Turkey Tutu

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Sweet little girl with Turkey Onesie and tutu.  From start to finish, two hours, tops!

A few weeks before Thanksgiving, right about the time I discovered Pinterest, I stumbled across the photo below and knew I had to make one (the outfit, not the baby, lol)! I love how it turned out.

How To:

Supplies:

1. Turkey Pattern (see below)
2. Onesie
3. 1 yard each of orange, yellow and ivory tulle
4. Ribbon and fabric scraps
5. Wonder Under
6. Optional:  Fabric paint, needle and thread or sewing machine
7. The following tutorial:  How to Make a Tutu No Sew 

Steps:

1. Enlarge or reduce the pattern to fit the onesie
2. Cut one body, one beak and six wings out of your chosen fabric.
3. Follow the directions on the Wonder Under to apply the turkey to the onesie.
4. Optional:  Use fabric paint to outline the turkey, or sew a zigzag stitch around the edges of each pattern piece.
5. Watch and follow along with the video on making the tutu, using the tulle and ribbon
6. Dress a cute baby in the outfit and bring on the smiles!

There are all kinds of tutus on Pinterest; many are on my mental "to do" list.
Here are some of my favorites:

Christmas Snowman

Ladybug!

Easter

Rodeo

Just for fun!

Matching Easter basket?

Snowbaby

Princess

Until next time,

~Sister #2

Treasure Chest

Pin It I know two little boys who have a great fascination with Mario and Luigi.  From blankets to t-shirts to video games, they love them all.  So, when I saw these cute Paper Mâché treasure chests on sale at Hobby Lobby for 50% off, I couldn't resist snapping them up in hopes of turning them into something those two little boys would treasure.


All it took was some some paper scraps, images from the 'net, a tub of Modge Podge, and a pair of sharp scissors.

 

 

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Until next time--

Go Get Crafty, Sister!

Sister #2

The Great Apron Search

A friend of mine loves aprons--she wears one almost every day and loves to change them out with new and different patterns.  Her birthday is coming up, and because I love to give gifts from the heart, I went searching for just the right apron to make.  Here are a few I stumbled across, complete with tutorials:

Pin It Jona's Holiday Apron-in-an-Hour at Stop Staring and Start Sewing includes a down-loadable pdf.

Pin It I  couldn't find the original designer of this beautiful apron, but here is a link to the instructions at Spotlight.com.au.Rows and rows of ruffles.

Pin It Vintage pillowcase apron by Laura at Decor to Adore includes a video tutorial.

Pin It Mini retro apron by Jill at Homemade by Jill

Pin It Mini retro with a ruffle by Stephanie from The Petite Sewist. Her tutorial was featured by Jenny over at Days of Chalk and Chocolate.

Pin It Mandy over at Sugar Bee Crafts created this apron as a gift for her mom--super cute with ruffle and embellished pocket!

Pin It Mommy Knows created this apron based on directions from sew simple magazine.   She claims to sew like a drunk driver, but I absolutely adore it!

I still haven't decided which one I'll ultimately make myself.  What do you think?  Have you created an apron that would make a great gift for an apron lover?  Let me know!

Until next time, 

have a great day, and 

Go Get Crafty, Sister!

~Sister #1

Recycled Pallet into Book Shelves

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With the number of little ones frequenting our house recently, I decided that we needed a set of shelves at their level.  I had a space in the hall that was perfect, but finding the perfect shelving was another issue.


Enter:  The Recycled Pallet Shelves


For diy and Pinterest fans, these shelves are nothing new, but it was a great first "real wood" project for me.  Here is how it happened:

First I acquired the wood pallets -- free thanks to Freecycle!

Next I grabbed my reciprocating saw and made a few strategic cuts.

By strategic, I mean so that what I ended up with looked like this: 
two slats on the back, one on the front, and the curved supporters.

Next I grabbed the sander...

and sanded the living heck out of every surface and edge.  Can't have any chance of booboo's!

Found some scrap wood for the bottoms and cut them to size.

Nailed down the bottoms.

Pin It Screwed them into the studs (they're not extremely heavy, but I was playing it safe.)

Pin It Finally, I filled them with all the necessities.

Pin It Minnie likes her new hangout.

Pin It They're a hit!

Check out these other examples to see my inspiration:

Ana White (she's my hero!)  I hope to be as fearless as she one day.

 Strawberry Chick.  Very nice photos and tutorial.

ArtsyNina.  Can you believe she got her stain from her local hazardous waste facility--how cool is that?!?. 

Little Lucy Lu.  I love these painted ones.  Just perfect for a little girl's room.

 

Until next time,

~Sister #2

Go Get Crafty, Sister!

Original Files Used on the Cupcake Stands

Remember all those cupcake stands we made back in January?  We bought some of the files we used, but some were original, so I thought I'd share.  To download the pdf's for cutting, go to the Freebies page.  If you would like them in another file type, leave a comment below.

Enjoy!

Pin It Cupcake stands and serving platters made with melamine plates, candlesticks and my cutting machine!

Pin It Bird and branch used on one of the cupcake platter designs.  Free cutting file or print!

Pin It Penguin used on one of the cupcake platter designs.  Free cutting file or print!

Pin It Owl used on one of the cupcake platter designs.  Free cutting file or print!

Until next time,

~ Sister #2

Free Valentine's Day Printable (or "cuttable")

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 I don't do a lot of Valentine decorating--one shelf and a wreath are  pretty much it.  But this year with the abundance of free printables online, I decided that I could do just one more thing.  But when I started shopping around, I couldn't find just the right thing--something red, of course, but something just a little bit quirky.  So after passing on some very good printables that would have been just fine, really, I decided to make my own.  I won't mention the amount of time it took to come up with this silly phrase, I will just say that my time would have been better spent polishing off one of my myriad other projects.  Still, I'm satisfied with the finished product--something red, and something a bit quirky.

I also made a cutting file.  I really like the idea of using paper I have on hand instead of ink, so whenever I can, I convert my images to cutting files to use with my Craft Robo.

Click here to download a printable. 
Click here to download the cutting file.  Note:  this file is an Illustrator file.  
PDF to be posted soon.

Here are just a few of the others available online:

http://www.theidearoom.net/2012/01/valentines-day-printable.html

http://www.elislids.com/free-valentines-day-printables/

This one's extra special, because the it can be used for different purposes.  Go to the original blog to  see how.

This one's not a framable printable, but it's so cute!

Until next time,

~Sister #2