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MATERIALS: old adult-size t-shirt elastic for waistband sewing machine matching thread scissors STEPS: Take an old (adult) t-shirt. Cut off the bottom half at the length you want (including extra allowance for inserting the elastic). Measure the elastic around your child’s waist. Add elastic (see this post if you need instructions on how to do this). Give to your (hopefully ecstatic) [...] Take an old shirt: Chop off the arms:
Relive late 80s/early 90s fashion by letting your child wear them as leggings. The current rage in felt dress-up bear fashions, as determined by Emma. I made this felt dress-up bear for Emma well over a year ago, and it’s one of the most popular toys in the house. Well worth the two or three dollars I’ve spent on felt for the bear, clothing, and [...]
Emma came up with this idea after watching me make my denim door draft stopper. MATERIALS: cast-off jeans STEPS: 1) Cut off part of the pant leg – long enough to create the depth of the handbag you want plus seam allowances on either end. Choose which end of [...] I decided we needed something a little heavier duty than my oven draft solution for the front door. I’m pleased with the end result: the legs of one pair of old jeans sewn together and stuffed loosely with other cast-off clothing. It keeps the cold air out, stays in place, and doesn’t show dirt. Come [...] Every winter, a cold breeze emerges from underneath our stove. This year I got smart and decided to block it off. First, I cut the legs off of a pair of old pants:
That was wider than I needed, so I cut it in half and trimmed off the [...]
I found this Debbie Mumm fleece remnant at my local fabric store and turned it into warm pants for my little girls using some existing pants as patterns:
I cut Emma’s out on the fold so that I had one less seam to sew (the outer leg seam) and to keep more [...]
It was grey and cold today, and I pulled out the tape and created some paths (directed by Emma) for an animal habitat of their small plastic animals. We cut up a cracker box (and turned it wrong side out) to make tunnels, and used fabric scraps to “spruce things up”: blue jean pockets to [...] Sewing doesn’t have to take a lot of time. I made this skirt yesterday morning in under ten minutes – with all three children awake. MATERIALS: fleece
The steps are very simple: Cut [...]
Looking for a creative way to decorate your child’s bedroom walls in a non-permanent way? Emma and I created these decorations for her and Johnny’s room during a recent mother-daughter date. We used contact paper and Sharpie pens (my most recent craft splurge). I got the idea after researching vinyl wall stickies and [...] |
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