Poppy Dress

I got to do a quick pattern test for Melissa of Sew Like My Mom this weekend.  I tried out her upcoming Poppy Dress for my oldest girl, and I love how it turned out!  I did the short sleeve dress option, but there is also a sleeveless, 3/4 sleeve, and full sleeve option.  There are also pockets on each side, and an option to do this as a shirt instead of a dress.  Talk about versatile!

I also made my own bias tape for the first time for this project, which is part of the pattern.  Not hard at all.  I have never had a reason to do it, but it was so worth it for this dress.  With two more little girls in our family, I see myself making this at least a couple more times. 

Your Future is as Bright as Your Faith Printable

I've been into typography for a while (just check out my Pinterest board!) and I have been thinking that I should make some artwork for our house.  This saying is from President Thomas S. Monson's talk "Be of Good Cheer" from April 2009.  I changed it a little to say "your future" instead of "the future", just to personalize it a little bit.  I think this is a great reminder to be happy, and some days I need more reminding than others.  Although I didn't hand letter this, I love how it turned out.  I do love the hand lettered look, so maybe next time I will give that a try.

Feel free to print out a copy for yourself.  This image is sized at 8.5"x11", so it would work in a document frame.  If there is enough interest, I will make other sizes and/or colors.  Leave me a comment if you are interested.  Happy thoughts! 

Banner Nursery Art

With our third baby girl (who is now a whole month old!), we didn't repaint the nursery.  Mostly it was because I couldn't face the task with our basement finish going on and being pregnant, but I also thought I might be able to work with the blue.  I decided to go with blue, raspberry pink, and white, which is pretty similar to what I already had going on.  I am using this nursery as inspiration.  The whole project is really just getting started, and to kick it all off I made this wall art using the new Detailz Dies from Lifestyle Crafts.

Detailz Dies are cutting dies that cut and emboss in one pass when you use thick paper, plus you can use the die as a stencil.  I used the Banners set, and I love how it turned out!  I also used letterpress paper, which is thick enough to do the cut and emboss at once.  The blue and pink banners are letterpress paper that I covered with washi tape first.  I strung the banners on embroidery floss and added a sweet little initial.  So cute and easy!

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