by Christina Dennis My 3-year-old daughter loves her little craft scissors, and the other day when I turned my head for two seconds she cut several neat little slits in a pair of her cute leggings! After giving her a lesson on what NOT to cut, I decided to upcycle the leggings into a cute...
Free Cupcake & Bird Printable Valentines
by Christina Dennis Valentine's Day is just around the corner, and here are some FREE printable Valentines just for you featuring a cupcake and a little bird that I've drawn. To download a printable PDF of the layout, click right here: The DIY Mommy Print at Home Valentine Happy Valentine's Day!
Sew a Ruffled Tie Dress
By Christina Dennis When it's warm outside, nothing is more cute on a baby or toddler than a ruffly little dress! This dress design is based on the popular & very simple pillowcase dress idea, but I've added a unique ruffle embellishment. If you're a beginner seamstress, this is a great starting project! The ruffle...
Sew a Fitted Crib Sheet
A crib sheet is a baby nursery essential that is quick and easy to make! Elastic added around the entire perimeter of this sheet design helps this sheet fits most depths of mattresses snuggly and securely. Make at least a couple of each fabric - you'll want to wash them often!
Crafting - 16 Creative Ideas For Repurposing Baby Food Jars Into Crafts
By Shelly Hill When it comes to frugal crafting, I like to repurpose regular household trash into new craft projects. One of the items I like to use are empty baby food jars. These little jars can be repurposed into many different types of craft projects. You can paint them or leave them plain. One...
Sew a Wet Bag
by Christina Dennis I've always thought that wet bags were only handy for cloth diapering mommies (which they are), but now I've gained an entirely new appreciation for them! They're a great addition to Baby's diaper bag. I put food, dirty clothes, wet clothes, spoons, bibs.... you name it - in my wet bag. Here's...
Make a Simple Baby Tutu
Tutus are adorable accessories to have on hand for your baby girl. They're perfect for taking keepsake photos and for your little one to play with and dress up in. This tutu is so very simple to make - the only sewing it involves is sewing the elastic together. Easy! You'll have this little gem...
Sew Soft Baby Slippers
Update: You can now view a video tutorial for these soft baby slippers here. From what I've read, soft-soled shoes are the best for young babies (pre-walking age). I wanted some soft-soled shoes for my little daughter, but had a problem finding some that (a) were inexpensive and (b) didn't fall off of her little...
Sew Soft Baby Blocks
Good, old-fashioned blocks are a great toy for Baby. They're wonderful to grab with little fingers, and to practice passing from hand to hand. Here's a simple pattern for soft blocks made out of fabric, ribbon and polyester fiberfill. Hang them, stack them, toss them -- they'll have many uses!
Make Baby Leg Warmers from Socks
Baby leg warmers are cute and practical. Not only do they look adorable, they cushion baby's knees when crawling and keep baby's legs warm on a cool day. Baby leg warmers also make diaper changes a snap! Boutique-style baby leg warmers can be expensive, so I've devised a way to create them from an inexpensive...