tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-45750362170648557462024-03-13T20:40:56.090-07:00Stitching It UpMichellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04071647947668163806noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4575036217064855746.post-95134100319624832014-04-14T06:00:00.000-07:002014-04-14T06:00:11.208-07:00Disney Frozen Birthday PartyWith the Frozen frenzy going on, it was inevitable that my daughter wanted a Frozen birthday party. We like to throw a big party every other year and this year was her small family get together year, but we ended up inviting a few friends of hers to join in. I needed to keep the cost down so we kept it as simple and cost efficient as possible.<br />
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We threw her party at a nearby park and got some basic decorations to add to the theme. Everything was sold out but we managed to find a few decorations anyway. We already had the figurines to put on the cake. I added the plastic crystals that goes in vases to add the illusion of ice around the table.<br />
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Cake</h2>
I made a simple, round chocolate cake with vanilla frosting. To make it a little more "Frozen", I added white sparkling sugar sprinkles and the characters from the movie.
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Party Favors</h2>
I wanted simple and affordable party favors. I found this snowman box kit from JoAnn's that was half off. My kids love making stuff, especially with foam, so it was perfect.<br />
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I then downloaded a photo of Olaf from the movie and added "Do you want to build a snowman?" to the photo. On the bottom, I wrote, "Thanks for coming to my party. Love, Aurora".<br />
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I also handed out plastic Frozen rings and sparkly blue Queen Elsa headbands that I found in the JoAnn's $1 bin. The girls loved these!</div>
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Games</h2>
We only played one game. It was a "dry" snowball fight. Take white paper towels. Roll into balls and fold together with a rubber band. Ours weren't that round, but you can make them more ball shaped. Divide the group into two halves, with a line between them. Place half the snowballs on each side and give them 2-5 minutes to get as many snowballs on the other side of the line. Count up to see who had less snowballs on their side.<br />
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I have wanted to make an advent calendar for several years and loved the look of the $70 Pottery Barn ones. I found this advent calendar template at a sewing store years ago and attempted to start it every year. I never managed to get to it before Christmas, so this year I decided to tackle it once the holiday chaos was over.</div>
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I'm not sure how much I paid, but I recently put "advent calendar" into the search on fabric.com and found some of these similar fabric panels for $5-$10. You start by cutting out the main panel.<br />
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Cut out all of the squares.<br />
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Iron over top seam on all the pockets and stitch. Make box pleats in between each pocket on strips. Press side seams over in between each pocket, bringing together on central dotted line. I used a gold thread, which wasn't easy to work with, but looked great on on the fabric.<br />
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Press over seam allowance at sides and at bottom of each pocket to enclose box pleat. Tack and hold in place.<br />
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Pin pocket strips and single pockets to calendar (matching to numbered squares). Top stitch side and bottom edges.<br />
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Stitch in between each pocket using dotted line as guide.<br />
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All pockets sewn on:<br />
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Another picture of the calendar with pockets:<br />
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Now it's time to back the calendar with fabric. I first wanted to use a beautiful red velvet but it was the biggest pain to keep still when attaching to the calendar. After several attempts and ripped seams, I decided to use a more durable, easier to sew, duck canvas. I was a little disappointed because I love velvet, but I'll keep it for another project. I'm not sure what is the proper way to back a calendar and I don't think I picked the easiest route, but it got the job done.<br />
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Line up and pin the fabric at the top and right edge of the fabric with right side of the calendar facing down.<br />
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I wanted a 1 1/2" border around the right and left edge and planned to give the top and bottom a little more width.<br />
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Sew the right side. Measure 3 1/2"<br />
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Turn right side out, press making sure there is an even amount of fabric on each side. Top stitch along both edges to keep it in place.<br />
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Measure the bottom edge and cut a piece of fabric 1" longer than the width by 4 or 5", depending on how thick you want the bottom edge. Press 1/2" on each shorter side of the fabric to match the width of the calendar. Place right sides together and sew.<br />
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Press in 1/2" along the bottom edge and fold the fabric upward to cover up raw edges. Press the bottom edge and pin.<br />
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Sew 1/4" from top edge of the bottom panel and again at the bottom. Sew the right and left edges of the bottom panel to keep them closed.<br />
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Repeat most of these steps for the top, except leave the right and left sides open to fit the rob. I used a Levolor decorative cafe rod, adjustable 22" - 40" in length, 7/16" thick.<br />
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I looked at a lot of different apron ideas before settling on this one. I picked this apron because I wanted it to be sturdy and cover a lot of space while doing art, cooking and science projects. I really liked that the child could loosen the head piece to fit it over their head and then pull it tight. Most aprons were loose on top, which isn't good for keeping clean, or you need a D ring or some other fastener to tighten it, which I really didn't want to mess with.<br />
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The Pattern</h2>
