I'm sure as some of you know, I've been dabbling in sewing. So far, I can hem something, make some clothe wipes, a few crooked bibs, but I'm sill amateur, maybe lower than that, if it's possible. Anyways, I decided a while ago that I wanted to make A's halloween costume. One-because all the affordable costumes I could find were pretty generic and two- because my mom made almost all my Halloween costumes up until 5th or 6th grade and they were always so original. So this Halloween, I decided A will be..... A CUPCAKE!! Can I sew a costume of the caliber? heck no, She'd probably wind up looking like a fabric scrap pile. Then I found this site. It's wonderful. It shows you step by step how to make a no sew Halloween costume that is almost an exact replica of Pottery Barns ( which retails for $60). So, I decided to give it a shot. I had left over pink and brown felt from a project I did months ago, I already had a hot glue gun, so the only supplies I had to pick up were-glitter glitter spray,ribbon, and blanket bunting. On her site she used a ruffled fabric but since we only have a Walmart out here in the boonies, I could only find blanket binding. I used a hot glue gun and made ruffles for the collar though (picture to follow). I only used one layer for frosting since A is only 9 months old and I also added some " cell phone bling"-those little sticky tiny fake diamonds people put on cellphones and I made the dress part the same color as the frosting so it looked a little more even. Those little sticky tiny fake diamonds people put on cellphones. It was pretty simple and the only snags I found were 1. after I made the rufle for the collar and glued it on the inside , I could no longer slip it on A's head and had to cut the back, attach ribbon and make it a tie on( turns out that made the costume more simple). I'm currently working on the " cherry on top" which is turning out to be more work than the rest of the costume. I would highly recommend checking out http://lemontreecreations.blogspot.com, her crafts are incredible and her instructions are so easy to follow! and finally; THE COSTUME ...okay it's actually up there ^^^ Because I don't know how to get it right here lol and it's not as glitter as it looks in this picture. I'll post an updated one as soon as I charge the battery for my camera.
Tuesday, October 18, 2011
No sew costume goodness!
I'm sure as some of you know, I've been dabbling in sewing. So far, I can hem something, make some clothe wipes, a few crooked bibs, but I'm sill amateur, maybe lower than that, if it's possible. Anyways, I decided a while ago that I wanted to make A's halloween costume. One-because all the affordable costumes I could find were pretty generic and two- because my mom made almost all my Halloween costumes up until 5th or 6th grade and they were always so original. So this Halloween, I decided A will be..... A CUPCAKE!! Can I sew a costume of the caliber? heck no, She'd probably wind up looking like a fabric scrap pile. Then I found this site. It's wonderful. It shows you step by step how to make a no sew Halloween costume that is almost an exact replica of Pottery Barns ( which retails for $60). So, I decided to give it a shot. I had left over pink and brown felt from a project I did months ago, I already had a hot glue gun, so the only supplies I had to pick up were-glitter glitter spray,ribbon, and blanket bunting. On her site she used a ruffled fabric but since we only have a Walmart out here in the boonies, I could only find blanket binding. I used a hot glue gun and made ruffles for the collar though (picture to follow). I only used one layer for frosting since A is only 9 months old and I also added some " cell phone bling"-those little sticky tiny fake diamonds people put on cellphones and I made the dress part the same color as the frosting so it looked a little more even. Those little sticky tiny fake diamonds people put on cellphones. It was pretty simple and the only snags I found were 1. after I made the rufle for the collar and glued it on the inside , I could no longer slip it on A's head and had to cut the back, attach ribbon and make it a tie on( turns out that made the costume more simple). I'm currently working on the " cherry on top" which is turning out to be more work than the rest of the costume. I would highly recommend checking out http://lemontreecreations.blogspot.com, her crafts are incredible and her instructions are so easy to follow! and finally; THE COSTUME ...okay it's actually up there ^^^ Because I don't know how to get it right here lol and it's not as glitter as it looks in this picture. I'll post an updated one as soon as I charge the battery for my camera.
Wednesday, October 12, 2011
teeth
I named this post "teeth" thinking of it as a pun from that cheesy horror movie called "Teeth" but , I realize anyone who hasn't seen it and anyone who has it seen will probably think gross. Onto said tooth, DD has one. I saw it and thought YES! she'll start to feel better. Why? whyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy would I think that? A dream, I suppose. This last week has been AWFUL. She doesn't really sleep at night because her mouth hurts and nothing seems to ease it. While she does eventually go back to sleep, it takes a while. I've got tylenol, teething tablets, frozen wash clothes,ice, and while it does appease her nothing can keep her asleep at night. So I went from thinking " I can't wait till she has a tooth" to " am I bad mom if I want my DD to be toothless?" Since her tooth has come in she's started to bang her head on things, I found her in the hallway one time just banging her head over and over on the wall. Disconcerting , to say the least. According to my doctor it's normal in a teething child. He seemed confused when I asked him how I can get her to stop. Apparently you're suppose to let them alleviate their tooth pain but causing pain somewhere else, "Major Pain" style. Oh, and she's walking. Well, she's trying to walk. She can get halfway across the living room before she sits down. So I've got a teething, walking baby on my hands. At least she doesn't bite, yet
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