A recycled shirt...into a pillow

Do you have any shirts that you've had for a while, but you don't want to throw them away? Or a shirt you might be grown out of that has some sort of design or unique embellishment? Well don't throw it away, because today we are going to show you how to turn rags to riches. 


First off, measure your shirt across the shoulder area. With a straight edge draw a square using the dimension you just measured. Then cut the square out one layer at a time. This way you make sure that you are using the best part of the shirt. 

 Once you have both your squares cut, sew them with right sides together, leaving an opening on the bottom of the pillow to put a form in. 
Fill the pillow, and hand sew the opening.

As you see on our pillow, a button up shirt is perfect to use the buttons in the front, they make great added detail!

More Pictures from Our Latest Summer Styles

Yesterday was so beautiful that we just had to get outside and get some photos of our newest styles. Actually, one of the dresses I especially wanted to photoshoot had just sold last week in the shop so maybe we will have to make another one to sell! Enjoy!

The back is shirred for an easy fit!

The colors give this dress the wonderful feel of summer!

What a little poser :)

This is our new 4th of July outfit

Ruffle top and button skirt

what fun it is to push a wheel barrow

Crafting Baby Headbands with friends...

 Last night we went to a friends house to help her make baby headbands. We pulled together all of our laces, ribbons, trims, buttons, feathers, fabric, glue gun and more! We also got some old tights, and necklaces that we never wear and tore them apart for the headbands. I love crafting because you can pull from so many different resources!

We looked online for how to make all sorts of flowers and began! First we made a burned flower...(to learn to make it go to this blog post!. We also made a folded flower...its pretty simple- cut circles, fold them into quarters and sew them together in a round...

Each head piece was so unique, I loved it!
We had a great time with our friends crafting and just being together!

Adding buttons to the center of flowers, adds a perfect touch of style!

I also made a clip with tulle scrunched in a circle, and glued rhinestones on it...

Uniqueness in the details...Summer Dress

A few weeks ago we sewed Eloise a summer dress that she could wear in Maui. We wanted this dress to be unique and stand out. So we took into consideration every little detail we could think of. For the straps we shirred them...that is putting elastic thread in the bobbin and sewing straight lines. We also used this technique for the back bodice. This technique made it easy to get on and off and she can wear it for a longer amount of time. Using a coordinating material for a bottom band, also adds a great element. We then looked at all our trims and decided ric rac would look splendid! We applied it to the bodice waist seam and the bottom band seam. Buttons also add a great little element... So we applied them on top of the ric rac. Lastly we added little bows where the straps met the bodice...

Every little detail added so much to this dress! So next time you go to make something, think about what you can add that will make it unique and stand out!

Baby Summer Clothing!

Here are a few of our baby styles we have for this summer! Most of them are made from soft interlock knits.

I think we got a pretty sweet model for them!

Our shirred lime dress

This was perfect as a dress for Eloise and now it works great as a top!

The pilot cap is perfect for keeping the wind out of their ears

This is made with cotton - I love this style!

New Baby dresses

A new cute dress.

We have been sadly lacking in clothing for the youngest babies - so we are getting some made now. We have friends who are having babies and want to serve them better - besides any other customers we have.