Garden Gnome Shoes

OK, so this should be my last post about garden gnome stuff!

But I finished the final touch to my little one's costume and had to share them!

THE SHOES!!!!



Are those not the cutest things EVER?!?!

I *sort of* used this tutorial here, but not completely.

I used the same red wool felt I used for her hat and I just made them one layer thick.

I also cut slits along the top so I could thread ribbon through. This way I can tie them on her feet and they won't fall off!

And just like the hat, she hates them! LOL!

I didn't take a picture, but I also added puffy paint to the bottoms of them to create some traction so she doesn't slip when walking!

And here is the whole costume together!

I absolutely LOVE how it all came out, I wish my little one felt the same! haha! Hopefully I can get her to keep it on long enough for a couple cute pictures!

I can't wait for Halloween to get here now!!!!

Garden Gnome Hat Re-Do

Thanks to my reader Melissa's adorable addition of flowers to her daughter's Gnome Hat, I decided to add flowers to mine as well!

{HERE is the tutorial on how to make this hat!}

I decided to use the three fabrics I had used for the skirt and make fabric flowers to add on to it.

{HERE is a tutorial I shared a few months ago on how to make these flowers.}

I LOVE LOVE LOVE how it looks now with the addition of the flowers!!!

I went to JoAnns and picked up some red buttons and just hot glued them to the center.

So now that I have this super cute hat, I need to convince my little one to wear it! She is NOT a fan {and that is putting it nicely!} I did manage to get a picture of her in it though. Of course it is a horrible picture since she was running away from me, but you get the idea! ;)

And this one. Yes, the toys are all over the floor and she has a paci hanging out of her mouth, but hey, this is real life people. LOL. My house looks like this in the middle of the day.

I also made some gnome shoes to go with her costume and will be sharing those later this week!

Garden Gnome Skirt

So awhile ago I posted this picture

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And asked for help on tutorials on how to make it!

I ended up using the Simple Skirt Tutorial from MADE.

It was VERY simple to make! 

Here is mine!

 

After the skirt was done, I took strips of the polka dot fabric, sewed right sides together and then turned. Added a button hole and wa-la! Suspenders!

For the flowers, I cut the shape on paper with my Cricut to help me decide on size, and then cut them out of fabric, backed them with Heat N Bond and ironed them on! A button is the finishing touch!

I wish I had a picture of her in it, but lets just say she is really showing her age these days- 13 month olds do NOT sit still for pictures! LOL!

But I think with this skirt and THIS hat, she is going to be the cutest garden gnome to ever trick-or-treat this Halloween!!!!

Tutorial- Garden Gnome Hat

 Remember this post where I asked for help with a Garden Gnome Costume for my littlest girl?

Well my awesome reader Vanina left a comment with a link to a pattern for the gnome hat!

THANKS VANINA!!!

I followed her link and it brought me to the blog called Acorn Pies.

I didn't want to use the same materials she had used in her tutorial, so I just used her tutorial for the pattern measurements.

I wanted my hat to be on red wool felt. So I laid my pattern on it and cut it out. The fabric is folded with the fold on the left side and will end up being the TOP of the hat.

After you cut it out it will look like this when you open it

Fold it back in half right sides together (is the a right side to the wool felt? I thought they both looked the same, lol) and sew along the diagonal cut (where I have the pins) ONLY. Do not sew anywhere else!

Turn it right side out and this is what it will looks like (I turned it so you can see how it is the hat- the folded part is the top and the part we just sewed is the underside.)

 I added ribbon to trim mine and make the ties.  I cut my ribbon at 23 inches- no reason for this length, just picked a length that looked good and I could tie a bow with! lol.  You will need 2 of the tie ribbons. You will attach them to the shorter side which is the neck opening.  I sewed mine on, but I am sure you could use Heat N Bond or something like that.  I also cut my tips at an angle so they didn't overlap at the center back.

And then just sew all around the edges of the ribbon to secure it to the felt.

Next I added the ribbon along the face part of the hat. I attached it the same way as the ties.

And that's it! Now you have a cute Garden Gnome hat!!

I was hoping to have some super cute pics of my little wearing it... but she is 13 months. That means: 1- she does not sit still

2- she does not like hats!

Hopefully I can keep trying it on her so she gets used to it by Halloween!

But for now, this is all I got out of her!

Let me know if any part of this did not make sense!

Help Me Out Crafty Friends!

OK, so I have a dilemma and I am hoping you might be able to help me out!

