Alexzza

Wednesday, September 14, 2011

Cute NO SEW Wreath!!

I found this cute tutorial @ http://www.vanessachristenson.com/2009/11/sytycweek-three.html

Super Easy and NO Sewing involved!!

Appliqued Place Mats.. Tutorial!

I got these Yellow place mats and a store in town for clearance.. $1.25!

All I did was cut out from scraps...

Shapes to make my pumpkins..

I didn't want them with super clean lines so I just played around until I like what I saw..

I Cut out two circles for pumpkins..

two stems

and then Leaves..

I placed them on the mat how I like it, pinned and then sewed the outline around!

Super Easy and Super Cute!!

I LOVE Fall! It's my favorite time of year.. I love the colors and the cooler weather and the excitement of holidays coming up!! I have such good childhood memories of Fall! It's so fun and exciting, now that I have my own children and I get to share these memories and special moments with them! As you know, budget is key! There are so many thing to make Fall/Holiday's special with out breaking your bank account!! A few years ago my husband and I were renting a house and the sewer pipe broke in the basement (eww I know!) Well, probably 2/3rds of my fall decorations were ruined and I had to throw them out! So this year, I was in desperate need of some new decor! So I decided to make my own! :)

Here is my tutorial for fabric pumpkins!!!

Material Needed:

Big scraps of Thick (upholstery) fabric

stuffing

Rope or Ribbon

Thread

Scissors

Sewing Machine

OK! First Step:

Cut out a long length, Short width piece of Thick Fabric

Fold in half.. you want the pumpkins to be fat so make sure when folded it's a rectangle

Flip inside out so right sides are facing and then sew the one open side end together

Next flip right side out and hand sew (with thick thread) a basting stitch around one of the ends..

Flip back inside out.. and sew that end together so there are no gaps!

Flip right side out and stuff!!

Next hand sew another basting stitch around the top..

Then, just like wrapping a present, take your rope/ribbon and wrap around pumpkin pretty tightly then secure it with a knot on top!

Next take a scrap piece or brown fabric and cut a rectangle.. (doesn't have to be perfect

Fold in half

Then sew up the sides and then flip inside out

Stuff it!! :)

Next, There is no wrong way of doing this, but sew your stem on the pumpkin..

Just make sure it's secure!

Now cut out leaves... and I used a stop fray on my edges so the leaves wouldn't come apart..

Tack/Sew them on..

Next I took this old wreath I had and cut out some of the piece to add onto the pumpkin

(totally optional)

All Done!!

Friday, September 2, 2011

HOT MESS PREGGO DRESS!

I love this dress!! If you're like me right now (huge and pregnant) I'm sure it's hard to feel beautiful and fashionable at the moment, and it's so hard to find clothes that fit well! Well that's why I decided to take matters into my own hands and make something that fit and made me feel cute!!

And guess what it only took me 30 minutes to make!!

It's super super easy and super cheap!!

Materials:

1 fitted shirt (long sleeve, short sleeve, no sleeve,whatever works)

1 old skirt or dress (mine was an old summer dress)

Scissors

measuring tape

thread

and coordinating fabric strips to make waistband

Here's the shirt and dress I used for this dress