Easter/ spring shirt

Does anyone else do this? It's the day before a holiday, probably at night, when you realize...Hey! There are soooo many cute things on Pinterest that I could've made for my kid to wear/do/eat this holiday...I better get started!

Guess there's no time like the present!!

This is exactly the thought I had last night after the kids went to bed. I happened to have one solid color T-shirt in C's size, so I looked frantically around at my pins to see what I could whip up in an hour or two.

I found this adorable t-shirt on Etsy, and I decided to make just the bird portion of it, mostly because C has a long name, and I didn't feel like being up all night. :)

I had all of these fabrics in my scrap pile, and since I already had the shirt, it cost me nothing! I used an iron-on stabalizer to firm up the shirt, and Heat-n-bond to put the fabrics in place.  I then just sewed around the fabric, instead of doing a true applique; this saved time and will fray the fabric up a bit after washing, hopefully giving it some nice texture.

Scroll down for some photos. I even had time to make some cute hair clips for her (which of course I forgot to put in her hair this morning). I already had the ribbons curled for it, so that was a time-saver too.

Happy Easter and spring to everyone!

Fabric Flower Hair Pins

After getting inspired on Pinterest with this tutorial. I decided to make a fabric hair pin of my own. I was really pleased with how it turned out! In the tutorial, they mention that it's really easy to get burnt (and they weren't kidding!) so I ended up sticking a large stick pin in the middle of the "flowers" while I was melting the edges. And I used a Glade candle, because it was all I had. (This coming from a girl who hates open flames! I only lit the flower on fire once....the tutorial says mistakes add character.) Enjoy!

And my friend Patti told me about a great idea she heard about from her friend Pamela called "Pinning It Down"...basically where you actually DO something from your pinboards! I love this idea! So if you love it too and are actually "pinning it down" visit her at her blog and let others know about it!

Places to link-up for "Pinning it Down" Tuesdays:
http://www.amongstlovelythings.com
http://www.everydaysnapshots.blogspot.com

Flower Hair Clips

Since I've been making a bunch of hair clip holders, it only stands to reason that I'd need some hair clips too! These little beauties are a cinch to make and look cute too.

Tutorial:
Materials:
Felt or Thin Craft Foam (I got this in a 8 1/2"x11' size at Hobby Lobby) in coordinating colors
Embellishments (Got the little bug in the scrapbook section)
Hair Clip
Hot Glue / Hot Glue Gun

1. Cut one of your felt / foam pieces into a flower shape and one into a circle for the middle of the flower. You'll need a half-moon for the back. I had to cut out several pink circles, as the bug had a little circle on the back, but it just created more dimension, so I didn't mind. :)

2. Assemble everything using hot glue! This is what the back will look like. My hair clips had a few holes in the end (under the white half moon) and the half moon helps to keep the whole thing together and not look like you've just used a bunch of hot glue.

3. Wear and enjoy! I've yet to get a picture of my daughter wearing this, but it's on it's way--stay tuned!  I have given these as gifts and they've held up very well!