Sewing, Crafting & Fun
This year, for our children’s birthday party theme, we decided on an Element themed birthday as an inspiration from Avatar the Last Airbender cartoon my family loves to watch. Our kids birthdays are a month and a half apart, they have the same friends if not siblings in the same family. It saves money and […]
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For our kids birthday this year we made an Avatar the last Airbender party. Of course we all had to be costumed. I decided to be Toph, Aang’s Earth bending teacher, AKA: the “Blind Bandit,” AKA: Melon Lord, AKA: The Runaway. It is a simple costume I’d been thinking about for a long time. […]
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WALL-E is a favorite movie for our kids. He’s a sweet, quirky, and funny little character that barely says a word. I was inspired to do this costume for our son for Halloween back in 2009 after seeing this awesome dad’s WALL-E costume on flickr. I wasn’t able to mimic his design completely, for lack […]
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To make your own Dr. Doom costume, here are some great tips. The mask is a straight forward Dr. Doom mask ordered online. It is also available on Amazon, Ebay or other major retail stores. (When this was written not may places had one available for purchase.) The tunic was made from 2 1/2 yards […]
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“My latest piece was influenced by the practices of Victorian mourning, Victorian Gothic design and the curious practice of putting things under glass. This link shows an image of a collector of the “real thing”. Though I didn’t study these prior to completing my piece [but found this image after I was done] it still […]
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While browsing the internet for castles made of cardboard, I stumbled across this fantastic “Brave” birthday party over at Sweeten Your Day Events. A birthday party theme that any boy or girl would absolutely love. Upon arrival, children were led by wisps across the lawn into the castle entrance. Each kid received Tartans, those plaid […]
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Since we are huge Sci-Fi fans in this family, I had to make this Momo softie from The Last Air-bender series for our daughter. I searched for patterns online, however, what I found was not size accurate nor free cheap enough for me. I found this image online that served as my inspiration to help […]
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I was given some 2008 Summerset LIFE Magazines from one of my crafty friends. Inside were pictures of these cool Spring wands. These wands have been in the back of my head to make for six months now. Our daughter has several birthdays to attend this and next month so I finally decided to make […]
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I saw these apparel looks on Pinterest and looked at the links, clothes out of my budget. So I painstakingly put this together out of things in my price range. Total cost $220.00. Let me know what you think. Belt Shoes Tunic Vest Skirt Leggings Pom Clips Headband Cuffs
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My kids love dragons. Don’t we all? For Christmas this year I wanted to give my son a Night Furry. So, I went about looking for images to make my own and came across a free tutorial at Mostly Nerdy Crochet. I love free, and that also means less work for me to design something […]
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A few years back I made all the little girls in our lives these simple dolls. Well, except one boy got a super quick black Ninja. Apparently, the Ninja was a big hit. So much so, that a second was requested. These Ninjas are made of broadcloth, but you could use anything you have that […]
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My nephew loves Ninjago. Really, what’s not to like about ninjas and legos? Head over to mojoturbocostumes for detailed instructions on how to create a Ninjago costume for kids. Inspired by the Lego Ninjago toy, Kai. An inexpensive and manageable costume with minimal sewing skills. Leave a comment if you make this, I’d love to […]
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