Can you say cute!

Today I thought go back over the past so many months and share some of the adorable that have been made in my house!

Hope you enjoyed, only more to come!

Need more MoTiVaTiOn!

Its a bright and sunny Monday today in Mass! Super nice. Makes me miss Florida already. Again, as usual, when I get out of my routine of work/sewing/cleaning/etc, its takes a while to get back into the groove of things, I am hoping to bring the new sewing machine back out tonight! I ended up picking out the the JANOME 3160 (which I think I've already busted the bobbin on trying to whip out my mom's new beach bag for mother's day to have ready for our cruise last week), supposively I got a good deal on it too :)

I am losing a sense of creativitly but thought I wanted to try to make camryn a Jasmine from Alladin inspired dress eventually. You just can't seem to find those, not even in Disney! (only the genie looking outfits, which she has because jasmine is her favorite princess). I thought making a play dress would be a fun challenge, when I gain a little more time. Camryn has an ornament with her in this dress as pictured on whatever this maybe, its the only thing i could find googled haha, but I know a dress should exist!

In the mean time I still have a bunch of projects to catch up on! i have a bunch of family and friends waiting for some lovely items I promised them. A Kimono here, a tutu there, a purse here, and dress there, ughhhhhh, i really need motivation, so help me hehe!!!!!

Here a few vaca. pics from Disney! Enjoy, we did! :)

What Sewing Machine do you use???

I have a question to ask any sewing readers out there.



What type/brand sewing machine do you use??



I’ve been hunting and researching to find the best one. Does anyone have any recommendations?



So far I’ve checked out the Husqvarna Emerald Viking 183. I really liked it – its definitely a huge step up from my older Singer, but I’ve read so many mixed reviews online I’d distraught on what to do.

I contacted a Janome dealer and figured I’d check out those ones. I want a computerized model, but don’t need any embroidering.

I’ve read some good reviews on the Project Runway model from Brother which is less $$.

Help me out, plllleeeeeeeaaasssseeee. :)

Easter Dress Update, inspired?

Its Get inspired Day at Sew Dang Cute, and here's what I've been working on this week..... (Purse was inspired actually by the tutorial from "From an Igloo," and my niece obviously for the fabrics :) )

Happy Friday All! I've been terribly busy with Zack gone to Upstate NY again this week so Im being single mommy all week and trying to get my projects in gear for 2 stores now and blablabla....

So here is my update. I finally started Camryn's Easter dress. Its only the top half but it was the more difficult half. Hoping I'll have the bottom finished tonight after the kids head off to bed. What a Friday night for me huh! Oh how I can't even fathom going out on Friday's like I use to 5 years ago! Her dress is going to have a matching flower for her hair too, with the fabric I found for the lining, can't wait, its going to be so cute all put together :)
Here is the funky bag my niece requested. Leopard and Cupcakes! I think it actually looks kind of cute. I also added a matching flower to it as well which I forgot to photograph.

Have a good weekend and hope to catch up soon and see all the fun things you've been up to! Enjoy the nice weather while its around this weekend too, I will be :)

Hey did you also know its "New Friend Friday"???!!! Check it out...

Kristyn

Weekend Projects

Mornin'!
All weekend I was plugging away at my sewing machine and craft corner. As I mentioned in a few posts, I was asked to be apart of the Local Collection store opening next month which is opening in Fanueil Hall in Boston. I am driving myself mad considering I still work a full time day job and am a full time mom and wife! What am I thinking taking on another "gig" like this, but I am soooo excited! I am certainly hoping to make the best out of this and know if I didn't follow through with this new retail store that I'd kick myself in the butt no matter what. So I am taking it on and have come to the realization I am going to be beyond busy, in which I had to advise the hubby I am fully committed :)

Beyond that, I played with a few tutorials from Christine at "From an Igloo." She has had so many cute things on her blog that I just had to try. They seemed simple enough to give a whirl at.

One was this "Scrappy Clutch." Last weekend I took my daughter (age 4) and niece (age 6) to the fabric store and let them pick out their own fabric and I would make them a little purse. The tutorial is for a "clutch," but I turned it into a little girls purse for them, just made a longer strap instead of the smaller one sided strap you'll find in the tutorial. The fabric combo's they were picking out were hilarious, I had to put my foot down a few times, but this is what my Cammi came up with which turned out cute and very "Cam."
My niece, Grace's, is going to be interesting when finished. Just think cupcakes and leopord print! I took the excess from those and compiled one for my 2 yr old niece Amber as well so she doesnt feel left out. So hers will be an interesting combo too :)

Overall this tutorial was great and made for a cute simple weekend project for myself.

Also, another one of her tutorials is the "One Hour Sundress" It did take me a bit longer than an hour, but I had many interuptions :) After I had Camryn try on her new sundress she loved it and I only needed to adjust the straps. I guess I made them too long. And I also only had 1/4" inch elastic available so made due on that too. I added a flower for an extra touch :)

Thanks Christine for sharing those and all the others you share!

~ On another note I started Camryn's Easter Dress too, I also found a great corresponding fabric to the Lindy Leaf I picked from the THIS POST HERE. Its a Yellow swiss dot material that matches perfectly!

Have a great Monday!

