Tuesday, October 7, 2014
Saturday, September 20, 2014
Autofair
We took a trip to the Autofair last Friday and I wanted to share a few pictures with you :)
Enjoy!
Enjoy!
~SuuZ
Ergo resizing
~SuuZ
Fall crafts
September is here and with that for me at least FALL. I was born in the Spring, and I love Spring, but Fall is my favorite time of the year. I love wearing jeans and hoodies and flip-flops. At least where I live (NC) that is until October still possible. After that it is knee high leather boots for me. LOVE IT!
This week I have done the first fall craft with my 2 kiddos. We made trees and their colored leaves.
Pics of the cuties below:
My walls in the playroom are totally empty now so I can hang these up and decorate the room again.
~SuuZ
Halloween prep
I love fall and all the craftsy things you can do during it. I love crafting, baking and decorating the most. This year I will try making Halloween costumes, but first this. I seen this idea on Pinterest and tried to give it a go with my kids, who are 1 and 3.
~SuuZ
Monday, September 15, 2014
Little girls like dresses
The last few weeks I have been loving my sewing machine more than ever and I have created a ton of things.
Lora wanted me to make her something as well, so I decided to look into some tunics or dresses. Reversible, preferably!
This is what I have come up with.
Lora wanted me to make her something as well, so I decided to look into some tunics or dresses. Reversible, preferably!
This is what I have come up with.
Retro tunic: (Not reversible)
Reversible tunic/dress
And the cutie wearing it :)
~SuuZ
Friday, September 12, 2014
More sewing..
We have been on a tighter budget these last few weeks, so I have tried to keep myself more busy around the house than usual. I kinda have developed a cleaning routine (sadly...sigh) and in the afternoon I have been sewing a lot.
As you have seen I have created a Mei Tai out of a table cloth and have complete revamped/ upgraded/ pimped my Buckle Tai.
One other project on the list was something for my daughter. She wants to become Little Red Riding Hood for Halloween so I have already made her a cape.
As you have seen I have created a Mei Tai out of a table cloth and have complete revamped/ upgraded/ pimped my Buckle Tai.
One other project on the list was something for my daughter. She wants to become Little Red Riding Hood for Halloween so I have already made her a cape.
Little Red Riding Hood Cape.
The next thing on my list was to make her a tunic. I browsed the web to get some inspiration and I came up with this. It is a retro tunic and freaking adorable!!!
The one I made for my little girl is not reversible, but the next one will be. Oh boy, the fun I am gonna have with these. This is just so stinking cute. I can't wait to make a few more and maybe list a few in my Etsy store while I am at it.
The one I made for my little girl is not reversible, but the next one will be. Oh boy, the fun I am gonna have with these. This is just so stinking cute. I can't wait to make a few more and maybe list a few in my Etsy store while I am at it.
Little blurry pics, she just woke up, poor thing!
~SuuZ
Tuesday, September 9, 2014
Pimp my Buckle Tai!
My first "real" carrier I bought was a Buckle Tai Carrier, designed by Two Momma Designs .
I was a very comfy carrier for carrying my squishes, but since my youngest has outgrown it by far, it just lied there on the pile of other carriers I barely use.
I changed this SSC carrier for an Ergo, which was slightly bigger and therefor more comfortable. My little buddy has however outgrown this one as well. Or at least I feel like he did. According to the box he can go another 10-15 lbs in it, but I think he is too tall and when I am carrying my kiddos, I don't feel comfy when their arms sway as much as they do and their whole back isn't covered by a panel.
Anyways. I was at Wallyworld today and seen this cute superhero fabric and I remember how much duck cloth I still have. I could basically strip my Buckle Tai and redo everything. Put new fabric over all straps, including the hip strap. Make the panel bigger and add my own custom hood, some suck pads.. and voila I would have a new carrier.
The thoughts of doing this were very ambitious..
When I cut ope my Buckle Tai I instantly regretted it and felt nervous. I constantly went over the whole process in my head how to make this exactly the way I wanted it. I am horrible when it comes to make something from a pattern. I simply do NOT have the patience, so everything goes on the fly. I wing almost everything I do. And usually with success.
I took off the straps, the buckles on the side and the hip strap. I left those intact. I didn't cut in it. The extra fabric on it wasn't going to bother me since it was going to be covered anyways. It would add strength to it, if anything.
I used the size of the body panel of my latest Mei Tai I made and traced it. I did not leave the body panel square however. I did a half moon of some sort on each side, so the fabric would't run my son on his legs or arms. I used a double duck cloth for the inside and on the outside I used black for the inside of the carrier and the superhero print for the outside.
I kept the shoulder straps and hip straps the way they are. I put a new piece of fabric over them and sowed the whole thing shut. So it looks like the straps have been black forever. It added some extra padding to my shoulders to do it this way.
I started getting really excited. This was going to look awesome! It was time to piece and sow everything together. This was the easiest in my opinion.
I added a hood I designed myself. The hood is attached with snaps. I also made suck pads to go with it. My son really likes to chew on everything, and this way my new straps would be protected :) I put washcloth on the inside of my suck pads so they will absorb moisture very well. I also added taggies so he has something to keep him occupied with.
I am really happy with the result. Can't wait to show it off :)
~SuuZ
I was a very comfy carrier for carrying my squishes, but since my youngest has outgrown it by far, it just lied there on the pile of other carriers I barely use.
My son in his new BT
(This is without the hood)
I changed this SSC carrier for an Ergo, which was slightly bigger and therefor more comfortable. My little buddy has however outgrown this one as well. Or at least I feel like he did. According to the box he can go another 10-15 lbs in it, but I think he is too tall and when I am carrying my kiddos, I don't feel comfy when their arms sway as much as they do and their whole back isn't covered by a panel.
Anyways. I was at Wallyworld today and seen this cute superhero fabric and I remember how much duck cloth I still have. I could basically strip my Buckle Tai and redo everything. Put new fabric over all straps, including the hip strap. Make the panel bigger and add my own custom hood, some suck pads.. and voila I would have a new carrier.
The thoughts of doing this were very ambitious..
When I cut ope my Buckle Tai I instantly regretted it and felt nervous. I constantly went over the whole process in my head how to make this exactly the way I wanted it. I am horrible when it comes to make something from a pattern. I simply do NOT have the patience, so everything goes on the fly. I wing almost everything I do. And usually with success.
I took off the straps, the buckles on the side and the hip strap. I left those intact. I didn't cut in it. The extra fabric on it wasn't going to bother me since it was going to be covered anyways. It would add strength to it, if anything.
I used the size of the body panel of my latest Mei Tai I made and traced it. I did not leave the body panel square however. I did a half moon of some sort on each side, so the fabric would't run my son on his legs or arms. I used a double duck cloth for the inside and on the outside I used black for the inside of the carrier and the superhero print for the outside.
I kept the shoulder straps and hip straps the way they are. I put a new piece of fabric over them and sowed the whole thing shut. So it looks like the straps have been black forever. It added some extra padding to my shoulders to do it this way.
I started getting really excited. This was going to look awesome! It was time to piece and sow everything together. This was the easiest in my opinion.
I added a hood I designed myself. The hood is attached with snaps. I also made suck pads to go with it. My son really likes to chew on everything, and this way my new straps would be protected :) I put washcloth on the inside of my suck pads so they will absorb moisture very well. I also added taggies so he has something to keep him occupied with.
I am really happy with the result. Can't wait to show it off :)
Suck Pads
I used wash cloth on the inside for extra moist absorption
Buckle Tai with suck pads
~SuuZ
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