kid christmas presents

kids love dress up, right? and whats the best thing about it? getting to wear it in public. so this year i made imagination clothes for the niece and two nephews that were cleverly disguised as sweaters so they could be worn outside the house! oh, and the little princess got a tutu.









the hoodies came from target, and i just attached pieces. i used fleece and felt for everything. the princess has pink cutouts in her crown, and hot pink thread and buttons for some washer/dryer safe bling. and the flowers on the hoodie are attached to large safety pins with some sewn on felt so they can be worn anywhere. they are crocheted flowers. the tutu is the popular "ten minute" style, where you just tie tulle onto an elastic waist. i added hot pink ribbon, and hot glued sequins all over the tulle for a little more sparkle. :)

did i mention that these three kids refuse to take them off, and wear them everywhere? i love them. :) the hoodies and the kiddos.

home made halloween part one

i thought it would be just too cute to dress emma and her cousin up as pebbles and bamm bamm for halloween this year and sarah indulged me. i finished jesses costume on thursday and finally finished emmas today (it just needed buttons and some snipping!) so here they are!



i couldnt find the orange i wanted, so i dyed some white muslin orange. the fur is from the stash of fabric mom sent me home with in august, and i bought black felt for the triangles. the whole thing snaps together and apart (the fur from the shorts, and the bone from the fur) and he has a club to match that isnt in the picture.



then, there is emma, my little pebbles. jason helped pick out the fabric for her dress, which i left long so i can later cut off the jagged edge and hem it up as a regular dress for her. i love the pink buttons and orange thread.





the pink bloomers are from a dress andie gave emma this summer, so i didnt have to make any!



i attached her bone to a white bow headband and just stitched over the bow. she doesnt have enough hair for a pony tail so the head band will have to do. she is still wearing it too, so it must not bother her.





and, a cheesy grin from my little girl. such cute kiddos!