Domestic Bandwagon

Today I jumped on the domestic bandwagon. 

Tons of people nowadays are making clothes for themselves and their little ones. I wanted to join the party and make something special for my girls. Something that I could look at and be proud of!

I have been waning to start sewing my girls dresses for a while but never had a really had a specific reason to motivate me. A couple months ago I found a clearance dress at the fabulous Target and decided I wanted to cut it up and make the each of the girls a dress! The fabric has been sitting around since then until finally it hit me... Mak needs a cute unique outfit for her one year pictures! Perfect opportunity!

It started out looking like this...

but with this design

And it ended as two adorable dresses for Bug and Mak!

(no afters yet, not until the birthday pictures)

I was a different experience but with the help and supervision of my talented M-I-L we made it work!

OH YEAH! I almost forgot...

I also made 2 super cute headbands out of the scraps to match the dresses. I am just as in love with the headbands as I am the dresses! 

I cant wait for a couple weeks when the pictures are done and I can brag about the dresses... Ok and maybe the girls IN the dresses too!

My collection

Yesterday I took the girls and myself over to a friends house to learn how to make felt flower hair clippies and to let riley play a little!!
I was able to get the giraffe print and the yellow and black one done while I was there and had patterns. It was so fun!! I am so glad I have learned how to make these cute things!!

When I got home I wanted to make some more and I found a few traceable patterns online but of course my printer is out of ink! But while I was looking a saw a picture of cute bow-tie looking clips and cute circles with initials on them! I hand traced the bow tie in two different sizes to make the cute black and white ones with my own special touch and of course a circle isn't too difficult I just had to make it the right size to cover the clip!

I am very very proud of these cute things and I cant wait to stick them on the girls hair. (and Mak's headband since she lacks hair!)

Of course they aren't perfect but I think it adds a little too them.

Perfect in their imperfections!