I was browsing Pinterest and I came across this picture

 

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Now,  those are the cutest little garden gnomes I have ever seen.

SO cute that I HAVE to make this for my little one for Halloween.

My problem.... I need a pattern!

 

Anyone have a tutorial for a similar skirt I could use to make this?

What about the hat? Any ideas?

My little girl is one, but she is a peanut.  I need something size 6 months or so.  She is wearing size 3-6 months, but can fit into some 6-9 month stuff. 

I am not necessarily looking for this exact skirt, but just something similar!

Any help you could give me I would be so grateful!!!

First Day of School Dress

When I was in the midst of getting everything ready for my little ones first birthday bash my older daughter asked if I could make her a dress for her first day of school.

I told her of course I would!

First I searched Etsy for a dress pattern we both liked.

I found the store Tie Dye Diva and fell in love with the Big Bow Dress.

After assuring Sam we could make the dress in pink {because if its not pink, she doesn't like it!} she was sold on it too!

So we headed off to JoAnns together and picked out some fabric. {mom having the final say of course. Three year olds pick out some interesting patterns. lol}

I had one question on the pattern and emailed my question to Jen, the owner of Tie Dye Diva, and she got back to me very quickly! It was a newbie question, and she didn't make me feel silly for asking it and she was more than helpful!

And the final product is awesome! Sam and I both LOVE the way it turned out! She wants to wear it every day and I have to keep reminding her we have to wait for the first day of school!

 

 

Sam picked the pink polka dot fabric :) I think it looks great!

 

the back

 

The great thing about this pattern is the bow can be worn in the front or the back. It was too distracting to Sam to have it in the front, so we are keeping it in the back

 

 

And here it is on my little big girl! She will be starting pre-school next week!

 

Usually she is not in the mood to model things for me, but she was totally into it tonight! How cute is she?!

 

 

 

A couple more, just because she is so stinking cute

 

So now Sam is all set and ready to go for her first day of school next week! I hope she likes school as much as she likes her new dress :)

Tutorial- EASY Paci Holder

I always swore I would never have a baby who was addicted to the paci {this was before I learned the number one rule of parenting is to NEVER say your child will NEVER do something.. lol}.

My first HAD to have the paci until about 3 months, then she spit it out and never wanted it again! YAY!

Well, my second is addicted. I mean A-ddicted to the thing. If you don't have the paci.... you are going to hear about it. And she screams LOUD!

So to make sure we never forget the paci, I have to have a paci leash. Only problem is she will only take those Soothie pacis and it is hard to find holders for those.

So I made these quick and easy holders for her. They are so cheap to make, you probably have everything you need on hand already. And since they are so cheap, I can toss them whenever they get dirty. Nothing more disgusting than a dirty paci holder!

What you need:

Ribbon

Scissors

Rubber Band

Suspender clip {the one thing you might not have on hand. I bought mine off Etsy}

Ruler

Lighter {to heat seal the ends of your ribbon so it doesn't fray}

I like the paci leash to be short. I hate when they drag on the ground when she is crawling. So I cut mine at 6 inches.

Heat seal the ends with your lighter. Then you take one end and wrap it around the suspender clip

And sew

{you can totally sew these by hand, I used to before I got my sewing machine}

Wrap the other end around the rubber band and sew

Then you have this

With the Soothie paci you will stick the rubber band through one of the little holes

Then stick the ribbon through it

And pull! Wa-La! A paci holder!

These seriously take 5 minutes to make. You can make one to match every outfit :) And although I made mine specifically for the Soothie paci, it really will work with any type!

So quick and easy! I tend to make a new one every week since hers get dirty so fast. I just cut the ribbon to get the suspender clip out and attach it to a new piece of ribbon!

Pinafore- FAIL

Well, I had my first major sewing FAIL this weekend!

I saw this tutorial on how to make your own pattern for a pinafore top.  Looked easy enough.

I got a dress from my little ones closet, made the pattern, put it all together and bam! A super duper cute pinafore top!

 

 

 

The reverse side

 

 

SO cute right?

I was so excited for Sadie to get up from her nap so I could try it on her. As soon as she got up, I went to put it on her and.... NOTHING! I couldn't get it over her head! LOL!!!

So I re-drew the pattern and made it a little bigger, and finally got one that fit her!

 

 

 

I gave the too-small one to my BFF who has a new baby girl, so hopefully it wasn't a total waste of time and she will be able to wear it!

And it was pretty easy to make, if you get your pattern right. lol