Twirly Skirt

We got the cute princess top at the Salvation Army for $1.25, but we needed a princess skirt to go with it. This is what I came up with.

The top section is 1.5 times the size of her waist and 5 inches long.

The lower section is 4 times the width of the top section and 12 inches long. I gathered it and sewed it to the top section.

The ruffle on the bottom is 2 inches by 2 times the width of the bottom section. I gathered it in the middle and sewed it with the bottom edge of the ruffle even with the bottom edge of the bottom section. I didn't hem it because it is knit and will not fray.

Then I folded over the top of the skirt and sewed it to make a casing for the elastic. Measured and cut the elastic to fit her waist, put it in and sewed the ends together. Super Easy! I made it in about 45 minutes. You could make this skirt to fit any size by just adjusting the length of the layers.

Knitting 101

Using this tutorial, I have learned to knit. Of course, I am still definitely a beginner, but it is so much fun. It was easy to learn the basics of knitting with her tutorials. My 10 year old daughter has learned also and loves it. Now when I need a lazy escape with a movie, I have another way to still be productive with my hands.

My kids love to wear beanies, not that we need warm hats much in the desert, so they think I am super cool now that I can make them hats by request. I hope to keep learning more about knitting and learn to make more wonderful things!

Deadly Upholstery

First you start out with a really stained dining room chair seat, get the fabric you want to cover it with, borrow someone else's staple gun, use it incorrectly and....

staple yourself in the leg, THROUGH your jeans, take a few pictures... finish your project and pat yourself on the back cause you are very pleased with the end result, minus the two holes in your leg.

There's nothin like putting sweat and blood into your work, right? Well, Jessi was helping me re-upholster my dining room chair. Thanks for the help and memories Jessi!

Flowers and Polka Dots Car Seat

Before: Gray and Purple Plaid

After: Girly and Frilly Fun

I think my sisters have got me almost convinced to go into business.

new beginnings

Our Young Women have decided to have a "Biggest Gainer" theme for New Beginnings. The idea is that the girls are gaining values through personal progress. It is a really cute, but there are A LOT of details. We are doing videos and commercials, and so on....

Anyways, here is the logo that I made...

want to...

Here is something I saw that I want to make a version of for myself. Instead of the snaps and elastic, I will just sew the ends together making a circle and then sew with elastic thread around the circle several times.

Here is the whole blog post and tutorial.

I came across that blog through one of my favorite blogs TeaRoseHome

Made this. Saved as a jpeg and printed in 16x20 from costco. (13th Article of Faith is the Mutual Theme this year)