"Hunky Pool Boy" Terry Cloth Romper Shorts

I've had this idea for awhile, and I wanted to make Gabe something for the summer to wear on the patio or around the kiddie pool. I made the shorts from two brand new terry cloth towels I found  super cheap at the second hand store. The pockets are leftover from my mens shirt to boys shirt refashion seen over here.  The stenciling is freezer paper stenciling. Heres the short process in pictures:

I cut out my pieces using a pair of his shorts

I made my pockets and stenciled them

I sewed the pockets on first and then assembled the shorts

And done :)

Um, model much?

Now try to keep your hunky pool boy away from the girls this summer!!!

Show What You Believe Tee!!!

I saw a  stencil of a crown on something the other day, and I liked it... I began thinking about how I could put something like that on a Tee for my son without it looking like a girly princess crown, or a liquor advertisement lol... Here's what I can up with:

Some of my paint smudged thanks to busy baby hands:) I made the tee using my Basic Baseball Tee Pattern, and some red tag clearance stretch knit camo from Jo Anns.

To go along with the theme of the crown, I immediately thought of a Bible verse that would go right along with it. I chose Revelation 1:6 which says :

"...and He has made us to be a kingdom and priests to serve His God and Father--to Him be glory and power for ever and ever! Amen."

Some versions say "kings and priests" which is why I chose it... for my little king!!

Proudly wear what YOU believe!!! Hope this finds you all in hight spirits this lovely afternoon!!

A New Necklace/ Recycling Idea All In One!

Last night I dissmantled a necklace I bought from Forever 21. For my stature, it was to much... AND ahem, I'm on the busty side, so too much necklace looks bad :) I took half of the chains off and the longest strand of pearls.

It looked much better just like that, but I decided to add some emerald jersey rosettes on the side, and matching earrings from the leftover chain/pearls.

It's nothing to flashy, but a litte more dressed up than I normally wear. I love looking at jewelry, and sometimes I enjoy making it, but wearing it is rare for me. So that's all I did, and If I can get a few comments on this post I will do a rosette necklace tutorial/ giveaway!! Yep, that's right, my first giveaway!!

And to cap this post off, I just got this monster print flannel  from Jo Anns, and I made My son a monogramed toy sack (freezer paper stencil) and a changing pad from it. Notice the inside of the changing pad is a recylced plastic shower curtain, so it's wipeable. When my old one got moldy at the bottom, I salvaged the top 15 inches that was never touched by water, wiped it clean just in case, and used it. Wala!! Another way to repurpose and recycle!!!

Basic Baseball Style Tee

Gabe has this really cute pajama shirt that is a baseball style tee. I just think it's the cutest little thing on him. It's stretch knit, so it fits him a little snug, with still more room to grow. I've been looking for a basic tee pattern to use so that I could pick my own colors, mix and match, and stencil for something a little more original. All I did to draft my own pattern was trace the pieces from my favorite shirt, marking my seam allowance, etc. I used freezer paper to trace onto, because it's sturdy and I have ALOT of it!

I marked what piece was what for ease.

Here's my first try:

My seams could be neater but all in all wearable!