I turn the big 40 in less than 2 weeks! Ahhhh! Well I figured why not celebrate with a SALE!! As the pretty graphic says – Take 20% off all gift purchases of $20 or more!! Use the code BIG40 at checkout! Go to my SHOP to see what cute gifts you can pick up… Keep Reading
Princess dress for my niece, finally making good on my promise!
My niece turned 6 way back in January! I always always want to send something handmade for a kid’s birthday gift but at the time I didn’t have anytime to make her something special. So I sent her this: A promise to make her a princess dress! Well…… I FINALLY got it done! And oh… Keep Reading
Gifts Given: picnic and mermaid blankets!
Wanted to share a few blankets that we gifted over the past month! This first gift I have had planned forever – and I finally got it done in time for my friend’s birthday! Yes another one of the picnic blankets!! I really do love these. My friend is a huge UW Husky fan, so I… Keep Reading
September Stuffie of the Month – Dalton the Dragon
Time for the September Stuffie of the Month! This month I sewed up a pattern from Sweetbriar Sisters – the super cute Dalton the Dragon for my son’s 3rd birthday! I let my daughter pick out the fabric for this cute dragon and I think she did a great job! Mr. V loves the color… Keep Reading
Mr V’s Monster Truck 3rd birthday outfit
My baby boy turns 3 TODAY!!! Wow! We are having a Monster Truck birthday party for him this weekend but I wanted to share the outfit I made him for his big party day! I found the awesome monster truck knit fabric from a seller on Etsy. I wanted to make something cozy but a… Keep Reading
August Stuffie of the Month – Crocheted Aurora doll
Time for the August Stuffie of the Month! This month I am featuring a crocheted stuffie pattern! Princess Aurora by Ohana Craft. Since I actually started crocheting stuffed animals before I was sewing them, I thought reviewing a crochet stuffie pattern (also know as Amigurumi) would be a great addition to my stuffie of the… Keep Reading
My childhood Barbie house furnished
Before Miss O’s big 5th birthday I showed you the furniture that I was making to furnish my childhood Barbie house that now resides in my daughter’s room – HERE. Well I was able to sneak into her room the night before her birthday and set up all of the furniture and her dolls so… Keep Reading
Strawberry Shortcake Quilt for O’s bestie
Miss O’s preschool bestie turned 5 back in February. She adores Strawberry Shortcake and I had found a cute Strawberry Shortcake panel at the fabric store that I wanted to make into a quilt for her birthday. Well I ran into a few snags since I was trying my hand at free motion quilting and… Keep Reading
Furnishing my childhood Barbie house for my daughter
My sister’s and I loved playing with Barbies! We would make houses on the floor with our hardback Disney books and play for hours. One Christmas we got a beautiful Barbie house that my Dad made from plans he got from my Aunt. It was so awesome! 3 floors and an elevator! Over the years it… Keep Reading
My favorite birthday gift to make for grown up girls
I feel like I have been slacking a bit on the homemade gifts lately – okay I don’t just feel like it – I have!! But you know some things take time – which I don’t have a lot of extra of! Well I finally got my 1st little sister’s (I have 2 little sisters)… Keep Reading
