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Better than Barbies: 12 Dolls to Make Yourself

Oct

2012

Ok, so the title of this post would probably send me into a long debate with my daughter who LOVES barbies! Since she turned 4 she thinks Barbie is the best thing in the world! But I think showing this post to Leah and maybe making a few of these ideas could make her think twice about those long-legged plastic dolls of hers! Take a look: Japanese Paper Dolls, from Omiyage Bead Dolls, with New Nostalgia Printable Lace Up, from Yellow Mums Corn Husk Dolls from Unschool Me Wood People, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Baby & Kids · Tagged With: girls, toys

4th of July T-Shirts

Jun

2012

by Mandy 30 Comments

Independence Day is only 2 weeks away, {Yipee!!!} and I thought it would be fun to make some cute 4th of July shirts for my girls with my Silhouette. If you haven't ever worked with the Silhouette Rhinestones, you are missing out! I love the BLING it added to these fun designs! To apply the rhinestones, I used the tutorial on the instructions they sent with the kit, but here is another one found on the Silhouette blog- no use retyping what has already been demonstrated, right? Here are some of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Seasons and Holidays · Tagged With: clothing, Fourth of July, girls, silhouette

Polka Dot Letter Bow Holder

Jun

2012

by Stephanie Leave a Comment

I made this Wood Initial Bow Holder for Leah when she was 2 years old to match her ladybug room and she still uses it to organize all her hair bows. I have since made many more for friends and boutique customers because it is super simple and very affordable! DIRECTIONS: 1. Purchase a wood initial and paint it the color of your choice. The letter I bought was $3 at WalMart and it came already painted white. 2. Embellish it. I used some scrap vinyl I had laying around and just punched out … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Beauty & Fashion, Cleaning & Organizing, Vinyl · Tagged With: Baby Showers, gift ideas, girls, hair, Hair Bows

Rapunzel Wig Tutorial

Oct

2011

by Stephanie 3 Comments

My sister in law Megan made one of these for her daughter and it was too darling of an idea not to recreate for my own little Tangled fan. I've made a couple more since the first one I made- they make great birthday presents- so there are a few tips I'll share and shortcuts that should let you make your own in one hour or less. Materials Needed: -Yellow Yarn (I used an entire big roll from Wal Mart that cost around $3.50) -Scissors -Something to wrap the yarn around, like a long cushion, or … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Baby & Kids, Seasons and Holidays · Tagged With: fall, girls, hair, Halloween, Yarn

Fabric Flower Headbands Made EASY!

Mar

2011

by Stephanie 2 Comments

My original post about Fabric Flower Headbands continues to be one of the most viewed tutorials on my site. So when I received some of the new Fabric Interfacing from Silhouette a couple weeks ago, I immediately thought of how much easier this already simple project was going to be with the help of my Silhouette. This is the fabric interfacing- it comes in 2 varieties, one you can use with your sewing machine and one you can't. For this project, there is NO SEWING REQUIRED! … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Beauty & Fashion · Tagged With: girls, hair