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I have seen a few tutorials for Onesie Dresses online, but I felt they were lacking in the cuteness factor because they were so plain. And because ruffles are all the rage this season, because I'm expecting a little girl in a few months, because a few friends are expecting girls right around the same time, I decided there were more than enough excuses to cutify a regular ol' onesie.
So this is what I'll be showing you how to make!
Start with a onesie of your choice. I really love the long sleeve ones, and they can be found at Walmart.
I measured the width of the onesie and tripled the width for the length of the strips I'd need for the ruffles. The amount you need will vary depending on the onesie size.
I cut three coordinating strips about 4" wide and 24" long. (I added three inches to the width since my onesie was 7" and tripled would be 21")
I finished the top ruffle on both sides with a 1/4" hem about. I say about because there is a very high chance it went smaller because I wasn't paying as much attention as I maybe. should. have.
I came down about a half inch from the top finished seam, sewed a basting stitch and gathered the ruffle.I wanted a little ruffle top for the first layer.
I then measured down where I wanted the first layer to be on the onesie.
I started to pin, but realized I needed to seam the two ends together on the ruffle. So I slapped my forehead, unpinned, and then double folded and sewed the ends.
I matched the seam of the ruffle to the middle of the onesie back, but you can match it to the side seam of the ruffle to hide a little more. Pin the onesie down where you want it.
Sew over the basting stitch onto the onesie. Be careful not to sew the two sides of the onesie together, because it's really easy to do. Trust me. I won't put any un picking pictures to prove it.
Push the layer up to have room to work with your next two layers. You can press it at this point, but given my good luck with hot metal objects, I'll just skip that part.
Place other layers where you want them, pin and then sew. The other two layers I finished the bottom seam, but zigzagged the top. The white layer I also used a zigzag stitch to give it a little more visual interest between the two purple layers.
And here it is. We'll continue to embellish, because that's fun.
To make the flowers, use a circle shape. You can go as big or little as you want. Just know that once gathered in they aren't even half the size of their original shape. So if you want big flowers, use a big circle. Yes that is my camera lens cap. I am SUCH a multi tasker...
Hand thread a needle and starting with the inside of the circle out, do a loose gathering stitch.
So if you pull it, it will become a bowl shape.
Pull to the middle, pressing down in the center till your flower begins to form. You can coax the sides to take shape as well by holding down while you pull.
I made three of the same size for the onesie, and hand sewed them on, finishing with a fun button.
I also wanted to make a hair clip so I used a circle the size of a cd.I also cut a white circle from my lens cap. Follow the same steps, but just sew the two together with the button.
To attach the hair clip, I cut and then clipped a square of felt.
I then glued the whole side of the clip.
And placed it directly on the back of the flower.
That way it can be a hair clip or detachable from a headband.
And you're done! I also made matching burp cloths for it like I did in this post. I gave it to a friend who is expecting next month, but don't you worry, I'm sure my closet will be lined with these for my own daughter. The best part? The onesie was about $1 out of the package, the material on clearance for $2 a yard, so the whole project only cost about two dollars since I had lots of fabric left over. Huzzah. What do you think? Something you can make? And would this not be so cute done in fall or christmas colors? That may be my next project... Happy Monday!
Just wanted to do a quick tutorial on the twirl flowers from this wreath.
They are super easy- just the way I like 'em. To show you how to make them, I'll actually be making a hair clip. All the steps are the same, but for the wreath flowers you just need one circle of fabric.
Start by making three circles of coordinating fabric, each slightly smaller than the other. Wow, suddenly I just had a brain contest to see if all three could be 'slightly smaller' than the other, because two inevitably have to be bigger. I concur that they can not. Back to crafting...
Fold the circle in half, then half again, then do it again. Essentially, just fold it into 1/8 of its original size.
Pinch the end together and fill the two seams you will see with glue.
Fold it over and then secure it with a little more glue.
Cut a small circle of felt and glue in the center.
Place your flower down, on the fold you made.
Pull the flower open from the top. Sorry no action shot of this, I needed both hands and I am not that talented. For the wreath you would find a cute button, glue it in the center and stop here. Well, you would glue it to the wreath and then stop here.
For the clip you'll keep going.
Do the exact same thing with the other two circles. Glue each one into the center of the previous layer. Take your hair clip and cut a piece of felt to the size of jaw of the clip, then close the clip.
Glue the entire clip and felt side, then press it down to the other side of the felt circle.
And voila! Here is your five minute new hair clip. Because that seriously is all the time it took me. No burning included. Have a great weekend! See you Monday!
Time for new curtains! Because I was pretty particular on how I wanted them to look, I had to make them myself. Don't worry, the light switch plate has been returned. :)
I was pretty impressed with myself that I could even do this, considering it's been one of my first sewing projects since high school. I felt like I should have pinned a gold star on my forehead but the act of pinning would have been quite painful so I didn't. Yea, I know you also see that tootsie roll on the floor, I polished an entire bag off- by myself. So anyway, to start your valance figure out how you want it to look. Then measure the window and allow about a 12 inches of extra material for it to gather once on the rod. Lay it out how you want it to look.
