Happy Internantional Womans Day!

Here is today's project I did for a customer, a custom Wonder Woman applique on a tank top. The theme fits perfect with today b/c it is International Womans Day! Lets all celebrate how far woman have come in our political, economical and social achievments! Girl power :)

Happy Crafting!

Custom Gold Fish birthday outfit!

I made this "goldfish" themed outfit for one of my dearest friends' son for his first birthday! How cute is the THEME! I missed the party because my hubby was visiting from overseas, but im sure it was absolutly ADORABLE!

Thanks for looking! Happy Crafting!

Custom Minnie Mouse Birthday Tutu outfit!

This weeks project, made special for Miss Kate's 1st birthday! Her Mommy loved it! Which is always a relief when a customer loves what you make, lol.. Any of you who have made things for people know the feeling! I have some St Pattys Day designs I am working on and excited to get them made this weekend so PRE ORDERS can start!

Thanks for looking! Happy Crafting!

DIY travel wipie case tutorial

How CUTE are these wipe cases! They are SUPER easy to make, no sewing needed, just a little hot glue! They are inexpensive to make, just a few dollars depending on what you may already have at home! These are GREAT for gifts, women love them! They are also a perfect addition to a custom diaper bag!

Here's what you will need:

Fabric- I just use 100% cotton quilters fabric, you can get "Fabric Quarters" at your local fabric store or Walmart for around $1! You will only need one and will hae some left over!

Travel wipe case- My Walmart sells the huggies one for $1.18 each! You can certainly use any kind you like :)

Ribbon/Trim of your choice

Hot glue gun

Scissors

Spray adhesive (optional)

light batting or felt (optional)

Alrighty to start, I used my embroidery machine and customized the fabric before hand.. You can do any customizing you would like, add rhinestones, ribbons, flowers, ect.. the possibilities are endless!

I am using the Huggies brand case, it has a pop up door in the middle that is not flush with the rest of the case, so I found adding a piece of batting or felt on top will give you a nice smooth result.

Spray adhesive on top of case and lay your batting down.

Cut the excess batting around the edge.

Spray top of batting with adhesive and lay top fabric and smooth down. Cut away the excess fabric, not too close though, you will trim up in the next step.

Repeat for the bottom, no need to add batting to the bottom b/c its flat.

Now take your hot glue and run a strip along the edges, NOT on the edges, you need room to cut away fabric and it DOES NOT need to be perfect b/c you are going to cover this part with your ribbon or trim. Smooth fabric down from top to bottom. When you get the the 4 corners, just smooth out any wrinkles you have using your fingers, be sure to do this while your glue is hot so it smooths nicely.

Now trim away your excess fabric, cut a few centimeters from the edge so when you add your trim it doesnt show.

Start from the back middle with your ribbon, run a line of glue around the edge and press your trim down, all around until you are back where you started! Repeat for bottom and VOILA!

This only took me about 10 minutes to make and I was pausing taking pictures, lol! Leave a comment with a link to your pictures if you decide to make one of these!

Enjoy! Happy Crafting!

Custom Glam aprons!

Have a love for baking? Why not look glam even in the kitchen :) I fell in LOVE with these aprons after I made it, I wanted to keep them for MYSELF! lol.. They are even cuter in person too. These are the 1st 2 i've ever made, so they arent perfect, but i'm learning :) Enjoy!

This apron was made as a gift for a lady with a bakery :)

Thanks for looking! Happy crafting!

DIY Army wreath for Valentine's Day

I LOVE LOVE LOVE this wreath I made! Since I will be spending yet another V-Day without my hubby :( I thought I would make one of these for our door! My side of the heart is SO me, lol Hot pink, damask print, flowers and BLING!

You need 1 ACU top, or about 1/2 yrd of acu fabric and 1/2 yrd of coordinating fabric. I used Pinking shears to cut my strips to prevent frays ( i think it looks better too) but you can use regular straight edge scissors too.

Materials:

Pinking shears or regular scissors
ACU material
coordinating material
Wire wreath frame
ruler

Cut your strips of fabric 2in by 6in... You need ALOT of them, dependingon how full you want your wreath.

Okay, I couldnt find a heart shaped frame, but i did find this heart wreath with garland on it at the craft store, so I simply cut off the garland and Voila! You can see the back of the frame in this pic.

Once the garland is off, just start tieing your strips on one at a time. I just did a single knot and thats it!!

You can add any type of embellishment you would like, I added my hubbys name tag and some fabric flowers :)

Enjoy! Happy Crafting!

Army ACU purses custom made for Deana & the girls!

Custom purses I made from Deana's husbands old ACU uniforms. Now they can carry a little piece of their soldier with them everyday!

Enjoy! Happy crafting!

Singer Sewing Co featured MY story!!

WOW! I'm so excited! Singer Sewing Co featured my "Sewing Story" in their latest press release to promote the upcoming 160th anniversary of the company! Click HERE to read my story! I'm the Jennifer from Florida :)

This is so cool for me! I love my Singer sewing machines! I am keeping my fingers crossed I may be one of the lucky winners of the new Singer machine in January!!

