an apron for em.

my friend beth's lil' gal emmalee just had a birthday, and as i was fishing for gift ideas she threw out the idea of an apron. so i found this adorable apron tutorial and decided it needed a matching oven mitt to go with it.




the adorable birthday girl modeling it for me.

i love how the apron has a velcro closure instead of ties so it's easy for a child to take on and off by themself. as it turns out, the mitt is sized for a smaller child, next time i will size it up a bit!

thanks for looking!

owl ipod cozy.

so i have this friend....who loves all things "owl" (oh, HI wendy!) and she has mentioned before that i should make her an ipod case. so when i saw these offered up on etsy....i had to attempt one! i think it turned out pretty cute, for my first attempt! i'm not really all that keen on hand stitching....and if you look really closely you'll see lots of flaws, but it adds CHARACTER i tell myself. i hope wendy thinks so too :)

*mine*


ones for sale on etsy (for $22, i might add!)


thanks for looking!

happy hearts outfit.

this was katie's V-day outfit. i found the fabric for the skirt at joann's and immediately fell in love with it--it's a pretty red/pink heart batik print. i used this tutorial for it and just eliminated the hem ruffle. the shirt was one she already had, i used samster mommy's tutorial for that and it literally took less than 5 minutes! i wish i had used a little more paint as the heart is a little faint at the top but oh well, live and learn.





thanks for looking!

DSi case

katie got a DSi for her birthday last week (TOTALLY nathan's idea. i would've just gotten her a barbie or something and she would've been happy.) she LOVES it though, especially the zhu zhu pets game she got with it...she's working on taking care of the little electronic critters so she can earn *new* pets :) anyhoos, it needed a case. and if any of you have ever looked for a case in the stores, you know how dire the selection is. so i decided to make my own! i looked at lots of tutorials before settling on this one i found on craftster.



i like the extra long straps that she can carry cross-body (less chance of her setting it down and losing it.) i used a fine wale gray corduroy for the outside and a *cute* puppy print fat quarter for the inside (that i've had sitting around forever, just waiting for the perfect project!)



here it is with the DSi peeking out :)



i loved rauni's design and followed it with only a few modifications: instead of using interfacing on the outside i used fusible fleece, for more padding. also, i didn't have any fun foam and was trying to only use what i had on hand so i used a piece of quilt batting inside the DSi pocket. and instead of the two snaps for the closure, i used velcro. NOTE: next time if i ever make another one i'll sew the velcro on BEFORE i sew the whole thing together. i couldn't fit the case with the tiny opening left on it over my sewing machine so i had to sew the velcro on by hand. tedious.

katie LOVES the case i made her, and hasn't taken it off since i gave it to her :)

thanks for looking!