What A Day...

Well, I decided today to work on a couple projects that I have been putting off for awhile...one because it was daunting...and well, the hype around it kinda made me a little nervous BUT now that its done I laugh at myself for waiting SO long. lol

The other project I did was something that I wanted to put together using left over scraps that I had here from old projects...wanna see what I made??................................

Alright, alright....here it is.....

Are ya ready??....

It's a collared shirt!!!

I call it his Las Vegas shirt! LOL

I have to admit I was really nervous about having to do a collar and all, but really, it wasn't hard as hard as I had worked it up to be! I took a collared shirt he already had that I wasn't crazy about, and I took it completely apart, and that was my pattern. Then I tweaked a few thing...I wanted the back of the shirt to have that western point....

So, I just cut and added that in, and I used this awesome favorite blogger of mine to help me walk back through putting it all back together, Mama Sew Crazy ! Now, I didn't follow her tutorial to the tee obviously because I was going for another style, BUT if your wanting to attempt that daunting collar shirt, you should TOTALLY check out her tutorial. It's easy to follow, and if you need a 3-6m pattern, she has it there to print right off! It was great!

And for my final project of the day....

Shabby Vintage Rag Skirt/Tutu! Super sweet, right??? It was a big hit for my 2 yr old, as you can see here..heehee! And SO easy to make!! I may write up a step by step tutorial but here is a tiny explanation.

Measure your little ones waist, cut your elastic to that measurement. Measure from the waist to where in the knee you want the skirt to fall. Cut out your fabric, lace, and tulle. Whatever it is your wanting to use on it. I have lace, tulle, and silk here. (you want your pieces 6in wide, and then take that second measurement and double it. Ex.- If the waist to knee measurement was 12in. then you need to cut your pieces to 12+12= 24in. Then I just wrapped and knotted it around the elastic, used some ribbon to lace around the top, and WA LAH! Shabby chic for my tiny tot!!! Heehee

Silly little girl! ;)