Sewing What I Made During the 2022 Sewing Challenge Although this year I sewed much less I decided to still continue my trend of posting about it so here's all of my quick fixes, articles of clothing, and the kids' epic Halloween costumes.
Sewing My 2021 Sewing Challenge: Skipped, Rejected, and Came Out Feeling Good Although I didn't sew as consistently as previous years I did keep track of what I sewed through the 52 Week Sewing Challenge... if you want a recap or just want some ideas based on what I did here's my 2021 sewing overview!
Craftiness My Simple and Fun Autumn LEGO® Bonsai Tree Back when October first rolled around I started seeing a lot of Halloween-themed bonsai trees on a LEGO® Facebook group that I'm a part of. This led me to coming up with my very own spin for my bonsai tree.
Craftiness Check Out Ada's Amazing "Pretty Pink Princess" Halloween Costume This year for Halloween Ada chose to be a pink princess. This turned out to be an incredibly simple costume that I wanted to share.
Craftiness Check Out Zoey’s Epic “Princess Skateboarder” Halloween Costume This year for Halloween Zoey chose to be Princess Skateboarder to save the town! As she's loved the video of Princess Skateboarder for several years I knew I needed to make it happen. Here's the last post showing the entire costume with links to how each part was made.
Craftiness How I Put Together a Stupendously Amazing Sail for Princess Skateboarder’s Skateboard With the last three Princess Skateboarder posts published I next wanted to share with you my favorite accessory I made for the costume. The sail and mast! Check it out here.
Craftiness Check Out the Great Princess Skateboarder Helmet I Made and What Accessories I Included to Go With It Over the last two weeks I shared how I made Zoey a Princess Skateboarder outfit and a properly sized prop skateboard for her Halloween costume this year. This week I'll follow the series with how I used a balloon, paper mache, and paint to make her a knight's helmet. Come check it out!
Craftiness Learn How I Made Princess Skateboarder’s Amazing Skateboard Last week I shared how I made Zoey a Princess Skateboarder costume for Halloween. This week I'm sharing how I added a really cool prop skateboard to it using cardboard, Mod Podge, and paint. Come check it out!
Sewing How I Easily Assembled an Outfit for Princess Skateboarder This year Zoey broke her two year pumpkin Halloween costume streak to become Princess Skateboarder! Here's how I've assembled the outfit so she looks the part.
Children I Sewed Up Three Free Face Mask Patterns and Here Is My Takeaway Are you sewing your own fabric masks? Over the last year I've ended up trying three different free mask patterns I loved each one for their own reason. I wanted to share them with you in case you're looking for new ones to sew up.
Apostrophe Patterns Zoey's Simple and Updated Pumpkin Costume Are you looking at creating a simple pumpkin costume? Last year Zoey wanted to be a jack-o-lantern but this year she chose to be a ‘pumpkin with no face’. Here’s how I made her dreams a reality.
Children Zoey's Simple Jack-O-Lantern Costume From Store-Bought and Sewn Items Are you looking at creating a simple jack-o-lantern costume? Zoey wanted to be a pumpkin for Halloween that changed to a jack-o-lantern after a trip to Walmart. Here's how I finished this adorable costume.
Sewing How I Planned and Sewed Ada's Simple Skeleton Costume Are you looking for skeleton Halloween costumes? Are you having trouble planning on how to make your own? Last year I made Ada's dream of being a skeleton come true and this is how I did it!
Craftiness Ada's Epic Wonder Woman Halloween Costume Are you looking to purchase a costume, make your own, or a bit of both? I came across this Wonder Woman costume at my local Costco and added pants and a cape to it. Come check it out and let me know what costume you might be planning!
Sewing Ragamuffin's Unisex Kaboom Hoodie Are you looking for a great hoodie pattern? Are you looking for a top that you can use as a tshirt, long sleeved shirt, or hoodie once you perfect it to your perfect fit? Why not the Ragamuffin Kaboom? Here's the Halloween and Christmas top I made my kids and the lightweight cozy top I made myself.
Sewing Create a Doc McStuffins Costume Are you wanting to make your child a Doc McStuffins outfit? Do you like sewing and want to use fabric markers? I wanted to share this costume with you in case you too want to draw the details in too.
Sewing Hand Sew a Stretch Stitch Is your seam allowance in your pants bugging you? I fixed my daughter's leggings by hand stitching a stretch stitch. Perfect when you can't get your sewing machine into the finished seams.
Science & Sensory Play Pumpkin Explosions Sensory Play Do you have extra pumpkins? Are your kids having difficulties letting them go? Why not say goodbye to them by adding explosively fun ingredients.
Sewing Halloween Trick-or-Treating Bags Are you looking for a really cool trick or treating bag? After Halloween it also makes a great laundry or grocery shopping bag too. Love the pattern.
Food & Dessert Convert a Classic Cheese Ball Recipe Into a Holiday Pumpkin Trying to think of something healthy-ish to bring to your Halloween party but want it to still fit the theme? Why not bring a cheese ball but make it Halloween-like by converting it to a pumpkin. You could keep it simple or go all in with a jack-o-lantern face!
Food & Dessert Simple Halloween Themed Brownie Cupcakes Looking for a simple brownie recipe for your big party but want something different than your normal box mix? Why not just add to the box mix so it's still easy but tastes great!
Sewing Firetruck Halloween Costume When Ada chose to be a firefighter for Halloween Zoey decided she wanted a firetruck. This was my attempt at making this happen. Tire tread leggings, shirt with a ladder and fire hose for arms, red dress overtop, and red firefighter accessories.
Science & Sensory Play Extra Halloween Candy - Use Colored Candy for a Fun Color Experiment Do you have extra Skittles from Halloween? Do you want to see a cool color experiment you could eat afterwards? Why not add skittles to water and explore!
Craftiness Halloween Costume Hack - Adding a Light to a Costume How to use a floral light to customize a Halloween costume.
Craftiness Halloween Ghosts Footprint Door Sign Create a Halloween sign for your front door and at the same time save your little ghost's little footprints. Adorable. Works on paper on your wall or on canvas!