I have been truly enjoying all of the submissions so far for the Grand Giveaway! You all have such fun ideas for names, and such interesting stories about what you named your own cars. Thank you so much to those of you who have joined in on the contest, and for those of you who have not done so yet, be sure to pop on over and put in your entry by Friday!
Sadly, with the sun shining through the windows on to all the laundry waiting for me to fold it up, I simply can't spend much time here today. (Secretly I love the soft feel of clothes all cozy warm from the dryer, and the smell of fresh laundry!)
Before I run off to fold however, I did want to share some creative goodness that I whipped up last night while the babooshkas were sleeping.
This cute little chalkboard was picked up at the thrift for 59-cents! A quick coat of paint and a little personalization and it is now a great sign that will be hung by vintage ribbon next to the girls' bedroom door.
This cute little outfit took a total of 90 minutes to plan, cut out, and sew. I didn't use a pattern really. I did use the tutorial for the twirly skirt from House on Hill Road as a guide for the skirt (though I altered it a bit). The top is based off of the basic pillowcase dress, only shorter and with a little added trim.
What is even better is the fact that this entire outfit cost less than $2 since those fabrics were snagged off of the discount table at the fabric store!
I am also going to be stalking Sew, Mama, Sew for the Girl's Clothes Tutorial Round-Up, and the Boy's Clothes Tutorial Round up (friendly stalking of course)! Such cute, fun, and easy ideas to help me in my destashing efforts!!
What crafts do you do? Sew? Paint? Knit? I'd love to hear it! Also - what projects do you love to do to help destash a bit?
You rock!! Your projects are lovely and I like that you included how much time and money you spent. It's amazing how much money and time we can save with just a little thinking and planning.
Posted by: lisa | March 05, 2008 at 02:09 PM
I really, really am loving it. And you have inspired me- because I have a bunch of cheapo chalkboards that I don't even dare give away because chalk doesn't actually erase from them. NOW I know what to do! You're a genius! (as typing the last sentence, I was not a genius- I had 3 typos to correct)
Posted by: Robyn | March 05, 2008 at 02:11 PM
Cute top and skirt!
Posted by: Crystal | March 05, 2008 at 03:37 PM
Lots of cute projects here today! I LOVE the little top you made from the pillowcase tutorial. I will definitely be making some of those for my daughter. Thanks for the idea!
Posted by: randi | March 05, 2008 at 05:58 PM
I was just checking out that skirt pattern again. I'm thinking of making it for my daughter for Easter to pair with a cute cardigan!
Posted by: Roxanne | March 05, 2008 at 11:03 PM
Love the design of that top. I was looking for a simple pattern for a top for my daughter. I'm going to look into this one!
I came here via the Embroidery Blog, by the way.
Posted by: Muriel | March 06, 2008 at 04:36 AM
I love that little outfit! Man, I need to get me some kids soon so I can sew for them...oh wait...I have nieces! And that little chalkboard is adorable, too.
I'm mostly a knitter, though I'm very comfortable with crochet, as well, and like to do that, too. I occasionally sew, though I'm very bad. I used to be a beader/jewelry maker, and made a bit of money from that; I still bead, but not very often, because I have too much jewelry, no one else I know wants it, and I'm not willing to put in the time to sell it anymore. I also make soap and loooove to bake, and am hoping to learn quilting this year. I love your blog because it uses so many different crafts and ideas to get me out of my all-knitting-all-the-time mode!
Posted by: Dove | March 06, 2008 at 12:03 PM
What a cute little outfit the soft colours are so sweet. You did a really nice job on it!
As for crafting I knit and sew mainly now. But I am working on mastering crochet, trying my hand at embroidery, and do beadwork whenever I can sit still long enough to bust out the beads.
How do I use up my fabric stash? I am battling that myself, but toys sound like a good idea to me, there is a ton of small pieces of flannel in the stash that needs to get used up.
Posted by: kerri | March 06, 2008 at 01:53 PM
Very cute clothes! My creative outlets are knitting (not much these days, unfortunetly), sewing, photography and sometimes making wreaths and beading. I don't really have much for fabric stash. My knitting stash, is getting crazy. Because I'm not knitting as fast or as much as I'd like, the stash is not going down as I would like.
Posted by: Sarah | March 06, 2008 at 09:21 PM
I want to sew! I cross-stitch... although I've been super slacking on my last project. I just want to really make anything! I just need to get my butt in gear, I look a sites and get so inspired but no energy to get to it :(
Posted by: Casey | March 06, 2008 at 10:46 PM
That outfit is really adorable! It's so sweet and springy! I do so many different kinds of crafts, it really depends on my mood. I'm hoping to increase my productivity next week. Post declutter and b-day bash. We'll see. Can't wait to see what you post next time. I am really drawn to a lot of the colors you use.
Posted by: hunnybunny | March 07, 2008 at 01:19 PM