I used this <a href="http://www.instructables.com/id/How-to-sew-an-adjustable-chefs-apron/" target="_blank">Instructables tutorial</a> for making a chef's apron. To the left is a picture of my measurements.<br />
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I was making these for kids ranging in ages from 3 years to 9 years, so I made them a little long so they weren't too short for the older kids. They seemed a good length for the younger ones too.<br />
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I drew my pattern on freezer paper, mostly because I had a huge roll of it that I wasn't using. It worked perfectly and was translucent enough to trace the casing. You can also use parchment paper or tissue paper.<br />
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I estimated a yard per apron and had left overs. I went shopping on Black Friday and Joanne's had amazing deals before noon. I purchased <a href="http://www.joann.com/jo-ann-stores-duck-canvas-fabric/prd23683.html#prefn1=isProject&q=twill&prefv1=false&start=1">duck canvas</a> and cotton twill at Jo Ann's for $4.11/yard! I bought a lot of different things that day and the savings were pretty amazing, and there weren't the crowds like at other Black Friday sales. These fabrics are really sturdy for the type of wear I was expecting to put them through.<br />
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After tracing the main body of the apron, draw a line 2" from the arm hole to make the casing.<br />
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Time to Cut & Sew</h2>
Take the pattern and trace it onto your fabric with the long side resting against the fold. You should end up with one large piece of fabric for the main part of the apron and 2 casing pieces.<br />
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Once the pieces are cut, you can embroider the child's name or an image to make it more personal. If you don't have an embroidery machine, iron-on's are a fun alternative.</div>
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Take the casing pieces and press down the long side 1/4 to 3/8 of an inch. This ironing is a very important step that will make sewing much easier later.<br />
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Pin the casing to the edge of the main piece of fabric with right sides together. Sew both pieces.<br />
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Fold and press the top of the apron 3/8 - 1/2 over twice and then sew. Repeat this with the two sides. Make sure casing is open when you do this.<br />
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Fold the casing towards the back of the apron so wrong sides are together. Press. Pin and sew close to the edge of the long edge of the casing. The strips need to fit through the open space so the opening needs to be wide enough to let it fit.<br />
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This is the back side of the apron once sewn:<br />
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Hem the bottom, same as the top and sides.
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Making Bias Tape</h2>
To make the strip, cut a strip of fabric 2" wide by 70" long or two strips of fabric 2" wide by 35" long. These could be made even longer if you want extra long strips. If using two strips, you need to start by sewing them together. Place the two strips at a 90 degree angle to each other. Draw a diagonal line from corner to corner as shown below.<br />
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Sew along the diagonal line. Trim the corner off of the fabric. My photo below shows a very close trim. After some practice, I learned that this should not be so close. You should leave at least 1/4" of fabric from sewing line.<br />
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Press the crease, with the raw edges open.<br />
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Now time to make bias tape. For these apron strips, I was making them 1/2" wide. I purchased this <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Clover-Bias-1-Inch-Tape-Maker/dp/B001703IYW/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1394583072&sr=8-1&keywords=bias+tape+maker+clover+25">bias tape maker</a> for $7 on Amazon. I bought a 1/2" bias tape maker at first and then realized it was too small. I then purchased the 1" bias tape maker. 2" of fabric enter the device and fold it into bias tape 1" wide. Then you fold it in half and iron it flat, leaving you with a 1/2" strip. If you use a bias tape make, use the 1" size. You can also do this old school by folding the strip in half, ironing and then folding the two long edges in the the center crease and ironing again. It's way more work but will have the same result.<br />
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As the fabric goes through the bias tape maker, iron the fabric.<br />
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Now that the strip is sewn, attach a safety pin and thread it through the casing pieces to make a neck loop. Tie knots at the end of the strips so they don't get pulled through the casing easily. The little ones love to pull the strips right out and leave you rethreading again and again. I learned this the hard way!<br />
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Enjoy countless hours of fun activities in these aprons!Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04071647947668163806noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4575036217064855746.post-5961926137434666482013-12-15T12:20:00.000-08:002013-12-15T12:31:01.019-08:00Lego Birthday Party<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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For Aedan's 6th birthday, he wanted a Lego party. Originally, I was going to have 5-6 of his friends over to build Legos and keep it super casual. Our condo isn't huge, so we thought this could get a little crazy. So, once again, we took the party to a local park. His birthday is in November so I always get a little nervous about the weather, but it turned out to be a beautiful day.<br />
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Even though Aedan primarily loves Star Wars and Ninjago Legos right now, I decided to just keep the theme focused on the primary Lego colors: blue, red, green and yellow. It was also very difficult to find plates and other decorations to match Star Wars Legos. There were a lot of City Lego party stuff but we haven't gotten into those. I also wanted to keep it affordable since we weren't supposed to have a big party. I bought green table clothes, blue cookie napkins, red large napkins and yellow plates.<br />
