Hi friends!
OK, here is a little bit of honesty. Lately, I have been a little hard on myself. I had my third baby 9 months ago, and have just felt like I was in a rut, and little bit uncomfortable in my own skin. Can anyone out there relate? Blah! It is so silly, and lame, and real.
When I discovered this purple beauty, from the cutest little shop online, called Clad and Cloth, I thought that it was gorgeous, and had hopes that I would feel pretty with it on. I added it to my "shopping cart" right away.
Can I just tell you how beautiful this dress makes me feel. It is flowy, and delicate and just the perfect dress for spring. I love when clothes can make you feel confident and lovely all at once.
It will be my Easter Dress this year.
Now about those bad thoughts I have been having about myself... Here is a quote I found that made me laugh and clap my hands, and say, "AMEN'!
After telling my thoughts to go to hell, I put on some red lipstick, my new dress and a big smile. I feel pretty darn good now.
Since this dress is amazing, I asked my sister if she could take some pictures of my daughter and me. I don't really have any with just the two of us, and I thought it would be fun to dress up and get a few shots that I could treasure forever.
My little Bestie is wearing her Easter dress from last year, found at Target.
And of course we both found our favorite accessory of the season to pull our outfits together perfectly. I with my Lily Jade Meggan bag and Clara with her Easter Basket.
Oh these pictures are my favorite thing! I really will treasure them forever!
Thanks so much Steph!
Here's to feeling strong, confident and beautiful, and telling those negative thoughts to go to hell and to stay there. Here's to dressing up, and making your sister take pictures of you by a big silo when the light is just perfect. haha
I want nothing more than to have my daughter grow up to be happy, strong and confident. I want her to know she is beautiful inside and out! I know it starts with me. If I can be an example of positivity, that light will shine on her. I am a work in progress on this one, but I am determined to to be that light.
-Meg
I thought I'd show you guys the bows I made for my kids this Easter. I used my bow tutorial here and just slid them onto headbands. For the bow tie, I just slid a hair clip through the back and clipped it onto his shirt.
Hope you all had a fabulous Easter!!!
-Steph
Remember this tutorial...
Well, one night I was lying in bed and the thought came to me... why not make the strips into stripes. And that is exactly what I did.
This Easter I decided that I would make my little ones, and my sister's little ones a quilt each. I thought the stripes resembled an Easter egg. Kind of perfect don't you think?
The only difference between my original tutorial is that each strip is 2 layers rather than 3 layers like my original quilt. Here are the following fabric measurements you will need.
2 yards of a solid flannel fabric of your choice cut into 12, six inch strips.
1.5 yards of white fabric cut into 14, three inch strips
1/2 yard of fabric cut into 2 inch strips for your binding. DIY Binding Video Here
I omitted the fabric in between each strip...
Now simply follow the instructions found HERE to create your quilt or watch the video below.
They end up being about 48in x 42in.
Here's our DIY Binding Video:
Well there you have it. I can hardly wait to give these to the kiddos. They will be perfect for picnics, the beach or whatever spring and summer activities come our way!
-Megan
P.S. I think the kids kinda love their new blankets! YAY!!
Well, here are a few pictures of the finished product of the Easter Dress that I made my little darling. I guess it is a preview per-say... with a tutorial in the works.
While I was making it I tried taking step-by-step pictures so that I could share a lovely tutorial with you, but kept changing things as I went, aka un-picking and re-sewing.... This made a tutorial hard to make.
Anyway, now that I have made one of these little sun dresses, and I know how to attack the pattern that I made in my head, I just might be sharing a tutorial with you soon, maybe even in the next week or so.
P.S. THANKS for all the input when I needed your advice about what to do with this little dress!! I appreciated it so very much!
While I was making it I tried taking step-by-step pictures so that I could share a lovely tutorial with you, but kept changing things as I went, aka un-picking and re-sewing.... This made a tutorial hard to make.
(she was being so very serious as she posed for her picture.... funny little girl)
My little girl is loving this Easter season. We like to dye our eggs, then wrap some rubber bands around them, and dye them again for a striped look.
Steph
I am excited to get started on my next big project!! Hopefully this fabric will turn out to be just the thing to make a lovely Easter dress for my little darling!
Now to throw it in the wash before I get cutting and sewing!
-Megan
Now to throw it in the wash before I get cutting and sewing!
-Megan
