tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9270402996438233662024-03-19T00:48:40.787-04:00Pink TeaCJ {Pink Tea}http://www.blogger.com/profile/16380135520341299842noreply@blogger.comBlogger193125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-927040299643823366.post-67131179624715267472012-10-02T07:00:00.000-04:002012-10-02T07:00:09.129-04:00Living Seasonally... S'more BarsMmmm... Fall, Bonfires, and S'mores. I know some people like s'mores in the Summer, but for me they invoke images of Fall and camping (I do <u>not</u> camp in the South in Summer).<br />
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For my son's recent birthday party, I whipped up a batch of <a href="http://www.macaroniandcheesecake.com/2011/08/golden-graham-smore-bars.html" target="_blank">Macaroni and Cheesecake's S'more Bars</a>... absolutely delish. I think the grown-ups were even bigger fans than the kids.<br />
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And to help kick us off... my Fall bucket list.<br />
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This is based off of <a href="http://katieballa.blogspot.com/2011/09/fall-bucket-list-and-printable-because.html" target="_blank">Loves of Life's 2011 Fall Bucket List</a>, though I just saw that she posted a <a href="http://katieballa.blogspot.com/2012/08/fall-bucket-list-2012.html" target="_blank">2012 Version</a> as well. I made my version to reflect my own family's activities (I recognize that Celtic festivals aren't part of everyone's Fall), but Katie offers a free printable for folks with fantastic ideas. Check out her site since she was the brilliant inspiration!<br />
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As we close out September, here are some of our school creations...<br />
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CJ {Pink Tea}http://www.blogger.com/profile/16380135520341299842noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-927040299643823366.post-17316726915401893822012-09-20T00:48:00.000-04:002012-09-20T00:48:19.166-04:00Modern JackieStyle Icons... what a hard and yet fabulous theme for the second week of Project Run and Play. I debated several... Audrey Hepburn, Ralph Lauren, Grace Kelly. But in the end, I had to go back to one of my favorite... Jackie O.<br />
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One of the things I love about Jackie is how she would take into account her surroundings when traveling as First Ladies. Her trip to India... the colors and silks... all fit together. I love looking at the photos of her attire from that visit, several of which inspired this week's look.<br />
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That last picture in particular caught my eye. I love Jackie in her pink outfit surrounded by all the pinks and oranges. Thus was born...</div>
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<b>A Modern Jackie</b></div>
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I wanted something with simple, classic lines... boat-neck, front pleat... but with the color saturation that grabbed me in the photos. So I chose a vibrant pink and accented it with orange ribbon. (The sparkles on the ribbon won my daughter's approval.) And of course you can't forget the pearls!</div>
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This was the first pattern I drafted on my own, which was a lot of fun. It also meant becoming good friends with my seam ripper!</div>
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In the story of a fail, check out this headband I originally planned. Two pictures in it was very clear that I needed to use a simpler headband. This one looked like it was about to fly off her head. But she still likes it.</div>
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Isn't that cinch just darling? There is so much twirl and volume to this skirt.</div>
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Mix in a little uniform top and headband and you have one cute kiddo. The shoes... well, they were a recent compromise for school shoes. Little princess wanted glitter shoes. Mommy wanted shoes that didn't drop glitter everywhere. There are what we settled on. I have a feeling our future has many fashion compromises in it.<br />
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So, without further adieu... let the adventure begin. Here is my ocean ombre bias dress (It really needs a better title. Ocean Waves? Surf Side? Biased Beach? I'm really bad at this.)<br />
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Yes, that is my goof ball. She was just a "little" hyper during our photo shoot.<br />
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The challenge was to do a remix of the talented <a href="http://www.nobigdill.com/2010/09/its-okay-to-be-biased.html">Katy's (No Big Dill) Very Biased Skirt</a>. I had never cut anything on the bias before, so this was a great push to try something new. I chose three shades of blue and mixed cotton, satin, and a little tulle. I drafted an A-line shirt to attach to a simple bodice, with a glitter ribbon trim. (My daughter likes sparkle.) Then I topped it off with some rolled flowers on a simple fabric headband.<br />
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I saw this as a church dress, but my daughter sees no limitation and was ready to start playing, which I guess is a sign that it is comfortable. Off she went... climbing the deck rails to call out to her friend in a neighboring yard...<br />
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climbing pirate ladders...</div>
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always the goofball...</div>
