So today I made a peasant dress for Charlotte. I have had this fabric for over a year and I have been waiting for it to speak to me, and it finally did! Unfortunately, Charlotte wasn’t too jazzed about it at first. She said “Mom, do you want me to look like a grandma!?”… Read More
(Continued from THIS POST) 3. Unexpected Fabrics For this dress I decided to use some purple crushed velvet. This stuff is a PAIN to work with. I really had a make it work moment because just as I would put it through the serger it would fray all to pieces! Confession: This crushed velvet was… Read More
I decided that since I was giving these peasant dresses as Christmas gifts I needed to spice them up to make them really special. I have been trying to think outside the box with these dresses and the results are so much fun! 1. BOLD print fabric.This dress didn’t need any bells or whistles because… Read More
Cabbage patch peasant dresses may just be the easiest, fastest, and most addicting project I’m making for Christmas. Once you are in the zone you can crank out 3 or 4 and hour! Seriously! I was planning a detailed photo tutorial but I realized something: there are TONS of peasant dress tutorials out there,… Read More
In planning for this Christmas my family has decided on a wacky new idea: STOP.SPENDING.MONEY.ON.CRAPPY.TOYS. Every single year we buy the kids mountains of toys that they play with for 5 minutes and then toss to the side. The toys end up in their countless toy bins, untouched or rarely played with. Then… Read More