If you’ve been reading for any length of time, you probably know that 99% of my crafts or sewing projects are done for my niece. My most recent is surely no exception. This week I made an adorable outfit for Della. I’m not going to do a full-on tutorial because y’all know that I am no kind of fancy. It’ll take about two sentences to explain the outfit…
The outfit is Garanimals from Wal-Mart, and the fabric is just what I had on hand.
I love using the Garanimals shirts because it can be so hard to find simple, plain t-shirts (or any clothes really). The skirt I just love. It reminds me of something I would have worn when I was little, and it has lining sewn in so it won’t ride up. That might be one of my biggest child clothing pet peeves (how sad that I have to distinguish from the regular ones) – skirts that have ridden up to underneath the armpits.
I didn’t sew on the edges of the green on purpose…
I think that this is probably the tidiest one of my shirts has looked since I started making these. I did not fight with my machine at all – it actually behaved itself! There aren’t any crazy ugly knots on the opposite side either. I didn’t use any Stitch Witchery this time either. Even though it is so helpful for holding the design in place, the fabrics I used were pretty thin and it has a tendency to bleed through. That being said…so proud of myself.
Della said that it was a green cupcake with a button on it…close. The buttons I just sort of fell into. I have this little sewing stand with two cute little drawers that came from my grandmother’s house. When I got it, I kept everything in it, and I knew this little vintage button would be the perfect cherry on top!
Della said that it was a green cupcake with a button on it…close. The buttons I just sort of fell into. I have this little sewing stand with two cute little drawers that came from my grandmother’s house. When I got it, I kept everything in it, and I knew this little vintage button would be the perfect cherry on top!
How cute is this?!
I don’t have a picture of her in the outfit yet, but as soon as I do I’ll post it! I made another little adorable for her to wear, but I didn’t even take a picture of it…lame. I’ll post when I have one of those too.
In totally unrelated news, I took my very last Praxis test today! Of course I won’t find out what I made for another month, but at least I’m done. Now all I have to think of relating to school is student teaching…and then graduation. In six months I will be a college graduate and an almost real-live grown up.
Last little bit…beach countdown is officially on! Nine weeks until I am on my way and totally checked out for seven days!
In totally unrelated news, I took my very last Praxis test today! Of course I won’t find out what I made for another month, but at least I’m done. Now all I have to think of relating to school is student teaching…and then graduation. In six months I will be a college graduate and an almost real-live grown up.
Last little bit…beach countdown is officially on! Nine weeks until I am on my way and totally checked out for seven days!
Where I’m Partying This Week:
fter yet another dusting of snow, I decided I would share something a little more on topic than the springy pillowcase dress of last time. One of my very favorite parts of snow days (aside from canceled classes and the snow itself) is making snow cream! In addition to being ridiculously simple to make, snow cream makes me feel much less guilty than indulging in a huge bowl of ice cream...I'll explain why in a minute. Although I usually have my mother make it for me (because like most things,snow cream is better when someone else makes it for you), this past weekend I myself made two batches of snow cream! 