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And even though this is blurry, I can't resist one last crazy shot. She is one active and lovable girl.<br />
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When I saw this car fabric, I knew I needed to make something for my car-loving boy. I loved the bright primary colors.</div>
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I used <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/62802813/preschool-backpack-a-pdf-sewing-pattern?ref=sr_gallery_5&ga_search_query=preschool+backpack&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_ship_to=ZZ&ga_min=0&ga_max=0&ga_search_type=all">this pattern from etsy</a>. The velcro is great for his little hands.<br />
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The result... a happy boy. I love his smile. It's hard to believe he isn't even three yet. He just looks so grown-up to me.<br />
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We made our lunch and snack... a K for Kindergarten, alphabet cookies, and even a grape butterfly for a snack. My little girl was very excited when she saw the sneak peek.<br />
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All smiles as Mommy keeps snapping pictures. (It was short lived. She insisted on no pictures at the bus stop until the bus arrived.)<br />
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And when that big yellow bus arrives, I got one little wave and she was off. My little baby on that great big bus.</div>
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Where did the last five years go?<br />
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Anyways... welcome the Snow White dress. It's a simple cotton dress, perfect for school and play. However, with red ribbon on the sleeves and red apple buttons, it's also reminiscent of a certain princess, and perfect for my princess.<br />
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First up... an Art Apron for all those messy art projects.<br />
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This is based on the design from an<a href="https://sew4home.com/projects/kitchen-linens/retro-fun-toddlers-laminated-project-apron"> adorable Toddler Apron</a> posted on <a href="https://sew4home.com/">Sew4Home</a>. I had to enlarge it a little for a tall five year old, mostly by adding width to the body and length to the straps.. Given how busy the print is (which I love), I left it pretty simple... no embellishments. Now to finish packing the rest of her supplies in her backpack. Is it too early to start to cry?<br />
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When my daughter turned 4, someone gave her the cutest little butterfly magnet set. She loved it. And I loved it because we could work on it for short periods when we had a little time vs some of the longer projects. I'd give her 1-2 butterflies and let her paint. Later we'd add glitter and sparkles. And voila... we were done.<br />
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So, when a friend's daughter was also turning 4, I decided to create something similar for her. First... we gathered the supplies... wooden figures that I added magnets to the back of, paint, paint brushes, glitter glue, and sparkles.<br />
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Next, my daughter and I painted a butterfly as an example and included a set of instructions for Mom and Dad.<br />
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For the last year, I've found myself making a number of these easy necklaces. The first was in honor of my daughter's first dance recital a year ago. Then there have been more for Christmas, special outfits, and birthday gifts for friends. The supplies are simple and inexpensive... just thin ribbon, silver beads (I used 10 per necklace, usually 4mm though I used larger ones on the starfish necklace), colored Czech glass beads, and a pretty little charm. String the beads (cutting the ribbon at an angle can help in threading it through the smaller beads). Tie the ribbon to the length you want, ensuring it can fit over the recipients head. And seal the ends.<br />
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Once upon a time there was a beautiful little beach baby who dreamed of being mermaid. One day she found a magical necklace.</div>
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She couldn't wait to go explore the water with her new tail.</div>
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But, alas, after a while she missed her legs. She missed running and dancing and cuddling with her mama. If only she could have both.</div>
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She wished again and the tail transformed back into legs. Legs for running.</div>
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Legs for playing. Oh the joy... the best of both worlds.</div>
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This mermaid tail is based off of <a href="http://www.ikatbag.com/2012/03/listen-to-children-mermaid-tale-er-tail.html">Ikatbag's design (really her daughters' design)</a>. It is a brilliant idea. Many compliments to her daughters. I love the practicality to let them play while still letting them move. Those girls definitely have a future in toy design.</div>
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Of course, my daughter really wanted this to be water-friendly, so we made ours out of swimsuit fabric. And she insisted that it <u>had</u> to be pink... all pink. The top is just a simple tube top with straps, made from leftover fabric. I tried a reverse-applique. Turned out to not be my best idea, but she likes it all the same.</div>