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I found this <a href="http://bigklittleg.blogspot.com/2012/05/lego-party-free-printable-banner.html">printable Lego banner</a> for free that said "Happy Birthday". I printed it on card stock and taped string to the back to keep it together. I also had my son pick different lego figures to put around the party.<br />
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Aedan isn't a big fan of cake and requested cookies for his birthday dessert. I made three types of cookies to make it a little more special: chocolate chip, peanut butter chocolate chip and outrageous chocolate. My husband built a lego radar tower for the candles to go with the racing theme. Aedan thought this was super cool and picked out a storm trooper to stand on the tower and also hold a candle.<br /><br />
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If possible, I like to incorporate the favor into the party. This was fun and easy for legos. We ended up with 16 kids attending the party, so I bought lego pieces to build race cars. I purchased two of these Lego wheel kids and one box of 200 or so Legos to use for adding the car walls. For the bags, I downloaded a free Lego font to make the labels. I also used the font for other signs at the party. Since the Legos can easy roll off the table, I had these yellow plates for each kid to dump their Legos out and build. We drew a different Lego face on each plate and the kids loved picking which face they wanted.<br />
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Most kids were 5-6 years old and this project was a little difficult for them. I made sure there were enough pieces for each set to make a car. It was a little tricky for the kids to figure out and the adults had to help most of the kids. They still had a fun time but this might be better for older kids.<br />
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*I also did the a Lego sign that read "6" that is hanging from the tree but didn't take a close up. You'll see it on the tree in the background.<br /><br />
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This was an easy game to put together. I used a glass jar that I already had and made a similar label to the ones I used for the bags. I filled it up and put papers and a pencil for the kids to fill out their guess. The Lego structure to the right has an opening at the top where they dropped their guesses. I was surprised that two kids came within 10 Legos of the correct number!<br /><br />
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Now for the highlight of the party! We took a large plastic table to make our race track. My husband took this task seriously and got very creative with the tape. The edge even has a 1-2" barrier so the cars wouldn't roll off. We put one leg up and folded the other under to keep it put.<br />
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After the kids built their Lego race cars, they paired off to race them down the track. This was definitely a hit. It created some healthy competition, a little frustration but mostly a lot of fun. They were yelling and cheering and so excited for their turn. There were some big crashes and the kids had to rebuild their cars but it was pretty easy to grab the pieces.<br /><br />
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I brought a container full of Duplo Legos with a picnic blanket for all the toddler guests to have something fun to do. For the scavenger hunt, I took 100 Duplo Legos and hid them around the trees, just like an Easter egg hunt. The kids loved it. They went racing around to find the Legos and the kid with the most won a prize.</div>Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04071647947668163806noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4575036217064855746.post-76355608508088107152013-12-14T15:23:00.002-08:002013-12-14T15:23:45.950-08:00Princess Leia DIY CostumePrincess Leia is definitely one of my favorite princesses. I made this costume last year but still wanted to post it, even though I didn't snap that many pictures. For the fabric, I found a white suit material that turned out to be extremely durable. She went rolling in grass right after finishing it and to my amazement, not a mark. It's really worn in now but there aren't any stains on it. I'm not sure what the exact blend was, but I'll be on the lookout for the same fabric and will post it if I find it again.<br />
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I used Burda pattern 9541 and sketched my own pattern for the belt.<br />
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The dress was pretty simple and I followed the pattern exactly. This definitely was one of my earlier pieces and the edges were a little rough. Of course, she never noticed or cared. She has spent hours and hours in the dress.<br />
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For the belt, the below pattern is the basic design that I used. I cut this shape in the white fabric, not on the fold. There was 2 long pieces of white fabric, each one about 24" long by 4" wide at the edges. The point will be wider.<br />
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I purchased some silver fabric to look like metal. I cut 4 pieces of silver fabric with the dimensions of 4" by 3". For the other two pieces that included the point, I used the center of the pattern and traced the same height but 4 1/2" wide.<br />
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On the 2 shorter sides of all 6 pieces, I ironed 1/2" under. Then, I pinned the silver pieces onto each long white piece, but didn't sew them on. I put the right sides together of the whole belt and sewed the 2 long edges with 1/2" seam.<br />
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I turned the belt inside out which was a little tricky. Then I sewed the shorter sides of each silver pieces close to the edge and going through both top and bottom silver pieces. Sewing it after the long edges are sewn will ensure that it doesn't puff out. So, I actually sewed through two pieces of silver material and two pieces of white. The belt should then lay flat.<br />
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I finished the two open edges by ironing them over 1/2" and sewing the fabric down. I would do a much nicer job of this now, but it got the job done. To hold the belt together, I added iron-on velcro. Finished, the belt was 23" long.<br />
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<br />Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04071647947668163806noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4575036217064855746.post-1708176801494152522013-11-22T07:00:00.000-08:002013-11-22T07:00:09.349-08:00Rapunzel (Tangled) DIY Sewing TutorialFor my daughter's 3rd birthday, she was in love with Tangled so we decided to throw her a Tangled birthday party. To go with the party, I made her a Rapunzel dress for her birthday present. It is definitely the best costume I've made so far. She absolutely loved it.
