Little Girls Tunic

I've been dying to make one of these little tunics for months now and finally got around to it before I head to a baby shower tonight. I made the arm holes a little too wide so it's a little big for Bexley, but hopefully it will fit this soon-to-arrive little girl next summer.

And a few hair pieces to go along with it.

Wall Art

Are you freakin' kidding me?! Did you know you can applique a wall? Go here to learn how. I have got to find a spare wall in this place to try this on!

Shower Curtain

We have some surprise visitors coming this weekend so I've been trying to get some things finished to help our little apartment out. Poor Bexley's bathroom has really been lacking. I bought this turquoise/aqua color fabric last summer for dirt cheap, but it wasn't quite enough to make a full shower curtain. So I found some more dirt cheap fabric in brown (to match the rug) and made it all work!

Too bad the bathroom is in such an awkward position that it's hard for me to get a good picture.

I really love all the cute shower curtain rings with something decorative on the end, but again, I'm too cheap to pay three times as much for them. Instead I added some little rosettes where the rings attach to give it the same kind of look.

Little Girls Ohio State Outfit

It's football season again and Bexley needed one more outfit to wear on Saturdays. So we made a quick tutu and appliqued onesie...so easy!

And another for one of her bffs!

Curtains, Curtains, Curtains

I may have mentioned this before - our new apartment is hideous, but we're also trying to start paying off student loans, paying for private health insurance, saving for a down payment on a house, saving to start a practice, etc, etc, etc.
So, I took the curtains from our bedroom in the condo and added some fabric to the hem that matches the pillows on the couch. Cost: $3

Our new bedroom curtains were even easier. I've had this fabric for over 5 years. I cut it in half length-wise, added a rod pocket at the top and a wide hem at the bottom and ta da! Cost: $0

The dining room curtains were inspired by friend, Amy, who is a cheap curtain genius!

You can buy flat twin sheets at Walmart for $3.

Cut one in half length-wise and finish off with a nice stitch on the freshly cut edge.

Your rod pocket is already in place from the top of the sheet.

Then add some prettier fabric to the bottom and any type of embellishment anywhere else and you're done!

I even had enough fabric left over to do two valances for the smaller windows on either side of the large window...just need some cheap rods to put them on.

Cost for 3 curtains: $6

Side note...most of these curtains are a little longer than I like. I prefer curtains to barely touch the ground or hover just above. But my super awesome husband was nice enough to hang the rods for me and did so just a little too low...oh well, I'm glad I didn't have to hang them myself!

Twirly Skirts

Luckily my craft night sparked some interest and one of the participants came over twice this week to make our little ones two matching skirts...
We didn't use a tutorial for these.
Just cut two rectangles of fabric, one a little wider than the other and both twice as long as the length of the elastic you use.
Sew a hem at the bottom edge of both pieces.
Sew the casing for the elastic at the top.
String elastic through.
Sew remaining raw edges, right sides together and...

I think I may have to try to sell these at the craft show first and if they don't sell, I'll use them for Bex or gifts!

Three More

I get to fly home again in November for my cousin's wedding. So my mom called me one day and said she was going to have a booth in a couple of craft fairs in November. I said I could contribute a few things. I made all three of these with fabric I already had, so it will seem like they'll be pure profit. And if they don't sell...I'll have a good supply of future baby gifts!

Flowers

My sisters and I were a little obsessed about making new flower clips when I went home last month. We tried some rosettes.


Some satin & tulle.

And a couple of bows.

Then, I came back to Ohio and met the cutest couple at church with a little girl the same age as Bexley with the cutest little felt flower on her head. I was so excited to be bff's with this family only to find out they were only visiting from Boston for the weekend. I've been DESPERATE for crafting friends so I just decided to start my own monthly craft night and invite everyone here I've met...so we made the cute felt flowers this week and I can't wait to put them on Bexley's cute little head.