Mini Boden Knock-Off

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Have you ever heard of a store called Mini Boden? I love love love their clothes for kids. But it's a little pricey. When I saw a dino shirt in there, I knew I had to make one for my baby! AJ is going through his Dino stage right now (I think it's lasted over a year now... would we still call it a stage?) He is so smart! He even knows the names of most dinosaurs- and he's TWO years old! One of his favorites is the Triceratops, but he calls it a T-Top. So I made him his own "Mini Boden" shirt with a T-Top!



This plain white shirt cost $2.99 at Hobby Lobby. I have to go stock up on more. I used navy gingham on fabric interfacing to cut out the image on my Silhouette machine. Then I just ironed and topstitched the T-Top onto the shirt!

I asked him to show me his T-Top shirt so I can take a picture and this is what he kept doing! Too cute!



I took him to the mall to play in the indoor playground while mommy flipped through her new catalogs. There is NO WAY we can play outside right now. It's 108 degrees! But my little dinosaur had fun anyway!















Can you tell he got a good tan this weekend?? I'm so glad I got to take him out of the house for awhile. Poor baby has been cooped up all week, since we got back into town. Today was his day!

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The Whimsy Bicycle Tee (Tutorial)

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I am totally loving this cute tee I made! I got the idea from an A&F shirt I had seen that cost something like $40!! I can't believe I used to pay that much money for a t-shirt. Guilty as charged!

But now, I have my handy dandy Silhouette machine and I can do anything! Here is what you'll need to make this shirt:



- Plain Tee (mine was on Target clearance)
- Hot Pink Smooth Heat Transfer Paper (or any color you want)
- Scraps of fabric
- Liquid Stitch
- Iron
- Needle and Thread

It would be nice to have a Silhouette Machine but if you don't, I'm sure a Cricut machine can do the trick or you can just free hand it!

First, cut out a picture of a bike with a basket on your Heat Transfer Paper (plastic side down). I found my picture on the Silhouette Library (.99 cents). Make sure you mirror your image horizontally if you're including text, like I am. Peel off access paper.



Position the image onto your shirt where you want it (plastic side up). Text should read correctly now.



Place a sheet/ spare fabric/ thin towel over the image and press (iron) for about 45-60 seconds. Just follow the directions on the Heat Tranfer Paper box.



Peel off the plastic. If the image still comes up with the plastic, press again.



Now bust out your scraps of fabric (preferably thin, but it's up to you) and your Liquid Stitch.



Scrunch up your fabric strip, accordian style. 



Apply a bit of glue to the bottom and position on your bike basket. Continue doing this with your fabric scraps until you have the desired amount of "flowers" in your basket.



Hand stitch flowers in place so they'll be safe to wash. Just a few stitches on each scrap should be fine. This is also the time to re-adjust the flowers to look as you want them to.



And you are DONE! You are left with pure cuteness!!




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You have until Thursday night. I will announce the winner on Friday. Have a great week!!!

Fun With Onesies

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I have been dying to try my Silhouette machine since it came in last week but haven't been able to with all my darn computer problems! Today, I was finally able to and I totally heart it!! I made these two onesies for my niece using the machine. If you have never tried freezer paper stenciling, I highly recommend it. You don't need a Silhouette machine to make them, but it helps! And the Silhouette also gives you tooooons of options.





With the next two onesies, I didn't use my machine but I could have. It cuts fabric too! I just cut out some owls from some old fabric that I had and ironed it onto the onesie using Heat n Bond. Then I zigzag stitched it all around with some colorful thread!







The bird is my favorite one! I traced a bird onto some pretty fabric and then used the same method as the owl onesie to adhere it to this one. I love it! I might make myself a shirt with the exact same bird. Too cute!



All ready to be shipped out to baby Marley. Now, I have to get back to my laundry. Although, I'm sure that won't be as much fun as making these cute little onesies. Have a great Tuesday!

An Easier Shoe Pattern

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I know I had said I was done with making baby shoes for awhile but I just can't let it go without conquering! I bought a simpler pattern from ithinksew.com a couple of weeks ago and I finally tried it today.




And... they're reversible!!!




Guess I should've ironed them before I took pictures :/ Anywho, these lil cuties are being mailed out to baby Marley. The last pair I sent didn't fit her. Hopefully these will get there before her little foot grows again! I remember when AJ was a baby and would outgrow his clothes and shoes so fast *sigh* I'd better stop before I start wanting another baby asap!

Speaking of my little man, we had a movie date today. I took him to see "Tangled" again (it's at the dollar theatre, yay!) He wore his argyle shorts and looked gorgeous in them :)



He's growing up so fast! Have a great week :)