Monster Head!

 

My son was turning 14 and what do you give a teen boy? Well, you make him the best gift ever, a big hairy monster head! He absolutely loves the monster, I do too! Do you?

You need this in your life! The pattern is this one: https://tidd.ly/3ZM3eMA

The key to getting it too look awesome is the yarn, which is this yarn: http://bit.ly/3ZuAEy1 

I found the eyes hard to source, so here ya go, I'm making it easy for you: https://amzn.to/41t8LJf

Now this project looks harder than what it is! I filmed me making it here: ...https://bit.ly/3ZYf8mD...  so you can crochet along with me and we can unleash these beasts upon the world!

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Some Suprisingly Awesome Gift Ideas!

 Yes, the season of giving has arrived and I love to give gifts that are unique but also used! I hate when a gift is given that just sits there taking up space because they (or you) don't know what to do with it. So let's make gift giving fun & practical and totally unexpected but thoroughly loved!

I think we all know either the dog or their human that needs this lead. Buy them (or you) a lead or collar here: https://tidd.ly/3Vg3mBs

And if you know their shoe size then these shoes are awesome: grab a pair here 

Everybody has keys and these keyrings are the best thing ever, buy a bunch from here.

This journal makes me want to write my day away,  grab them here....

The prettiest mirror for the prettiest person! Is there a person alive who wouldn't want this in their house? Grab one for you and him & her & them here.....

If they're slightly addicted to their water bottles, then they'll need this and be the coolest person ever! 

The snack holder that I didn't know that I needed until I saw it, get it here: https://tidd.ly/3AXi0H0

And of course, there are lots and lots more just click here to check out their curated guides to make shopping easier for you! 

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Making the most of my wardrobe

 

Sometimes when we wear our favourite clothes, we want an excuse to wear them more often but something holds us back ... like cold weather. I love wearing my linen pinafore dress all year round but it gets cold here so I often have to wear a jumper over the top of it BUT I don't like how it looks with the dress.

So I came across a cute sewing pattern called the Alpine Top that had a curved front so it would actually look like I'm wearing a dress not a skirt when I'm wearing it. So yep, I purchased the pattern, got it printed and also bought some fancy warm material and made it.

I love it.

I struck a few set backs on the way that I vlogged here.... but otherwise the top is awesome! Only three pattern pieces - so easy! I'm definitely going to make myself a couple more!

Do you love layering up your dresses like I do?

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Harry Potter Quilt

 

Oops, I was a bit late getting a quilt sewn for my daughter's 11th birthday (late by a week!) but here it is, all finished!

I cut the squares at approx 8.5" and sewed them together then joined it to a minky backing. Ohmygosh, the minky is so soft!

I filmed it all here:  https://youtu.be/-P6S5BK9zu0

I think I'll pop it aside for Christmas, it'll be mid summer then but I think she'll still enjoy it!

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Sewing a tea towel (dish towel) dress

 

Please be in awe of my latest sewing creation, this fabulous dress made from an old vintage tea towel and the dress itself is made from 90% used (upcycled & free) fabric.

The pattern is the Joy Mini Tea Towel Dress from Afrayed Upcycling. I filmed myself making it & have a major question to ask you, so please click here to see me make it & tell me what you think.

I made a 4xl top with a 5xl skirt. The pattern was super easy to follow, I was originally going to add a ruffle to the length of it but decided to leave it at this longish tunic length. If I find that I'm not wearing it because it's too short then I'll add a patchwork ruffle to make the dress longer.

I'm definitely going to make more of these as it was such a fun sew, I LOVE scrap fabric and using free fabric is even better! If you want to see how I sourced free fabric then I've got a couple of videos up on YouTube here..... so check them out for yourself.

This is what the back of the dress looks like (below) not as cute as the front but still pretty cute! I'm now off to source some more cute vintage tea towels to make lots more!

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