Heart Sweater w/Sunshine Shoppe Supply and Giveaway! (closed)

Hello there!  Today I have an awesome (somewhat last-minute) Valentine's Day project for you!  But you know, this can go so far past Valentine's Day!  I'm pretty sure I'm going to be wearing this sweatshirt all spring, and maybe some cool evenings in the summer!!!

 

I've worked together with Sunshine Shoppe Supply to create a few items using their supplies.  I'm excited to show you what I've come up with!  But without further ado, let's get started!!!

 

Supplies:

• Shabby Flowers (I used 16, but this will just depend on the shape and size of your heart
• Crewneck sweatshirt (I found this one at Target for under $5)
• Basic sewing supplies

The shabby flowers come on mesh like this.  To begin with, cut each strip so that all of the flowers are separate and then trim the mesh off from around the flower, being careful to not cut the stitches that hold the flower onto the mesh!

 

Next, lay out the flowers how you like them on the sweatshirt.  Start with the two center flowers to make sure that they are perfectly centered and go on from there.  I rearranged a few times until I had the perfect color combo and heart shape that I wanted.

 

Pin each of the flowers in place (careful that you do not mess up the others while you are pinning one down).

 

You are going to sew a circle on top of each flower.  Each flower is constructed somewhat like a spiral.  Start sewing at the "entrance" of the spiral and continue in a circle until have gone a full circle and are at the beginning again.  Don't forget to backstitch at both the beginning and the end!

 

Keep sewing until you have all of them tacked on........and you are finished!  Super easy right?!:)

 

The shabby flowers were super easy to work with, and I love all of the different colors!  They may fray a little bit, but don't worry about that.  There is one flower that has frayed more than the rest, and everyone who compliments me on the sweatshirt says that one is their favorite!;)

 

Are you ready for the giveaway???!!!  Every blogger always says that she wishes she could enter her own giveaways, and I really do ha!

Sunshine Shoppe Supply is so generously offering a $35 gift card to one of my readers!  So go check out their website and come back here to enter to win!

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The flowers for this project were provided by the Sunshine Shoppe Supply.  They did not pay me to do this post but did provide the flowers.  All opinions and statements are my own.

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A few of my favorite things

 

 

On Monday I showed you my version of See Kate Sew's Sweet Scallops Tote.  Today I'll show you my favorite way to use this type of bag.  It's perfect for packing a few items for a change of clothes, using as a full-on purse, or carrying a bunch of craft supplies that need organization *cough cough: stamps*.

1. Sweet Scallops Tote: well, duh.  I like it.  And I fully believe everyone should make one;)
2. My favorite sunglasses, purchased on sale at Ann Taylor.  I'm a big, perfectly round sunglasses kinda gal.  These are the smallest ones I've had in a while, but I love them.
3. Fold-over elastic headbands.  Swoon.  Last year, I bought a bunch of FOE from Elastic By The Yard on Etsy.  My package came super fast, and I'm pleased with the quality!
4. TOMS, yay or nay?  I love the look, but I'm not willing to pay the full price for a pair.  Solution? Rite Aid.  Believe it or not, these shoes were only $10!  I'm not usually a fan of hte knock-off brands, but these ones are different.  They're really comfortable, and have lasted well for how much I wear them!
5. Vintage sheet goodness, mmm mmmmm.  This pouch from Sand and Starfish pairs just perfectly with the vintage florals on this tote.
6. Speaking of vintage....antique jewelry is one of my favorite things ever.  Ok, well it's up there with ruffles and puppies and nutella.  But still.  This particular one belonged to my gramma and was passed down to me and my sister.  In this particular necklace, I love how each of the three layers is a different type of chain.  And I love how the pearl is a perfect accent, and yet not too gaudy.

What are some things you are loving these days?

