Re-Fashion skirt from that dress I couldn't let go of

Ava had this pink polka dot dress that I was in love with. It has a matching doll that is so adorable!!! Well it doesn't fit anymore. Sad I know! So I decided to make it into a skirt. Fabulous right. It was super easy. I just cut the dress right below the harm pits so the bottom is already hemmed for you. (less work for us) so just fold a waste band over at the top and sew. Leave a little slot opened so you can get the elastic in. Add a piece of elastic that is the size of your little ones waste and you are done. How great right. I sewed on a little satin bow with one of the buttons that was on the back of the dress. Pair with some cute leg warmers and that dress you hate to let go of is back!

This is how my life has been

We have all been sick around here. It seems like as soon as one person gets over it the next person has it. Poor Ava had a 104 degree fever and to be honest, it freaked me out. It seems like as soon as I get one thing done (which is taking longer since im not feeling so hot myself) there is something else to do. This morning while I was cleaning up the breakfast table this is what my sweet princess was up

Fantastic right! But I have managed to get a few little project finished. I did a re-fashion skirt from a dress that was to small for my little one. I also made a pin cushion from a jewelry box....so cute.

My First Blog.....EVER!

Hi bloggers. Ok so I have no followers yet but if you write they will come....I think! Last night was my second "successful" sewing project. My daughter is approaching her 1st birthday and those little baby hooded towel just aren't cutting it for her anymore. I saw a tutorial somewhere on how to make a hooded towel that was for big kids, It looked simple enough so I thought I would give it a shot. We got a billion white towels for our wedding so I used one of those and made the hood part out of a hand towel. Well my needle broke on my sewing Machine and I freaked out but my husband came to the rescue and calmed me down and we fixed it. Back to sewing. I followed the tutorial and it turned out great. i was so excited. I ran from my so called "craft room" to show my husband, who laughed and told me my daughters new towel looked like the costume of a certain hate group organization. WHAT? are you serious??? I just slaved over this (for 15min but still). The princess was asleep so I had to wait to see what it looked like when she woke up this morning. As soon as she woke up I put a hooded towel on her head. "thanks mom" I just stood there thinking.....my hubs was right. It looks just like that. I laughed at her and she pulled it off and started playing peek-a-boo with me. It made me happy that she thought my project was good. Good enough for peek-a-boo anyways. I figure it will get the job done and I was pretty proud of myself. It seems sturdy and it looks decent! Plus she is adorable in anything (mommy bias I know) so it wasn't that bad. My second sewing project complete!