Easy Dress

I wanted to share a quick post about one of my many projects. Last year after our spring cleaning I had few of Fil's old shirts that were mostly in good condition and I didn't want to part with them yet. At the same time the weather was starting to warm up and the girls were in a need of play dresses. Somehow I put the two together and this is what came out of it.

 I used one of the girls old dress as a pattern to give me an idea how to cut.

Old shirt all cut and every single piece will be use. Most of it for a girlie dress and the rest of it as dish rags.

Shoulder ruffle.

bottom ruffle

And the finish product.

 I made several of them and the girls enjoyed playing in them all summer long. I made them as long as I wanted it (some dresses in the stores are way too short for my taste)

Jo posing as well.

 And the best part of this dress. I do not cry when they get dirty or when there is a tear in it because I can say that that clothing has been worn well already :)

Let it Snow

 It has been snowing from my crochet hook. I have been busy at nights to created these beautiful snowflakes.

 

There is no snow outside here in New England but there is plenty of snowflakes in our household.

Another Project

 

Another one of my many projects. The girls love their owl hats.

Frogs

 

Another one of my many projects I am just finishing up. My girls have a love affair with frogs and I have to admit that even I have a nice collection of these green creatures. When I saw this pattern I knew right away I had to make this pair. It took me longer then I was hoping but they are here and they look amazing.

 The kids had fun taking pictures in them and Emma even tried the old "kiss the frog" trick on both of the boys.

 No prince charming there but one day they will be.

 Jo just wanted to look cute as always.

 Emma giving it a try with with Nate.

 I sold the girl frog (the one with the flower) before it was even finished so I do not own it anymore.

 I still have have the prince frog here at home and if you are interested let me know.

Creating ...

A little sneak peak what I have been up to ... ... busy with thread and needle.

I have two big helpers and it is a joy creating with them.

And they love showing off our creations.

Fall project

I know it has been a long time since I posted (as my family members reminded me)!

I don't even know what happened to the fall (Some time between soccer games (and practices) school etc.... .) I did not get to do much crafting this fall and I only did one sewing project. I got the croduroy fabric back in the summer and I knew when I saw it, it was the perfect one for the fall.

The girls lived in these dresses all fall and were a big hit everywhere we went. Please do not let the pictures fool you. I know my girls are sweet but they do have their moments as well :)




I sure hope I will have more time in the winter!

O is for Hoctopus

We worked on letter 'O' with the girls last week and did this very easy craft. It is an Octopus but my girls call it hoctopus. The girls love paint. What a mess but it is fun.

When Jo gets her hands on glue you better watch out. That girl will glue everything to anything.

Hocopuses all around

Happy Valentine Day on Monday

We are alive. I did not blog last week for a very simple reason: stomach bug. Yep our family got hit last week. Not every member of our family got it but it was enough to keep me busy with stuff that was not on my list of things to do that week. We ended up having a very light week of school and caught up on stuff that I forgot about. I also had extra time to do crafts with girls between laundry and was there laundry or what.


It was fun to make Valentine cards with girls and they showered daddy with them when he came home a few days early oh well he was happy anyway.

I hope you all had a nice Valentine Sunday with your family and friends and are surviving this winter.

We are also enjoying the Olympics even though I have to say I suffer watching it on American TV. I do not understand why in the age of High Tech we are not able to watch everything LIVE from the Olympics. I am not saying I have all the time in the world but it would be nice for once to see an event in full in real time like rest of the world.

Not much snow in New England this year.