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It has definitely been a hit. The only problem is that now my daughter is signing me up to make them for all her friends.</div>
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Guess who's FIVE! And it's time to celebrate. What better for my energetic and creative girl than a...</div>
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We kept things pretty simple. My daughter had great fun choosing the activities and helping with the planning. She decorated her own cake. And she even painted her own birthday skirt. Watching her excitement was even better than the actual party. And I loved seeing her own personal touches on things.</div>
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<span style="color: red;"><b>THE CAKE</b></span></div>
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I'm not sure what she was drawing, but she had fun. Hooray for edible markers and marshmallow fondant. (Ignore my bad fondant job.) And my favorite part... the first slice.</div>
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We drew with sidewalk chalk. We painted shirts. We made fruit loop necklaces. And we danced with rainbow ribbon wands. All in all... we just had fun... colorful and messy fun.</div>
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(just 3 days old here)</div>
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Seriously, where did the last 5 years go? So for the day we went decidely, preciously, and perfectly pink.... just like my angel. </div>
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Life has been changing around here. After being home for two years, my husband has decided to go back to work. That wasn't the original plan. However, a great opportunity came up and, after a lot of prayer, we decided to embark on life as a two-income household. (Of course all this came up during my maternity leave and while he was finishing his last few weeks of his Master's program. Can we say chaos!)</div>
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<a href="https://sew4home.com/">Sew 4 Home</a> has a <a href="http://sew4home.com/projects/bed-linens/cozy-kids-roll-nap-blanket">great tutorial</a>. However, I modified it a bit to incorporate an envelope enclosure in the top for a 12x22 pillow insert rather than additional batting. I like being able to take the pillow out to wash it.</div>
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It's been a hit. My daughter couldn't wait to use it at home and both kids get excited to use them on weekends when we bring them home. Turns out, they are also great for family movie nights.</div>
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It's summer. And even though our beach trip is still several weeks away, we are already counting down. Some years ago we started collecting sand from each new beach we visited. I love looking at each and being transported back... back to sunset walks on the beach on our honeymoon, back to family travels far away, even back to early sunrise walks with a baby who didn't understand we were on vacation. Each one is full of memories.</div>
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It's sweet and simple, just like vacations. The supplies are nothing just a spice jar, label maker, and sand. I used clear tape labels for my jars but you could totally customize it to your own decor. Bright colors? Type-written? So many possibilities. </div>
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Now we just need to visit more beaches and expand the collection.<br />
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In fact, it may be an addiction. Some I ironed directly on (particularly garments already made).<br />
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But my preference was to make these cute twill tape labels...<br />
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There are a lot of tutorials on these. And they really are simple. Just design your label on the computer and print it on t-shirt transfer paper. (Note: Test Print. After designing it as a mirror image on the computer, I discovered that selecting the t-shirt transfer option in my print settings reversed it by itself, and un-reversed all my hard work.)<br />
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This little fishing game was an Easter gift for my son. It was so popular that I had to make a second pole for big sister so that they could fish together.<br />
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I couldn't find a good tutorial at the time, so I kind of winged it. Unfortunately, I didn't take any photos.<br />
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The supplies are pretty simple... fun fabrics, buttons, batting, and metal washers for the fish. The fishing poles are just dowel rods, magnets, ribbon, strong super glue (don't use hot glue), and colorful electrical tape. The tricky thing for me was sewing around the metal washer since I wanted it exposed. It's probably much easier to sew the fish if you put the washer inside.<br />
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Now back to fishing...<br />
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But for now I am having fun creating special gifts for so many loved ones. For example, what little girl doesn't need a cute little red and white polka dot skirt... just like Minnie Mouse.<br />
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But wait. What's that peeking out?<br />
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A pink Minnie Mouse skirt. That's right... two skirts in one... a fully reversible skirt. But I admit, I am partial to the red side.<br />
