Monday, March 28, 2011

Happenings from the top of the hill

What a busy week we had last week! Lots of sewing, baking and gardening. Here are a few snapshots if you are interested! Hostas coming up! Photobucket more hostas Photobucket Seeds that were started indoors. Photobucket My favorite! Moon and stars watermelon. A dark green rind with one big yellow splotch for the moon and lots of little yellow splotches for the stars. Very pretty, but last year the shrew took a liking to them... Photobucket Little cucumbers sprouting up... So far, the cucumbers, okra, a few tomatoes and one squash have sprouted Photobucket Look at this mess! And this is the dining room! It's too cold in the basement sewing room.. Photobucket sourdough starter Photobucket sourdough bread several days later Photobucket Lemon ricotta cookies on the left, white chocolate chip on the right Photobucket and strawberry cream cheese rolls. OMG. You must make these delightful things. Photobucket

Tuesday, March 22, 2011

Hello Facebookers!

If you found me through Facebook, Welcome!!! In an effort to get more blog followers and more exposure I am offering a discount on items in my Etsy store until Saturday March 26. So take a look around and become a follower! To welcome everyone, at the end of this post is a discount code for 20% off any item in my Etsy shop.


I finished up 3 more dresses this past weekend! I also had to go buy a few more t shirts since I have been making so many dresses! These 3 will be in the shop hopefully tomorrow.

My brother started it! A size 18mo. May fit up to a size 24 mo depending on the child. Exact measurements will be posted in the store!

Sabrina

Sabrina

Do you know a Cheetos lover? This size 4 dress will be perfect for her!

Sabrina

Sabrina

Cute little hem stitching

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Time to stop and smell the er... chili dogs. Size 8

Sabrina

Sabrina

This version has a few gathers in the sleeve for a little poof.

Sabrina

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Monday, March 21, 2011

Blowpop dress

I recently completed a Blowpop dress for the shop and I thought I would post the pics leading up to the dress so that I could submit it as a contest entry over at Lil Blue Boo!

Remember this contest.... (P.S. I previously entered the mermaid dress!)




So here we go!

First I squished up a piece of plain ol white fabric

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Then I took these 2 fabric spray paints, pink and purple, a must in a house of girls!

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Then I set about spraying in random patterns

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Then I spread the fabric back out flat

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Then I just kind of sprayed randomly until some of the areas were more filled in

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When I was done it looked like this

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After it was dry I washed it and dryed it and ironed it. Then I set to work using an Old Navy t-shirt and additional scraps of fabric. I used this dyed fabric on the sleeves only so I have a bunch more to use on something else.

Sabrina

Sabrina

When the girls are bored they sometimes ask if they can dye fabric. So I get the paints and dye out and cover the table in trash bags and they dye up a bunch of fabric. Then I just let it dry on the air hockey table and I use it eventually in a project! It keeps them busy for hours!

Thursday, March 17, 2011

New items for the shop

During my all nighter of sewing the other night I sewed up these 4 darling dresses for the shop. Upcycled dresses are my new favorite things to make right now. I hope to have a few more completed by the weekend. But I have been outside planting peas and sewing hasn't happened in a few nights!

First up, there are 2 small dresses in a size 12mo.

Sunglasses- both the hood and the top of the dress are made from reclaimed tshirts.

Sabrina

Sabrina

I even used the cute little double layer sleeves from the tshirt!
Sabrina

Sabrina

Blowpop- this cute little dress has sparkles on the blow pop design and in its previous life was an Old Navy shirt. The sleeves are made from fabric that I hand dyed!

Sabrina

Sabrina

Sabrina

Got an adorable little girl? Well why not buy her an adorable dress?

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A wise man once said, buy this dress. Please.

Sabrina

Sabrina

Sabrina

Sabrina

As always, you can find all of these in my Etsy shop.

Tuesday, March 15, 2011

Raspberry Stripes

The new Ottobre Design magazine has a tunic in it called Raspberry Stripes. I had intended to make it when I saw it in the magazine. In, ahem, January. Been a little busy since then, but I finally got around to it and got 2 cut out and started sewing during my all nighter of sewing the other day. I then got them finished up the next day.

But there is a problem. I made 2 in size 128, which is Nin's size thinking that because she needs new clothes, she could have both. Well then KK got upset so I tried it on her and it fits! It's just a little shorter. So now they are fighting over the same shirt. I like the pink one, but they both like the owls!

To tell you the truth, I am a little afraid of KK wearing the owl tunic. See, it's mostly white and she is the messiest eater. Nin is a little bit better about keeping her food off her clothes. For being a Virgo who likes order and her things just so, KK surprises me with her messy way of eating!

The owl tunic went together a little better than the pink one. I just kind of winged it on pink one and the placket is a little messy.

Pattern:
Ottobre Design 1/2011 #12
Size 128

otto 1/11 #12

Cute little Farbenmix owl ribbon from Holland House

otto 1/11 #12

otto 1/11 #12

otto 1/11 #12

Thursday, March 10, 2011

4 Sabrina's

How do you like that clever title? After I made Baby Avie a fishy Sabrina, I had a request to make 2 more. They are for sisters and are mostly matchy matchy, except for the sleeves.

A size 104 which is about a 4.

Mamu Sabrina

and a size 116 which is about a 6.

Mamu Sabrina

Then since I was having so much fun I decided to make a couple more. Once I find a pattern that I really like, I let it stay on the cutting table. (ie. the dining room table) Just like my Antonia. So expect to see more of these ladies.

Shirts from Goodwill that I love to upcycle.

This is a size 134, or about an 8, with a hood. The shirt part of the dress is made from a t-shirt and the sleeves, which are tiny lime green hearts are also from a shirt.

Mamu Sabrina

Mamu Sabrina

And a Spongebob shirt turned into a dress. This is also a size 4. So if you have a Spongebob fan, this will be in the shop.

Mamu Sabrina