Lil' Guy Ties {+ a Giveaway}!! {CLOSED}

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Can a 2-year-old have too many ties? I hope not, 'cause my little boy has a few thanks to the easy Lil' Guy Tie Pattern I bought from Make It and Love It's shop!! The first one I made was the green polka dot one....he got that one for Christmas. It was so adorable on him...I couldn't resist making some more!!


And I made some for my nephew for his birthday too!! He got one of the blue polka dot ones, and a striped one. Too cute!!

Since I was on a tie making kick, I thought it would be fun to give one away!! How would you like to win this cute blue polka dot tie?!FYI: This tie was made using the 2T-3T size. It fits my son, who wears 3T-4T.

Here's how to enter:

**Leave a separate comment for each entry!!**

Entry #1: Leave me a comment telling me something fun you've made lately.

Entry #2: Become a follower of my blog, or remind me if you're already one.

That's all there is to it!! This giveaway will close on Sunday May 16th at midnight (MST), and I'll announce the winner on Monday, May 17th!

Linking to these parties:

Hoo's Got Talent @Night Owl Crafting

Whatever Goes Wednesday @Someday Crafts

Show Off Your Stuff @Fireflies & Jellybeans

Strut Your Stuff Thursday @Somewhat Simple

Spotlight Yourself Wednesday @Santa's Gift Shoppe & Ideas

Look At Me! @It's Fun To Craft

Look What I Made! @Creations By Kara

Bow Tie {Giveaway}!!

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This giveaway is now CLOSED!!
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Have you seen THESE cute bow ties from A Lemon Squeezy Home? So adorable!! I made this one using their super easy tutorial.

I planned on doing a giveaway once I reached 200 followers. That happened a while ago, but I never got around to the giveaway. So to make up for it, I'm giving this cute bow tie away!! I tried getting my little guy to put his church shirt on so we could get some pictures of him with it on, but he wouldn't cooperate!! (FYI: This bow tie was made using the same measurements in Lemon Squeezy Home's tutorial. It fits my 2-year-old perfectly! I'm guessing it's a size 3T-4T since that's what my boy wears.)

Want it? Here's what you need to do to enter...

Entry #1. Leave me a comment.

Entry #2. Become a follower and leave me a comment telling me you're one. If you're already a follower, just leave me a comment telling me so.

This giveaway will close on Wednesday, April 14th at midnight (MST). I'll announce the winner on Thursday morning (April 15th). **If I don't hear from the winner by Monday, April 19th, I'll choose another winner.

Good luck!! Oh, and I noticed I'm close to reaching 300 followers!! I've planned ahead and have a giveaway ready to go for when that happens!!

I'm participating in these parties:

Sundae Scoop @Chocolate Sundaes

Motivate Me Monday @Keeping It Simple

Making the World Cuter Monday @Making the World Cuter

Made By You Monday @Skip to my Lou

Just Something I Whipped Up @The Girl Creative

Market Yourself Monday @Sumo's Sweet Stuff

Motivate Me Monday @Life with the Lebedas

You're So Crafty @Miss Crafty Pants

Look At Me, I'm So Crafty @Fun To Craft

Peeps Bunny Bunting

I fell in love with MADE's Peeps Bunny Bunting as soon as I saw it. I don't have very many Easter decorations, and this was the perfect one to add to my meager collection!


This was really easy to make! I'm thinking of making something similar for other holidays....like using felt Christmas trees or gingerbread men or stockings for Christmas, and stars for Independence Day.....you get the idea! We'll see how far I get!

Another Twirly Skirt

I made this twirly skirt for my oldest daughter. She didn't want it short, so I made it a bit longer than the others.

I think it turned out cute, and she says that she likes it.....but hasn't worn it once yet. I guess actions speak louder than words?!

Twirly Skirts & Matching Flower Bows

I'm a little late in posting these....I actually made them for 2 of my girls for Valentine's Day!!

The bigger skirt looks crooked, but I promise, it's not!! I used THIS tutorial from She Does Hair.
I never got around to making my other 2 girls theirs in time for Valentine's Day. Next time I'll have to start a lot sooner!!

Here's the matching flower bows I made for my youngest daughter. I can't find the blog that I got the instructions from....if anyone knows where it is, please share so I can give the proper credit!!
Both girls loved them and were proud to wear their new skirts for Valentine's Day!


I'm linking to: Keeping It Simple, Making the World Cuter, The Girl Creative , Sumo's Sweet Stuff

Fabric Scripture & Notebook Covers

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You can still link up your sewing projects HERE! The link will stay open until Monday, March 1st!!
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So I woke up one morning and decided I was going to try and figure out how to make a fabric cover for my scriptures. I ended up making 5 of them (they turned out okay, but weren't exactly what I wanted), before I remembered I had a project on my "To Do" list that was similar. After reading By Small Means' instructions on how to make a notebook cover, my scripture cover turned out beautifully!

I'm a note-taker. Always have been. I seem to remember things better if I write them down. For the last few years, I've kept a notebook with me while at church so that I can keep notes on the talks and lessons. So I decided to make a matching cover for my Church Notebook.



Here's some of the first scripture covers that I made.

I measured wrong on this one and it wouldn't fit my Quad scriptures. But it worked for my daughter's Bible, so I made a matching cover for her Book of Mormon.
The thing that bugged me about the first ones I made was how thick the edges were (hopefully you can see what I'm talking about in this picture!). It wasn't a huge deal, but I wanted them to lay more flat.

