts, “Boogie Down!” After the bugs head home so, does the boy with a hop in his step. The book is such fun to read. What did we do? Weaving with Pipe Cleaners and a Cooling Rack
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How to tie your shoes pentagram style Howto FunAdvice.com It's not the most efficient way to tie your shoes, and it probably won't help keep them on your feet, but it looks really cool. Step One Fold your lace equally in half (wide, flat laces give the best effect). Insert the ends of the laces into the last holes going from the outside, in. (see the red section of the photo). Pull one end so that the left side (blue) is shorter than the right (yellow). Fold your lace equally in half (wide, flat laces give the best effect). Step Two Cross the laces over each other (right/yellow over left/blue), and insert them into the fourth holes from the bottom (in other words, skip two holes). Pull both sides under and through the third holes from the bottom. Cross the laces over each other (right/yellow over left/blue), and insert them into the fourth holes from the bottom (in other words, skip two holes). Step Three Pull the right/blue lace diagonally across the outside of the shoe and insert it under and through the sixth hole on the opposite side. Step Four
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