Fretting about a costume for your little witch? I have something you can whip up in less than an hour!
Make a tutu and pair it with cat ears or an eye mask or a witch hat for the cutest little DIY costume on the block! It’s adorable and easy, and if you’re a scrap-a-holic like me, you might already have everything you need (fabric strips & elastic. Done and done.)
You can find the how-to on my previous post HERE
Have a very Happy Halloween!!
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Because you needed another placemat tutorial. You were desperately looking for something else to make from all those gorgeous placemats you couldn’t pass up in the Target aisle. I got your back, friend.
This is EASY! Perfect for beginners for a quick project, easy enough to do the day of giving, too (guilty!). Why present a wine gift to the host/hostess in a boring gift bag when you can MAKE one that is wayyyyyy cooler?
Find yourself a lovely placemat. The one I chose has a lining on the back, but don’t fret if yours doesn’t — it isn’t necessary. Just be sure to read the notes below.
Fold your placemat in half lengthwise so the right sides are facing together.
Measure in 3-6 inches, start there and sew back and forth a few times, then sew down the length, turn and sew down the short end, and sew back and forth again.
It should look like this when you’re done!
***Now take your scissors and cut off the fabric to the right of the seam you just made on the short end. NOTE: I did this because the existing seam was too thick with the lining. If your placemat isn’t lined, you won’t need to do this. I also forgot to take a picture. Woops. But you can see it in the next one.
Now, take your scissors and cut off the fabric to the right of the long seam you just made, just down at the bottom where it meets the short sewn end. This will just make it easier to put in the gusset on the bottom of the bag.
Grab the bottom of the bag and squeeze it! 
Squeeze from the folded side so the bottom pops out and use your fingers to fold over the corners toward the center. They will go in about an inch or so.
Get your needle & thread ready, and hand stitch those corners down.
Doesn’t have to be fancy. Clearly. They won’t see this so feel free to just wing it.
Do both sides so it looks like this!
Turn the bag right-side out. Isn’t she pretty?
Depending on the kind of ribbon you have, you may need to seal it so it doesn’t fray. Ever hear of this stuff?
Fray Check is AWESOME – I use it all the time. Perfect for ribbon ends & sealing off small bits that you don’t want to fray.
Insert bottle, tie a bow…
VOILA!
A thoughtful handmade gift to go with your pal’s favorite vino.
Enjoy! Hope your pal share’s her wine with you… :o)
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Custom Designed Baby Crib Bedding
You may have noticed a whole heck of a lot of pictures and projects going on in my neck of the woods if you’re following me in the social realm. I’m going through a creative explosion right now, and I’m enjoying the heck out of it. I am making the MOST out of naptime, people. #momlife
Truth be told, I was in a slump. A big one. Not so much in creativity but more like I was a hot mess — lacking motivation, having the hardest time with the whole work/life balance gig…a real poopy pants, as I like to say. When I don’t get to make, I am NOT a happy camper. 
The problem I have is, I get so focused on making things that I let everything else slide…. my non-creative world falls to pieces. So I change my gears and focus on the house and other SAHM duties, and then I fall back into my poopy pants role.
It’s an endless roller coaster of emotional & creative turmoil.
But, the bottom line is I need to be creative. It’s just who I am. I’ve been waiting for something or someone to hit me in the back of the head and say, “snap out of it!” or “figure it out!”.
Then this beauty landed in my lap and did just that.
My “snap out of it and figure it out” friend
Elizabeth Gilbert hath saved me. She unslumped me. Bless her and all of her wonderfulness and brilliance, because I think she’s a pretty good person to be saved by. :o)
So that’s my secret.
Owl Baby Swaddle & Beanie
That’s why you’re seeing all of these things coming out of my feeds, and why you’ll be seeing a bunch of new tutorials coming up soon (yay!).
I’m getting back in to my handmade business, adding a bunch of new product options and features (including taking custom orders!), and just planning to kick some creative ass. I’m going to embrace the creativity in me by scheduling time for it in my SAHM life, getting my butt up earlier, and staying positive about it.
If you’re looking for some inspiration…..permission to be creative…. motivation to get to work and make stuff….. or just confidence to TRY; this book WILL do those things for you.
Especially if you’re in a slump like I was — go unslump thyself as I did….and we can kick some creative ass together! #fistbump
Get yours here in whatever format you prefer
More products of my unslumping:
*Affiliate Disclaimer: I am an Amazon affiliate and will receive a small bit of commission if you purchase through my links. But I did read the book and I did love it and I wouldn’t share it otherwise. No BS here, people.
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If you’ve been following me for a while, you KNOW I can’t pass up pretty fabric… even if it’s not really meant to be sewing fabric. But, pretty colors and patterns and textures are abundant these days in so many basic items that us creatives find inspiration everywhere, right? Yep.
So here we go with another gorgeous Target find!
These napkins have the most gorgeous print ever and I couldn’t pass them up. I recently got around to using ONE of them to make a super cute clutch that I gifted to my son’s awesome teacher, and I’m giddy to think that I still have THREE napkins left to play with — YAY!
Oh and by the way, whilst visiting my store the other day I noticed that they now have the matching placemats too…so you could also make a clutch like this one here!
Supplies:
Fold napkin in half, insert ribbon/bias-tape if using, and pin closed
Fabric sandwich – napkin edge, bias-tape, napkin edge
Leave a long tail – mine was 10″
If using bias-tape sew all the way down the length of the tail
Open the new napkin tube and shift it to lay flat with the seam in the center
Seam in center of new napkin tube
I just love this detail!
Insert interfacing
Sew along bottom edge, making sure to catch the interfacing
Sew along the top edge – add ribbon if you haven’t already
Lay detail face down,Fold and pin the bottom half up
Sew up the bottom side edges
Sew on button, knot the tail
Affiliate Disclaimer: You know how much I love Target – that’s WHY I am an affiliate, I’m happy to promote their awesome stuff. If you buy anything online using my links, I’ll get a few pennies! 😉
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In honor of Earth Day, I bring you the ultimate sweater recycle!
Do you have an old sweater that has lost it’s shape, or has a hole in it, or was from your maternity days, or you like it but you don’t LOVE it so you never wear it? Bring it out of the closet and grab your fabric scissors because you’re about to get some really good use out of it! Literally, you can leave no scrap behind as you cut and re-use your sweater in 4 ways (5 if you count the one I thought of after the fact!).
Here we go — in pictoral form! Enjoy!
Cut torso out of sweater, save that little scrap at the bottom!
Stretch out the ends so they roll
Voila! Infinity Scarf. Oh but we’re not done yet…
Cut off the sleeves
Arm Sleeves! No? Well then how about…
Bootcuffs! Like this…
Yes! But wait.. there’s more!
Mini Crop! Pair with a tank and some boyfriend jeans. Super Cute.
You’re Welcome. 🙂
Oh and that one thing I thought of after the fact, that little scrap from the bottom? Use it as a headband or wrap it around your pony tail. Boom!
XOXO, D
Handy InfoGraphic for Pinning Right HERE: 
