Tuesday, June 29, 2010

J.CREW diy skirt....

Remember this $40 JCREW skirt that I blogged about here 

well for $7 bucks you can make it yourself... I did...
$4 walmart 2xl tshirt
99 cent one inch elastic
$1.99 for some chiffon


I used one of Hailies skirts as a guide to cut the tshirt...
no need to hem the skirt ..I just used the bottom of the tshirt..
then I created a casing and ran the elastic through to make the waistband..

presto...one tshirt skirt...


I then cut one inch strips from the left over tshirt


baste stiched down the middle and pulled the thread to create my ruffle...


I used the jcrew skirt photo as a guide to where I pinned the ruffles and then I just sewed them on...
                                                                  we're getting there....


I then took the white chiffon and cut out two inch strips and based stiched near the top and pulled the thread to create ruffles the same way I did above and I used the picture again to guide me where to put them on the skirt...

and here we go.....

What do you think!? Pretty close right...
I need to cut some of the threads off a little better but Hailie was literally tugging at it to put it on while I was still trying to sew the ruffles on..
She was so happy with her new skirt.. and that made mommy happy

Wednesday, June 16, 2010

hailies first dance recital....

as you can see she was not shy one bit...she was LOVING it!

After the performance mommy made her take some pictures...
She loves her brother....
with mommy... (seriously with the hand on the hip? where does she get this?!)
Grandma Kathy gave her some really pretty flowers...
and with Grandma Mary Jo and Geoff.. they were really working those poses...

Monday, June 14, 2010

"Mommy, this is what I am going to wear today!"....(hailies line EVERY morning)

My little fashionista is getting ready to turn 5 soon...
I can hardly believe it...

(hailie at one!)


I am seriously in love with all of the new stuff on Crewcuts for her...


I am going to try a couple diy.. stay tuned.. we will see how they turn out...
and then I am going to just have to buy the rest for her...
hey..she has to be ready to set the standard for the rest of the Kindergarten girls... lol

Sunday, June 13, 2010

in hailies world...

it is perfectly normal to fly a kite...
play with sidewalk chalk....
throw a frisbee around....

and color ....
while wearing a tutu ...


Hope your Sunday has been as relaxing as ours..

Tuesday, June 8, 2010

copying..the highest form of flattery...

Auntie Melissa comes to visit and shows off her new bangs...
so when she leaves what does Hailiegirl want to get....

                                                                        New Bangs....

Tuesday, June 1, 2010

Schooooools out for sum mer!

First Day Of Summer Camp TOGETHER for Lukey and Hailiegirl!
They were so pscyched....