its a jolly holiday with Mary

you have to check this out! How great are these costumes from Ashley at Make It and Love It- complete with tutorials!!

Mary and Bert. Perfect.

owl costume

looking for a cute costume??

Check this tutorial out from llevo en invierno.

sewing essentials...

Seven Essential Sewing Skills from Tasia of Sewaholic via Sew Mama Sew

Dress Tutorials

My sweet girl- lately known as "princess love" around here- needs a dress. A dramatic, colorful, bold, girly dress is now a necessity ;) so, where do I turn? the internet, of course... where there are enough ideas and free tutorials to keep me busy for the rest of my life.

here are some that are inspiring me for my new project.

Happy Together: The Ruffles Behind the Dress (tutorial)

The Happy Together Dress Up Skirt (tutorial)

Make It and Love It Cinderella Dress (tutorial)

The Make It and Love It Fluffy Chiffon Skirt (tutorial)

backpack tutorials!

Need to whip up a backpack for your back-to-school sweetie?

A while back I made this one from indietutes and it has been very well loved indeed.

Want to browse some more options? check out this tutorial/ pattern round-up at Prudent Baby!

simple dress tutorial!

tutorial from Jess of Craftiness is Not Optional at Project Run and Play

Cascading Ruffle Skirt Tutorial from Lil Blue Boo!

Cascading Ruffle Skirt Tutorial from Lil Blue Boo?... yes. please! My girls would love one of these...

Project Run and Play

Project Run and Play is back!

Check it out. Week one's theme? Back to School!

don't you love these little shorts?

How would you like this to be your school uniform? :)

Happy National Sewing Month!

Happy September!
Did you know- It's National Sewing Month!

and National Sewing Month has an online home complete a contest and free projects and articles.

Happy Sewing!

japanese sewing

have a japanese sewing book you'd like to try out, but don't know japanese??

i have this beauty. (ah.. lovely.)

maybe this post from the purl bee will help.

Organization is No Big Dill

Katy, you inspire me. I want my life to be as organized as this:

travel lap desk tutorial

Been thinking about making something like this for our next car trip... isn't it cute?! tutorial from MerMag

and an action shot...

Dress-Up tutorials

This past weekend, our dear neighbors invited the girls to come and play. They had a number of things to use for playing dress-up. So much fun. I have been wanting to fill up a box with dress-up things for a while now, and our play-date was just the motivation I needed to get back to brainstorming.

First thing on the list, of course, are these beautiful dress up wings I mentioned before. My Favorite! (from Eri at Llevo el Invierno via Prudent Baby)

Of course, we'll need a super-hero cape (like this one from Skip to My Lou, or this one from SIDAC via MADE, or this one from treasures for tots) and a princess dress (like this one from Crafterhours or this one from Make It and Love It).

cowgirls and horses

Reason number 5,347 to love Heather Ross and Far Far Away... (from Far Far Away III for Kokka)

seam finishes download!

Get Nancy Zieman's free seam finishes download here at Sew Mama Sew!

She has a new book out... Sewing A to Z: Your Source for Sewing and Quilting Tips and Technique

California Dreamin...

While I probably won't make it all the way to Cali, I am dying for a road trip- some special time with my beautiful girls. Wouldn't this be the perfect addition for that car ride? So cute. Check out the tutorial from Julie of Joy's Hope at Lil Blue Boo.

p.s. there are magnets under that can to make it stay on the tray! clever Julie!

onesie tutorials!

embellish your onesie! 25 tutorials here. (At Babble, gathered by Jacinda of Prudent Baby)

i (heart) children at play...

love.

(Children at Play from Sarah Jane)

Bobbie Socks and Bows with Lil Blue Boo

Check out this quick and easy project and craft for a cause!

A back to school surprise for children in Haiti through Three Angels Children's Relief

More information at Lil Blue Boo

back to school

Back to school tutorials are up at Sew Mama Sew!