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I used Simplicity pattern 2065.
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This pattern is perfect, but I like to keep the costumes looking similar to the original, so the light pink and purple weren't going to work. Plus, I figure those light colors will be quickly stained with how my kids play in their costumes. I went to downtown LA fabric district to get the supplies. I spent around $30 on everything. I choose a plum brocade for the underskirt and a matching lilac brocade for the bodice.
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It was tricky finding a matching plum satin to use for the overskirt and sleeves. The one I used wasn't the easiest material to sew, but I made it work. It was a lighter weight than some others that I saw. This dress was fairly heavy once finished so I'm happy this fabric wasn't too heavy. I followed the pattern as directed.<br />
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I took these photos after the dress was complete, but the grommets didn't hold. I had to hand sew over the grommets to hold them in place. I haven't used grommets that often so I'm not sure if there is a better quality I could have purchased, but the ones I sewed were very strong.<br />
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I loved this light pink against the plum purple. I started with the middle ribbon and went outward. I didn't pin it that much at first and that was a mistake. It worked out better when I used a lot of pins. I remember in sewing class, my teacher really emphasized pinning. I sort of blew this off and lightly pinned on most projects. After many annoying mistakes, I've realized pinning is key. I now take the time to pin and it makes a huge difference in cleaner stitches.
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I love this danty, cotton trim. I actually purchased this for $0.25 a yard in downtown LA! I attached it by hand since it needed extra attention and sleeve is delicate too.<br />
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These sleeves are beautiful and the material isn't scratchy. I think this dress could look amazing with the sheer sleeve and be a little more play friendly.<br />
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Here is the skirt liner attached to the mesh:<br />
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I was going to embroider the fabric but ended up buying iron-on pieces for the overskirt. They didn't stay on the satin material really well so a few pieces I had to stitch down. I found these at Joanne's and definitely a pricey addition. But, they looked great.<br />
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The hair took a while to cut all that yarn! But it looked fantastic and was very sturdy. She loved having the yarn wig. We also had a purchased wig but she wouldn't wear it and it got "Tangled" really fast! This Rapunzel dress was definitely a hit.<br />
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<br />Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04071647947668163806noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4575036217064855746.post-44486785352883909612013-11-21T07:00:00.001-08:002013-11-21T07:00:00.796-08:00Rapunzel Tangled Birthday PartyFor my daughter's 3rd birthday, we threw a Rapunzel Tangled birthday party. I made her a Rapunzel dress for her birthday present and so she could wear it to the party. I will link to the tutorial once I post it.<br />
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I loved the idea of a cake tower but didn't want to put too much time into an actual cake. When I saw the donut cake idea on <a href="http://spoonful.com/recipes/tangled-tower-cupcake" target="_blank">Disney's Spoonful</a> website, it was the perfect fit. Aurora loved her donut cake. Some of the kids even ate the donuts! I made cupcakes for everyone in matching colors. I also included the figurines from the movie that I purchased at the Disney store.
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The party was at the park, so decorations needed to be easy and wind resistant. I found the purple and yellow striped fabric in downtown LA for $5. This made a great tablecloth. I used frying pans to hold the cooked hot dogs.
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I found yellow lanterns at Party City to hang from the trees. I used the <a href="http://pagingsupermom.com/?attachment_id=4907" target="_blank">Rapunzel Kingdom Sun Banners</a> from Paging Supermom. These are free downloads that you print, cut out and string up.
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The Get Tangled game was a blast! I measured out even lengths of streamers so each child would have to unroll the same amount. Whoever finished wrapping their partner first won the game. We partnered the kids with one younger child (3-4) with one older child (5-7) and started with the little kids being tangled first. This way they could watch how the big kids wrapped them up. They absolutely loved this. Even when one set finished, they kept going until their partner was fully wrapped up.
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For the Pascal bean bag toss and the Snuggly Duckling ring toss, I used bean bag toss games. Two games came in the set and I covered both to match the theme. For the Pascal game, I used poster board and card stock to make it look like Pascal. The kids had 4 bean bag tosses to try to make it in.
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For the ring toss, I covered the bean bag toss game with blue poster board to look like water. I got 5 rubber duckies and attached them. I already had rings, so we used these to try to make the rings around the duck. If I were to redo this game, I would put something under each duck to make it taller. It was really hard to get the rings to stay around the duck and they ofter bounced off. The kids had a great time trying!
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As a family that loves art, I was excited about having watercolors as the favor. I bought the Rosa watercolors for $1 a set. The Crayola were $2-3 each which was a little too much for my budget and these looked just as good. I made a template in Word and designed this printout on cardstock. With glitter glue, I painted over the words "Rapunzel Paints" to add a little sparkle.<br />
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To go with the watercolors, I printed free <a href="http://www.disney.co.uk/princess/print-and-colour/?princess=rapunzel">Rapunzel downloads</a> at the Disney website. I rolled them up and held them together with a strand of Rapunzel's hair (yellow yarn). I also found braided hair clips in many colors from the party section at Target and clipped those on. I told the kids when they arrived that they could go pick out their color and wear them if they wanted. Some of the kids opened their watercolors and started painting at the party!
