fancy hair

A couple weeks ago my sister-in-law and I got together for a crafty girls night.  It ends up we did a lot more talking than crafting.  In fact, Conner was pretty disappointed in our lack of product.  It was funny.

We tried our hand at "boutique bows" and an Easter bunny clippie.  Guess what Abby's getting for her birthday?

The Easter bunny directions are here.

tinkerbell ... PLUS!

I've been a little absent from blog-land this week - working on a bunch of hair clips, some mending & some monogrammed towels. (Interested in the hair clips? Check them out on Facebook & let me know if there's any you'd like! I haven't listed them on ArtFire yet.) Anyway - I haven't been working on anything really magical or picture-worthy. (Let alone laundry, packing for our big trip, and other boring house stuff.) But there's a birthday party on Saturday - and I need a little more magic I think. So I made time for some fun stuff, too! Just giving her a Tinkerbell dress wasn't going to be enough. It's all about the accessories, right?


I started off by making a couple glittery clippies - pink polka dot ribbon & green leaf buttons - then a heaping pile of light pink glitter!Next - a diaper cover to match the dress.
Lastly - a little Tinkerbell purse. It is fully lined with the pink polka dot fabric. I made it with boxed corners on the bottom. I used pink polka dot fabric for the straps, and used some turquoise twill tape for embellishment. At the seam where the pieces together - a little bit of white eyelet trim and more twill tape. Voila! An adorable little purse for an adorable little girl.

{anyone interested in a tutorial on the purse? let me know!}

2nd birthday tees

Remember my friend Nata-Leigh? She's starting a kid's party business, shindigs for kids, and I am thrilled to be a part of her Birthday in a Box package!

Here's the train shirt to match the train party

and the ladybug shirt & hairclips to match the ladybug party
Happy 2nd birthday kiddos!

hair clips

My daughter's hair is very fine - so hair clips are kind of a lost cause. However, I try anyway! The alligator clips stay pretty well, as long as there isn't any smooth ribbon on the back to slide them out of her hair.

I followed the tutorial here and made a bunch of my own!

So fast, easy and cute! I was on a roll but unfortunately my helper wanted me to play trains & farm. He had fun for a little while though - he matched up ribbons and buttons, and would hand me more clips. A couple of these are going to my niece for her birthday, the rest are for my daughter.