pinterest addiction continues.

Hello, my name is Leslie and I'm addicted to Pinterest. ;)

Since I'm home now, and I have access to a sewing machine, my crafty options have expanded.. a lot. :)

My newest creations involve ties for my nephews, dresses for my nieces, and a skirt for me.  

The tie pattern from this website makes the biggest of the ties. That will work for my oldest nephew, but I wanted ties for a 5 month and a 1 month old, so I had to figure out a way to shrink the pattern.  If you want a different size, when you go to print the pattern, click 'print', 'properties', 'effects', and select '% of actual size' here you can just experiment to see what % works for the size you need. (I did this same thing to make the smallest dress, because the website only has sizes 18 mo to 5T.)
*Ties pinned from Sharing the Wealth

All three dresses are the same pattern, but with a little variation on each one.  The pattern actually has a sash that goes around it, but I decided I wanted to do flowers instead.  

 *Dresses pinned from Babble, but this specific pattern is found at u create

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I decided I wanted to make me a skirt, so I went to Pinterest, and found out how to. :)

The pattern is for a hopscotch skirt, but I just wanted my stripes to be the same all the way across, so I skipped that step.  I was short on fabric, since I was just using what we had at home, so instead of doing it all the same like they did, I did the solid waist band, and I added a few inches to the bottom to make it the right length.

 

When I tied my bow it went really crooked... but I decided I like it that way, so it's staying. :)

Pinned from iCandy Handmade


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My next projects are going to be 

an ASL clock for me

and ToeBlooms to match the smallest dress :)  
 

I can't find a tutorial for the ASL clock ANYwhere so I'm making it up as I go. :)
I shaped all the numbers out of play dough, and baked them in the oven. The cracks expanded a little when I baked them, so to help make them stronger, I'm either going to  paint them different colors or just paint(or spray) them with a clear coating. :)