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$5.00 Friday….Apron Style

Here's a $5 dollar and 30 minute apron that you still have time to make for Mother's Day!What you need:* 1 yard of fabric...(it will make 2 aprons but you need the 36 inch length)* 1 package of matching bias tape (or made from fabric which is what I used here)* matching thread#1 Find an apron that you like (I like simple with a curved edge) and lay it on top of your fabric. Cut around this pattern leaving a inch or so for seam allowances. #2 Starting at base of one arm and going to the base ... View the Post

Announcements

5 Dollar Fridays!

Ok. So Elizabeth and I have had so much fun making and brainstorming $5 craft items for the Studio 5 contest we've decided to make it a regular event here on our blog.This is how it will work. EVERY Friday either Elizabeth or I (or both) will post a $5 craft project here on our blog. We'll post costs, where to buy the supplies, and then show you how to put it all together.I'm like so excited about this...I can't contain myself. I have a list, and sketches, and doodles a mile long. I LOVE stuff ... View the Post

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Studio 5 $5.00 Challenge Entry

I entered my tulle ruffle skirt in the Studio 5 $5.00 challenge. Hannah wore it for Easter and will wear it again in an upcoming family wedding. I love it....and my favorite part was that it was so cheap! (or frugal...whichever you prefer). Run to Walmart to get your own supplies....I used 4 yards of Walmart tulle at 97 cents per yard($3.88 total) and 16 inches of their broadcloth in the hot pink for the underskirt part which was 88 cents. The fabric total was $4.76 and the elastic for the ... View the Post

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Thank You For Letting Me Continue to Have Fun

*This morning I've been sorting through and boxing up "leftovers" from the Oh Sweet Sadie show. It was a quick process due to the fact there wasn't much left! So, thank you every one who supported us at the show. We really appreciate it.*I'm always a little nervous before a show. Like Elizabeth said in the earlier post, we are "small potatoes". We make stuff that we have fun creating but when the time comes I wonder if others will enjoy it as much as we do. Needless to say, I was more than ... View the Post

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Just a few things…..

First of all Congrats to Kate who won our giveaway....and I think that your daughter will be darling!Second of all, thanks to all of you for a FANTASTIC show this weekend. We are really used to doing one show a year but OH SWEET SADIE! was so good to us. A big thank you to them and all of you.Third, thank you to all of you out there. We know that we are "small potatoes" but in reality that suits us just fine. We absolutely love that this is our hobby, that we can do what we want, when we ... View the Post