Mommiedom

I have been seeing on Pinterest pillowcase tops for woman and I wanted to make one. I used some cheap knit fabric off the remnant table at HL and also some cheap ribbon that caught my eye. I measured myself (I could have added a touch more but it works) and I sewed up the sides, left room for my arms and did the top. I think it turned out cute!




Of course after my daughter saw it, she thought it work as a dress for her as well. Now if I had more fabric I would make her one but sadly only had about a yard.

I need a bow tie for my halloween costume or the idea I have in my head for what I want to be. I have been going through my stuff and I found some red fabric_ I needed my bow tie to be red. I pretty much just hand sewed it together. I used the iron lots to press it into place and than stitched it up real quick. I added some elastic for hen it goes around my neck. I promise to show off the finished costume if it works out like I want it to!

If you know me loose buttons are not something I like to have around because I always want to gag because I think of them as a choking hazard. On shirts and clumps that is okay. I once saw a lamp created out of a mason jar and filled with buttons- I almost lost it.

So when Miss O came home from GS camp on Monday night after making Daisies from large and small buttons for SWAPS, I was dreading what she was about to ask- can I make more. The kid is so much like me in her crafting.

So I of course said yes and trekked to Wally World to purchase a bag of buttons. I actually was okay- I tried not thinking about it. So today after I fixed my headlight bulb, we went to work making COUNTLESS button daisies with both pin backs and hair clip backs.

Plus I made a simple lanyard from some ribbon I had. I just stitched it over a key ring and added on a clip for anything Miss O might have. The whole of the project took about 15 minutes,. It would have gone longer if I hadn't finally said no more button daisies.

So Miss O designed the colors of each and I hot glued them together. She has two for her lanyard, one for her hair, two for her shirt, and some extra ones just to have plus she made one for her brother who than instantly popped two buttons off to make it a car.

I really loved the fabric I used to make my giant floor pillows. I made these cute little pillows to coordinate with them. I love the owl fabric so much!



So as I was stuffing them, I was thinking what could I do with the left over fabric and I remembered the cute one I saw on Pinterest a few weeks ago and thought I bet I could make that real quick.

So I set to work and cut it out. I wanted to make cool handles on it so I made ones to go on the outside This fabric lent it self well with that way.

Putting it all together was similar as the giant pillow without having to shove all the stuffing in.

Here is the finished project and I thought it would be a cute grocery bag when I get a few things.