To Sew A Family

We have had a lot of new crafts to make, and new experiments to try. Today we baked cotton balls, yes you read correctly...baked cotton balls! We refer to them as dinosaur poop! LOL Great colorful balls, that are as fun to tear apart as they are to bake! What you need: 1 cup of flour 1 1/2 cups of water cotton balls food coloring Pam cookie sheet Bake at 300 degrees for 40 minutes Here are the photos of our baking cotton fun!  Wow! They are just as soft and cottony on the inside even after they are baked! "Surprise" she said!

 WE (as in I ) are obsessed with any type of craft. Whether it be painting, paper, cotton balls we submerge in flour and water, scrap booking, sewing...well you get the picture. So thanks to Pinterest I stumbled upon a new way to transfer photos to canvas without paying an arm and a leg for the ones off line. (those are fabulous, but these are unique and handmade with love)  Last night I sat down and chose two photos to work on, and I am quite pleased with the way they came out even though the printer was running out of both black and colored ink. I think it adds a certain appeal of a weathered/vintage look. Simple steps: *Choose a photo from your collection *Decide what size canvas you want to use, make sure you blow the photo up if needed or shrink to fit canvas *Print photo on normal printer paper (make sure you mirror the photo in your printer settings) otherwise it will be backward * Take your canvas and paint a light coating of Mod Podge on it *Place photo face do...

   I have seen this dress floating around the internet for quite some time and wanted to try my hand at making it for my daughter. I had a lovely Easter print and have been trying to come up with the perfect pattern for Zoe's Easter dress. Thus the a-line bow dress.      So here is a short tutorial on how to attach a bow to any standard a line dress. I hope you all like it and would love to see your own personal creations if you do, please.      Materials:           Desired Fabrics for dress and for bow           Medium Weight Interfacing           Pins           Mark-B-Gone Pen/Pencil           Yard Stick           Iron           Rotary Cutter/Scissors            Ruler Gather all materials so that they are...

During my time sewing I have been privileged to meet some beautiful littles and some fabulous moms. They have helped grow my business and enhance my skills for sewing. They have offered new ideas for outfits and I love being able to help them create just the right piece of clothing for their precious ones. Here are just a few who have blessed my heart. Littles...

Just a few items to showcase from this past Christmas. Hope you all had a wonderful time with family and friends. Praying you all have a wonderful New Year. Tree Skirt The Stockings were hung..... Santa Sacks Ruffled Pants

     After having my daughter in 2008 I couldn't help but be interested in making her those adorable outfits I saw on every corner downtown. With my husband being a Marine and I a stay at home mom it just wasn't in our budget to pay those prices. So I set out on a mission to make quality items for a price that everyone could afford and enjoy.      Here are just a few items that stirred the sewing passion inside of me....