July is the advent of the birthday season in our family, starting with my birthday yesterday (a truly fabulous day – stay tuned for more on that later this week!) and continuing on from there with at least one birthday during each of the months through the end of the year. In honor of these…
Positively Handmade
Photograph Tiles from Midwestern Sewing Girl
It’s one of my favorite parts of the week: time to share the Positively Splendid stage with one of my talented readers! Today’s project comes from Maggie from Midwestern Sewing Girl, and it is darling beyond words. Take it away, Maggie! *** Oh yay!!!!! I’m so super excited to be here on Positively Splendid today!…
Summertime Halter Dress Tutorial from Wildflowers & Whimsy
I have a treat lined up for y’all today: April from Wildflowers & Whimsy is sharing a tutorial for a darling dress for a little girl in your life! Love this! *** Hi! I’m April and I blog over at Wildflowers & Whimsy! I’m an OCD seamstress with more than a hint of ADD. I…
Simple Ruffled Rosette Tutorial
Friends, let me introduce you to a super simple flower you can make to embellish just about anything: home decor items, brooches – you name it! I was needing a quick element to add to a project I’ll be sharing with you tomorrow, so I came up with this process to achieve the look I…
Korker Ribbon Firecracker Tee Tutorial
Y’all know me and my love of embellished tees. I couldn’t resist putting together a fun, totally last-minute Fourth of July tee for my littlest firecracker! This project comes together so easily, and the results are downright adorable, if I do say so myself. 😉I’m sure many of you might be thinking, “Sure, that is…
Quilted Chevron Monogram Tutorial
One thing I have tons of are 1/4-yard-or-so remnants of fabric left over from sewing projects where the suggested fabric measurements on the pattern turn out to be far more than what I actually need. This quilted chevron monogram is a great project to utilize those odds & ends! Ready to see how it’s done?…
Face Painting the Easy Way with Silhouette Tattoos
Do you have a party involving kiddos coming up? Face painting is always a hit with little ones, but any mother who has dealt with stained clothes and smudged, sticky faces can attest that it isn’t the tidiest party activity out there. So when I saw that the June Silhouette promo was all about their…
Pottery Barn Inspired Cable Art Display Tutorial
I’m sure many of you have seen the cable art displays in the pages of your Pottery Barn Kids catalogs. There are various cable art systems like this one available through the Pottery Barn Kids catalog, but they all have one thing in common: a nearly $40 price tag. I am finally getting around to wrapping…
Ruffled Birthday Cupcake Tee
Is there a little girl in your life in need of a sweet little birthday tee to help celebrate her big day? This little tee, a variation on the ruffled applique technique I used in the Ruffled Candy Corn Tee and the Ruffled Easter Egg Tee, might be just what you’re looking for! For this…
Necktie Key Ring Tutorial
Looking for something unique for your little ones to make for Fathers’ Day, and wanting it to be something that can also be put to good use? These Necktie Key Rings will be the perfect way for Dad to carry around a little piece of artwork made by little hands with him everywhere he goes! …