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Sew for Boys· Tutorials

Messenger Bag Tutorial

Over the summer we were invited to participate in a fun series with Melly Sews where we had to sew something for one of our boys that was inspired by a song. I had a million ideas...some that are partially completed and will yet be shared however, it was this crazy thing that I ended up sharing.... ...so if you missed it... ...here's the most random project ever, in it's entirety, just the way I sent it.... (sometimes I wonder about myself) Hi.  It's me...liZ from over at Simple Simon ... View the Post

Sew for Girls· Skirts· Tutorials

Easy Skirt Banner Tutorial and Riley Blake Giveaway!

Today is Riley Blake Day!  HoOrAy! (We love Riley Blake Day.) And today Elizabeth and I had several (thousand) things that we wanted to share but we managed to narrow it down to two different tutorials.  I'll be sharing mine here and Elizabeth will be sharing hers over at Riley Blake.  (Go check it out.  It's super cute!) Here's what what we're doing: We don't need to tell you that one of our favorite things to make are skirts, skirts, and more skirts. Skirts are the perfect project for ... View the Post

Boys· Crafts for Kids· Tutorials

Fun in the Sun for Kiki and Company

Last month Kiki and Company invited us over to play in her Fun in the Sun Series. This was the project that I shared. It was fun for summer but I think we'll keep these little people going with our reading throughout the school year! ***When Kiki told us about her Fun in the Sun series I knew exactly what I was going to do. (In fact, it is something that I've been planning since I made these random craft stick puppets.)  I only wish it was later in the summer so I'd have more to share with ... View the Post

Dresses· Girls· sewing· Techniques· Tutorials

A Color-blocked Birthday Dress.

We have a girlie around these parts that is having a birthday this week.  As well as a tea party with some very important people to celebrate the special occasion. So, of course a new dress was in order. I basically used my old stand-by vintage dress shape (here is the original tutorial) but didn't put on the sleeves or a collar. Just a simple, classic dress kicked up a notch with a bit of colorblocking. The only other difference to the original tutorial was adding an invisible zipper in ... View the Post

Miscellaneous· Projects· Tutorials

How to Make Your Own Cabochons

I got obsessed with cabochons a year or two ago and bought a whole bunch off of etsy---and then discovered that you could make your own!  I ordered the supplies over a year ago (the story of my life) but every afternoon I have been trying to come up with a project to do with the kids and found this one.  Aaron wasn't too interested (and decided to do legos instead) but Hannah and I had fun. If you want to make your own cabochons you will need.... Both the Premo Sculpey and the Sculpey glaze I ... View the Post