mini polo dress for toddler

My cousin movd out recently and left a few polo shirts behind...they were really nice brands and I wanted to rework them into mini dress's for a little girl I know... The same concept as my strawbery costume but on a smaller scale...I love how it turned out. I'm also going to dye it to a girly color. Mabie lavender? Or orange?

strawberry girl costume

So I loved this strawberry girl costume I found online but I couldn’t find any store that carried it....sooooo I made one!! I went to a thrift store and found a 3xl men’s red polo shirt. I cut the shoulders off and used bias binding to finish the top edge. I loved the collar so I made sure to incorporate that in the design. I took the side seams in a little and put some princess line darts in the back to give it some shape. I made this supper cute hairpiece to go with it. I hope you like it!

cowbella doll

I found this amazing vintage cowbella doll pattern at a thrift store in clearlake. I just had to make it!! Is it not the cutest thing you have ever seen!!

oilcloth handbag

So my best friend talked me into going with her into San Francisco to a Spat making demo at a museum. It was super fun but I finished my spats, ( which I gave to my friend to wear because I never would!! ), way before my friend and I could not help myself and had to do something with all the unused pieces that the demo providers were going to throw away! So I made this little Clutch purse. There are 3 different patterns of oilcloth used. It’s lined with foamy in black glitter which was not such a great idea, however the liner makes it hold its shape very well. Its supper cute and everyone loves it!

Week 2 of grandmas quilt... Its supposed to be a pitcher of lemonaid. We were all determaed to find lemon fabric and we finaly found some at Joanns. Week 3 had to be postponed as several of us were sick so more next week...

Grandmas Kitchen Quilt-Week 1

A few of my family members and I have been doing a monthly quilt block class...and while we love it, we all decided once a month was not enough! So found this absolutely beautiful quilt at a convention called " Grandmas Kitchen" and HAD to have it...My family members all loved it so we decided to do block weekly to keep ourselves busy. This is the first weeks results...As u can see its a vintage style apron appliqued with embroidery on the pocket ( yes its functional!! ) and rick rak trim...I love this idea and cant wait to see it done...check back for weekly updates!

Corset

I made this corset for Ren Fair last fall. I fell in love with this fabric as soon as I saw it and new just what to do with it. It is laced up the back and is meant to be worn low, almost under the bust. It is very comfortable and warm as I did the lining out of fleece. Best part about this corset is that its super light-weight. I have been useing 1/2 zip ties as "boning" and it seams to work very well. Anyways i prefer it to metal or sew in boneing. I found the wire trim at a garage sale for $1.00 and it fit this fabric perfectly..it was a last min detail I added literally on the way to fair...love love love it.

Alice in Wonderland costume

This was my halloween costume last year...Its my take on "Alice in Wonderland" I wanted to do something a little more like the disney version although I loved the new virsion with jonny depp. I also added a short hooded cape because you never know what the weather will be like in october in this area...and its cute...wore a peticoat under the dress and the apron is seperate (notice the pocket detail)...Oh and this was made from a old bridesmaid dress I found at goodwill for $4.00...steal!!! I love it and cant wait to wear it again!!