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Our Amazing Halloween Costumes: How I Made a Custom Carmen Sandiego Necklace

For Halloween last year Ada wanted to be Carmen Sandiego. I knew immediately that I needed to figure out her distinctive necklace (along with her red jacket and hat) to truly make the costume apparent. Here's how I made the necklace!

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What I Made During the 2022 Sewing Challenge

Although this year I sewed much less I decided to still continue my trend of posting about it so here's all of my quick fixes, articles of clothing, and the kids' epic Halloween costumes.

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Simple Ways We Got Our Backpacks School Worthy

This year for school we're using the same backpacks as last year. Before school could start, though, we needed to make some customizations and quick fixes.

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Fix Your Holey Flats and Make Them Beautiful With Embroidery Floss!

A couple months ago I looked down at my favorite flats and realized they had small holes. Since then I couldn't not see the holes and knew I needed to do something. One thing led to another and I now present my embroidery floss patched flats!

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My 2021 Sewing Challenge: Skipped, Rejected, and Came Out Feeling Good

Although I didn't sew as consistently as previous years I did keep track of what I sewed through the 52 Week Sewing Challenge... if you want a recap or just want some ideas based on what I did here's my 2021 sewing overview!

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Check Out Zoey’s Epic “Princess Skateboarder” Halloween Costume

This year for Halloween Zoey chose to be Princess Skateboarder to save the town! As she's loved the video of Princess Skateboarder for several years I knew I needed to make it happen. Here's the last post showing the entire costume with links to how each part was made.

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How I Put Together a Stupendously Amazing Sail for Princess Skateboarder’s Skateboard

With the last three Princess Skateboarder posts published I next wanted to share with you my favorite accessory I made for the costume. The sail and mast! Check it out here.

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How I Easily Assembled an Outfit for Princess Skateboarder

This year Zoey broke her two year pumpkin Halloween costume streak to become Princess Skateboarder! Here's how I've assembled the outfit so she looks the part.

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52 Week Sewing Challenge in 2020... All Challenges Accepted!

Are you looking for ideas on what to sew? How about 52 ideas? I took part in the 52 weeks of sewing challenges on Facebook this year and not only did I sew something each and every week but I kept my submissions on topic! Here's an overview for you.

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Patching A Hole In Your Lightweight Woven Garment

Have you burned or melted a hole in your lightweight fabric? Why not patch it up with a leftover scrap? Here's how I patched my lightweight chiffon camisole.

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Widen Your Shirt's Neckline With A Placket

Do you have a garment that’s amazing but it doesn’t fit over your child’s head. Why not add a knot placket? Quick enough that you may be able to hand sew it if you’d rather.

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Hand Sew a Stretch Stitch

Is your seam allowance in your pants bugging you? I fixed my daughter's leggings by hand stitching a stretch stitch. Perfect when you can't get your sewing machine into the finished seams.

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Custom Pop Snap Bead Unicorn Pendants

Does your child love pop snap beads? Do they love something that's hard to find in jewelry? Why not make your own custom pop snap beads using fabric markers, fabric, and a glue gun? Easily customizable to whatever your child loves right now.

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Finishing Your Embroidery

Have you been working on some embroidery and are worried how you'll finish it off once done? I wanted to share how I finished off my last three embroidery kits in case you're looking at how to finish your own.

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Patch Your Lightweight Fabric With Embroidery

Is there a hole in your child's favorite lightweight knit item? Why not patch it with some simple embroidery flowers.

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Hacking The Passport Wallet - Using Different Fabrics On Either Side Of The Pockets

Hacked a passport wallet sewing pattern with different designs on the outside and inside.

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The Patsy Party Dress

The Patsy Party dress was a fun sew that creates an epic party dress with clean hidden seams. This was an incredibly fun dress to sew up.

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Fixing a Stretched Out Neckline On a Lightweight Camisole

Have you created a woven (non-stretchy) top and the neckline is just a tad too big? Why not add some pleats to fix it. What I did listed here!

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Quiet Book Page - Peek a Boo Mirror

Does your child love mirrors? Do you have a play gym that's seen better days but has a mirror? Why not upcycle the mirror by putting it in a quiet book.

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Quiet Book Page - Brush the Crocodile's Teeth

Are you having trouble teaching your kids how to brush their teeth? Why not create a sensory page to help teach them?

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Quiet Book Page - Embroidery Sampler

Are you working on quiet books? Do you want to learn more embroidery? Why not combine both and create an embroidery page on your quiet book. The different embroidery stitches offer so much texture while the floss choice offers vibrancy.

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Shorten Up Your Armholes and Neckline

My finished knit shirt had too low of a neckline and the armpits showed too much. This is how I fixed both problems.

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Felt Farfalle (Bow-Tie) Pasta and Diced Tomatoes

Does your child have a kitchen set where they love to make pretend food? Why not make them bow-tie pasta and 'canned tomatoes' so they can make their favorite meal whenever they want.

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Patching and Extending Toddler Pants

Are your child's pants getting too short? Are they getting holes? Here I show you how I extended my child's pants and patched them while I was at it.

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Quiet Book Page - Threading with a Bumblebee through Flowers

Teach your child to thread with a bumble bee quiet book page!