I saw these beautiful sea-blue beads on Saturday while at Michael’s and just had to try making a bracelet that reminds me of the color. It reminds me of something that one would wear walking along the Caribbean sea or somewhere just as tropical. This is one of the most flattering colors because of where it is on the color and one of my favorite colors.
11After some convincing (okay begging) from my son, I broke down and made him a musketeer costume for Halloween. I also made some extra pieces to go along with the doublet and breeches of his musketeer costume so he could dress the part when he plays prince. When I finished my son’s costume, my husband thought it would be really cool to have us all go as musketeers since this is the last year there will only be three of us. I agreed that this would be really fun though I had my reservations at making yet two more costumes. Well, since my husband was willing to fit the bill, I made two more hats as well as two more tabards. I didn’t make all of the pieces such as the doublet or the pants but I felt like it still turned out quite cute.
Christian the Musketeer…
Prince Christian…
The Three Musketeers…
I think they turned out well…though I feel like I look like “the brains of the operation” with my big belly. So, technically, there are 3 2/3 Musketeers in the picture…
A year after my back surgery, I told Jared that if he wanted to have kids, I would need a sewing machine. I just felt like if I was ever to have a little girl I would want to make dresses for her. So he took me over to this special they were having at Big Lots on Necchi sewing machines with all metal parts and bought me one. I love my sewing machine and I’m so excited that now I am actually going to have a little girl to sew for! I decided to practice my sewing skills and made this little dress for my friend’s daughter since she’s in a bit bigger size and sometimes bigger is easier than smaller. My favorite thing about this dress is are the little fux pearls I added to the already darling trim.
It’s all in the details!
After the ease of making my purple crafter's apron I decided to try it with a contrasting pocket. I made this out of a pillowcase that I got for my wedding but never had anything (sheets or otherwise) that matched. Then I found a fun scrap of red with white polka-dots. This reminds Jared of Mini Mouse but I think it’s pretty cute and kind of has a vintage feel with the dots.
When I made the green bracelet a while ago I cut the cord a little too short so I decided to make an infant bracelet. The standard size for infants in 4”- 4.5” so I just made it 4”.
