The girls on Easter in their Handmade Easter Dresses... by ME! Aren't they BEAUTIFUL!? Oh yeah, the dresses turned out cute too! ;) … [Read more...]
Handmade Crib Bedding for Moreaya
I have definitely caught the sewing bug. So far, I've made cloth diaper clutches, Easter bunny plushes, a coffee cozy or two, and even a waterproof mattress pad - and those are just the projects that I've blogged about! I have a project list about a mile long, but one that got bumped up pretty quickly was crib bedding for my sweet Moreaya. You see, she's a second child with an older Big Sister so pretty much everything she has are hand-me-downs. Not that she minds now, but sometimes my sweet girl deserves something special! Well, this project actually started out as a necessity but quickly became a special one! You see - she got Sophia's lovely espresso crib, but she is enjoying putting her own, um, marks on it! Sophia never bit on her crib, but Moreaya sure does enjoy it! So, I … [Read more...]
Homemade Easter Gifts
I've been sitting in front of my sewing machine quite a bit lately. Although I definitely still consider myself a beginner at sewing, I'm really enjoying diving head first into some fun projects! One of the reasons that I wanted to learn how to sew is to make cute, one-of-a-kind gifts for my girls, so I decided that this Easter would be a perfect time to do so! When I first saw these adorable Easter Bunny Softies on Pinterest, I immediately repinned them with an idea! I had already purchased some fabric with a plan to make the girls a very simple Easter dress. I picked out fabric that represents their personalities {and blue obsessiveness on Sophia's part} for their dress. I decided that they definitely needed a cute Homemade Bunny Plush to show up in their Easter Basket to match their dress - so … [Read more...]
New Baby, New Fluff: Cloth Diaper Clutch
Welcome to the New Baby, New Fluff Giveaway Hop hosted by Coping with Frugality and Eco Baby Mama Drama. In celebration of Amanda's (from Coping with Frugality) new baby boy we are all excited to be bringing you fluffy prize packages each with a value of at least $25 Make sure you enter to win the fluffy Grand Prize valued at over $125!! Then hop to all the other blogs listed on the linky below and enter to win their cloth diapering prizes! Good Luck! Here on SEBG, I'm celebrating New Baby, New Fluff with a new thing of my own... my personal creations! I have been loving sewing lately and have been creating some fun things for myself and now... for one of YOU! One of you will win this super cute Cloth Diaper Clutch with Cloth Diaper Accessories inside! But those are a surprise... The Cloth Diaper Clutch is … [Read more...]
Nighttime Potty Training {& a DIY Mattress Pad Cover}: When Parenting Gets Tough {a series}
Today I'm tackling one of the toughest parts of parenting a toddler - Potty Training. Well, specifically Nighttime Potty Training. I would almost guarantee that every parent would list Potty Training on a list of Tough Parts of Parenting {well, that is until they reach the teenage years} and although there are a ton of methods of Potty Training out there - one doesn't work for everybody. Luckily, Sophia started potty training very early. She was wearing panties at 18 months, but still had occasional accidents and actually still does. It's really hard for a 2.5 year old to pause in play to take a potty break. But now we're dealing with Nighttime Potty Training. Nighttime Potty Training Nighttime Potty Training isn't quite as predictable as day potty training {is any of it predictable, … [Read more...]
My Beginner Sewing Projects
Rob bought me a sewing machine for Mother's Day last year. I had such big plans - I wanted to learn to make so many things! But, I never even took the cover off of my machine for a few months. Even then I only did a few straight stitches, nothing special. But I'm determined to go from Beginner Sewing Amateur to a Sewing Novice {but only for personal hire}. ;) Finally I decided to tackle my first project. I was having a fun, coffee-theme party for some friends and I wanted to make cute coffee cozies for them to take home. I jumped right in and was pleasantly surprised at how well they turned out! They were a big hit - and a successful beginner sewing project, but would you believe I hadn't tried to make anything since!? There have been quite a few life moments between … [Read more...]
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