Recap of Last Weeks Link Party

What great links last week!! Click here to view them all

Here's a recap: 

Nifty Nest made this adorable freezer paper stencil "Dr. B" shirt.

Positively Positive re-purposed window into an awesome picture frame

Life in Rehab shows how you can make your own Storage Bins from cardboard and fabric (no sewing).

Inside BruCrew Life came up with this fun Harry Potter Tea Party.

She is my Sister shows how to print on fabric... Print DIRECTLY on your fabric!

Socialize with Me Monday til Sunday Link Party

Happy Monday!

Yes, I'm starting a new week with no features AGAIN... BUT I will feature some today, promise :)

*For those that are new to Socialize with Me Monday til Sunday:

Socialize with me Monday til Sunday was created for those that do crafts (and then some) throughout the week and CAN'T wait for the next link party to show off :

Yes, this link party is ONE week long! It will start every Monday and go til Sunday. Since it is a week long, a multiple of 10 max projects may be shared per blog per week.

The beginning of every new socialize with me party, I will recap a few of my favorites from the previous week.

Rules:

-Add the "Socialize with me Mon. til Sun. Craft and THEN Some Link Party" button to your post so others can join the fun

-To save us from having to search for your project, please link to your post and not your blog.

-We love to see something new; No repeats from the same blog please.

-Leave only positive and uplifting comments to participating links :)

Happy Socializing! :)

 

Pillow Case Little Girl Sun Dress

This has to be the easiest way to make a little girls dress! It's made out of a pillow case which means most of the sewing is done (that's my kind of sewing!)
Here's how it turned out:

See this for the first time, I would be like, "NO that looks way too complicated (for me!)"

But OH how I was wrong! Love it!

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First I started with a pillow case (I found these matching ones at the thrift store for $2...perfect!)

Then I put one against my daughter to see how much I needed to cut from the top (not professional, I know, but it worked)  :)

I love the edging

What I did was:

Cuffed the top to make a clean edge and sew with elastic thread

shirred the fabric on top:

read how to do this here or on back of the package that held the elastic thread--(at least that's what I did). 

You pretty much have the dress done (and it took what, maybe 10 min?), but I wanted to add a little bit of a sleeve. The easiest way to do this is make a strap and add a cap sleeve (I did two tear like shapes and made them into a tulip sleeve---made it up, so not perfect)

 Pin and sew to dress... 

Then your done!

 I know my daughter loves it because she didn't want to take it off. Good thing it wasn't hard to do or expensive because if it was.....She would NOT be playing in it outside!.... :)

chandelier from binds and mardi gra beads

I've seen these around and knew I HAD to have one in my bathroom (above my shower)!

Instead of using all Mardi Gra beads, I used pieces of left over plastic from my blinds (vinyl vertical blind sheets). Here's how it turned out:

(I notice I missed a few spots with the white spray paint, so off to go get some more)

Here's a recap, not necessary a tutorial :)

I started with this hanging wire plant holder (I took off the hanging part for this picture) $1 at the Dollar tree

Made these plastic chains with cut up pieces of blind and jewelry chains (had all on hand, so free)

Added the mardi gra beads and plastic chains to the wire basket (I used floral wire for the beads and hot glue for the plastic chains)

Hung outside and spray painted white

(forgot to take a picture, but simple enough right?)

I took all the plastic ends and clamped them together with a button, wire, and a bead

Add ceiling hooks and hung the chandelier (I hung mine right over my light)