sewing

{christmas crafts} car seat blankets

January 11, 2012

Believe it or not, I managed to sew more than just Emma’s dress this Christmas. Kind of a new/working mom miracle, I’d say. I started out making this car seat blanket for Emma… I followed this very easy tutorial, and while the instructions recommend using Minky or fleece, I just couldn’t find any that really [...]

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Emma’s Christmas Dress

January 3, 2012

I decided not long after Emma was born that if I get no other sewing done this year, I have to at least make her a Christmas dress. My mom made Christmas dresses for me and my sister when we were little and I was determined to carry on the tradition. And with a week [...]

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{nursery progress} the big reveal!

June 28, 2011

Now that Emma is finally here, I can show you her finished nursery! The expression “labor of love” has a whole new meaning for me now, but we did put a lot of hard work and care into getting her nursery just right. If you remember back to my initial post about the nursery, this [...]

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{nursery progress} a tale of two mobiles

April 21, 2011
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Yes, you read that correctly… I ended up making not one, but two mobiles for the nursery. If you’ll remember, I started out with the idea to DIY a mobile like the one I had in my mood board: But then my friend, Rachael, sent me the link for this bird mobile tutorial and I [...]

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monogram ruffle butt onesies

April 7, 2011

There are few things I love making more than gifts for my friend’s babies, so when I found out that one of my oldest friends in the world, Stephanie, was coming to my baby shower I got to work on brainstorming something for her beautiful new baby girl.  Applique onesies are always a solid choice [...]

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