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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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DIY felt bow tutorial with free PDF pattern
Six years ago I found out I was pregnant with my first baby girl. I remember wanting to buy all of the things for baby girl. All of the leggings, rompers (oh the rompers!), bows and headbands. Well, our budget doesn’t allow for all of the things, lol, so I decided to do my best to make it all! I taught myself how to make leggings (you can find that tutorial here) and knotted headbands. I loved the felt flower and bow headbands that became so popular a few years ago and learned that all of those cute Etsy shops that make felt bows, probably use some sort of machine…
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Easy DIY Canvas
I love all of the adorable hand scripted canvases and prints that are happening right now. I browse the aisles of Hobby Lobby and want to buy them all. BUT as with most things, I remember our tight budget and think, “I can totally make that!” I’m not an expert at calligraphy, but it is still possible to make a pretty, custom, hand painted canvas without being an amazing artist! We just gave our upstairs bathroom a makeover, and I was in need of some decor as a finishing touch. I made a fun custom canvas by transferring some text I printed off of my home printer. I’ve used…
