Posted on November 8, 2009 by emilyflippinmaruna
So here is where this little experiment gets tricky. Christmas time. I’m actually pretty excited about it and although Hubs hasn’t made any commitment to handmade I’ve been thinking of several fun homemade gifts/projects he/we can do for the kids as gifts for Christmas time. I’ll keep you posted on how it pans out.
Since I’m the holiday shopper in the family I was helping Hubs out by looking around on Etsy for a couple of handmade gifts for the girls. He’s buying, not me! Anyway, I came up with this little round-up and thought it might help some others of you out there looking for cool handmade gifts for your little ones this holiday season. Happy shopping!
Wee Knit’s Yo Gabba Gabba finger puppets – PZ would LOVE these. Plex (the yellow robot) is her favorite. Read more »
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Posted on November 6, 2009 by emilyflippinmaruna
Here is pt.2 of my Park City Girl Fall Festival Quilt favorites. Enjoy and have a great weekend!
crafty tammie- I LOVE the colors in this one. Just beautiful! Read more »
Filed under: Inspiration Wednesday, Just talking | Tagged: a yen for craft, art quilts, audrey pawdrey, baby blankets, baby quilts, blempgorph, crafty tammie, cre8tivekick, don't call me becky, life's a quilt, my itty bitty quilts, park city girl fall quilt festival, quilt it, sew at home, the quilting diaries, zonnah's addiction | 5 Comments »
Posted on November 3, 2009 by emilyflippinmaruna
Amy from Park City Girl hosted her online Fall Quilt Festival last month and got over 600 entries! So far I’ve looked at 228 and these are some of my favorites.
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Posted on November 3, 2009 by emilyflippinmaruna
I’m finally getting around to posting these super cute pants I made for Q in the middle of Halloween costume madness month (otherwise known as October). I found the tutorial on The Sewing Dork’s blog, a great resource with all sorts of fun and useful tutorials.
I used some “vintage” purple flannel that I found at Knittn Kitten and the black cotton with bunnies is a Japanese import by Kokka.
These were so easy to make I’ll probably do a few more before the season is out. I’ve got some other pants in the works for both girls and a pair of overalls which I’ll post as soon as I’m done.
Filed under: Handmade Projects | Tagged: children's clothing. handmade kid's clothes, reversible pants tutorial, the sewing dork | 2 Comments »
Posted on October 27, 2009 by emilyflippinmaruna
can you guess what she is??
So PZ wanted to be an astronaut for Halloween. Yay! Fun costume!! I let Hubs and her do the paper mache helmet and backpack/oxygen tanks and I sewed the suit. I used this pair of overalls that I’d bought from Inretrospect last Christmas as a guide and added sleeves. I put elastic in the ankle and wrist bands and added a little piece of admiral star ribbon. I added the gathered shoulder and the high collar to give it a bit of 60’s “moon girl” appeal.
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Filed under: Handmade Projects | Tagged: astronaut costume, handmade halloween costumes, inretrospect, Portland, sewing, space alien costume | 2 Comments »
Posted on October 18, 2009 by emilyflippinmaruna
Posted on October 12, 2009 by emilyflippinmaruna
This one is for my friend Cory. She and her roomies, the Scrapa Scrapa Scrapas are having a super fun sounding Halloween party and I’m the lame-o Mama who can’t attend. Boo! So for those of you hosting Halloween parties or for those who just love the holiday as much as I do, here are some creative spooktacular holiday decorations.
Our Best Bites – Shrunken Apples
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Posted on October 11, 2009 by emilyflippinmaruna
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I finally finished my facebook I will make you something challenge. I made this bracelet/pincushion for my friend Yancey. I got the how-to out of Jenny Ryan’s Sew Darn Cute book. I call this the silver lining bracelet. It seemed appropriate as we are headed into Portland’s rainy season. Plus, she’s my crafty buddy. Yay!
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Filed under: Handmade Projects, giveaway | Tagged: crafty, facebook, giveaway, Jenny Ryan, pin cushion, punch tin can, Sew Darn Cute | 10 Comments »
Posted on October 5, 2009 by emilyflippinmaruna
Filed under: Handmade Projects | Tagged: all hallows eve, allison jenkins, baby costumes, cluck cluck sew, costume how to, craft foam, craft magazine, craft tutorials, crafty, craftzine, daisy head dress, Etsy, filth wizardry, flower costume, frog costume, gift bags, halloween, halloween tutorials, handmade, handmade costume accessories, handmade fairy wings, hoodie costumes, infant costume, instructables, instructions, kid costumes, lego piece costume, little red riding hood costume, make eye patches, make mustaches, make princess wands, makebabystuff.com, Martha Stewart, monkey costume, nancy flynn, no sew costumes, pirate costume, Portland, purlbee, robot costume, seamster, sock monkey costume, stavro, susan beal, the storque, toddler costumes, trick or treat tote bag, upcyled costumes, urban housewife, vegan candy corn recipe, wacky baby knits, where the wild things are monster mask, WhiMSy Love, wolf costume, yoda costume tutorial | 4 Comments »
Posted on October 4, 2009 by emilyflippinmaruna
Trick. Looking for a handmade costume for your kiddo this year, but don’t have the time to make one yourself? Check out these Etsy finds and have the coolest dressed kid on the block. Treat!
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Filed under: Must have lists | Tagged: allium design, baby brother costume, baby rocks mohawks, babypop, bambina mia, bear bonnet, black monarch butterfly costume, boy wonder onesie, circus costume, costumes for twin babies, etsy.com, fairy wonderful, flower petal costume, gnome costume, halloween, handmade costumes, humble luna, inky blue design, kid's costumes, kid's pilot cap, lion costume, max costume, organic costume, organic kid's hat, pb and j costume, piccolina, piddies, portland costumes, portland designer, reptile tail costume accessory, spike jonze, superhero costume, sweet plume, three fish shop, toddler booties, trusty sidekick, tutu dress, twinset, vampire bat shoes, where the wild things are, wild olive kids | 2 Comments »