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<br />Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04071647947668163806noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4575036217064855746.post-17572210178968234122013-11-20T07:00:00.000-08:002013-11-20T07:18:43.422-08:00Mavis Dracula DIY Costume, Hotel TransylvaniaMy 3 year old wanted to be Mavis Dracula for Halloween this year. I thought this was a great idea for a costume and easier than the Belle costume I made last year. I made the matching <a href="http://stitchingitup.blogspot.com/2013/11/martha-dracula-costume.html" target="_blank">Martha Dracula</a> costume for myself to do the mom and me set.<br />
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For the dress, Aurora had a Carter's dress that she wears with legging that was almost an exact replica of the design. I used a black suit material that was very soft but durable. I only needed 1 yard for her dress. I folded the fabric in half and folded the dress. I then traced the dress and went back to add 1/2" around the outline. I cut a circle piece to match the collar that was 3" wide to add a collar and make it look more authentic.<br />
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The dress was just two pieces sewn together and the collar added on top. This was such an easy costume to put together. I bought the tights on Amazon for $4.50 plus $2.95 for shipping. I ordered the black and red to match the costume.<br />
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The red high top converse were definitely the most expensive part of the costume, but adorable and she will be able to wear them with a lot of clothes. I got these for $27 at Kid's Footlocker.<br />
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I also bought an $8 black wig with sparkly pieces. She wouldn't wear it, but maybe when she's a little older.<br />
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Although I normally wouldn't be inclined to put make-up on her, the black make-up with this costume is a must. I got black nail polish, eye liner and lipstick. She's too young for the cute vampire fangs but I think this would be an adorable addition for kids who will put them on. We had a melt down with the lipstick and she took it all off, but she still looked adorable!Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04071647947668163806noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4575036217064855746.post-36051086967586186192013-11-19T07:00:00.000-08:002013-11-20T07:19:19.054-08:00Martha Dracula DIY Costume, Hotel TransylvaniaMy daughter decided to be <a href="http://stitchingitup.blogspot.com/2013/11/mavis-dracula-diy-costume-hotel.html" target="_blank">Mavis Dracula</a> from Hotel Transylvania and begged me to be Mavis's mom, Martha. This definitely seemed like a fun costume and I figured my time to do mom and me costumes is limited. <br />
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Here is what I was working with:<br />
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Fortunately, I had two patterns that work out nicely for this costume. For the main part of the dress, I used dress B on McCall's 5499 pattern, with no belt. I used a 14" zipper down the back instead of the lace up back. The pattern flares at the bottom, so I had to modify the size when cutting the pattern. The neckline was a v-neck, so I made a change to this. I also needed to figure out how to add that trail at the end. Lots of fun modifications!<br />
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The arms on this pattern don't have the long, droopy look of Martha, so I used the arms from Simplicity 4940, dress A.<br />
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I bought a black suiting material that I also used for Mavis. Starting with the McCalls pattern, I used dress B. This dress has a lot of material in the skirt and the Martha skirt needs to be more fitted. Instead of wasting fabric to tailor the dress, I folded the pattern pieces to narrow the skirt. You can see below how the pattern is folded under. Don't forget to add the extra pattern pieces to make the skirt the correct length. I forgot to do this and had to improvise!<br />
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To add a train, I added 12" of length to the back pieces. I drew the white lines above to show how I sketched this onto the fabric. On the side back pieces, I measured out 12" on one side of the side back piece to match up with the back pieces and made a curved line toward the other side, which would then match up with the front side pieces. When placed together, the side back and back pieces should make a semi-circle to create the train.<br />
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The v-neck was much easier to add then I expected. I placed my ruler on the fabric when folded in half, like the picture above. I cut off this piece of fabric and the neckline flowed nicely from the shoulder on down. I used bias tape to easily keep the v-neckline looking sharp. I used this <a href="http://assets.burdastyle.com/pdf_files/assets/000/291/802/how-to-bind-an-inverted-corner-or-v-neck-with-bias-binding_original.pdf?1330963243">tutorial</a> to use bias tape on a v-neckline.<br />
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I sewed the rest of the dress like on the pattern, except I added a zipper instead of the lace up back. It fit great.<br />
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For the choker, I cut a piece of fabric 2.5" by 14", which should be more than enough extra material to do the velcro. I placed right sides together and sewed along raw edge. Using a safety pin, I turned it inside out. I ironed it flat and sewed along both long sides close to edge to keep it flat. For the short sides, I sewed them under so the raw edge is facing the neck.<br />
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I found this beautiful button at Joanne's for a few dollars. Instead of going for a sparkly jewel, I liked the antique look of this one.<br />
