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Little Birdie Shirt Seam Fix

7/31/2013

In my second hand clothes shopping I came across this adorable patterned shirt. (I got this before my shopping hiatus I am on) Its too cute and it was only $2 because there were two seams ripped on it. Easy and quick fix so I couldn't pass it up!

Seam rip up the side of the shirt.

Small seam tear at the collar.

Use pins to fold over the fabric and hold in place where you want to sew.

When you start sewing the seam begin at the original seam and work your way down. That way it will lay flat and there won't be any ripples.

And there is the new seam! Can't see the difference at all.

Just continue where the seam should be and meet with the original seam and you won't even notice the difference!

And finished! That easy!

All done! Seam sewing is so easy and quick!

I love this shirt! It's so colorful and easy to dress up or down!

Don't let a seam prevent you from wearing/buying a shirt because its so easy to fix! Happy Sewing!

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Shoes

7/29/2013

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"Give a girl the right shoes and she can conquer the world"-Marilyn Monroe

I have a slight shoe problem. Well mainly I just like a lot of shoes. Now I am no Mariah Carey, Gwen Stefani or the Princess whoever who owns like over 1000 shoes, but I have quite a few. Forty five pairs to be exact. Now most of the time I've come across some cute ones at thrift stores (real big surprise there huh?) or I got them on sale or they were bought when I was working for a paycheck...(being a stay at home mom I get paid in hugs or tantrums depending on the day) I decided to do a little post on my top five favorite shoes this summer! I've had all these shoes for awhile and even though I have quite a few others these are the ones I keep reaching for! I definitely have a wish list of what I would like to have, I will share it sometime, but I'm trying to not buy myself anything for (insert gasp) three weeks. That's right I'm on shopping hiatus right now so I think looking at what I have and how much I actually love to wear the things I own now will bring on a new form of satisfaction so I don't cheat and go buy something! Anyways enjoy the pics of some shoes!

Okay I know they are all shades of brown, but they go with anything! Skirts, dresses, shorts, pants.....

My hubby got me these pair for Christmas like two years ago! I love them and wish I had another pair because at some point I know they will go out. Super comfy and I think it adds a little character to any outfit I wear!

These I got on sale at Old Navy last summer. They were super cheap and I love wedges.

These were bought at Traffic. I wear these almost everyday. They go with EVERYTHING under the sun! Easy to slip on and off for chasing after a two year old!

I purchased these at Plato's Closet this summer! I love them so much!

These were bought back in the day when I had my own checking account with my own hard earned money. I got these at Anthropologie on sale. They have lasted forever. I have had them for maybe five or six years!

And there are my top five shoes this summer! I love that so many of them I have had them for so long and they still look great! Shoes can make or break an outfit and I have learned that when I buy shoes I try to make sure they can be worn with any type of outfit!

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A little chair re-do

7/26/2013

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So I found this cute little chair for Sophia at the thrift store for $5! So cute but I wanted to change the color and design.

I wanted to do a dark peachy color. I got the paint at Michaels. I ended up only needing two small bottles to cover the chair!

I painted my first coat and ended up needing to do another two coats.

I painted to front of the chair white. I only needed to do two coats.

I decided to draw a tree and some birds on the front!

Can you notice where my inspiration came from?

Sophia loved the birds! She kept touching them and saying tweet tweet!

I wanted the pattern to match my curtains so I filled in the birds, leaves and trees with lines.

And there it is! So cute and Sophia loves it! I love that it matches my kitchen curtains!

And again she just loved the birds and kept saying mama the birdies say tweet tweet! Hope this might give some inspiration if you want to change something!

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A Little Pool Date

7/24/2013

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Last week the little bug and I went to the pool! She loves the pool and keeps wanting to "do it alllllll myself mama!" Of course I don't let her, but she just loves going in and out of the pool and staying on the steps since she can move around all by herself!

^Sophia is LOVING her sunglasses. She wants to wear them everywhere...including the pool!

