Wordful Wednesday - Happy Birthday Mom!

Happy Birthday MOM!  

Glad we could come down and celebrate your special day with you. 

Last Sunday was my mom's 60th birthday.  We went down to celebrate with her this weekend. 

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Happy Mother's Day!

Jeff & I would like to wish our mom's a Happy Mother's Day.  Love you guys! 

 Hope everyone has a Happy Mother's Day!!

Tinkerbell Bag

When Lily grows out of clothes, I usually pass them on to a friend.

Some of her clothes with cute designs I hang onto and give them to my mom to 'make something' out of them.  Most of the time my mom makes bags. Lily loves bags.  (You can see some other bags she has made in the past here.)

This bag was perfect for our trip.  I placed items that Lily would like to do on the plane.  (a few coloring books, colored pencils & crayons)  I placed it next to her on the plane for easy reach. 

To make this bag, my mom used one of Lily's old hooded sweatshirts.

My mom removed the zipper from the front and put the 2 sides together.  She also removed the sleeves and sewed them up.

She left the pockets and then added a snap.  She also added lots of pompom fringe.  She even added some pompom fringe to Tink's shoes.

She used a couple different ribbons to make the shoulder strap (putting a fusable web in between them to make them stiffer).  And then she added this cute bow the end of each side.

 Linking to these parties, here.

Dress #5 - Castle & Princesses

Tuesday I shared these dresses.  Today is...

Last but not least...
Day 5 - Dress 5

My mom made this dress out of a pillowcase she found at goodwill.  Have you ever found anything great at goodwill?  My mom finds things all the time.

And the back...

So pretty!

 The sleeves and the bottom band is made with a pink sparkly fabric.

That is the last of the 5 dresses my mom made.  Which one is your favorite?

Here is a recap...
Day 1 - Dress 1
Day 2 - Dress 2
Day 3 - Dress 3
Day 4 - Dress 4
Day 5 - Dress 5

Dress #4 - Cinderella

Tuesday I shared these dresses.  Today is...

Day 4 - Dress 4

This Cinderella fabric I purchased the weekend after Thanksgiving.  I wrote yesterday about the width of character fabric.  For this Cinderella fabric I only purchased what the pattern had suggested for the size I was looking for (not knowing that the width was different).  My mom had to adjust the pattern a bit while cutting the fabric.  This dress is a bit narrower than the other. 

 My mom added this adorable eyelet to the bottom with pleats on each side.

 And she added the mini fringe I bought from Pick Your Plum to the front. 

So pretty!

Can't wait to show you the rest of these dresses.  Tomorrow will be the 5th and last dress.

Dress #3 - Purple Princess

Tuesday I shared these dresses.  Today is...

Day 3 - Dress3
The weekend after Thanksgiving I went to Joann's and found this material.  **A little side note about the material.  Turns out that 'character' fabric isn't the normal width.  It is actually a couple inches shorter, so when you read patterns you may need to keep that in mind.  I bought more of this fabric than the other because of the repeating pattern was so large.  I am glad I did.  

I absolutely LOVE this fabric.  I love how all the princess look clear.

 She added regular pom pom fringe on the bottom.

 And mini pom pom fringe to the sleeves.  I bought both through Pick Your Plum.

Can't wait to show you the rest of these dresses.  Tomorrow will be Dress #4.

Dress #2 - Rapunzel Pillowcase Dress

Tuesday I shared these dresses.  Today is...

Day 2 - Dress 2

Remember this Rapunzel Pillowcase dress my mom made last spring?  Well, I found another pillowcase and asked my mom to make another dress.  ;)

This is the pillowcase I purchased from KMart.  They didn't have it at mt local KMart so I bought it on-line and had it shipped to the store.  ;)  Just want to let you know he material was really thin so my mom lined the dress.  

Here is the front.

And this is the back of the dress.

Another look at the back...princess charming.

The sleeves and pleated ruffle at the bottom are made from a satiny material.  So soft.

My mom also added mini pom pom fringe that I bought from Pick Your Plum.  LOVE pom pom fringe.

LOVE it!!

Can't wait to show you the rest of these dresses.  Tomorrow will be Dress #3.

Dress #1 - Yellow Princess Dress

Yesterday I shared these dresses and promised to share each one individually starting today.

Day 1 - Dress 1 

This one is made out of a princess sheet my mom found at goodwill.  She used this pattern I sent her to make it.

 She also found the lace at goodwill.

 Lily absolutely LOVES the lace!!

So sweet.

Can't wait to show you the rest of these dresses.  Tomorrow will be Dress #2.

Wordless Wednesday - 5 Disney Dresses

I have said it many times, I have an obsession with material, cute clothes and embellishments.  Add Disney to the equation and Eek....cuteness!!

So when I opened up this package my mom sent me last week, I squealed in delight.  Yep, I wish I were 6 again so I could wear these adorable little dresses.  Lily LOVES all of them, too!

2 she made from Pillowcases (I bought 1 and she found 1 at goodwill), 2 are made of material I bought back in Nov and 1 is made from a sheet she also found at goodwill.  Because each one is soooo cute and have unique details, I am going to do a new blog post about each one separate over the next 5 days.

BTW, Woot Woot to my MOM!!  She just broke 12,200 followers last night over on Pinterest!!  She finds and pins the coolest ideas.

Day 1 - Dress 1
Day 2 - Dress 2
Day 3 - Dress 3
Day 4 - Dress 4
Day 5 - Dress 5

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