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Baby Love

May 9th, 2011

A few months ago, my childhood friend contacted me and asked if I would be interested in creating a baptismal gown for her newborn son from her wedding gown. Needless to say, I was extremely flattered by the request, and immediately said yes. What a wonderful way to re-purpose a wedding gown!

She gave me complete artistic freedom to create whatever I wanted, but asked that it not be too feminine. Here’s what the gown looked like prior to alterations (sorry about the quality of the photos, I forgot to charge my camera):

You can’t really tell by the photos, but the dress had 2 layers of a silky chiffon underneath, with 2 layers of a soft crinoline overlay. Very classic.

I have made children’s clothing from scratch before without a pattern, but just to be sure everything came out perfect, I selected this pattern, Burda 9804, using pattern B without the pleated front:

And the results!

And the back:

Like I said, very simple. But I also made her a little petticoat from the crinoline to add if she ever has a baby girl (to make it more feminine), and a diaper cover as well – both of which I forgot to take photos of. Oh well.

Hopefully they got some good pics of the baby in the gown! When I get them I’ll be sure to share.

Do you have any clothes that have been re-purposed into something else? Share them on my Facebook Wall! I’d love to see :)

Check back on Wednesday, when Emily at The Rubber Punkin shares her next installment of the New to You series!

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DIY Flour Sack Pillows

May 4th, 2011

Aren’t these pillows AMAZING? They remind me of Pottery Barn!

And I loooove the color combo with the chair. Head over to The Rubber Punkin to see her fabulous new tutorial for the New to You series!

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It’s starting to feel like fall!

October 11th, 2010

This weekend was the first time that I started to notice the leaves changing color. And so I decided it was also time for my apartment to get a fall makeover. But before I get into telling you what all I created this weekend, I wanted to tell you that …

It’s Blueprint Crafts One Year Anniversary!!!

Actually, it was Friday, but I was soo busy that it completely slipped my mind – better late than never! So to celebrate tomorrow I will announce a fun giveaway, so be sure to check back!

On to other exciting news!

From October 11 to the 22, Sew, Mama, Sew! is having a Big Baby Shower celebration.

They will be featuring lots of giveaways, contributions from some big wig bloggers, and free baby shower printables. And Blueprint Crafts is going to be featured! Be sure to follow along with all the fun they have planned over the next two weeks!

Moving on, today I’m going to share with you a new wreath I created for Halloween. Remember this simple wreath I made for summer?

For my new wreath I wanted to use the existing grape vine wreath, but it needed a little something extra to make it feel more like Halloween. So, I painted it black:

Using some newspaper and Krylon black glossy paint spray I gave it a good once over. (I LOVE Krylon.)

Starting to look spooky right!?

Then I added a few purple blossoms, some fall leaves, and black and purple feathers, and voila!

What do you think? Have any of you created a spooky wreath for halloween? I would love to see yours! Please share your links in the comments below!

Next time I’m going to show you what I did with the yellow flowers I originally had on the wreath to create more spooky decorations! Until next time!

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Lavender Sachet Tutorial

July 2nd, 2010

After harvesting all of that wonderful lavender, it was time to put it to good use! The following tutorial is great for scraps, and as for me, I tried to use everything I had!

First, cut out squares at least 4″ x 4″. Like I said, I tried to use all of my scraps!

With right sides together, use a 1/4″ stitch to sew three of the sides together, and on the fourth side leave at least a 2-3″ gap in the middle. This is where you will pour your sweet lavender in!

Carefully, clip your edges.

Then flip your pouch outside right, and press.

Fill your pouch about 2/3 full of lavender, pin, and sew around all four sides.

And you’re done! You can use the sachets in the dryer, in your drawers, wherever you want a little boost of fragrance!

I hope everyone has a great 4th of July! Until next time!

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Summer Scents

June 28th, 2010

I was walking my dog, Bruce, around my parents cul-de-sac and I noticed a huge lavender bush growing around our mailbox. I had been looking for lavender several months ago to make dryer sachets, and was unable to find any locally. But now – opportunity was staring me in the face! Time to harvest some lavender!