Sewing, Crafting & Fun
Our daughter wanted a Lemon Meringue Birthday party! We don’t like to disappoint, especially when lemons are in season. So here is what we created. I started with contacting Jo’s Paper Kitchen to design these lovely invitations, cupcake toppers, tags and thank yous. I then raided my mothers fabric closet and stole all the items […]
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This little gentleman was so much fun to make, especially his monocle. Taken from a little boys drawing and created into a toy. I used stiff felt for this toy, which happens to be my favorite craft medium. It is durable and simple to cut and sew. Plus, I received this great photo of the […]
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Ignore the prices at the top of the images, that is an estimate based on the amount of stitches. If you are interested in any of these designs please email me which one and what format you need and I will send you an invoice for the embroidery (between $2-$6), then I will e-mail the […]
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The Rapunzel dress is a modified from the basic Cinderella dress. I did not like the Simplicity pattern version of Tangled. I cut three front bodice. One is to line, one is for front, the last is cut in half and folded back with button holes and tacked to the front and folded back. The […]
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I made my first Etsy sale, I am so excited about it. My Bear Paw Machine Applique Embroidery Design is only $3.75. Ok, so this is great motivation to get the rest of my work up for sale. I also have a star design for sale as well. Thanks everyone!
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Mojoturbo has been working very hard on a matching Jack Sparrow costume for his son, check it out! It is coming along nicely, and they are having such a blast pretending pirates!
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This is a great Birthday party idea Space Rockets! The party and invitations were designed by Jo’s Paper Kitchen a 8.4×3.5 card stock with a little green Rocket that slid on clear thread loop from the top to the bottom, from a tag in the back. Super cool. There are stars and clear sprinkles on […]
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Here is a great tutorial Buzz Lightyear costume made very inexpensively and lightweight. Made from dollar adult T- shirts, camping pads, emery boards, a juice lid, plastic restaurant cups, and a pair of rain boots. Great Job Mojoturbo.
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For our daughters 3rd birthday party we decided to have a Princess and Knights party for about 20 kids. We rented out the gym of our church to keep the disaster away from our house. Plus, it gave the kids plenty of room to run around. Jo’s Paper Kitchen made the invitations, absolutely the best. […]
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For the Belle costume, I worked with Pattern Simplicity 2563. The pattern Simplicity 3943 would also work for a different look. I borrowed the collar from pattern Simplicity 5520. A piece about 30″ by 8.5″ cut on the bias. I bought a yard of sparkle fabric. I put the collar at the furthest to the […]
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My niece wanted a Sleeping Beauty dress for her birthday. Since her birthday was coming up, I wanted to make her one. After looking at tons of pictures online, I decided the Sleeping Beauty dress didn’t look much different from the Cinderella and Snow White dresses. Unfortunately, there are some not-so-great knock off patterns on […]
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