EASY SWING DRESS WITH OPTIONAL BELT

February 26, 2017


I picked up this black, white, grey chevron knit at the Fabric District in Downtown LA (aka Heaven on Earth) a couple months ago and decided to use it for one of my first post-baby sewing projects for myself.  I stared at the fabric for dayssss, trying to decide what to turn it into... where to start as I dove back in to sewing. 

Ultimately, I decided to keep it simple and start with something that's super wearable,

DIY BABY LEGGINGS

February 23, 2017


Okay, guys. You wanna know something? Having a baby is great for a million reasons... but one of the most fun things is that you get to play dress up with them everyday (and often multiple times a day thanks to spit up, baby boy pee that shoots out like a fountain, and poop-splosions). Anyway, it's way fun to be able to dress up your own little baby and put them in whatever you dang well please.

When G came home from the hospital, I quickly realized he was much smaller than I had imagined him being

WEEKEND DIY: 15 Min Ruffle Hem Tee Refashion

February 17, 2017




Life at home with a newborn is exhausting and very... umm... choppy?? haha (everything happens in 2 hours windows). BUT, my new schedule gives me a lot more time on my hands for projects and sewing (hooray!) SO, I've decided to hold myself to weekly DIY projects. I've already got several pages worth of scribbles and doodles of all the project ideas I have floating around in my head. :)

I'm stoked to share this week's project because it's one that took me literally all of about 15 minutes, and costs next to

LATE POST - A LETTER TO MY BOY

February 9, 2017


**I wrote the below post on 1/26/17 and planned on publishing it in the evening that day. However, things took a very different turn that day and I ended up being admitted to have my baby.  It's been a whirlwind 2 weeks since... and I promise that stories of the labor, delivery, NICU, and life since Grayson are coming. But I wanted to share this post, still, to remember down the road.

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