New Items in Shop and an Opportunity for YOU!

Looking for a versatile piece for you daughter's wardrobe?  

Check out my new Elizabeth Pillowcase Dress!  

This can be made in dress or tunic length.  

Embellish it with an applique..........

OR for a classic look, go without an applique.

These are even more adorable when paired with the Ella Ruffle Pant.

Want to purchase one of these for a good cause?

Murray and Jaime Sanderson (and Faith and Eli), a wonderful family at our church,  are in the process of adopting a precious 3 year old little girl, named Dinkenesh,  from Ethiopia.  There will be a Dinner Party and Silent Auction benefiting their adoption and I will be donating one of these sets along with a matching pair of American Girl ruffle pants.

Want to know more about their journey to adoption?  Check out their blog here.

You can also go here to see what other "fun"draising opportunities there are to help.

I am also donating 25% of any sales made in my Etsy Shop in the month of February to their adoption fund.

  

From now until February, I am working, working, working to stock my store for this giving opportunity.  

Please pray about what you can you can do to join me in supporting the Sanderson family!

My New Best Friend

I had always thought that a rotary cutter and self healing mat were only for quilters....which I am not.  I didn't see the need of one for my self until I started cutting out lots of straight lined pieces for ruffle pants and apron dresses.  I thought, there's got to be a better way!  So, I put a rotary cutter and mat on my Christmas List.  

Daniel's parents were so kind to get me both as part of my Christmas!

I decided to give them a try yesterday.  WOW!  These sure do make life easier!  I cut out several straight pieces for ruffle pants then decided to see how they would work on curves.  WOW again!  I just laid my pattern piece out.... no need to pin..... hold down in place with one hand and "trace" the pattern with the rotary cutter with the other hand.  

I'm sure gonna love having these!

Thanks Mark and Betty for my gift!

A Recent Custom Order

I wanted to share a recent custom order that I had right before Christmas.  A family friend, Celene, contacted me and asked if I could do outfits for her granddaughters and something matching for their American Girl dolls.  I had not made doll clothes before, but am always up for a challenge.  After discussing it, she decided to go with appliqued shirts with their first initial along with ruffle pants for the girls, and matching ruffle pants for the dolls.

Here are some pictures.....

I LOVE how they were turned out and was elated when Celene emailed me multiple times to tell me how happy she was with them!

I loved them so much, I added them to my Etsy Shop!  Soon I will be adding more.

Christmas Tree Outfit & Great Giveaway by Make it, Bake it, Create it

This is a OOAK (one of a kind) Christmas outfit that I made last night, well, not all last night.... I had to finish it up this morning.  It is a size 3T.  Remember, this is the only one like it, so if you're interested, let me know.  I'm selling it for $40.  The outfit includes an adorable pair of ruffle pants made in a green denim and a turtleneck with an appliqued christmas tree. 

I'll be listing it on my Etsy shop, but you get to see it first!

Also, my friend Naz is hosting a great giveaway on her blog. 

 I'm not going to tell you what it is... you'll have to see for yourself, but it's AWESOME!

Go VOLS!!!

I whipped up these ruffle pants for Elizabeth to wear while we were in Knoxville last weekend. 

 I've decided that this will be here Gameday outfit this fall!

Oh, won't they be cute for Halloween, too? 

TOUCHDOWN TENNESSEE!!!!!

Enjoy your Saturday whoever you're rooting for!

Matilda Jane Knock-Off

How's this for a Matilda Jane knock-off?

photo by Lisa Slate Photography

Several months ago, a friend asked me to make an apron dress for her daughter.  I had been admiring these dresses as well, so I thought I would give it a try.  I love how old-fashioned it looks.  In the picture above, I have paired the apron dress with matching ruffle pants.

I'll be listing these in my Etsy shop soon.  

If you are interested in purchasing one, I'm selling them for $40 each.  

This one will fit a girl size 8-10, and is ready to find a home.  These are made so that it can be worn for more than one year, 

and definitely more than one season.  

Imagine putting a long-sleeve brown tee under this for fall!  So cute!  

No two of these will be identical!

Flower Power?

I've been having SO much fun making clothes for Elizabeth!  I can't believe she's already 18 months old.... well, in a few short days she'll be 19 months.  Wow! 

Here is my latest creation for her.  So simple, yet makes a bold statement. 

The pants are the ruffle pants I showed you here. 

For the top, all I did was grab a tank out of her drawer (that I purchased at a consignment sale, of course) and embellished it.  I began by cutting two strips of fabric, narrow one edge by folding over 1/4" and press, repeat and stitch.  Next, baste the other edge, being sure to leave ends of threads long.  Pull ends of thread to make ruffle pin to the shirt in the desired shape.  I wanted to do a flower shape, so I began pinning the outside edge of the flower and sewing it to the shirt working inwards to form a spiral.  If your fabric strip is too short, just grab another one and repeat the process until the spiral forms a center point.  Once I had a center point, to finish, I just sewed a few messy circles.  So easy.

Soon I'll be adding a few of these outfits to my etsy store.