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Couples Scripture Halloween Costumes
Need a fun couple costume for a church Halloween dance party? Look no further!! These Scripture Halloween costumes are easy to make and truly original! Here is my husband (fiance at the time) and I in college, about to go to a church dance! The book binding, along the back. The inside of the books. * All you need is some navy blue cotton fabric (I don’t remember how much we bought but you can easily hold it up and buy enough to cover you from wrist to wrist), buy the same amount of white cotton fabric. You will also need a spool of navy ribbon(for the bookmark), fabric markers…
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Trick or Treat Halloween Decorative Pillows
Perfect Halloween Decor for your front porch! Trick or Treat burlap pillows. All you need is some burlap, stuffing, contact paper or vinyl, cutter, orange glitter spray paint and a sewing machine. I found the idea and tutorial HERE Her set of pillows are just too cute!! So I had to make my own! *Cut out your squares for pillows. You will need 6 total. Sew all but 1 side together. Flip right side out and attach your contact paper with the words cut out already(use your cutter in a font that you like). I then put a thin piece of cardboard in between the layers so the spray paint…
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Baby Shower Gift Set
My little sister is having a baby in a couple weeks. She lives 6 hours away so I sent her this baby gift set for her little girl. She opened it at her baby shower! She loved it!! She loves pink and zebra prints. Can’t wait to see her baby girl in the outfit! My Super cute little sis at her baby shower!! Check out my tutorials for the bibs and burp cloths in my etsy shop! To view more please visit my blog!
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Butterfly Wall Hanging
My Grandma loves Butterflies…. She is an incredible seamstress and I love her to pieces. I made her this wall hanging for her 89th birthday, she loved it! The Quote: “Just when the caterpillar thought the world was over…it became a butterfly. The back….I hand stitched 2 ribbon loops for hanging! The wings are 3 dimensional! They have a thin layer of batting in between the 2 layers of fabric. Details…. Pipe cleaner antennas… To view more please visit my blog!
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DIY "You are My Sunshine" Sign Tutorial
I made this adorable plaque for my best friend’s daughter! If you ever want to find the perfect gift for your friend just check out their pinterest boards! I found lots of cute pins on her board that said “You are my Sunshine” I had this really cute wood plaque from Hobby Lobby in my craft stash. First I painted it a pretty pastel yellow using some craft paint and a foam brush (took 3 coats)…. Then cut out your vinyl… I used my Silhouette to cut my words out of grey and white vinyl. Remove vinyl backing and lay evenly on your sign. use a card to transfer your…
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Shabby Apple 1940’s Dress Design
Shabby Apple Dare to Design Dress Submission… I am so excited to share with you all my 1940’s Dress Design submission for Shabby Apples Design Contest. This dress would look great in many colors, but I just love a cute print. Navy with white polka dots would look great, or even a crimson red or Tiffany blue. I used a cotton print that flows nicely and is very comfortable. I was inspired by the 1940’s dresses that had fitted waist lines and were accented with a contrasting trim. I included a lightly gathered cap sleeve with a drop v-neckline. It also has a tie back to make the fit just…
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Search and Rescue – Gospel First Aid Scavenger Hunt
Last year I helped with an activity for a Priest/Laurel conference. The theme was “Search and Rescue” we wanted to give the kids a small first aid kit to keep in their purse or car. So we came up with these. Using some old prescription bottles, I cut some vinyl using my silhouette and put it on the front. We included a band aid(Good Samaritan), match(with striker glued to the inside of the cap)(Let your light shine), alcohol swab(be clean), ointment(Luke 7:37), Cotton Ball(Soft, gentle like the promptings of the spirit), rubber band(Responsive to others needs, flexible), Safety Pin(Connection with the lord), and a plastic glove(protection from the lord). We started…
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Re-usable Paper Towels
My awesome sister decided to make some reusable paper towels for her friend for her birthday and she let me make some for my sister-in-law too!! Love how they turned out…. You can find the tutorial HERE To view more please visit my blog!
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Child/Toddler and Baby Halloween Costumes
I love to make my kids Halloween Costumes!! Here are a few I have made over the years! Our little Candy corn, made out of felt using the Candy Corn Simplicity Pattern for dummies, and then I made matching shoes and bag, she was so cute!! Butterfly Fairy, made some wings using foam, fabric and some rhinestones, with some elastic arm straps. Made a pink and purple tutu to match! She looked adorable again! The wings… And then she was tinkerbell, only she wanted to be pink!! Used this Simplicity pattern found HERE. Oh and not to forget the spider costume I made for our little crawler…. Go HERE for…
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Sandcastles
Sandcastles…. When we lived up in Birch Bay, Wa. We loved to visit the beach! We had some friends come to visit and took them to the beach where the boys had fun entering the sandcastle contest with this shark… Here are some more sand art pictures… mermaid Alien Spaceship… Skull… Octopus… Castle… A dog and his bone… So go visit the beach this summer and have fun building one these!! To view more please visit my blog!
