Sewing (Brandi - don't show your girls)

While my mom was here in August, she taught me how to sew with some basic projects.  I made curtains for Ellie's room.  It was a little tricky since they had two layers of material (to make the room really dark).  I picked royal blue for one side (so it didn't look too kiddish for guests staying over) and a cute children's print with a border for the other side.  The children's print only peaks out when the curtains are tied back.  It was a fun project but next time I will not pick a print with a border (much more of a challenge).

I made them a little short so Ellie will not pull them down when she starts walking.


My next project was making Kenzie and Kate's Christmas presents.  While in Charleston, SC with my parents, we found a really cute reversible child's handkerchief apron.  I used it as a prototype to make my own.  Since the girls are Tinkerbell fans, I found some material that had her in it and glued fabric jewels to all the flowers for some extra bling.  On the opposite side I sprayed the material with fabric sparkles (aka fairy dust) to continue the fairy theme.  It was a little tricky making the aprons without a pattern but I'm happy with how they turned out for my first time. 

Please don't look too closely.  It was around midnight when I took these pictures.