Valentine's Day Decor

So in our craft group we have been working on Valentine's Day Decorations! This was our first project...inspired by this tutorial that we found on Pinterest! We of course altered the colors a bit, being that we all have white doors! Also, I found this great tutorial on using elmer's glue instead of buying the crackle paint and it worked GREAT! I LOVE how it turned out!

I bought far too much felt, so I decide to make 2 of these little balls to put on my candlesticks on my fireplace! They were super easy, but took some time!

Then as a group we made these cute little felt banners...again with the excess red felt that I bought! We cut them 6 inches across and 8 inches long, then added the fabric scrap hearts and just cut little slices for the ribbon to weave in and out of. It took me less than an hour and I love how it turned out!

Maternity Jeans

It was time to get another pair of Maternity Jeans, but I really didn't feel like buying a new pair for $50! That is not my idea of fun! :P I decided to look through some of my old jeans and see if there were any I could convert...and I found these babies! :) Check out the left leg of them though...They were a little too baggy when I bought them about....5 or 6 years ago, so now they were just embarrassing! So I went to work...I added a stretch waist band, took in the legs and hemmed them a couple inches....which resulted in the right leg!

I am so happy with how they turned out and can't wait to wear them tonight for New Year's....even if I will be working/serving! Don't you just want to feel cute no matter where you are on New Year's!? I know I do! Hope you all have a HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Snowman/Ladybug Outfit

I had a friend request an outfit for her daughter for her 2nd Birthday! She loves Snowmen and so she had decided to do a snowman theme for the little party she was having, but didn't want the entire outfit to be limited to the winter. So I made the skirt generic red, black, and white! Then we made 2 different L/S shirts to go with it!

I did plain black knit under and the base skirt with an elastic waist band and then the 4 ruffles of different fabric! She loved how it turned out and her daughter loves wearing it!

Isn't she ADORABLE! :)

Christmas Apron

I had a friend contact me about making a Christmas Apron for her Mother-in-law. I had a lot of fun with this one!

She wanted it really elegant and classy! When I saw these fabrics, I knew they were perfect! I love the Damask with the Stripes! It also has some gold accents in there! I love it!

I added a little ribbon up top, just to give it a little Sass! My friend had an apron that she wanted it patterned after and it had ric rac, but I thought the velvety ribbon made a better statement!

Every apron needs a little pocket!

What a fun project...once I got started last night I couldn't stop, it didn't take too long though! ;)

Simplistic Nativity Set

I just recently finished this nativity set. My friends and I decided it was time to start our Christmas craft projects and this was our first one! I still didn't have a nativity and saw this post and decided I needed to make a set!

After we finished this set of Mary, Joseph, and Baby Jesus....I wanted an entire set! We decided to make 3 WiseMen,

One Angel,

and 2 Shepherds with a Sheep,

We decided to incorporate twine into each item, so there was a common thread throughout the Nativity! I absolutely LOVE how this set turned out!

If you are interested in purchasing a set you can get it here at my etsy shop! Let me know if you are interested for a special discount! ;) Also, if you want to paint a set, I am selling the raw sets, so if you are interested in that, let me know as well! :)

Trick or Treat Burlap Banner

So....its taken me a while to post this one...its been done for a really long time! ;) My sister and a couple friends decided a while back that instead of just pinning on pinterest we wanted to actually start making the things we saw! We saw this and decided we need to make one...of course we changed it up a bit.

I was thinking I should have done a tutorial for this one, but then when I just added the link and it was on etsy.com I decided, I'm glad that I didn't! We had a lot of fun making these though and they were pretty simple and cheap...what we usually go for! ;) Happy Halloween!

Paper Bag Skirt

Here is a picture of her in it...its not the best, but she just wasn't cooperating all that well to get a great shot of her in it! :)

I saw this post a long time ago and really want to make one for my daughter! I had this creamy white corduroy skirt, but I got some road splashed all up the back of it on a rainy day and could never get it out.....SO....I decided to change it into an adorable skirt for Nik!

I haven't got any great pictures of her in it yet, but I hope to soon! :) If you want to make one too....Christie from Lemon Squeezy Home did a Wonderful Tutorial on the link above!