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I sewed the button on the center of the choker and added the velcro. The velcro was iron-on so it stayed pretty strong.<br />
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This was a very comfortable costume. Most people didn't know who I was but Aurora loved our mom and me, Mavis and Martha Dracula costumes, so that's all that mattered!<br />
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This will be my first of probably many Star Wars themed posts. Last year for Halloween, my son wanted to be Obi Wan Kenobi. I'm a huge fan of Obi Wan so I was very excited to sew this costume.</div>
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For the top, I used McCalls pattern 6184. There are two pieces to Obi Wan's top. The long sleeve karate top worked for the inner shirt and the karate outfit without the sleeves was perfect for his over shirt. I used gauze for the fabric to stay accurate to the movie. Even though it looked great at first, after a year of wear, there are several holes and it is really stretched out. I would probably still use gauze, but for those who might like a stronger fabric, you would use another natural cotton fabric or linen.</div>
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I made the costumes as stated in the directions. The gauze was also hard to sew because it does have stretch in it, so pin a lot!<br />
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For the cape, I used Simplicity pattern 5512, cape A. The fabric was a dark brown linen. It held up beautifully. I love sewing with linen. It is easy to sew, looks great and is long lasting. It is costly so I always buy with a coupon or on sale.<br />
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For the under belt, I used extra gauze fabric and added velcro. It was about 4" wide once completed. The outer belt was made out of a dark brown synthetic material I had used for another costume. It was about 2.5" wide. To make each belt, I put right sides together and sewed along both longs sides. I turned it inside out using a safety pin, ironed it flat and sewed along all four sides near the edge. On the short sides, make sure you fold the edges inside so no raw edges are showing. The velco was strong and it held up his lightsaber without any problem.<br />
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We already had light brown pants and dark brown boots that matched the costume perfectly. We drew on the beard and he was all done. He lived in this Obi Wan costume for such a long time! It was a huge hit!<br />
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I found small black canvases at Michael's that came 8 in a pack. I picked photos from past Halloweens to include on the tree.
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For the Belle costume ornament, I had a package of the Modge Podge metal necklace and ring kit. I used one of these for this ornament. The other pieces in that kit were really small, but this fit perfectly for the shape of her photo.
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It was difficult cropping the photos for printing. I wanted to make sure the whole costume would fit but since they were small, I didn't want too much extra space around each kid. To get this right, I opened up the photo and enlarged the photo on my screen to the size of photo I would print. This way, I could hold up the canvas to see how the photo would fit. I could them crop the photo correctly.
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I already had this string, so I cut 2-3 inch pieces for each ornament. I stapled them onto the canvases before adding the photos. This is key! I stapled one after adding the photo and it went straight through the photo.<br />
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To cut straight edges on the photos, I used a rotary trimmer and glued the photo onto the canvas. I then added the matte Modge Podge.<br />
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They turned out great! My friends and family loved seeing all the past costumes and pictures. I'm excited to make the ones from the pictures we took this year.
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1. Jars: Look at Michael's for some pretty cheap jars that come with corks. I paid $1-2 for the smaller ones. My grandmother gave me an old syrup jar to use. I used a jam jar. There are so many options. I mainly look for neat shapes or antique looking jars. I also like a flat front to put the label. Some of the jars I leave label free.<br />
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2. Rope, twine or leather: I had some leather from another project I used to tie around the top for an antique look. I also used different ropes to twine to create a similar look.<br />
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3. Modge Podge: I used gloss for mine but there is also a matte Modge Podge, which I will probably use for future bottles.<br />
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4. Labels. I downloaded free labels at <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lovemanor/sets/72157602788222231/" target="_blank">Love Manor</a>. Since I did these, I've noticed many other sites with cool labels. I printed them on cardstock. Glued them onto the bottles and put Modge Podge over the label. The Modge Podge will keep them labels looking good for years to come.<br />
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5. Ingredients: Some of the ingredients were hard to find. I looked at all the labels first, made a list of which ones I liked and went shopping. Make sure you have the ingredients before glueing the labels. If you can't find something on your list, it will be hard to remove the labels.<br />
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For my worms, I used gummy worms for a couple of years but it was such a pain to clean the jar after. I also didn't really want more candy in the house. I ended up finding fake worms at a Halloween store and mixing them with dirt.
