CTR bag and some shirts

 I sewed this bag out of a black shirt. It made such a nice finished top and hem. The handle was also made from the hem. I just cut really close an didn't have to sew a thing except to the sides of the bag. The ctr was just hand drawn and painted on with green paint.

Sunshine costume for kids

We bought the yellow shirt, the yellow sequin top, and the yellow skirt. The sunshine headband was just created using yellow felt. I folded the felt and on the fold drew the triangle. Then i glued the edges of the triangle together but left the fold in place so it is just one piece. Then after I had 5 triangles I slipped them over a headband and her head and the headband held them on. Once halloween was over we just slipped the triangles off.

How to use both sides of your freezer paper stencil

Here is free drew a picture of victorious biker. I kept all the pieces for the negative image you see below. Shirt #2 Also has an added stencil for the writing. 

I went to so much effort for this stencil that it was nice to see it used 2 times.

"A house of God" artwork

Take a 12x12 scrapbook paper and choose a coordinating sheet for the underlay. I bought ribbon to go along the bottom and made a paper flower and button for the side. It is in a frame with no glass for dimension.

no bake cookie amplified

My husband would say I never follow a recipe true to it's writing. That is definitly the case with no bake cookies. Just google one of the million no bake recipes. What I did was added about 1/2 cut hazel nut spread, about 1/4 cup more oats, about 2 TBSP more milk and then tons of crushed up graham crackers. Amazing.

girls dress from a dress shirt

For a time my little girl was about as tall as my shirts were long. So we jumped on sewing for her. 

I am just posting this to inspire you. I didn't take pics of the step by step. 

Basically, I cut the neck off. folded it under and sewed. I created the basic shape from another one of her dresses and made the arm holes.

You can see I ran out of material so I used a sleeve and turned it the other way for contrast. I added the belt with a simple rose to mimic the added hem.

update for an ugly window

We are forever renters. Look at those hideous blinds. I just bought some coordinating fabrics and cut the pattern on a sheet of construction paper. Make sure you add about 1/2 inch to the shape so that when you sew the two pieces together you get a true "U" shape and not a 1/2 inch shorter "u" shape. I even made it easy on myself and attached them to the window with clothes pins.