More embroidery & sewing projects!

Hey fellow crafters! I wanted to share some of my latest creations with my Singer Futura Quartet embroidery/sewing machine! Oh, and my new Singer Stylist II SERGER! I got the serger a few weeks ago adn LOVE it! Its my first serger and is SO easy to use!

This is a pillowcase dress & bloomers set I made for a friends daughter :)

These are a few little baby buddies I embroidered..

These are the diaper bag and wipie holder I made for my cousin :)

This is the little birthday outfit I made for a little boy's 1 yr Bday and a matching monogramned cover button hair~bow for his older sister :)

Here's a close up of the bow, I used my embroidery machine and a "cover button" kit I bought at the craft store to get the fabric to stay on the button! These are SO easy and super cute!

Well I have been VERY busy, lol... I will have more projects to post soon as well :) If you have any questions about how I made any of these or about my embroidery/sewing machine, just send me a message :)

Happy Crafting!

Baby Sets!

Hi! I just wanted to share todays creations with you all! Im so happy with the way they came out! I just love the patterns, I think I feel a baby room redecoration project coming soon, lol.. I made a burp cloth, bib and travel wipie case today for my little munchkin!

Happy Crafting!

Pillowcase Romper!

Hi everyone!! I have another sewing project to share :) I've been neglecting my Cricut a little lately, lol, I am just having too much fun with my Quartet! I made this romper out of a pillowcase dress pattern, I just added pant legs to it! I just love this fabric, I thought it was so cute and I got it for .75 Cents at Joanns this weekend! Loved the Labor Day sale they had!

Here is my adorable model!

Happy Crafting!

Baby cradle purse! Quick video :)

Hi everyone!! Hope you are having a great Labor Day weekend! My Mom just made the cutest thing i've ever seen for my daughter, so I had to share :) I DID NOT make this, lol, my Mom did.. She is so talented with her crocheting abilities!



Happy Crafting!!

Pirate Hat Tutorial

Hi everyone! I wanted to share with you the little pirate hats I made for my daughter's 3rd birthday party last weekend. These were a HIT at her party, all the little kids loved them. Not to mention it only cost me a few dollars to make 16 of them! The party store in my town was selling paper ones for $2 a piece, sheesh! I think mine are cuter anyways, haha.



I used:

Cricut Expression
Cricut Gypsy
Paper Doll Dress Up Cartridge
Craft foam
Small Hole Punch
Elastic string
White cardstock
ATG gun

She was one happy little Birthday Girl! I made her dress as well with my Singer Futura Quartet sewing/embroidery machine. I LOVE my machine! Video tutorials for that in the future. I used a pillowcase dress pattern for the dress and some 1 inch grosgrain ribbon for the straps.

These are the invitations I made for her party using the Cricut and Paper Doll Dress Up cartridge.

This is the Pink Pirate Ship cake I made for her! She was SO excited about her cake. It was my very first time using fondant, so it wasn't perfect but she didnt seem to notice, she told me it was her "Best Birthday Ever!" I made homemade marshmellow fondant and colored it with Wilton coloring gels.

Thanks so much for watching! I appreciate all the followers and wonderful comments!

Happy Crafting!

Pirate Applique Dress

I have been very busy today! I got a Singer Futura Quartet embroidery/sewing machine a few months ago and I absolutely LOVE it! This was my 1st applique project and it was much easier than I thought! I bought a few applique designs from PlanetApplique.com yesterday, so I will be posting some more projects I made with these in the next few weeks... The pattern for the dress is a "pillowcase" dress, I found a free template online I used for it. Today was my 1st time using my rotary cutter for cutting the fabric, all I have to say is WHY DIDNT I HAVE ONE OF THESE SOONER? lol.. If you do any sewing, i highly recommend investing the $30 and getting one. My cuts were perfectly straight, I never could have gotten those results with scissors!

Here is a close up of the applique

This is the dress :) SUPER simple pattern too!

I have more "pirate" themed projects I will post in the next few days, its my daughters birthday theme..

Happy Crafting!

Baby Sling I made this weekend :)

I recently upgraded my sewing machine to the Singer Futura Quartet and this is my 1st project I made with it! I've never had an embroidery machine so it took me a few days to learn the machine, but it was worth it! I absolutly LOVE this machine!

I made this baby sling for my newborn Lillie. She loves it! I also made a handy pocket on the front for me, haha.. I added decorative stitching around the edges and around the pocket for a little extra detail. I'm pretty happy with it considering it was my first on my new machine.

I hope you like it and get inspired to start or take up sewing again :)

My 1st "Army Wife" bag!

I am a proud Army Wife and when I saw a few ladies that had these I knew I had to have one! They are a little pricey so I made my own and love it! Seeing how I can't see my husband in person everyday for the next year, I can at least carry a little piece of him with me everywhere I go :)