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For the snake jar, I used 2 large snakes with several small snakes.<br />
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For the ghost smile, I mixed corn syrup and green food coloring to make a thicker consistency. The snake oil was just water and food coloring. Next year, I might put vegetable oil mixed with food coloring to make it look thicker. The jar in front without a tag is flies from a Halloween store mixed with water and food coloring. I put a piece of brown linen that I had in my fabric bins and held it on with twine. The poison bottle have different colors of food coloring. I tried to use different colors throughout the apothecary to make it a little more exciting.<br />
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The spider bin was easy since you can get spiders anywhere. I like the bigger ones and if you can get a creepy looking spider, that would make this extra spooky. I also added spider webs in the jar.<br />
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My kids love the dragon blood bottle and I made the water blue for a fun effect. The bottle to the left of the dragon blood that doesn't have a label is cockroaches. This round bottle was too hard to attach a label, but the cockroaches look creepy in person. Behind the cockroaches is a fairy dust. I used fine purple glitter to make this effect. The mood dust is a mixture I used to make my kids quiet time bottles. Here are the directions for that at <a href="http://mycrazyblessedlife.com/2011/10/03/relax-bottletime-out-timer/" target="_blank">My Crazy Blessed Life</a>. I liked how the glue made the glitter sort of float around and not settle.<br />
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I bought a bottle of fake blood for the vampire blood. This wasn't cheap, about $8 but I keep it in there year after year. Plus, it really has the blood look. The werewolf fur is doll hair. Have fun making your own Apothecary jars! If you have any good ideas for jars, please leave a comment!Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04071647947668163806noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4575036217064855746.post-85720726325334395732013-11-13T15:17:00.000-08:002013-11-14T11:06:44.389-08:00Easiest Sundress Ever - Pre-smocked Dress TutorialI love summer dresses. It's nice to be able to have some comfortable and affordable dresses for the summer. For beginning sewers, this is a great first dress that is hard to get wrong! Most fabric stores sell pre-smocked fabric. Pre-smocked fabric is when the elastic that goes across the chest is already sewn into the fabric. I paid about $8 for this fabric on sale at Joanne's. It is not cheap, so look for coupons or sales. I let my daughter pick it out and of course, she choose the princess pattern. They have many Disney fabrics that are pre-smocked and other generic patterns that look great. I made my daughter and myself matching floral ones for Hawaii. They looked amazing! We wore them to a luau. I couldn't find any pre-smocked fabric in downtown LA. I guess they only sell to serious seamstresses!
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Take a chest measurement and add 1" to determine the width you should cut your dress. Cut the dress this width and put right sides together, placing the two raw edges next to each other. Sew the 2 sides together using a 1/2" seam allowance. Finish the raw edge.
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I like to put straps on these dresses, especially for young girls. They run and play so much, I don't want her to have to keep pulling it up. I used ribbon straps on this one to keep it easy, plus, I already had the matching purple ribbon. You can also take extra fabric and make straps from the fabric. I usually attach the straps by hand.
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I didn't hem up the bottom of this dress because it already had a decent hem. If yours doesn't, hem the bottom. You can also add cute ribbon or trim to the bottom.
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And that's it. I wonderful dress for summer!Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04071647947668163806noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4575036217064855746.post-49630430075813473142013-10-30T21:37:00.000-07:002013-11-15T14:36:52.798-08:00Merida Brave Costume TutorialA good family friend loved Merida from Brave and wanted the costume for her 8th birthday. I was excited to make it since we love Brave at our house as well. I loved the forest green dress she wears in the movie when she's an archer, so I decided to do this one instead of the princess dress she doesn't like wearing. She would also be wearing this at the Renaissance Faire, so it would fit in perfectly.
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I used McCall's 5499 pattern, dress B. Most of this dress works well for Merida, but the sleeves needed to be modified. The fabric is a forest green suede. For the look of an underdress, I used a yellowish, gold chiffon. I made the body of the dress just like the pattern directions without a belt and added trim.<br />
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For the sleeves, I cut the sleeve in half, about where the elbow would be located.<br />
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I cut a piece of fabric 30" long by 2" wide. With right sides together, I sewed along both long sides of the fabric, leaving both ends open. I attached a safety pin and turned it inside out.
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I ironed it flat and sewed both sides again to flatten it out. Then, I cut it into 6 3" pieces for the elbows and 6 2" pieces for the shoulders.<br />
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I didn't want any raw edges showing from behind the chiffon, so I sewed the edges on the bottom of the sleeve and the two pieces that will meet on the elbow. I then attached the 3" pieces to between the elbow pieces. I sewed these onto both ends, placing the middle strip in the very middle of the fabric and the other two pieces 2" next to the middle piece.<br />
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I cut 4 5" pieces of chiffon the same width as the fabric. I finished the lengthwise edges of all of the chiffon so it doesn't fray once attached. I pinned it onto the sleeve and sewed it in place. The chiffon doesn't lay flat, there should be extra fabric to create the appearance of an underdress.<br />
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I then attached the sleeve onto the dress like in the directions. This was very tricky but it managed to get attached.<br />
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The finished elbow:
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The bottom of the sleeve:
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For the chiffon coming out of the top of the dress, I measured the length all the way around the border and multiplied that by 3. I used that measurement for my length by 8" wide. I folded the chiffon in half and sewed the bottom edge. I would suggest finishing this now too. Then, I gathered the fabric to fit into the dress and sewed it in.<br />
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Even though Merida didn't have any gold trim on her outfit, I know this little girl would like a little gold to make it more princess-like.
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I added a wider gold trim to the bottom of the dress.
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She's ready for battle!
