Modest Fix for a Party Dress

Here's a pretty and modest fix for a fancy party dress that shows a little too much cleavage.  I think it's WAAAAY better than throwing a camisole underneath. Come see how I fixed this dress and what I learned along the way!

Mer's Fabulous Chiffon Party Skirt


DIY Chiffon Holiday Party Skirt
The weekend before Christmas one year we dropped everything to make Meredith a new skirt.  Because even big girls gotta have something fancy to wear for Christmas, right?Here's the story on Meredith's fabulous party skirt...

Christmas Crafternoon: Christmas Cookie Countdown

Christmas countdown, Christmas cookie advent calendar

One of the things I love about holidays is making crafts with my kids.  One year I brought home a bunch of fun stuff to use on our Christmas Crafternoons. We were in need of a simple new Christmas count down so we made one out of paper.  I'm sharing the details so you can make one too!

Thanksgiving Decor Ideas

Thanksgiving garland in front of a windo
I pulled out the Thanksgiving decorations! I'm always such a decorating procrastinator.   I discovered a garland I made last year that I wanted to show you.  After all you can't have a holiday without a little crafty garland hanging somewhere, right?

Happy Pie Day!

HAppy Pie day

The Wednesday before Thanksgiving is Pie Day! The day we make all the pies. Do you call it this too? We are traveling today and sadly not making pies but I like to look at the pictures of pies we've made previous years.  This Lemon Merengue Pie is THE BEST. I'm sharing my grandma's recipe in my newsletter on Monday so if you aren't a subscriber, now's your chance to sign up. 

DIY Jack Skellington costume


DIY Jack Skellington costume
 Presenting Jack Skellington! It has been a whirlwind over here since I got back from Quilt Market (pictures to come soon I promise!) and I basically hit the ground running as soon as I got off the plane, but lets get to the real story...Halloween Costumes! I love making Halloween Costumes! This year I was a bit pressed for time so I'm thankful only one of my kids requested a specific costume that needed sewing up. 

Making Halloween- Guardians of the Galaxy

I had a wild week of Halloween sewing last week. I spent any moment of spare time I had sewing Guardians of the Galaxy costumes for my 3 littlest boys.  I'm pretty excited about how all they all turned out. I posted some pics on Instagram but I wanted to post them here too and tell a little about how I made them.
Guardians of the Galaxy Costumes

DIY Party Favor: Pom Pom Pencils

Have you tried making pom poms? A few years ago I went through a pom pom making craze and made ton of them. They are so fun and fast and colorful. Once you learn how to make them with out any tools but your hands and a pair of scissors you won't be able to stop making them. They are great fun to make with friends as a summer boredom buster. Here is a fun idea of what to do with all those pom poms you can't stop making. Put them on a pencil! 

Halloween Bats PDF Sewing Pattern Available Now!

Halloween Bat sewing pattern cover PDF

Hello sewing friends! I have some fun news to share with you today. Our Halloween Bats PDF pattern is done! I'm excited to tell you all about it in today's post. 

What is a Bodkin? - The Sewing tool you never knew you needed.

 


Hello sewing friends. Today I'm here to tell you about a cool sewing tool you never knew you needed. Have you ever heard of a "bodkin"? No? Well you're in luck because today I'm going to tell you all about it and why you need one if you sew bags or clothing.