Because I wanted my black and white floral print to be ruffled I left it out for the next few steps. I took my main pieces and sewed them right sides together to make about a 1/4 inch seam.
I then finished one edge that you can see on the bottom to another 1/4 inch seam. I wasn't worried about the fabric edge that didn't line up pefectly because I was working with scraps and knew I was making a large seam for the top. I knew I wanted at least an inch of material above the curtain rod, plus the curtain rod was about 3/4" so I allowed an additional inch, so I folded it over and made the first seam 2" down from the top. If you're material doesn't match up just fold over the shortest to 2", the longer piece can be, well, longer.
After sewing the initial seam, I then sewed another seam 1' from the top. It should look like this. If you didn't want any ruffle at the top of the curtain, then you would just sew one seam, 1' down.
For my ruffles I just took the black strips and finished the edges with a 1/4 inch turn in. I sewed a basting stitch down the middle and used the bobbin thread to gather it. I then placed it on the curtain how I wanted to and sewed it down. *Important- don't sew over the curtain rod opening. You will have to sew from the bottom of the valance to the seam 2' down and back stitch. Then move your needle to the 1' seam and sew to the top and back stitch. Boy, I hope that made sense.
And voila! You're done. My rod is a cheapo one from walmart that was about $2, but it's hidden by the curtains so no biggie. The rod you see in this post over the doors is spray painted black. What do you think? I also promise to do a tutorial on the flowers from the previous post. Happy Thursday!
My newest wreath- which found a spot on my newest dresser. Huzzah. Love the look it brings! What do you think? I'm guessing you know how to make this, so I won't bore you with a tutorial. Unless you want one, then I'd be more than happy to! Happy Wednesday!
When we found out we were pregnant we were pretty happy. This one was planned and so it didn't come as a shock. What did come as a shock was the immense planning and doing that new babies require. Yikes. I think they should hand out manuals on families with every marriage certificate.
So we started getting the nursery ready, because we were lucky enough to have a room for that. It was originally the guest bedroom and originally had started as stark hospital white. Yum.
My first thought was to paint it a green that the office was in and then just add pink or blue as the accent wall when we found out the gender. So this is how it sat, for months. White can be an accent right? :) Because I'm a habitutal redecorator, I decided I didn't like it and figured I wanted something a little more classy after seeing this:
That way I could use the gray/white coloring I wanted without having to wait for the gender of the baby, and then when we resell they don't have to repaint. If they want.
So we got to work on our fake 'board and batton'. We went to the home depot and bought a regular chair molding that we liked that came in a bundle for $60. You can buy the exact amount that you want for the room so it will be cheaper, you just need to measure the walls. We just wanted extra for the master...if we ever get around to that. (I say we, but I really mean me, because Hubby would probably be content living in a cardboard box). Have I also told you hubs hates his picture taken? He does. We put the chair rail a little higher than normal at about 54". Then we bought wood strips that are also in the molding isle, they are about 3/4" wide and are $.33 a foot. We cut them at the home depot to 54" a piece because you can do that, and then you won't need a saw when you get home for them. The rail, not so much. You'll need a saw. We placed the strips 2' apart around the room, give or take a few inches in some spaces. Really you just place them how they look best to you. A nail gun is extremely helpful for this part.
Once it was all up we sealed in the top seam on the chair rail and all the strips and holes with wood filler. This is probably my worst hated job ever, and after that the room sat for another month because filling holes in wood seriously is a demotivator for me.
The next step would be to manipulate invite a really nice brother or neighbor to come paint it for you. That's the best way I think. If you have to paint it yourself, then good luck. Ok, well I did paint a little...
I choose a light grey satin for the top which makes the room so soothing and light, and then the base is a white semi gloss. Obviously you can pick whatever colors you want.
Even though it messed up the 2' rule, we framed in the closet and window, which really made them look a lot better. Ignore the fact my closet won't close. I'll get to that....eventually.
We're super happy with the results! It makes it so elegant and everything is coming together awesome! Do you like it? Let me know if you have any questions! Total cost for the project was about $60- $30 for the strips, $20 for the chair rail, and about $10 for paint and supplies. Happy Tuesday!
Couldn't wait to post these! Check out more from my maternity shoot here. Check out the awesome photographer here. She was even sweet enough to let me edit. :) 
I didn't quite take an effective 'before' pic, but I at least took it before it was done, so props right?
These were a wedding gift from almost two years back and they have been sitting in different part of the kitchen, but because my husband hates clutter and unessential decor, I decided to use them as the focal for this part. They were just white however and a little boring.
So I did this:
I love the numbers trend that is going around A LOT. And the family stand up I found at Ross for $3. Cheap way to change a look for the better! Let me know what you think!