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This is a basic circle skirt. Dana has <a href="http://www.danamadeit.com/2008/07/tutorial-the-circle-skirt.html">a great tutorial on her blog MADE</a>. I was inspired by <a href="http://youandmie.wordpress.com/2012/05/08/tutorial-reversible-circle-skirt/">You and Mie's Reversible Circle Skirt</a> entry in <a href="http://www.projectrunandplay.blogspot.com/">Project Run & Play</a>. In fact, I loved her entry so much that it has inspired me to make one for my daughter's Fall wardrobe. This may be my new favorite way to make a circle skirt. I love using the bias tape instead of hemming the circle. And the peep of color underneath is such a fun detail.<br />
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I love this gift... paired with a simple white shirt and a little flower for the birthday girl's hair.<br />
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Do you have a busy gift season? What are some of your favorite gifts?<br />
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My little girl just graduated from Preschool. (sniff sniff) The kids were asked to wear their class color... Red Fish in our case. But when I looked at my daughter's wardrobe I found pink, orange, teal, even yellow... but NO red. I knew I could just buy a red t-shirt, but where's the fun in that. Plus, every girl could use another sundress.</div>
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As a beginner, I am just getting over my fear of patterns. I have found online tutorials less intimidating. But seriously, its time to face my fear. This is <a href="http://butterick.mccall.com/b3889-products-2593.php?page_id=678">Butterick's See & Sew 3889</a>.</div>
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Isn't this fabric lovely. There is something about it that reminds me of a muumuu I had as a little girl while living in Hawaii.<br />
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It's a simple design, which I like. I like kids clothes to be simple and practical. This leaves plenty of room to move and dance and play... all of which are a necessity in our life.<br />
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And a few shots of that graduation day (and proof that she can move). They had a picnic in the courtyard after the ceremony, which really meant the parents ate and the kids went wild.</div>
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Anyways, with the weather getting warmer, it was totally time to come up with a new option for bottoms. Last year I made a couple of skirts based on Prudent Baby's <a href="http://prudentbaby.com/2011/01/baby-kid/the-layer-cake-skirt-2/">Layer Cake Skirt Tutorial</a>. I love this design! It is simply perfect for carefree summer days...<br />
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This is my favorite skirt to date. I think it is the colors... so bright and summery.<br />
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I used the same fabric lengths as the tutorial but added an inch to each layer's width to accomodate an almost-5-year-old.<br />
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What are your favorite summer clothes?<br />
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Her tutorial is great. I tweaked it slightly by making it an envelope-back for a 12x17 pillow form. My favorite part was customizing each pillow to the recipients' house (mine is the blue one). Special thanks to my sister-in-law who just finished designing my mother's house and gave me leftover fabrics so that the pillow would perfectly coordinate.<br />
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Is there anything cuter than a baby hand print?<br />
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I can't wait to see you there.<br />
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<img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54488/92/5878D8577BB3C664B6C4F7B92F68B425.png" style="background: transparent; border: 0 !important;" />CJ {Pink Tea}http://www.blogger.com/profile/16380135520341299842noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-927040299643823366.post-63813509079714428522012-05-18T07:43:00.000-04:002012-08-12T21:09:12.482-04:00DIY Braided Linen BraceletsLast Christmas I came across this great tutorial for <a href="http://makebraceletsblog.com/2011/01/30/braided-irish-linen-wrap-bracelet-tutorial/">Braided Irish Linen Wrap Bracelets</a> from <a href="http://makebraceletsblog.com/">Make Bracelets!</a> I made one for each of my sister-in-laws, but I modified slightly and incorporated czech glass beads in addition to the silver beads... one in orange and blue for the die-hard UVA fan and one with emerald and pearl in honor of my nieces' birthdays. Then I ended up liking them so much that I had to make one for myself, and then another, and then another. Does anyone else do that? They're rather addictive and a great project to do while watching a show with my beloved. (I don't sit still well.)<br />
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This third one is the one closest to my heart. In honor of the birth of my third child, I made this one in honor of my kiddos. How lucky am I that my kids' birthstones are not only some of my favorite birthstones, and just happen to match much of my wardrobe, but also coordinate so well together. That was really considerate of them in choosing their birthdays.<br />
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The LOVE Charm was just an extra touch since this one represents my precious babies. And as my maternity leave ends and I head back to work, this is a nice reminder of my little ones even when they aren't with me.<br />
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