This easy girls dress sewing tutorial includes written and video instructions. It has all the measurements for making this, for any size from 2T to a girls 10. This post contains affiliate links. See my full disclosure here. Easy Girls Dress Sewing Tutorial Video https://youtu.be/yz2RXwEzVrY Shop the fabrics Mustard Polka Dot Floral Fabric Pink Polka Dot This dress is simple to make, even for beginners. It looks cute in the original length and also a little shorter with leggings, as your … [Read more...]
Minimalist Baby Essentials- Baby Checklist
Get my minimalist baby essentials for the mom who doesn't like to fill her house with all the baby gear. This minimal mom baby checklist includes only the essentials. Minimalist Baby Essentials I don't usually call myself a minimalist, but when I read the criterion of one, I guess I should call it how I see it. I definitely tend towards minimalism in my home. Clutter stresses me out and I don't see the point of keeping things you aren't using. As a mama of four, I have been through … [Read more...]
How to Make a Dress
Learn how to make a dress by copying clothes you already have. This can be adapted to make a DIY maternity dress and non-maternity as well. In this video tutorial I share how to make a dress without a pattern. I made a DIY maternity dress, but you can use this tutorial to make any shape dress. I show you how to trace clothes to make your own dress pattern. Photo Cred I don't want to get too far into this post before I give credit where credit is due. My awesome photographer sister, Andrea … [Read more...]
The Arrival of Jude- A Birth Story
I guest posted this story at Modern Alternative Pregnancy.I was eight days past my due date on a mild evening last August when I had my first real contraction. Although I was "overdue" I was still enjoying the pregnancy and wasn't overly anxious for it to be over. I had fully planned on going at least a week past my due date, because that is when my babies seem to want to naturally come. It was a Wednesday evening, so we had our kids all loaded in the van to head to our … [Read more...]
Baby in the Van Story- Eli’s exciting Arrival!
Read the story of my third child's exciting arrival in the backseat of our van going 75 miles per hour! I was 41 + 1 weeks on March 12, 2013 and so very ready to meet my baby. We had decided to not find out the gender of this new little one and, with two girls already, I just could not wait to find out if I was carrying my first baby boy. The first contraction After lunch, I had my first actual contraction, not a braxton hick one like I had been having, but a real true contraction. I was so … [Read more...]