Tutorial: Newborn Wrap Dress

This is a great tutorial I used! It's fast and easy. Plus it is a great way to use old material or thrift store iteams with a great pattern :)


Tutorial: Newborn Wrap Dress

Here is how mine turned out!

Furniture Renovation

I love decorating shows and seeing people create things on a budget...well I figured since I took up sewing...and I already love cooking....I might as well restore furniture!

These were really fun projects, and I still have much more to do.
Here is the before of our now bedroom furniture...it was a really classy particle board set (eww!) FYI, particle board is not usually used to paint over or re-due, but it for a cheap easy make-over it's the perfect option. I picked black because I hadn't really seen it used with crackle paint before and thought this was good furniture to test it out on. Typically, crackle paint looks great in white, and soft antique colors. So here it is black, and its does look better in real life.

BEFORE...
(sorry there is not a before of the head board)

AFTER...
I did black crackle paint over the natural wood color underneath. It turned out to make a neat jungle/rustic look.

Don't mind the bad shots, I wasn't planning on blogging about this. And don't mind the open drawers it was drying in the pics.

$20 purchase for all of it...not a bad deal :)
I had a lot of fun doing this, in hindsight I would have practiced before using crackle paint, it is very temporal mental and hard to work with. Plus, it gave my life purpose after moving and adjusting to a new place. Projects always help!

Nursury Update

So here is the bedding that I have finished so far...
I'm really happy with how everything came out, considering my skill level is low. This goes to prove that anyone can do whatever they put their mind too!!

So the comforter is pulled down on the left, and the pink sheet is peeking through on the right...this way you can see both :)
This is a blanket I made from scraps, I know all kids like to drag their blackets around and the comforter I made is to big for that. So I made this one as a carry around blankie which can get dirty. The fabric is home decor fabric making the life span long.
The back side is a minky material (which I LOVE) so she has a soft side to cuddle in


I decided to do separate bumpers for two reasons, they are super easy to take off if you are only wanting the crib partially padded and it fits nicer in the crib. The top is corded and they are double sided.
The comforter is sooo cute, its looks just like an adult one but mini :) Also corded and backed with Minky fabric.


I still have many projects to go, and have some really fun lantern lights and tissue poms to hang from the ceiling which will add a fun feeling.

I'll show final pics when it all comes together.

Projects to go:
Basket liners, diaper stacker, wall paint...and anything else that comes to mind.