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Matching skirts for Mother’s Day – DIY pencil skirt
I kinda, sorta, made myself and the girls matching skirts for Mother’s Day. 🙈 I know it’s dorky, LOL, but I’m going to do it while my girls are still proud to match their Momma! Over on Instagram I gave a sneak peek of the skirts and promised to go into more detail about how to make a DIY pencil skirt. I come from a a few generations of seamstresses. My mom can literally sew anything. Growing up my sister and I always has intricately sewn, handmade Halloween costumes. She can reupholster anything. Friends and family are always coming to her to altar prom dresses, wedding dresses, pants, you name it.…
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Soft blocks sewing tutorial
Hopefully you’ve already visited my crib sheet tutorial and are here because you have bunches of 8X8″ squares left over from all of the adorable sheets you’ve made! If not, head to your fabric scrap stash and find some fun coordinating fabrics for this quick and easy soft blocks sewing tutorial. I whipped up 4 blocks during my toddler’s nap time. The whole process took about an hour! Quick and easy. These soft blocks are a cute little accessory for a nursery and they make a great gift! I created my blocks using 8X8″ squares leftover from all of the crib sheets I’ve made, but you can really make them…
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How we painted our kitchen cabinets – An inexpensive change that makes a huge difference
We moved into our current home a little over two years ago. We hadn’t intended on buying a fixer upper, but needed to move to the area pretty quickly, especially since our old house sold within two weeks. The idea of a charming old home to fix up was so exciting (and a bit scary) when looking at homes. When all was said and done, we ended up buying an older home built in the 20’s right near our cute little downtown. We love being near downtown and that the house has a lot of character, but there is a TON of work to be done. Tons of wallpaper to…
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Friday faves – My favorite fabrics for the nursery
(This post contains affiliate links. Please see my disclosure policy for more information). For quite some time now, fabric.com has been my go to for all things fabric. It’s definitely not always ideal to hop in the car with all three kids and head to the fabric store (unless I have plenty of suckers handy, lol)! Local fabric stores don’t always have the fabric selection that I’m looking for, so I almost always buy my fabric online. I talked about a few of my favorite places to buy knit fabric here. Knits are great for baby accessories and clothing, but when it comes to decor and bedding, you probably don’t…
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DIY Crib Sheet Tutorial
Crib sheets are a simple and fun way to add some personality and style to your little ones nursery! Today I’m going to walk you through a step by step crib sheet tutorial. Crib sheets were one of the very first baby items I ever made after finding out I was pregnant with my first. One of the very first items I ever sewed actually! They are so incredibly simple that even the most beginner sewer can make them! I promise that once you start making your own you’re going to be hooked! Your baby nursery dreams will come true as you’ll be able to choose any fabric out there…
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Free Countdown to Disney Printable
Download your Free Countdown to Disney Printable! I had trouble finding a free AND pretty printable countdown that I loved, SO I decided to make one of my own. Get your FREE Countdown to Disney PDF HERE!
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50 non-candy Easter basket ideas!
(This post contains affiliate links. Please see our Privacy Policy Disclosure for more information.) I have a 7 year old, 5 year old and 2 year old. Every year we do our best to fill their Easter baskets with things other than candy. I mean…they’ll definitely get candy, lol. Trust me, they’ll each get their share of jelly beans and Reeses eggs, BUT if we can keep the candy in their basket at a minimum, we may just have a few less sugar crashes and tantrums! It’s very important to us to teach our kids the real meaning of Easter. We want them to know that we aren’t celebrating bunnies…
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Easter treat bag topper – free printable PDF
Is everyone scrambling to put Easter goodie bags together for school parties?! I whipped up a little treat bag topper for Isla’s pre-school party and thought I’d share it with you! Hopefully it will make the party prepping process a bit easier (and cheaper!). Just print the FREE PDF HERE! Once printed, trim along the dotted lines. The topper is meant to fit a standard sandwich bag. I’m not going to shell out $$ for cellophane treat bags when I have sandwich bags at home, lol!
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DIY spring garland
It’s still 30 degrees here in Indiana, but I’m doing my best to make my home feel bright and springy! I still had a lot of my winter decor around the house, and this week I got the urge to freshen up the house for spring! I LOVE garlands and have been looking for a light and springy garland that doesn’t look like it belongs in a babies room. I also don’t want to spend $30 on something I can make myself, SO I decided to make my own DIY flower garland! We have this big, old barn window (straight from my dad’s barn) right above our buffet in the…
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Our bathroom renovation on a budget
(This post contains affiliate links. Please see our Privacy & Disclosure policy for more information) We moved to Valparaiso about 2 years ago. It’s easy to remember how long we’ve been here because I was about 8 months pregnant with our third baby. My husband just took a new job, so we were working through a new home, new town, new baby, and I was staying at home full-time for the first time ever! Needless to say, it was a nuts time in our lives. Here we are two years later…with a 2 year old….and things have slowed down a bit. Our house had been on the market for quite…
