All the Small Things...

Summer Day #14

Today was so fun.  I spent the day over at Michelle's making her little Lucy a shirt.

Why?

Well, the Daurios have the most exciting event coming up-- the premiere of Ken's latest movie- DESPICABLE ME!!!  

How fun is that?!?!

After years and years of watching Ken work on this movie (he's the writer) his day is finally here and his family is so excited for him and proud and so are the Gredings!

So, what should a little girl wear to such an important event?  Well, a Minion shirt-- what else?!?!?!

The only problem- there's no such thing, but that's where I come in!  I happen to be able to make crazy, wacky, fun shirts for any occasion- including movie premieres apparently!  :)  Most people will be sporting Vera Wang, Narciso Rodriguez or Alexander McQueen.  Miss Daurio will be sporting Gillian Greding and I couldn't be prouder!!!

So KK and I spent the Day at the Daurios making this shirt.  Michelle was my faithful assistant in between making custom Despicable Me jewelry for the girls and herself. (check out Lucy's amazing ring and hair bows below!)

 

So after an afternoon of hard work, this is what Miss Lucy ended up looking like.  Isn't she the cutest?  I could bite her!

 

If Michelle sends me any pics of the rest of the gorgeous Daurios, I will be sure to post them. (HINT HINT, M!)  You should see the shirts Ken made for Vince and Penny-- to die for!!!

A great day spent with the best friend a girl could ask for...
  

YO Peace...

  

So I wanted to make Keiran something fun for Earth Day and this is what I came up with!  I'm kinda in love with how it turned out!  It's not often I get to sew for my guys, so when I do, I'm especially excited about it!

The "YO" is especially fitting for KK since his FAVORITE food is yogurt and at least 5 times a day you'll hear him approach someone saying in his slowest, saddest voice--   YO... YO... YO...  

Okay, so wanna try this yourself?  Here is the tutorial:

So I headed back to Walmart for more of the $6 Dresses and while there, I saw this $5 hoodie for Keiran.  I immediately knew that this was going to be the canvas for KK's Earth Day outfit!  I mean, how can you beat the price?!?!?!  

I went home and designed the logo for the back of the hoodie and here is what I came up with:

 

 

Excuse the crudeness of my pattern.  I have never claimed to be a master pattern maker!  But, hey... it works!!!!  :)

1- Print out the Y & O pattern and then cut them out.

2- Iron Wonder Under onto the back of fabric.  Trace pattern onto Wonder Under.

3- Cut out pieces.

4- Iron Stabilizer onto the inside back of the hoodie.

  

5&6- Using chalk, draw a circle on front side of hoodie.  Layer 2 strands of embroidery floss together and sew around the circle.  Then sew the peace sign inside.  DON'T worry about straight or even lines!!!  

7&8- Remove paper backing from cut out pattern pieces.  Iron to the back of hoodie.  Sew around the pieces using a straight stitch and then go over that stitch with a zig zag stitch.  Make sure to make the stitches uneven and rough looking.   

This was super fun to make and really easy since it was supposed to look rough and unfinished!

Stay tuned for another Earth Day fashion tutorial for girls and possibly a fun gift to drop off at a neighbor's house!!!

 

Fashion Update...

The section is on the right side of my blog towards the bottom.  In case you can't find it, click HERE.  There are 2 pages of pics and you can click on each pic to enlarge it.

Hope you have fun looking at them!  They have all been a blast to make!!! 

Guess Where I'm Hanging Out This Week?

That's right!  I LOVE this site and was so excited when Taylor asked me to do a guest tutorial!!!
What would I do?  Gulp!!!  The pressure!!!
And then it hit me--- THE $6 DRESS!
 
Wanna know how to make it???
Then head on over to Mary Janes and Galoshes  and check out my latest tutorial.
It's the PERFECT summer frock!
 

A Groovy Shirt For a Groovy Girl...

Scarlet's little friend Sam had a birthday party today and this is what she gave her.

Scarlet is always very proud when we give her friends one of the shirts and bows I make-- that makes me feel good!  :)

I love to make these little sets.  If anyone is ever interested in having me make a personalized set, just send an email my way.  They are $27 and come packaged just like above.  A cute gift!  :) 

Lucky Leg Warmers...

 

So, I actually made these for Scarlet, but since she's at school-- Keiran became my model!  He actually LOVED them and refused to take them off for a few hours!  lol

I LOVE making these for Scarlet!  They are so inexpensive and SO easy to make.  My favorite place to buy the socks to make them with is Target.  In the women's hosiery section, there is a rack of $2 socks which are DARLING!  Right now they have a great selection of argyle.  I bought some orange, gray and yellow ones last night which are to die for!

Okay, so here is my tutorial:

1- Buy women's knee socks.

2- Cut the feet off- making sure to do it in a straight line.

3- Turn socks inside out.  Fold over raw edge.

4- While socks are still inside out, sew a simple whipstitch around the raw edge.  My hint here is to look at the inside of the sock to determine what color thread to use.  Use a thread that will be invisible to the eye.  

On the socks above, I was sewing onto a green stripe, so I used green thread.  The thread was visible on the inside, but when you flip the socks to the outside, it becomes impossible to see.

5- Turn socks inside out and VOILA! a cute pair of leg warmers you have!!!!

 

 
 

Scarlet's Custom Baseball Wear...

This is what Scarlet wore to Chandler's baseball games this year.  I took an old pair of jeans that were too short and added some fabric to the bottom of them.  I then sewed a baseball and bat to the front of them.  For the shirt, I used a pattern for a halter dress, but cut it short and added a ruffle to the bottom of it.  As far as sewing a custom outfit, this was an easy make... about 5 hours work total.  Not too bad for a season of cuteness!

Cute Gifty...

I have a little friend named Lucy.  

Tomorrow is her birthday party and this is what I made her...

A monogrammed shirt.
2 hair bows.
A bag of orange and pink candy.
Cute.

Happy Birthday, Matthew!

I have a little nephew who turned 5 yesterday, so I made this little T-shirt for him.

He's a cute little sports nut, so I think he'll love it!

A Baby Gift...

Baby gifts are my FAVORITE gifts to make and give.  They're always so small and sweet and just yummy!

Dan visits a family every month who just had a new baby named Zane, so I jumped into crafting mode and came up with some cute gifties for him.

The first thing I made was a onesie with a Z on it.  With a name like Zane, you've got to capitalize on the Z, huh?  I then knit a little white beanie to match it.  I LOVE a beanie!

Directions for Onesie-

Gerber onesie (or whatever brand you want)
Iron On Stabilizer
Cute fabric
Double sided fusible web
Thread to match fabric

1- Iron stabilizer to the front inside of the onesie (it needs to be larger than what is being sewn on the front)
2- Print a large letter out from your computer for a template and cut out the letter
3- Iron the double sided fusible web onto the back of the fabric
4- Trace the letter IN REVERSE onto the fusible web that is fused to the fabric
5- Cut out the letter (make sure letter is facing the right direction when turned right side up)
6- Peel the fusible web backing off of the letter and iron it onto the onesie
7- With a tight zig zag stitch or satin stitch (which I use), sew around the edge of the letter having half the stitch on the fabric and the other half through the plain onesie
8- Peel the stabilizer from the inside of the onesie

I got the pattern for the beanie out of my favorite knitting book Itty Bitty Hats. 

Here's the other little beanie I made for baby Zane...

 

Can you tell I like the letter Z? 

The pattern for the beanie also came out of the Itty Bitty Hats book, but I put my own twist on the beanie by adding a felt Z. 

It's very super hero looking!  :)