Texture LOVE (and a twirl skirt, too)

I’ve only been working on this twirl skirt for Em for

about a year. 

Every time I started working on it, I would get overwhelmed and just put it to the side.  I think God knew I didn’t have the patience to sew for more than one girl and that’s why He made the other 3 boys. Emily and I collaborated  to pick out the fabrics and we both agreed on Tina Givens…  my baby girl has GOOD taste! :)

She wanted to make sure it had purple and blue, her two favorite hues.  I obliged.

After the skirt was finally finished (and by some miracle still actually fit), the shirt posed another challenge.  The fabrics of the skirt are so bold and colorful that I didn’t want the shirt to distract from the outfit.  Em and I looked at embroidery designs for HOURS to no avail. 

You know that state where you aren’t exactly awake but you aren’t quite asleep yet either? 

This time is when the best (and weirdest) ideas pop into my head.  I even keep a notebook beside my bed to write down the good stuff. Seriously, if I don’t write it down, it’s g-o-n-e by the next morning!  I know, I know, I’m crazy.  I blame it on all the kids. :)

Back to the idea…

LAYERED TEXTURE!!

I started digging around the next morning and found everything I wanted…. silk, mini pom pom fringe, lace, tulle, and a scribbled rose embroidery design.  Put them all together and

                         swoon

                                                      texture love!!!

Multi-textured designs just make me happy.  When everything comes together like it’s meant to be, my heart gets all warm and fuzzy.  I’m just saying…

Linking up with these parties this week.  Check some of them out for some fabulous ideas. :)

Avery’s Cupcake

I have had the privilege and honor of creating Miss Avery’s  1st AND 2nd birthday shirts!!  Avery has a blanket  she calls “Manky” that goes EVERYWHERE with her.  Her mom has enough material to make an extra blanket when needed and wanted to incorporate “manky” into Avery’s birthday this year. 

The cupcake base is the ever coveted blanket fabric and Avery was soooooo excited when she saw it on her birthday shirt!! 

It was also Auntie Julia’s 15th birthday and Avery’s mom didn’t want her left out!!

As soon as I receive a picture of Miss Cutie Patootie in her shirt I will definitely post it!!

Partying HERE this week!!

Burlap, Tulle, and Flowers {Oh, and my Shelf Makeover}

 

Emily has been wanting a book shelf in her room for quite some time.  She has a shelf, but it’s a corner shelf and the books ALWAYS fall over.  If they aren’t falling over, the smaller ones get squeezed behind the bigger ones, the pages get all crinkly, etc, etc. 

 

Low and behold, I found this lovely at an antique store!

Didn’t it clean up beautifully??  I haven’t actually completed a project like this before… so I was pretty darn excited that Baby Girl liked it.

I sanded, puttied, and sanded some more.  Then I primed it with KILZ as it had a bit of a musty old wood smell.

I added some trim that I found at Home Depot at the top and also two wooden rosettes at the bottom corners.  A fresh coat of white paint, a little sanding on the edges for a distressed look, and then FUN time!

I knotted a strip of purple tulle for the sides of the shelf.  Em’s room is FULL of tulle and flowers.  So, naturally, she wanted flowers on her shelf… purple and white to be precise.  The flowers looked a little lonely, so I hot glued a strip of burlap haphazardly behind them. 

Tulle + Burlap = True Love (just my opinion, anyway).

I moved the shelf into her room today…

Linking up HERE!!