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)

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? :)

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)

back to school

Back to school tutorials are up at Sew Mama Sew!

wallet tutorial

My beautiful neighbor just got her driver's license! We are excited and of course, needing to mark the occasion with a little sewing. What could be more perfect than a little wallet for that new and all important piece of identification?

Here are a few tutorials I have found to help me on my way:

Summer Wallet Tutorial by Lola Nova

Scrap Ribbon Wallet Tutorial from Lil Blue Boo

Made-to-Order Organizer Tutorial from Sew News

sun bonnet

soooooo cute. by Jessica at Running with Scissors - pattern from Christy at Little Betty. Check out Jessica's blog for a super sweet photo of her adorable chubby cheeked baby in this gem.

color genius

one of my new favorite color combos...

Rose Bouquet Amber from the Heirloom fabric collection by Joel Dewberry for Free Spirit.

spoonflower

one day I will try Spoonflower... such a cool idea.

sew weekly

check out this inspiration.

http://www.makethislook.com/