All About the Pockets...

Pillowcase Dresses...

The mom of a friend of mine bought a super cute dress for her 5 year old granddaughter at a hair salon for little girls as a reward for great behavior at school.  The dress is very cute, but very expensive for a 5 year old.  So, my friend brings me the dress to see if I can replicate the dress for less.  I track down my measuring tape and jot down what I'll need to take some coordinating fabric and turn it into a detailed pillowcase dress.  I didn't even take a picture of the original because the ones I made turned out just like it.  And now, the requests are rolling in, so now I am contemplating selling these gorgeous dresses... I'll keep you posted!  Here are the pics!

Harper's Nursery

This crib bedding by Serena & Lily inspired me to make Harper's bedding, one because I needed it in a different color palette, two because of the $500 price tag for a  crib sheet, bumper and crib skirt!

The damask print fabric was actually part of a  California King sheet set I ordered from Oversock.com for $39 plus $2 shipping, the large and small gingham fabric from fashionfabricsclub.com, and ribbon from JoAnn's and Hobby Lobby.  I made the changing pad cover from towels I purchased at WalMart- one matching the wall color, the other a dark brown.

I had actually intended only to use the large gingham, but mistakenly order the small by mistake, so I used both of them to create the bedskirt, an additional crib sheet, the duvet cover for the comforter I purchased at Ikea and for the top of the curtain panel.

The shade came out of desperate search for a cheaper alternative to the original inspiration.

I was able to make a pillow case and a few throw pillows from the leftover fabric and ribbon.