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I also want to mention that Simplicity Pattern 0201 just came out for a Merida Brave costume. Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04071647947668163806noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4575036217064855746.post-44413179244657461002013-10-29T10:21:00.001-07:002013-11-15T14:36:38.444-08:00Belle DIY CostumeFor last Halloween, my daughter wanted to be Belle from Beauty and the Beast. She was 2 1/2 at the time, but I made it to size for a 3 year old so that we would have it for some time. <br />
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I used Burda pattern 2480 for this dress. I needed to change the sleeves to have the off the shoulder look like in the movie. I also wanted to take up the first layer to look more ruffled like the original. This was my first princess dress so it ended up being a little overwhelming. But it was definitely some good practice!
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I love satin, it's soft and feels good inside, so I choose a beautiful yellow satin for the dress. I used the same color for both layers but the lower skirt had sparkles in the satin. I got the flowers off of a hand-me-down dress and she loved the pink touch. I followed the pattern except for the overlay piece and the overskirt.
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For the off the shoulder sleeve, cut a piece that will fit all the way around the dress with a little slack. For my 3 year old, the fabric was cut 31" long by 7" wide. Fold it in half lengthways with right sides together and stitch it. Then turn it inside out and flatten it. It should be about 3" wide once completed. Gather the center and attach to the dress with the flower covering the gathered stitches. Then attach it to the back on either side of the zipper.<br />
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<br />Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04071647947668163806noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4575036217064855746.post-84870987375433843782013-10-28T19:19:00.000-07:002013-10-29T10:28:24.889-07:00Sports Co-Ed Baby Shower BBQIt's time for a baby shower! My friend was having a boy and wanted a co-ed party at the park. They are both into sports so it was a perfect fit to do a sports themed baby shower.<br /><br />
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We had delicious chocolate cake decorated in sports themed. I made the three flags on top to read "Welcome All-Star Anthony."
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I got the invite and party downloads on Etsy from <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/122161475/printable-party-pack-all-star-sports-for?ref=sr_gallery_9&ga_search_query=All+Star+Sports+for+Baby+Boy+by+JoJo+&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_ship_to=US&ga_search_type=all" target="_blank">Sugar Tree Press</a>. I bought the set that included the invite, water bottle wrappers, favor tags, garland and diaper raffle.<br /><br />
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We didn't get too elaborate for decorations because we were at a park. I did put up a few of these paper lanterns from Party City. They had baseball and football lanterns so we put up 3 of each. I wish they had basketball or soccer as well, but couldn't find any there or online.<br /><br />
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I also found this soccer ball thick paper centerpieces at Joanne's Fabrics for $0.25 in the discount section. Michael's had the cute sports themed rubber duckies, so I pared them for a few centerpieces.<br /><br />
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We served picnic type foods: hot dogs, potato salad, tortilla chips with salsa, potato chips and dip, and veggies with dip made in these cut cups. I took the water bottle labels that came with my invitation set and glued them to clear plastic cups. Add ranch and cut veggies. They were so easy and fun. We had a tray of extra veggies for people to refill.<br /><br />
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One of the other hostess's brought three of these fruit platters. We used them as centerpieces, which we also figured would be a good way to get them eaten. There was a lot of fruit at this shower!<br /><br />
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I love the diaper raffle idea so we decided to do a $50 gift card for the diaper raffle. Mom and dad brought home a lot of diapers! I sent the diaper raffle tickets with the invitations but printed more for the day of the shower. A lot of people forgot them, so they were really needed. I used a coffee container to make the football diaper raffle container. It was very simple. I took brown construction paper and painted on the lines with white paint and then glued it on.<br /><br />
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For the favors, I took brown paper bags, filled them with kettle corn and put these adorable tags on them that we got with our set. As it turns out, kettle corn is not a good idea in paper bags! It was all stale even though we did it the day before. They looked cute, but not very practical. This would be a great idea with another filling.<br /><br />
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My favorite baby shower gift is these amazing burp cloths. These cotton diapers absorb great in those moments of a lot of spit up. Adding a little fabric dresses them up perfectly. I like to embroider mine with the baby's name but you can also do this tutorial without embroidery.<br />
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<li>Cloth Diapers - One for each burp cloth. I got mine at Target.</li>
<li>Fabric - Enough fabric to line the center of the diaper on one side. I like soft. If you are doing embroidery, make sure the pattern allows for a place to put a name. I've made this mistake and couldn't see the name as well as I would have liked.</li>
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The diapers come in 3 sections and we will be putting the fabric over the center section. Measure this section. Mine measures at </div>
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Depending on the size of your embroidery hoop, you may need to wait to cut the fabric until after the embroidery is finished. Pick the spot on the fabric where you would like to embroider and center the hoop over the place where you would like to write the baby's name, initials or message. </div>
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Cut the fabric to your previous measurements. Fold the fabric 1/2 inch on each side. Each diaper can vary slightly, so place the fabric on the diaper to test for coverage and then iron it. </div>
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