Pirate Princess Costume

This year I decided to bravely make my daughters costume, I did purchase the hat because I found it on clearance for .75, and the black tights and black boots.

Her skirt is a black and pink tutu, I tied to pieces of tulle together around the elastic. I did 3 black and 2 pink, 3 black, 2 pink. I also tied some of the pink tulle in knots at the bottom.

I had to get a little more creative on the top I sewed strips of black and white knit together into strips and then sewed a big piece of black knit on the back by putting right sides together sewing, turning right side out and sewing the opening closed giving me one long rectangle. Next using an eyelit punch I punched 5 holes on each side about one inch in from the edge and inserted large eyelits. I also put one exactly in the top center about 3/4 of an inch down. I then created a halter look with a corsetted back using pink ribbon, tied once at the bottom in a bigger bow letting the ribbon hang down.

I absolutely loved how it turned out!!!

Valentines Day outfits

My husband says that I am weird because I make Valentines outfits for my girls, but I love an excuse to put them in matching clothes. The thing is I make the outfit for valentines day, but they wear them all spring and summer. My pics are not very good, we were fighting early morning sun, we were running late for church and my darling A just wanted to spin and dance. Every where my more poor girls stood there were shadows or the sun was shining right in their eyes.

I made the girls matching circle skirts using MADE's tutorial, the material is from Joann's its a tie dyed pink, with white tie died hearts on it.

They were just going to wear white shirts but A's brand new white shirt that she had worn once, had a stain on it front and center. So I decided to sew a rosette out of the same material as the skirts to cover it, and I love how it tied it all together. I offered to put 3 rosettes on the color of T's but she didn't want it, she wanted to wear her shirt plain.

Lastly their hair. I made a rosette headband for T's hair and I LOVE it. And for A's hair she got two small rosette hair clips for her piggytails (the only way she wants her hair these days).

I love Valentines and creating for my girls.

Happy Valentines Day to all of you and Happy Crafting!

Valentine Circle Skirt

So I think I am becoming slightly Valentine obsessed, I'm having way to much fun making all things Valentines!

I have been wanting to try the Circle Skirt tutorial from Made and decided a Valentine skirt would be the perfect time. This is a SUPER easy, cute, and inexpensive skirt to make. I can only imagine how much easier it would be if you had a serger. As it was I had to hem the top before attaching the elastic and hem the bottom. You could easily shave off twenty plus minutes not have to iron and fold the hems. All in all though an easy, cute project. I will be making a few more for sure.

I made the skirt last night while my little one was sleeping and this morning when she woke I went in to get her and get her ready for church. I said "Look what I made you last night" and my little Lulu said "My skirt! I love it! Thank you!" She is always so cute and appreciative of everything I make for her.

So cute! Go check out MADE and all the great tutorials she has to offer. I know you will find a ton of stuff to make.

Happy Valentines and Happy Crafting!

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