I’m so excited to turn the blog over to Corrie today! She is besties with my sister-in-law and it’s special for me to have her guest posting here. She’s got a really cute Valentine’s Day project and tutorial for you! Enjoy! I am so thrilled to have the opportunity to guest blog at “Delighting [...] Read more »
From a Shirt to a Dress
We hope you enjoyed our week of giveaways last week! If you haven’t had a chance to enter them yet, just click on that button to the left there! The first giveaway ends tonight at midnight! So, now… on to the subject at hand. Remember when I shared that dress I made for Karis out [...] Read more »
Tutorial: How to Make an Elegant Satin Flower Pin
Last week I shared the ruffled bag I made for my ballet slippers, and promised I’d be back with a tutorial on how to make the lovely pink flower pin! And today is the day! These flower pins are nothing new if you’ve been around blogland for awhile. But…Just in case you’d like to know [...] Read more »
Tutorial: How to Sew a Ruffled Drawstring Bag for Your Ballet Shoes
I did it! I signed up for an Adult Beginner’s Ballet class. I bought some clothes to dance in. {no tights, leotards, or tutus though!} And I bought some ballet slippers. {squeal! so excited!} And tonight is my first class! Exciting! Scary! I’ll be sure to report back. It’s feel so good to be working [...] Read more »
A Pocket Book
[Not to be confused with "pocketbook"!] I made a few of these the other day when my sewing machine was already out (to work on that quilt). It’s a quick project, and only takes about 5 minutes… given your sewing machine is easily accessible. There’s lots of uses for them. Karis LOVES them. She and [...] Read more »
A Project Two Years in the Making
I got a book for Christmas in 2009 from my thoughtful hubby: I love looking through these kinds of books. These are the kinds of books that I sit at Barnes and Noble and read and then put back on the shelf and continue the next time I’m there. Anyway, there are a lot of great [...] Read more »
Christmas Banner
I said that I would share more projects that I made for the Craft Fair that I was in November, so here ya go! My good friend and neighbor helped me out with this project — because it wouldn’t have happened unless I got some help! I had the idea of making these banners from the [...] Read more »
Fabric Flower Tutorial (Yep, another one.)
Karis had a little ‘Tea in Tutus’ Birthday Party this morning, so I thought that I’d share a few things from it… starting with these silk flowers. I made these to go on headbands as favors for the girls. I made them from left over silk from my wedding dress, and the pearls were bought to go [...] Read more »
Baking a Cupcake Shirt
My baby girl is turning one on Wednesday. As in – tomorrow. Can we just have a moment of silence as that sinks in? I still cannot believe it’s been a year already since she was born! But… I’m not ready to discuss that… So moving on! I baked maked {yes, I know that’s not [...] Read more »
Upcycled T-Shirt Ruffle Skirt
Well, before I finished the last project of the ruffle shirt for my mom, I was already thinking of trying this project! I originally was making it for my 6 year old neice (Hayden) for her birthday (that was last week — I am HORRIBLE with birthdays.) [In fact, that shirt last week was for my mom's [...] Read more »
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