Kristyn

The Case of the Missing Tutu

Today I wanted to share my newest Tutu. I thought it came out adorable. I tend to sew them more often than the tie version because they are easy to keep up. The tie version tutus get very messy and you need to comb them through them after wearing a lot depending on the crazy girl wearing it :)

The tie version though come out so cute and you have so many color options and other details to add to them. They tend to be puffier too depending on the "stiffness" of the tulle, but today I am displaying the Pink Kaylee Starlett Tutu



The original was made for my cousin's 3 year old girl named Kaylee whom loves to play dress up I hear. I wanted to do something more so I added these dainty little shiny stars I found at Jo Ann fabrics awhile back and added to my embellishments collection. I finally put them to use and still have plenty more to embellish with. Im hoping to see some cute pictures of her in it. I love seeing stuff in actual use! Makes it all worth it.

Funny thing is that I originally made a tutu for Kaylee that was pink with white felt hearts sewed through out it. I had Zack drop the tutu off at my parents one morning when he dropped off the kids because they were going to see my aunt to give the tutu to her grandaughter, Kaylee. Later that day I ask my dad about the "purple bag." I get "What purple bag?." So it was a mystery for a few days what happened to the "purple bag."

A few days later I was at home and asked to watch my niece Amber. Her daddy drops her off and she comes prancing in my front door with jeans, a sweater and the PINK TUTU with WHITE FELT HEARTS! it was hysterical, and my BIL Steve is like "what, dont look at me, I know nothing." Apparently, Zack dropped the bag off with NO explanation, My mom found it and thought it was for Amber to bring to daycare, so she dropped her off at daycare with it. My sister, Katie, picked Amber up from daycare wearing it and assumed she got it from the obvious "tutu maker" of the family.

Needless to say I could not ask a little girl to give her tutu back!!! So I whipped up another one, and me always liking to make things different than the others decided to use the stars, and I love it, even more so than the hearts!

In honor of this hysterical story, I am working on a tutorial to share with all of you on the no-sew Tutu! Hopefully I can get it together by next week, so look out for it. I owe everyone something fun to make as I have enjoyed so many of all your tutorials :)


Happy Monday

Kristyn

My First Ruffles

Last night I decided to experiment after coming across the "Ruffles and Stuff" blog and contest. This is my first attempt at my "own" ruffles. Came out OK, but I definitely need to experiment more! The ruffles are so cute, but when sat in front of the sewing machine I had a brain freeze of what to put ruffles on! Any great things to put ruffles on???? I am going to need some more inspiration pictures, I think the problem is there are so many things to put ruffles on and I only have so much time. So here was my first attempt:

I took an older B. Republic Jersey material shirt I had that me and my sister wore when we were pregnant, and haven't worn since. My intention was to turn it into a summer jersey knit dress for Camryn, but it turned into an apron :) that I will probably gift to my sister Katie as a joke since it was a "pregnancy" shirt we both wore as I look what I did! I did really like taking some scrap fabric though and turning it into a scrunchy flower using the ruffle tutorial. Speaking of Ruffles and Stuff, today she's hosting a giveaway of an apron she made last night as well. Its adorable, and can I say, much better than mine! (but who makes an apron out of jersey material lol, me)
Here are just a few Pictures I threw in that were better than the one I put on my blog yesterday about my "accident," This is the end product of my disaster :)

I get to spend my Thursdays working from home with my Cobeman, as we ship Camryn off to preschool for most of the day. Here is a picture of him from one of our bonding Thursdays I love so much.

Have a great Thursday!

Kristyn

Winning Fabric

My winning fabric was the Lindy Leaf, now I just hope its shipped with enough time for me to "create" :)

Found it onsale at www.Fabric.com plus used one of those wonderful coupon codes found at www.retailmont.com , so in the end got a really good deal for some super hot fabric!

Stay tuned for the outcome once it arrives :)

Help! Need to take a poll!

I am having a mental breakdown over what fabric to pick to make Camryn a dress for Easter with. It wouldn't be so dramatic if I hadn't already tried to make her a dress for Christmas and it didnt turn out how I'd wanted it and gave up and turned it into a skirt. Hubby Zack thought a gave up, so I think his faith in me to succeed at this outfit for her will not be good either and I want to prove him wrong.

My plan is to make her a cute dress for Easter with maybe a matching purse and Jacoby a matching tie and Zack a matching Pocket Square. It may all end up a bit cheesy in the end if we all match but hey, I DONT CARE! My family will get a kick out of it! (and secretly wish they had me to make them all this stuff all the time too hehe)

So my question to all of you is what of these would be best for a cute dress or any other PINK fabric ideas would be greatly appreciated. I am looking for something cute and modern but PINK b/c Camryn has been asking for a Pink dress for awhile, so here is my opportunity.

PATTY YOUNG MOD BLOOMS

PALM SPRINGS PINK CALI.DREAMIN by JENEAN MORRISON

Lindy Leaf Tangerine, Nicey Jane, Heather Bailey

MOD GEO

ERIN MCMORRIS LEAF DOTS

AMY BUTLER SANDLEWOOD in TANGERINE

ERIN MCMORRIS FOREST PINK

CarolynGavinWildThyme

Thanks

Kristyn

Safari Safari, Giraffs :)

I finally made use of this Safari fabric I've been hanging onto and adoring for months!

I finally had an image and followed through, and so here is Camryn modeling the new giraffy fabric by Alexander Henry Dressy, I just adore. The flower is detachable, it was going to be permantly attached but Zack said he liked it better with out and I really wanted to add something more frilly to the fun designer fabric but plainer dress style. So there is with matching headband and all!

Camryn isn't up for modeling much these days, I usually have to snap 100 pictures and hope for the best as she rolls her eyes and makes goo goo faces at me and is like mommy no more pictures! But when I dont take pictures of her she asks me to take her picture. Oh how the world will never understand us women but us :)

The dress is fully lined and zipper, I was so excited for my new sewing adventure and loved it turned out good. HollieKs