How often do you try to figure something out on your own? Sometimes I'm successful at it, and sometimes I'm not! But what I have learned is that there is usually someone out in blogland that has already done the project I'm trying to figure out. Next time I think I'll search first to see if there's already a tutorial written. It'll save me a lot of time!!



I'm linking to: Fireflies & Jellybeans, Somewhat Simple, Someday Crafts

{Juice Pouch Makeup Bag}

I'm a little embarrassed to show this, but hopefully I'm not the only who had a makeup bag that looked like this.....
Not so functional, huh?! Every morning I'd get so frustrated trying to find what I needed! I finally decided since I'm too cheap to buy a makeup bag, I may as well try and make one.

So I made a quick sketch of what I wanted it to look like....
.....then dug into my juice pouch stash, and went to work.


It turned out mostly how I had envisioned. I didn't end up using elastic on the inside like I had on the sketch. It would have looked too messy on the outside. And I was all out of white thread, so had to go with red. I'm not a huge fan of how it looks with the red thread, but that's the way it goes sometimes.

I couldn't get completely away from the ziploc bags either! I went ahead and grouped my makeup into 3 smaller bags so it's easier to find what I'm looking for. No more digging through everything to find those darn tweezers!!

It all fits nicely into my new makeup bag! Yay!!
We recently went on a weekend trip to visit family, and it was so nice having this makeup bag! Everything was all in one place and it was so much easier to pack! And since juice pouches are so durable, I plan on having this one around for a long time!

I'm linking to: Fireflies & Jellybeans, Sumo's Sweet Stuff, Keeping It Simple, Making the World Cuter, The Girl Creative, The Trendy Treehouse, Someday Crafts

Rice Bags

My husband recently had surgery to repair a hernia, and the day after his surgery, he asked me if we had a heating pad. Well, we don't own a heating pad, so I did the next best thing. I whipped up a rice bag that he could warm up in the microwave! It did the trick for him, and was a big help in his recovery.

Of course, when our kids saw what I was making, they all requested one too.

There are lots of tutorials on how to make these, but since my husband needed one quick, I just made it up as I went. All I did was:

**cut 2 rectangles

**placed them right sides together and sewed, leaving an opening at the top

**turned right sides out and ironed them flat

**filled with rice

**sewed the opening shut

It was so simple, that my oldest daughter made 2 more rice bags all by herself to give to some of her friends at school! It was a fun project that brought some warmth and relief to those that I love the most!

I'm linking to:

The Girl Creative, Keeping It Simple, Making the World Cuter, Sumo's Sweet Stuff

Reversible Headbands

I made my girls some headbands 2 summers ago, and they don't wear them anymore. The headbands didn't stay on their heads very well, and were just plain uncomfortable. I've had THIS tutorial/pattern from foofanagle in my file for a while now, and decided to make one for my oldest daughter for Christmas. She wears it every single day!! Since it was a hit with her, I figured the other girls would like one too.






I love that they are reversible! I tried making one side with patterned material, and the other side with plain material. We plan on making more. And this time, the girls are going to help!



I'm linking to:

Making the World Cuter , Keeping it Simple, Sumo's Sweet Stuff

Sewing Machine Cover

I've been using my 2-year-old's blanket as a makeshift cover for my sewing machine for a few weeks now. He's been missing his blanket (especially at night), so I decided it was time to make a real sewing machine cover.

I used THIS tutorial from Naptime Journal as a guide. It was really simple to make, but I did make a few mistakes. The things I'll do differently next time are:

**add 2" to the measurement of the width of my machine (I only added 1" this time, and my cover isn't as wide as I wanted it)
**measure better before I sew the velcro on the ribbon on the side! (the tutorial I used didn't use velcro, but I thought it would work better for my needs).

Other than that, I'm happy with how it turned out. And my little boy is thrilled to have his blanket back!

I'm linking to these parties:

A Soft Place to Land, Making the World Cuter, Keeping it Simple, Somewhat Simple

Baby Shoes...

My cute sister had her 5th baby boy in early December, and I decided to finally tackle a project that has been on my "To Do" list for years.....I made my new nephew some cute cloth baby shoes.

It took me 3 tries to get it right, but it was well worth it!! I had planned to make him an appliqued tie onesie to match the shoes, but never got around to it. I'm hoping to have that done by February when I get to meet him for the first time!

I got the pattern and instructions for the shoes HERE.

My Christmas Sewing Projects....Done!!

Wow....it has been a crazy couple of days! I looked at the calendar and realized I didn't have very much time to finish up my Christmas projects. I guess that's what I get for procrastinating! Here is what I've been working on:

I made my own pattern for this ball and figured it out as I went. It didn't turn out too bad, if I must say so myself!!
I was a little intimidated by this Cozy Car Caddy, but it was SO simple to make! You can get a tutorial HERE from homemade by jill.


I'm hoping this Relaxing Neck Pillow will help my husband sleep better. Again, a very simple project that came together pretty quickly. A tutorial for this can be found HERE from sew4home.


And lastly, Crayon Rolls. I don't know why it took me so long to finally make these, but they are so much fun! I made my younger 3 kids the crayon rolls and decided to make my older 2 girls some marker rolls. A tutorial can be found HERE from Skip To My Lou.

For the marker rolls, I just used some placemats that I already had on hand. Love them!
Today is my kids' last day of school until the New Year, so I will be a bit busy for the next few weeks. I don't know if I'll get around to posting again until after the holidays, so until then, I hope you all have a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!!