Fresh Steps

These shoes were in the D.I. box, until I saw some super cute shoes on some site I no longer recall. But it gave me an idea. These shoes may have a little life in them yet!

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Easter Chicks

Here's another Thing I'd Like to Make But May Never Get Around To. Maybe when Ava is a little older and can appreciate them... But how CUTE are these?! Find the tutorial here. Pin It

Pretty Rubber Gloves

Another item for the list of Things I'd Like to Make But May Never Get To: Prettied up rubber gloves. I first got the idea from these I saw at Hip & Humble in SLC (sorry for the blurry phone pic).These ones are from Fresh Studio on Etsy. Here's how I'd do mine.
Rather than using oilcloth or vinyl, I would take a cotton fabric (like for quilting, nice and lightweight) and do the iron-on vinyl. It's not as heavy that way, so it would stay up. I've seen some done with pleats all around (Gloveables), but I would keep mine simple and just do it straight so it would hold up instead of flopping over. I've seen some with ruffles around the vinyl too, which is way cute. I think I would look forward to cleaning if I had some darling gloves to wear!
If you make some, send me a picture! Pin It

Made: Color Block Dress

I saw some dresses like this here and there, but they were always too short. So I decided to make my own. It should have only taken a couple of hours, but it ended up taking much longer. I used a t-shirt ($8) and black 2" elastic and some plum cotton fabric. In hindsight the cotton fabric wasn't the best choice, doesn't hang real well. Rayon or something would have been better. Anyhoo, here it is. Oh yeah, and I got a haircut too. Pin It

Happy Tape!

Do you know that I love printed/patterned tapes? There are so many lovely printed masking tapes and packing tapes nowadays. Makes everything pretty. And I just found a whole blog dedicated to these happy tapes! Everything is decorated with tape!
Happy TapeAnd here are more tapes to enjoy:
from tape swell:from Fancy That!from Rare Device:
From Art Fire:
From Nothing Elegant:And recently Michael's had some printed packing tape in the dollar bin! Pin It

The Owls Are Hunting

Add these to the list of Things I'd Like to Make But Will Probably Never Get Around To:


Made by Jo, of The Owls Are Hunting. Check out the website for more great photos. I found her via Decor8. What a great way to update an old thrift store lamp. KSL classifieds sells lamps too, ya know. And Craigslist. Pin It

Oh Maan, I Need to Make Some

Seeing these fabulous kids clothes makes me want to raid the D.I. for fabulous prints to upcycle into darling things for Ava.


via Maan, via Rikshaw Design Pin It