Repurposed slip tutorial

Here is the guest post that I shared with Liberate Your Creativity. 

Today I am sharing a simple project that was important to me as a mom of two girls.  I cannot find slips for my girls anywhere!  I want them to be modest and for their dresses not to stick to their tights.  The other day, I found a ladies' slip at Goodwill, and I had a "lightbulb moment".  The result is this tutorial.

• Level: Intermediate, you need to be able to sew a zigzag stitch and backstitch.
• Expect 1 hour or less!

 (I was able to make two slips, one for my toddler and my seven year old, from one ladies' slip.)

Follow-up Friday and the witching hour.

We've had a busy morning.

I really need to finish hemming a costume, folding laundry, and washing more piles, but first came preschool.

We made these fun witches, inspired by the witch my older girl made in preschool three years ago.

All you need is some craft paper, a scrap of fabric for the body, red hots, yarn/string, and an egg carton.  Plus a handy glue gun, and scissors. 

I took photos as we went, but I don't have time for a tutorial today.  Here is a quick template if you want to make one.  Just click on the picture, and set up your printing for full page.

Some of you guessed...I made a new cake stand.  My first one was given as a wedding present before we moved.  I made this yummy cake with my grandparents here, and missed having a cake stand.  I'm so happy to have a new one!  Bonus, I actually received an identical set of four little bowls like we found as a wedding gift (still in the box!), so now I have a set; six bowls and a cake stand (all for under $5.)

My baby found good use for the pillowcases.  Maybe someday they'll be more than a sleeping bag.

One last thing to share.  I finally got out of the rock I was living under and discovered Mindy Gledhill.  You need to hear this song if you are a mama.  Love it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ixbL8PLitpw

Linking to
Tatertots and Jello and Under the Table and Dreaming.

Thrifty Thursday

I'm so lucky my grandparents came up for a quick visit yesterday, and are staying until Saturday.  It was a spur of the moment impulse for them, and I'm tickled to have them here.  I love that my children can know and love their great-grandparents.  It's fun to show off our new home, make Gran and Papa a special meal, and fix their hearing aids.  So often they have hosted our family for visits and do so much for us.  I'm happy to have the opportunity to return the favor.  I can never pay them back for all they've done for me, but I can show them I learned how to be a hostess. 

My Gran and I have been best friends since forever, and one of the things we love to do is shop.  It used to be malls and department stores, but today I showed her how much fun thrift store shopping can be.  We found some great clothes for my little ones, and the items you see.  Aqua divided plates for lunches, my first vintage sheet finds, and the pretty glass pieces.  Can you guess what they'll be?

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