You may remember that we went to Rhinebeck for the New York State Sheep and Wool Festival in October. We showed up early and took the girls to a fiber crafts tent hosted by Fiberflame. Each girl picked an activity. Souricette…
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Tutorial – Junior Bossa Nova
Remember this skirt? And that souricette 1 wanted one just like it? And that I made one and promised a tutorial? I wanted to publish this on Wednesday but I’m having such a hard time with the images. I’ve never…
Toddler Queen of Hearts – a Costume Tutorial
When my big girl decided she wanted to be Alice in Wonderland for Halloween (yay! not a princess!), I knew I wanted the baby to coordinate with her. I need to coordinate them now, while souricette 2 doesn’t have much…
Taffeta Skirt Tutorial
When fabric.com was having a sale on basics, or at least what they call basics, I saw this crushed taffeta that I just had to have. I got the iridescent charcoal and the teal, 2 yards of each. I had…
Queen of Hearts Part 3 (Crown and Scepter)
These are the last two elements of Valérie’s Halloween costume. A queen isn’t a queen without a crown and scepter, right? Materials 1 9″ x 12″ piece of yellow felt 1 9″ x 12″ piece of red felt craft glue…
Queen of Hearts Part 2 (Tabard)
I never wanted Valérie’s queen of hearts costume to get complicated and expensive so I didn’t want to make a dress. The first part was a tutu to be worn over a black bodysuit. This next part is a tabard.…
Queen of Hearts Costume Part 1 (Tutu)
The first item I made for Valérie’s queen of hearts costume is a tutu. There are plenty of tutu tutorials out there but they’re mostly no sew tutus. I think those can be great but I wanted a tutu like…
Cabinet Cover – a tutorial
I have this cabinet with drawers in it in my office/studio. It is filled with Very Important Papers and Very Dangerous Items and basically just Stuff-I-Don’t-Want-Valérie-to-Touch. And of course, she loves to open up the drawers and get everything out.…
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