The Princess Cinderella Gown

The littlest member of the Lynn family is turning 4 years old next month and she wanted a beautiful princess dress. I found this one on Etsy and as perfect as it is (I know the price reflected a lot of fabric and work in it) I couldn't justify spending $130 on a dress.

So I set to finding the fabric and making it myself .

My fav place to wallow away time in is Fabricland. I managed to get great deals on all of it especially the corset fabric as it was on final sale. I think I spent just under $60 in total for the whole thing.

I was pretty pleased with the end result and so too was Evie.

Stayed tuned for pictures of the big day where she will debut at her Princess Ball Birthday Party.

New to old and back to new again!

So this year I am continuing with upcycling my old clothes to make new clothes for little Evie. These are items of clothing that I have loved for years now but have had a hard time parting with as they have lots of life left in them and are cute. Having said that I haven't worn any of them for years so with a few tweaks here and there a new summer closet for Evie will appear.

Today I started with the easier non sew items. A shimmery silky gold top which we tried putting on sideways so the arm loop became the neck loop. The other arm loop is tied to it at the back.

BEFORE

AFTER

BEFORE

AFTER - I  put this top on backwards as I really liked the shape of the V but it was too revealing for the front without sewing. I  took the hanging loops from inside the sideseam of this top and tied them together in a bow at the back and hey presto my old top becomes a cute lil brown dress.

BEFORE - Wrap skirt that I bought in Thailand and never wore.

AFTER - Sophisticated party dress..tied to the front and then created shoulder straps and tied at the back too.

More to follow. The others need a little more work with sewing, cutting and trims added but there will be a maxi summer dress, another oriental print dress and a Boho top made from one of my old pj tops.

Also already making my 6th Christmas present!!! Hoping to really make this a homemade year!

Repurposed - Reused - Reloved

So I bought this sweater about 15 years ago or more and it was so snuggly and not itchy or scratchy and even though I didn't wear it any more I had kept it...well that and how much it had cost me. When Evie arrived on the scene she gave me the opportunity to not only make cute things for her but to reuse all my preloved clothes that I hadn't parted ways with. This somehow feels so much easier to do than to part with the clothes completely.

So the super soft sweater got turned into a tunic and a knitted dress.

I took the two sleeves and sewed them together to make the tunic.On the cowl part of the neck I only sewed one side so it would gape open.

Evie decided she wanted to model horizontally ;) Next we made the dress.

I made it from the body of the sweater. I had to make it a little narrower when it was sewn together and also decided to double the hem up .

May Chunky Cowl Post Revisited !

So back in May I started knitting chunky cowls and lots of them. Since then I have had a few requests for orders of them and so I thought I would add a picture of what they look like on.

Here it is and here I am!

I am working on various sizes too.

Mini Knit Projects

It's been a little while since I posted last but with the craziness of school holidays and trips away there has seemed little time to write, let alone craft. Anyway I am back on track and craftiness is happening too.

I have lots of projects on the go for Christmas, mostly unfinished and so have taken a break to make some cute and warm accessories for my little fashionista.

The last couple of weeks have been all about the mini cowl and the mini legwarmer. If any of you are interested in ordering some then drop me a line.

The legwarmers were knitted with a chunky yarn on 4 needles and the cowls were knitted on circular needles with a thick yarn.

Here is Evie herself modelling the first one I made. I think she did a good job too!

Little Dancer

Oh how I have missed my sporadic blogging and most importantly my crafting! Life sometimes carries away time.

So my latest project after knitting some adult leg warmers was to do mini ones. Evie wants to do dance classes soon and I thought how perfect these would be for my very small fashionista.

Planning to knit some other colours and striped ones too!

Also thought I would put this out there and I know Christmas is a long way off but if anyone wants to place any orders for any of my craft items let me know.

Knitting again!

I have been working on a knitted cowl pattern. They are proving fun and easy to knit so I have been trying different sizes for different looks. This is my first attempt below which I finished off with one of my home made labels. The next one is going to be smaller in diameter and I also want to make a huge one that can be doubled and twisted.

I used a circular bamboo needle and a super chunky yarn. The stitch is moss stitch.