For my girls

For my girls this year I wanted to make them pajamas. They turned out okay. But I literally didn't have the time to do anything else. It's amazing these got done in time for our mini vacation.

My older daughter is always putting my shirts on. This particular shirt I never wore. So I took it in, added some hearts and a cute aplique. And now it's her nightgown.
Pretty simple, pretty cute.
My youngest daughter got pants and a shirt. I took an old pair of my jammie pants. (That I got for Valentines Day YEARS ago.) And turned them into jammie pants for her. Added four layers of ruffles...which looks A LOT cuter on. And paired it with a wal-mart shirt. I added the cute hearts..and Viola. Valentine jammies for my girls.

Framed valentine art

More decorations. And more copying. This is my version of an insect heart display.
Framed conversation hearts, heart.
Love sign, inspired by this. I like the red and black more. But it just doesn't go with the rest of my decor.
Simple and cute silhouettes. Compliments of my Cricut, "A Child's Year" cartridge, and snazzy glitter paper.

Christmas decor part 2

Before:
I got these paper mache presents at Hobby Lobby last year for $0.10 each.

After:

This year I covered them with cute paper.

Before:

I made this "Noel" banner last year. But thought it was lacking.

After:

So this year I added tiny pendants between each letter, garnished with a beautiful crystal. MUCH better.

This year I made two more banners. "Believe" and "Jingle".
I embossed each frame and white backing. It's adds texture and interest. And now after using my friends cuttlebug, I have decided I will own one.
The "Jingle" is not quite complete. I still need to hang some bells off it.
3-D ornament art. I think it turned out really cute.
And now it sits by my other ornaments.
And finally some ruffled Christmas trees. I will be replacing the one in front with a beautiful white or gold...but for now this is it.
With layer upon layer of ruffles.

For Marissa

A boy! They're not as fun to make things for, but I'm getting better at coming up with ideas.

So for Marissa (my visiting teacher)

Cute matching burp cloth and taggie toy.
A Onsie, copying the colors. A distressed truck. I love how the edges are darker and rugged. I used the Home Decor cartridge for the front and back.
And on the back...
And some cute brown shorts with a "C" for Charlie. I found this "C" pre-made at Hobby Lobby! Super cute all I did was iron on and top stitch!

Congrats Marissa!

Halloween Bags

I FINALLY finished. I made my older daughter, Aubree, this cute bag for trick or treating (with the never ending patience and teachings of my cute Aunt...) and I knew I wanted to make one for her little sister, when she was able to use it. I bought enough paper ahead of time. A few months ago, I realized that my younger daughter, Sophie, would in fact be actively participating in Halloween this year. So I had to make her bag too.

And they turned out SO cute.

A spider for Aubs.
A witch for Soph. ( I think I need to move "p" down. It's driving me crazy!)
The edges are all sewn together with boondoggle. And I love the detail.
I made they're bags matching, in opposites.
With coordinating paper on the sides. They love them and use them a lot more than just for Halloween. Now I need to make them more themes so I can change out the papers and get more use out of it.
I'm thinking of using it for

Valentines Day

Easter

And a non holiday theme for church and the library...

Gifts for nieces

I did these a while ago and just now found the pictures!

For my nieces birthday I decided to make them some personalized items..

A covered note book (inspired by the ones I did for the girls church books) with their initial on it. I used their favorite color and added buttons to spruce it up. Then I sewed elastic to the inside back cover, so they could keep it closed if wanted...

Then I made them lounge pants. My older Niece Tori LOVES owls. (The same one I did little notebooks with) So I free-handed a stencil with freezer paper and painted an owl on, then I used fabric to give it more texture and detail.
On the back I put her name. (Using the cricut to cut out the letter stencil)
My younger niece.
She LOVES monkey's so I came up with this for her pant.
I didn't take pictures of the rest..but I think they really liked it.

Baby Kai

My sil had a baby boy (so jealous) and her Mom wanted me to make her something cute to display at her shower. The nice thing was she bought all the supplies for me, and all I had to do was assemble!

So she got a cute diaper cake in blues and browns..

And a cute sign to match his room.

First grandson! We're so excited!

Covered Books

These were another request from my mil. She got some books for the girls to take to church. But she wanted them to be cute. She asked me if I would cover them and personalize them. I found this cute butterfly paper, and used scraps for the rest.

I don't know about you, but when I cover books the covers always curl. Too much glue? Not sure. But I wanted them to lie nice and flat, so I added some elastic to hold them in place.

All I did was measure how much I would need for it to hold the book shut. Cut, sewed to the inside cover, as you can see here...and covered it in the front with that big flower.

And now they all have a cute book they can take to church and learn about Jesus. (This is what the girls do during the sacrament.)

And of course you can't forget the back.

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Wedding shower gifts

My mil is so sweet and always paying me to make gifs for her. These are to be displayed at a wedding shower.

A fun sign to hang on their door :)


And a beautiful towel cake.