^The little dimple is showing!

Me! I cut the bangs myself!

^me and the bug.

^Starting to get a little tuckered out.

^Such a fun morning together!

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High Side Lace Shirt

7/22/2013

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I love adding little pops of color or lace or "flair" to a shirt. Its even better if there's a small problem with a shirt that I know I can fix by adding something to it!

This cute shirt I found at a second hand thrift shop (surprise surprise) for cheap, but the sides of the shirt were too short so I needed to add something to it.

You can see how high the sides of the shirt were.

This blue lace tank was left over from a sweatshirt refashion I did, and it was a perfect fit for what I needed to do to this shirt!

I used the bottom of the lace tank so I wouldn't have to hem it myself.

I cut the size that I needed.

And pinned it on the side.

I sewed all the way around just beneath the original seam line.

Here you can see the inside of the seam and the excess fabric.

And this is what it looks like on the outside of the shirt. You can see a second seam line just underneath the original seam line.

I love this shirt! Stripes are my favorite thing and so is lace, which means that this shirt is sure to be worn a lot!

The lace covers where I need it to and its the blues are a perfect match!

Fun little blue lace touch to a shirt makes it wearable for me! Happy Sewing!

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Banner

7/19/2013

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I love the little banners that are everywhere. Over on pinterest they show up in bedrooms, bathrooms and living rooms. I love the look! I decided that in Sophia's new room (we just moved) I wanted to put one up on the wall. I did a no sew banner that turned out adorable! You only need fabric, string (twine or ribbon) and a hot glue gun.

I bought fabric quarters at JoAnn Fabrics. They're only 1.99 each and I had plenty of fabric.

I used some cardboard to create the triangle. You can make the triangle as small or as large as you want. I used a pencil to trace the triangle on the fabric.

Keep tracing until you have a nice little pile of triangles.

After you have finished cutting the triangles take your twine and line it up with about one inch allowance from the top.

Take your glue gun and line the twine with glue.

Then you'll fold over the top to cover the twine and viola! I put a good 5 inches between each triangle.

I hung her banner up in a tall wall in my little girls' room.

Its such a whimsical decoration and I love it!

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Aztec Picture Frame

7/17/2013

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I am loving the Aztec/Mexican kind of theme going on right now. My picture frames are very basic so I decided to "dress" a couple up a bit. Here is one I did that I am in love with.

Plain black frame. Nothing special.

I started with getting painters tape and making a chevron pattern with the tape.

I taped both sides off.

I used white paint to give it the highest amount of contrast.

I did three coats of paint. When I took the tape off it didn't have a straight edge.

I went over the edges of the triangles with a paintbrush to make the edges straight. I think its so cute and give it so much more character!

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Sweatshirt and Lace Makeover

7/15/2013

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Alright so I found both of these shirts at my thrift store. For both I paid $8.

I started with the ties and cut them off the tank.

I seam ripped them and laid it flat across the sweatshirt.

I pinned on the strip of lace by first pinning the sides underneath to give it a clean edge. I then cut another two strips from the tank and pinned them on.

On the top I wanted to make it angle along the seam so I pinned accordingly. I also cut off the excess lace on the sides and folded the sides under so it had a clean edge.

And here you can see I pinned it right up to the edge of the seam.

(Since I am in the process of moving right now I cannot find my sim card for my camera where I had taken pictures for the last few parts.....sorry....) I sewed all the way around the lace. Also, make sure you get the exact thread or you'll see a difference between the thread and lace/fabric.

Surprise! I gave my sister the sweatshirt as a brithday present. I'm in Florida and even though I love a sweatshirt I don't wear them often. My sister, Kate, is in the Pacific Northwest so she will use it more than me!

I Love the top and she said she wears it all the time!

And the little bow in back that "ties" it all together! I just snipped a small hole in the back and threaded a ribbon all the way through. I handstitched around the hole so there wouldn't be any fraying! Presto a cute little bow!

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