Awhile back I bought a skirt on ebay that has a smocked waistband and it quickly became my favorite. So I decided to try making a few of my own!
This first skirt....I bought a short one at Goodwill and used the smocked waistband, adding my own concoction of fabric to the bottom.
JoAnn Fabrics has bolts of smocked material, so I picked out a piece of border fabric and some matching smocking. Miss G. was QUITE pleased with the matching sundresses I made for her and baby Sophie :)
As always, I'm never overly thrilled with the things I make....but they work for everyday wear!
Saturday, we made a trip to Hobby Lobby. I've been wanting to go look for yarn for one of these.....
...a pumpkin hat for our October baby!We also found this....
...now hanging by the kitchen table. My dream kitchen is some sort of Paris Cafe' style....black, white, and red.....maybe even black and white checkered flooring :) I'm slowly working on it, but it'll never happen in this rental house. Not with my orange countertops!
And also this.....
....now hanging in my laundry room! See that black/white/red theme carrying through here?!
Saturday, we had planned to go to a school auction. We wanted some lockers for the garage. My mom happened to stop at a garage sale on Friday, which was right around the corner, and they had some lockers there! I ran out to take a look at them and ended up getting them! We still have a long way to go in our garage organization, but we're thrilled to have these lockers. There's 12 in all (another 6 that opens from the other side)...so Eric figured we could have 12 kids now. "Ha ha", is all I had to say about that! Well, I take that back, I *may or may not* have said more :)
Sunday, Eric mentioned that he would like a 'greensleeve' like the one I have. It's a fabric sleeve for coffee cups. I got mine at Winan's and told him I could buy another one, but he didn't want a girly one...maybe jean or something :) So yesterday, I made a trip to the local fabric store, found a remnant of blue and brown fleece, came home and whipped one out. Today, I decided to make a few more. Here's my girly one and the three jean ones I just finished sewing...
They really are quick and easy! I'm keeping them in mind for gifts :)So there you have it....a few of the things that have been keeping me busy.
3 comments:
I am impressed with your courage to buy clothing on ebay. The closest I've ever gotten to that is a sports jersey. It just makes me nervous, and I can't really explain why!
I didn't scroll down after the picture of Grace and your skirt so the "made a dress for Grace and baby Sophie" made me think you were saying you were having a girl and naming her Sophie. I was so excited there for a minute, lol. You are way more ingenious (sp?) than I.
I love the skirt and matching sun dress. I may have to give that one a try.
Hope you are feeling well and getting your rest. :)
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