Christmas 2013

Halloween 2014 Part 2

Here are the finished Halloween costumes.  

I decided to make little Miss A the Star.
Her costume was adorable, unfortunately she refused to wear the hat for very long. 

Flynn had so much fun, but didn't want to wear his moustache

This is the only action shot I got of Brant

Halloween 2014 Part 1

I was a little relieved when I asked my kids what they wanted to be for Halloween this year.  

Flynn has been on a bit of Transformer kick lately and I wasn't sure how I was going to pull that one off.
Thankfully, Brant talked Flynn into being the Mario Brothers.  Brant wanted to badly to be Luigi, and talked Flynn into being Mario.  Which fits because Mario is the shorter, stockier of the two

They were so excited when their shirts arrived in the mail, they didn't take these costumes off from the time I finished sewing them till after trick or treating.  

They kept running around the house telling me they could be brothers now!  

Venturing into knits

So, I found this totally awesome, to die for Frozen fabric.
I've always wanted to sew long john's for my kids.  I love the Old Navy jammies they we always doubled as a base layer for winter sports.  So, I found a totally awesome tutorial pattern and tried it out.

First, knit fabrics are a bit fussier to sew with, and I had to try my hand at using a double needle.  But once I figured it all out, it was a very simple pattern and I LOVE the finished product.  

I was just a dolt and made Miss A a size 12 month set instead of a 18 month set.  So I quickly whipped up another set.  It's that easy!

She's just mad because I wanted her to sit still for the picture! Such a busy body this one! <3

First Homemade Dress

So, Colin's big brother was getting married!  I HAD to make a dress for Audrey!  One that matched her brother's ties!
I had my doubts as I was making it, but it fit perfectly and she looked adorable!

I even attempted my first headband! 

I don't have a picture of the boys with their ties on, but they all looked pretty cute!

A Mother's "Breast" Friend

I had some reusable nursing pads with Brant.  Nothing fancy, but they worked.
I was a part of a group on facebook who had been talking about reusable nursing pads.  So I looked up tutorial, and vamped them up a bit.
I LOVE the fabric for the outside, just makes them a bit more fun!
They have a pretty fabric on the outside, a thin layer of PUL (waterproof material) with two layers of bamboo squishy goodness! So much nicer than those flannel ones I bought with Brant!
My night time ones are even better!  Fleece on the outside (relatively waterproof) with a thirsty layer of bamboo fleece inside with a layer of drool-worthy bamboo velour!  Those were my all time favourites!

Make a boy a mask...

I had made these adorable shirts and capes for the boys for Christmas.  They wanted a super hero Christmas, so I made them Batman and Superman shirts and capes.

We had just got home from playing with one of Brant's kindergarten friend's home when Brant expressed his want for a Batman mask...
Well, I couldn't just make one.
I spent about 20 minutes making these adorable masks and they didn't bother me ALL AFTERNOON!  They were so busy fight bad guys and protecting their mommy and sister that they didn't need anything.

Moral of the story... Make a boy a mask, don't see him all afternoon... 

These kids have great imaginations!

Blessing Day Outfits

I had a dear friend, here in Cardston, have TWINS!

Boy & Girl twins!  They are super adorable...

I was extremely flattered that she asked me to make their blessing outfits!
she had an idea of what she wanted, and I had to modify a bit, but I think they turned out darling.
The Bow, pearl buttons and trim was from my friends wedding dress.

This bow tie and buttons were also from her wedding dress. 

These outfits caused a fair bit of stress, all self imposed, but I learned a very important lesson.  I should NEVER try and attempt something like this without a pattern, oh and... never make blessing outfits too far in advance... babies grow!

Rice Bags

So I've started selling Jamberry Nails... I LOVE THEM!  GREAT alternative to nail polish/nail art and they are fabulous for toes!

One method recommended for kids is the rice bag method.

Because the nail wraps are 'heat activated', some young girls don't like holding their hand in front of a heater.  So you simply warm up the rice in the microwave and hold them on.

I had/have a lot of left over fabric from past projects so I simply went through, cut them all into 4.5"x4.5" squares and sewed them up.

They make great hostess gifts!

Interested in Jamberry Nails?  Please check out my website www.megalus03.jamberrynails.net

Bassinet

My Fabulous friend Brittany was having a baby and I offered to make her a bassinet.  I fell in love with the fabric she chose and was anxious to try my hand at free-motion.

She knew the baby was going to be name "Phoenix" and she was in love with peacock colours.  I had lots of fun with this one.

And I don't think my peacock feather turned out too bad either! ;)

Not sewing related, but look at the pretty cake!

So... as previously stated... it may not all be sewing related!

But look at these amazing cakes!

My fabulous sister-in-law and I made them for my darling little Audie's First Birthday.

I have a blanket with the same pattern that she loves on it, the fabric itself is called "Audrey", so I just carried it over to her birthday theme.  

Mommy Cuddles

So, this was "Pre-Audrey"...

I guess you could say this was my 'nesting' period.  I got the urge to sew.

Flynn is my blanket and stuffie boy, so I made him his very own blanket. I had purchased a huge minky blanket for myself and Flynn kept stealing it.  So I decided I would make him his own.  He picked out he fabric and I picked the coordinating minky. 

Here's Flynn in his Pirate Blanket.  He loved it!  He still loves it and sleeps with it every night.

It actually started with this blanket that Brant is using here in this picture.  I bought this fabric for a friend.  I was making her a great blanket and had tons left over (kind of my plan ;)) and so I made a blanket perfect for a girlie.  I mean, come on, I had sown for 2 boys for so long I was excited about making something PINK! 

Here is a blanket I made for a baby shower.  It was so cute and equally soft.  I really want to make myself another minky blanket!

                                               

Here is another cute something I made with that great fabric.  In fact, I made this with every little scrap I had left.  A cute little 24x24 cuddle and jammies.  Audrey loves running around with the cuddle, but the jammies are still a bit too big for her.  SOON!

Welcome...

I'm simply putting a blog up of all the cool things (I think they're cool anyway) I've made.  Whether it's made up by me, or from a pattern.
This is NOT a blog about all the cool things I have made without pins, just a simple play on words, and like everything else in my life, I rarely follow the rules...
I simply despise pins.  They can be handy, but if I don't have to use them I won't.
I'll be trying to upload pictures here over the next few days/weeks to get it going.  This will be completely sewing related... I think.  But considering how my brain works, could likely get side tracked.