Monday, October 29, 2012

Daisy Costume for Charlotte

My cute little niece, Charlotte, wanted to be a daisy!

I found a white tutu with a daisy waistband-
at Goodwill - a perfect start!


I googled Daisy costumes and none of them
caught my eye, so
I improvised.

I bought a white knit cap at Walmart
and a few bunches of artificial daisies.





My next stop was Jo Ann Fabrics-
2 yds of yellow felt for petals -

I gathered the yellow felt and sewed it to the underside of the tutu-
I scalloped the bottom to resemble petals



The hat was simple-
I popped the heads off the stems-


hot clued them to the rim of the knit cap


and added a gingham daisy to the top


She wanted to wear her pink angel wings
and on a trip to Goodwill,
I found a pair of yellow wings
with the added daisy- score!


The fun part began-
A 3 year old can be hard to photograph
and she was no exception!




much too interested in her dad's cellphone!








 A tired little daisy at the end!


Ahhh, to be three again!
Happy Halloween
Charlotte Maud
xoxo
Auntie Claire

Take care, gotta fly


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House on the Way

Sunday, October 28, 2012

SANDY

We're bracing for



Hurricane Sandy from Grease (© Todd Hale via Facebook, http://aka.ms/hurricanesandy)

Be Safe-

                                                                                                           

Saturday, October 27, 2012

Saturday Favorites

Saturday Favorites are up and running!
Love when I get to showcase fabulous projects-

saw the beauty in a dining set
but her husband disagreed-
Well, I have to say, she was right on target!
The colors she chose and fabric are so serene
but you have to check out her blog
 to see the mess she began with!
She and her hubs have humorous banter
throughout as well-
you'll definitely chuckle!

got really creative with her wedding guest list-
Instead of the hum drum guestbook,
She displayed a tree and guests put their thumbprints
on the branches-
I definitely have to store this one in my head
when my girls are ready to walk the aisle!

JDeannPhotography: Mike & Alecia | September 29, 2012


created an adorable Fall wreath
from a Pinterest inspiration-
The felt rosettes are my favorite,
go check out her full tutorial!


transformed an ordinary basket into
a vision of french decor-
You have to check out her before and after
to be amazed!


Marilyn from Shabby Redo For You
transformed this out of date coffee table
with world maps, decoupage and paint-
Aren't the claw feet adorable?


Kelly from The Lilypad Cottage
created this Fall inspired chalkboard
right on her wall,
and framed out the square-
Great idea and I love her writing, too!




Brittany from Crafty Mischief
created this witch's hat
out of grosgrain ribbon- amazing!
Check out her complete tutorial here!



Hope you enjoyed my favs this week and
got inspired by these crafty ladies!

Have a great weekend-
Take care, gotta fly-

Wednesday, October 24, 2012

Pinterest pumpkintime treats

Pinterest is filled with yummy goodness-
with Halloween right around the corner
I thought I'd show you some sweet and
"spook"tacular delights to spur your creative souls!
(click on the pics to get to the source)

Check out this site for more
frighteningly yummy recipes-

                                                      Daily Dish blog 
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Frightfully yummy, don't you agree?

Take care, gotta fly-

Monday, October 22, 2012

Little Red Riding Hood aka Kate

My adorable niece, Kate, wanted desperately to be
Little Red Riding Hood for Halloween-
My sis, talented in so many ways, is not
handy with a needle
so, what's an aunt to do?

I found this amazing inspiration pic on Pinterest
and I knew it would be perfect!
(costume sold on Etsy)

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Kate who's almost 5, and I took a field trip
to JoAnn Fabrics so she could find the most sparkly red fabric-
we went down many aisles so she could touch them
and oo and ah-
she found her fav and bought the supplies we needed.

Kate had a white tutu so I refashioned it!
adding red tulle to the underskirt

I gathered the tulle by hand-
 I added a band of red elastic to limit the itchiness
of the tulle at her waist-


 I sewed it to the underside of her white tutu



I covered the pink waistband with wide red sparkle ribbon
that I scrunched



The crushed velvet fabric was for the cape-
I measured Kate from the back of her neck to her knees-
she's a peanut and I wanted the cape short enough
so my babe wouldn't trip!


I cut out a half circle, the widest part
was the measurement from neck to knee-
I did a quick baste so the unfinished edges were neatly hidden-

I cut a large rectangle and doubled it for the hood-
Attaching it to the straight edge of the 1/2 circle,
right in the middle of the back-
I added the same sparkly ribbon to the bottom of the hood,
leaving enough for the
hood to tie under her chin-
(I know it's hard to see in the pics, I didn't realize how
hard it is to photograph red crushed velvet at night!)


It was very simple,all sewn by hand-

She was all set to go to her Halloween party!






Kate as Little Red Riding Hood!

She was a smash at her pre-school party!!

Take care, gotta fly-


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