Valentine's Day Decor

Hello everyone, Sara here. Can you believe it's almost Valentine's Day?? I can't!

After Christmas I always go check out the clearance sections to see if I need anything new to add to my Christmas decorations. Well this year at Target I found awesome felt heart ornaments at a cost of $0.10 for 3 of them!! I kind of went overboard and bought a ton, but I knew I could use them eventually.

My first thought to use the hearts was to make a garland. So I fiddled around until I figured out what I wanted to do. I have put together a mini-tutorial too!!

First I cut out the letters for "BE MINE" with my Cricut and traced them onto the back of a scrap piece of flannel after I had ironed Wonder Under onto the flannel.

Be sure to trace the letters in reverse!!

 Then I cut out a heart template (again with my Cricut) and traced that onto a piece of felt.

Once I had enough hearts and the letters cut out I ironed the letters onto the hearts.

With the letters and hearts ready I was ready to add them onto my Target hearts.  Again I ironed the hearts onto the larger hearts.  I used a scrap piece of knit to lay on top of my felt hearts so that the iron didn't melt the felt.

All of the hearts looked great, now all you have to do it tied them together!

I used thin pink ribbon, but you could use anything to tie the hearts together. 

Once done tying you are done, a brand new heart garland!

To finish off my Valentine's Day Decor, I printed off an adorable printable I found on Pinterest. I also made a quick wreath with pipe foaming, tissue paper, and felt heart stickers. 

I love my new decor and can't wait to see what I can find in the clearance section after Valentine's Day to add to it!!

Sewing Machine Cover

Good Evening! Jennifer here to share my latest project.

I was sick for the past 5 days which was not fun at all! I finally started feeling better today and was able to get back to sewing. I have been saying for a long time I needed to make a sewing cover for my machine. Mine came with one, but it is big, bulky, and let's face it, not cute. I found a few tutorials on Pinterest (have I mentioned how much I love Pinterest?!?). I ended up mostly using the tutorial from Naptime Journal while also checking out a similar tutorial from Stay-at-Home Artist. I used my favorite fabric along with another I really like both from Hobby Lobby. I had both in my supply so it was a super easy and fairly quick project. I say fairly quick, because I sewed the ribbon in wrong. Using my trusty seam ripper, I figured that out and fixed it. There were a few things I decided to do differently from the tutorials, I added quilt batting that I had on hand and top stitched it once I was done.

I absolutely love how it turned out!! It is so cute and was easy to make and will hopefully extend the life of my beloved machine by keeping dust away from it.

I liked the strap that Naptime Journal's version had that keeps the cover in place, rather than ties on both sides.

It's like a pretty present to open each time I go to sew - am I a dork or what??

Handmade Christmas: Diaper Bag & Accessories

Good Evening - Jennifer here. I have been busy with potty training and crafting that I haven't posted in a long time! I have things to catch up on (like the Potty Party and Halloween costumes) but for now I am just going to jump into Christmas!

My little Cupcake has just recently gotten into playing with her baby dolls, it started soon after the Potty Party (we first trained a new doll of Cupcake's). She started wanting to take her dolls on walks in her stroller, feeding her babies, and changing their diapers. When I saw this tutorial on Pinterest, I knew I wanted to make it for her! I loved the idea of having a diaper bag for Cupcake. She loves carrying bags and purses around and filling them with her things, so I knew she would like a bag filled with baby things.

The tutorial for the diaper bag on Mommy by Day...Crafter by Night was pretty straight forward and easy to follow! I did make some changes to the bag. I know how much Cupcake loves pockets, so I added a pocket to the outside side panel - gotta have a place for that bottle right?! I also added a pocket to the inside to keep things like wipes safe and secure. I also attached the straps a little differently, just because it seemed easier to me - even though I did end up pulling out the seam ripper multiple times :-/ All in all, I loved how it turned out!

I searched around Pinterest and found lots of tutorials for accessories to fill the bag. Check out my Fun Stuff for Kids board to see all of the tutorials I found!

I couldn't stop with just the bag & accessories, she needed a new princess doll to go with it

 I got a little carried away and made diapers, wipes and a wipe container, a blanket, a big, and even a changing pad (not pictured..it was an afterthought)! I actually made 2 sets of everything, one is a gift for a my cousin's daughter who is into baby dolls too.

Cupcake receiving her present

Cupcake absolutely LOVED her new diaper bag and doll. She got the present at a party we have with my Dad's extended family where Santa comes and brings a present for all the kids. Unfortunately, Santa was unable to make it, but his helpers did distribute the goods. Cupcake changed baby Ariel's diaper at least 10 times at the party alone, using wipes each time. It was so cute! I'm so happy she likes it so much, and I am hoping the other recipient does as well.

Opening her present with Mommy

Cupcake giving baby Ariel a bottle

Daddy helping Cupcake put a new diaper on Ariel