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Stuffed Frogs

A friend of mine was wanting to start up a FROG (Fully Rely on God) ministry to spread hope to kids with medical conditions. Her son has a rare heart condition and she wanted to do something to help give hope to other families and kids who spend a lot of their time in [...]

Thursday Leftovers: Tulle Ballerina Skirt with Ribbon

SAVE MONEY. DIY.

I’ve done some previous posts on making a ballerina skirt and no-sew fairy skirt. I made a ballerina skirt for a friend who is having a baby girl. This time I decided to do some experimenting and add a little pizazz to the ballerina skirt.

I thought the skirt turned out [...]

Easy Way to Hem Jeans

SAVE MONEY. DIY.

I don’t know about you, but I have several jeans that rarely get worn because they’re too long. I’m 5’4″ so I have to buy “short” length if I’m going to wear them with tennis shoes or flats. Unfortunately, I only have two pairs that are this length. I have several [...]

Easy T-Shirt Pirate Vest

SAVE MONEY. SAVE TIME.

This last week my four year old, Rylan, decided he wanted to be a pirate. We had a hat, sword, and patch so I wasn’t worried about putting a costume together. A couple nights before Halloween we decided to go trunk-or-treating at the church where he goes to [...]

Baby Girl Dress made from Alteration Scraps

DIY. SAVE MONEY.

Last month I had the honor of being a bridesmaid in my good friend Izzy’s wedding. There was a bit of a hiccup when the bridesmaid dresses came in because they all were super long which meant alterations were in order. I had the seamstress save the scraps from my dress [...]

DIY Monster Onesie

monster birthday party girl monster shirt

DIY. SAVE MONEY.

I love creating themed birthday parties and about a year ago I decided I wanted to do a monster theme for Owen’s second birthday. In addition to making the decorations and cake all go with the theme, I usually try to make all of our outfits go [...]