Denim projects

I am not really active on my blog,but there are some of the projects i made in the last few days i want to share with you.

I used my old denim pants to make this little bag.
I also made a skirt for my little princess.It looks much better on her than in the picture.

And i also tried to make a skinny jeans for her.I put a piece of cotton fabric on the sides,to avoid zipper.She says they're comfy,but in the picture they look a little bit weird,like the back is lower than the front(probably because an elastic in the back).

And i finished third semester on college,i'm on a brake for a month,that means there are a lot of new projects coming soon :).

My first handmade duvet

I started making duvet 2 months ago,and I finally finished it.I am really happy with it,it looks kind of cute,and the most important-it's warm.

Homemade play dough

Recently,I found some recipes for homemade play dough.I tried no cook play dough recipe with salt,flour and few more ingredients but it was terrible.THIS ONE looked a little bit easier to make,so I decided to try.This playdough is so soft,Lea and I played for hours.So fun!

After we finished playing,I packed it in the plastic bag and put away in the refrigerator,so we can use it again.The best thing about this play dough is that is really easy to clean it if it ends up in your carpet.And it always does.Now I only need to find a good food coloring to make it even more fun this creative kid :).

Upcycled shirt cloth diapers

I've been sewing a lot of cloth diapers lately.One of my friends gave me some shirts and ordered some cloth diapers for her baby.I made 2 mock gdiapers and one zombie cloth diaper and tried to make diaper with pocket.We really enjoyed making these(I have the best little helper).

Happy New Year

Hi everyone!Happy New Year!I know,it's been awhile since I posted something on my blog.There were so many things going on,changing lifestyle,losing weight,new college...My daughter was in the hospital 2 months ago and I was able to spend 5 days alone with her,we learned so much from each other and I had enough time to think about life and about things I would change if I could.Starting from today.Life is short and You should enjoy in it every single day.So this is going to be something like New Year resolution thing...
1.Spend 2 hours playing with my daughter every day
2.Make a sleeping schedule for her
3.Stay fit (I finally lost almost 25kg :))
4.Be nicer to my husband(I appreciate everything he does for me,but I am rough sometimes without any reason)
5.Be more organized (I finally found time for my blog,so that's good,right?)
6.Finish 2. year on new college
7.Get a driver's licence(I'm 24 so I think it's time for me to start driving)
8.Make at least one pattern for sale for a week
9.Fly with an airplane
10.Buy clothes washing machine
11.Buy blender
12.Sew a coat for myself
13.Sew a king size duvet and a cover
14.Do 30 days squat challenge,easy push up challenge,abs challenge and plank challenge
15.Run 4K run
16.Buy new serger
17.Go to cinema with my husband
18.Go out on dinner once a month
19.Work harder and earn more
20.Get pregnant(this one is the most important,but I should first see how the college is going so I could organize my life better) :)

I hope You had a beautiful year,and that this one is going to be even better.

Sleeve ironing board cover

Few months ago I started making ad selling crib bedding,so I was making bias tape really often.I wanted to have some small ironing board and I found this one for cheap:

Fabric didn't look good and I always burn fabric when I use iron so I wanted somenthing dark.I used navy blue cotton to make new cover.I removed old fabric and put a new one.

That's it.Nothing special,but it really made bias tape making process much easier than it was before.

Stroller canopy tutorial

Remember THIS post?I promised that I will show You how to recover stroller canopy.I couldn't do it earlier,but better late than never ;).
So,this was a custom order,so I am not using my stroller canopy.Anyway,it is easy and if You know how to sew straight line,You can do it,there is no need to purchase universal solid colors stroller canopy,when You can make Your own,in any print You can imagine.
Let's start...
This is what customer brought me:

It wasn't looking good.
She wanted something cheerful and red.So,we decided to use red cotton for the front and red printed cotton for the back part of the canopy.First,I measured how much fabric I need for the front.

If Your stroller canopy is even a little bit complicated,try to take as much photos as You can,so You can easier put it together when You're done sewing.
I don't have photos,because this canopy was really simple.
I removed the whole canopy from the stroller frame.

Then these metal rods...

I placed canopy on the piece of fabric I wanted to use

Then I cut piece for the smaller part of the canopy,and then for the bigger part,but I left 2cm on the bottom (for both parts),so I can sew them together.

I placed smaller piece in the center of the bigger fabric piece and sewn them together.

So this is what I had:

Then I placed canopy,pinned all the way around and cut shape.

Same thing for this front part:

I also had to make tubes for metal rods and put velcro on some parts.I made little window...And of course,I sewn bias tape all over the canopy.

 Let me know what do You think :)

Shoes makeover

My little girl is having birthday next month.I wanted to buy some flats for her,but I couldn't find anything cute,if it's cute it's too expensive and I didn't want to spend a lot of money for birthday shoes,because she already has a lot of shoes.Then I got these little shoes:

They were cute,pink and had a bow,but they were really damaged.So I decided to buy some acrylic paint (finally) and try to fix them.I have only this picture,but believe me,they were in really bed shape.
I bought pink metallic  acrylic paint,new brush and I already had red glitter.

10 minutes later,I had this:

They turned out really cute and look like new,although I am thinking to put some cute fabric instead of these  ugly shoes inserts.
I applied one layer of paint,without primer,and a little bit thicker layer of paint on the parts that were more damaged.

Elephant pillow tutorial

Some of my customers asked me to make little elephant pillow for a baby girl.It was really easy,quick and it is exactly what she wanted.

Materials You will need:

Cut 2 pieces of fabric for the pillow,35cm long and 25cm wide.
Cut 4 pieces for the ears,I just draw ears by hand on the piece of paper.
You will also need legs (mine are 9cm wide and 12cm long).

I used lightweight cotton,so I cut 2 pieces of batting(they should be a little bit smaller than ears).

Now sew ears(leave that side with straight line open,because it will be inside the pillow).Place fabric pieces right sides together.

Turn right sides out.

Put batting inside.

Now sew legs(leave one shorter side open).Again,place fabric pieces right sides together and sew,then turn right sides out and fill with batting.

You will also need a trunk,2 strips of fabric,30cm long and 6cm wide and eyes,2 small circles,diameter 3cm,and 2 bigger circles,diameter 6cm.I used white and dark navy cotton.

Place right sides together,then turn right sides out and tie a knot.

Place trunk on the right side of the pillow and attach it with few straight stitches.

Now sew eyes,place smaller circle in the center of the bigger one,and sew with zig zag stitch all the way around.

When You finish eyes,find the best position and sew them with zig zag stitch.

Place fabric pieces for the pillow right sides together and pin ears and legs between like this:

Sew all the way around,leaving an opening,turn right sides out and stuff Your pillow.So easy!