{pretty little thing}

Remember that lovely little stash of goodies I scooped up at the thrift store the other day? Well I put them to good use and here is the result: A lovely little pink onesie with a vintage fabric appliqued bib and vintage lace trim. Isn't it the prettiest little thing? I'm having a fun time using all of my finds and have a few other designs in the works. I'll share them with you all soon. Now I'm just debating whether to let the Little Lady keep it or put it in the shop. What do you think?

Hope everyone is having a good weekend!

{baby vintage}

Today Junebug and I spent the afternoon at the thrift store searching for vintage goodies. I needed to find some vintage trims and ribbons for some upcoming projects and Junebug needed to find herself a few vintage items for her wardrobe. The good news is that we both succeeded in the afternoon's quest. Below are a few pics of the vintage baby and children's clothing we found. They range from size 3-6 months to 24 months, and everything was under 5 dollars. Yep, can't beat that!

Isn't this yellow embroidered cardigan just the CUTEST thing ever? The detail on the shoulders is really sweet, and each button has a ribbon bow at the buttonhole.

These are size 24 months, but they are really darling in person. They are yellow and red embroidered and the vintage fabric has the softest worn in feeling.

I couldn't resist this tank top. The little flowers are darling.

It's hard to see but this dress has a crocheted red strawberry near the hemline along with some embroidery. And don't you love the laced ruffle at the sleeve? Size 12 months.

Vintage bloomers with shirring at the leg. Sigh...so cute!

This corduroy dress is darling in person, and the color is to die for. I think i'll need to give it a little detail though...flower? ruffle? something.

Purple gingham shorts/bloomers. I'm thinking with the tank from above they'd be the cutest summer outfit.

And for mama, some vintage fabric, ribbon, zippers, trims and lace. I even scored a couple sheets of tulle for some new clips I'm working on. I love searching for a good find. Everything total was 13 dollars. Yep, mine and Junebug's together. What a steal.

{paul frank baby legs}

As promised, here they are. Even MORE baby legs to add to the madness. Isn't she the most adorable baby wearing the most adorable Paul Frank baby legs? I scored the socks on SALE at Target the other day, then whipped them into tiny leg warmers. The total cost of 4 pairs of baby legs...about $2 a pair! Can't beat that, especially when the real things cost waaayyyy more than that. Here's Little Lady modeling a pair.

Here are the other 3 pairs, totally cute huh?! I can't wait for all the Halloween socks to make there way into the stores, yay for themed accessories!

{The Girly Hospital Hat}

OK, so here's a tutorial I've been sitting on for awhile. I can't believe that I only have 10 (yes, TEN!) days left before my due date and our little Ella June is to arrive. I'm keeping my fingers crossed that she'll grace us with her presence before the 26th, but I'm not holding my breath on that one. Meanwhile, I've been enjoying not working, and finishing my laundry list of things 'to do' before she arrives.

This project is very girly [sorry boys], and very easy...in fact I actually made it a lot harder than it needed to be, but I like a finished, polished look, so I spent the extra time and did it the long way. I'll share with you how I did it, then link you to a quick version tutorial.

Materials needed:

Two [2] hospital issue newborn beanies

Scissors

Ribbon

Thread

Needle

Step #1:

Cut the bottom 2-2.5 inches off of one of the hats. This bottom portion will become the 'bow' part of the hat. The remaining top portion of the hat isn't used and can be discarded.

Step #2:

Fold the cut edges [the rough unfinished edges] into the middle of the hat. This is hard to explain so hopefully the picture clarifies it better. You don't want any of the frayed edges showing on the outside so you fold them into the center leaving the finished edges on the outside...make sense? Hopefully...

Step #3:

This next step requires being a little finicky with the bow, but basically you want to pinch the fabric in the center and tuck a bit of the surrounding fabric back so that it looks like a bow. Then set it on the second hospital hat. Make sure that the second hospital hat has been folded up 2 or so inches at the bottom to make a band. You can also cut a short length of ribbon which will go around the center of the bow in a later step.

Step #4:

I took the bow and flipped it over then put a few stitches in the back to help it keep its 'bow' shape. These stitches will not be seen once the bow is flipped around, covered in the ribbon and attached to the band of the hat.

Step #5:

Take your ribbon, cut to length and wrap it around the center of your bow. Then put a few stitches in the back of it to keep it in place.

Step #6:

Position the bow on the front folded band of the second hospital hat.

Step #7:

Sew the bow to the folded hospital hat band, just a few tacking stitches should be good.

All Done!

So...this is the final product, a hospital hat fit for a girl! No more mistaking newborns for the wrong gender [which is easily done]. This project really only takes a few minutes, but if you feel the need to be super quick about it, there is a shortcut version here.