~Kelsey

The Sweet Scallops Tote

Hello!  Here I am for one last (semi-large) project for the summer.  I don't know about you, but nothing inspires me to create like summer coming to an end does.  I quickly realize how little time I have left to finish up my projects, so I get right to work!  Some of you may have seen the sneak-peek of this tote on Instagram (fancythatnotion).  Unfortunately, it was a sad one.  The kind where your thread runs out one inch away from being done with a 12-hour project.  At 10:30 at night.  But you know what?  It was "totes" worth it.  *couldn't help myself*  This is another bag pattern from See Kate Sew that has been sitting on my Pinterest board for a while.  I raided my fabric stash once more and came up with this combination.

 

 

The pattern and instructions were written so well and all of the sewing was very simple.  This would be the perfect project for a beginner!  Those scallops take a while to cut and sew, but the finished product is worth the time.

 

Kate pays so much attention to detail (You should check out her ruffles series going on right now!).  The top-stitching gives the body of the bag a clean, finished look.

 

 

 

The possibilities of combinations are endless!  You can base off of one color-theme, do an ombre look, or whatever you fancy!!!  The two blue fabrics were vintage sheets and pillow cases.  Pink polka dots and the purple flowers were my gramma's fabrics, and the top two were purses!  This is such a great fabric-stash buster!!!

 

The inside of the bag is my favorite vintage sheet.........again.  I used it for my envelope clutch here as well.

I hope you are enjoying the last few days of summer!  If you are looking to learn to sew, Kate has a bunch of great tutorials, and this project would be a perfect one to start off on!!!  Have a lovely Monday, friends!!!

~Kelsey

 

 

Pacifier Clips

One of my family's very dear friends just had her second baby, an ADORABLE little girl:)  A few weeks ago, I had purchased a few trims to use for pacifier clips.  Unfortunately, one of them got left behind:'(  But here are the other two!
Supplies:

• Pretty trims that would be perfect for the baby;)
• Velcro
• Suspender clips

Cut 4 pieces velcro that are slightly smaller than the width of the trims

Sew one piece onto the very end.  (I sew a square, and then do an "X" through the middle.)

Sew the second piece about 1/4" away from the first.

Loop the other end through the suspender clip and sew back and forth a few times. 

And there you have your adorable pacifier clips!  These are so simple, and certainly beat the store-bought ones!  Now, to find a cute  way to do it for boys:)

~Kelsey

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Baby "Toms"

Here are more of those adorable shoes that Lara's whipping up!  (They only take like an hour:)  She used the same pattern as the last pair.  This time, she decided to add some extra stitching to make them look like the ever-popular "Toms"!  For me, it was definitely love at first sight!  I can't wait for someone we know to have a girl, so I can see these awesome shoes in action!:)

She used a dandelion canvas from an apron, plus some grippy material for those early-walkers:)

 

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DIY baby shoes

Like I mentioned in an earlier post, a few ladies in our church are pregnant.  So of course now my Pinterest boards are covered with tiny sized goodies!  It seems like my new baby shoes board is growing every day !  There are just so many adorable ideas out there, and I want to try every one!  So many different styles, fabrics, and added accents!:) {Here are some of my favorites! 1 2 3}  While I was out of town a few weeks ago, Lara whipped these little cuties up, and they are so adorable!  She used a green canvas that was left over from a purse she made a few years ago, plus some woodland flannel from a baby blanket:)  She used the second pattern from above.  It is so well written, and super-duper easy!  Go check it out, and also look around her blog for some other great ideas:)

Spring party: dessert table

For my sister's graduation, my family hosted a big barbecue at a local park for family and friends.  Lara normally makes a special cake for the party (aka life-sized basketball shoe, waterbottle, trombone in case), but she had a better idea for this one.  Stephanie loves all things vintage and girly, so Lara decided to create an adorable dessert table with many different options.  She made button cookies, confetti, orange, strawberry, and lemon cupcakes, Neopolitan rice crispy treats,  Eiffel tower-shaped almond cookies, chocolate and mint fudge.  She used sewing and picnic baskets, vases, plates on stacks of vintage books, and cake stands to display all the treats.  The table was decorated with flowers in snapple jars (painted white, with the "S" painted in yellow), coffee syrup jars, baby food jars, and whatever else we could find!  Enjoy!:)

Summer Strawberry, Orange Creamsicle, Luscious Lemon

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