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CD Player Belt

  • July 17, 2011

My sons have recently started a program called Therapeutic Listening.  It involves listening to customized CDs with a portable CD player and special headset.  I wanted a way for them to be able to move around freely while listening to their CD, so I set out to make them CD player belts.  I didn’t find any online tutorials – most likely because most people use iPods these days (I found plenty of iPod case/carrier tutorials) – so I decided to make one myself.  Hopefully it will help someone else along the way.  :)

How-To: Make a T-Shirt Fit (Part II)

  • May 15, 2011

I have a ton of frumpy t-shirts – mostly ones I’ve received for free – and I only wear them to sleep.  I am in need of some more shirts, so I thought I would try my hand at converting my own shirts to something I would feel comfortable wearing out of the house.  After converting my boys’ shirts to smaller sizes for tee-ball (see How To: Make a T-Shirt Fit) I converted a few of my own and am really happy with the results!

How-To: Make a T-Shirt Fit

  • May 15, 2011

My sons have started tee-ball this year, and were excited to get their “jerseys”, which are one-size-does-NOT-fit-all t-shirts.  My guys are pretty little, so the shirt fit something like a dress.

I think a too-big t-shirt is cute and all, but wanted to size it down a bit so it fit better.  It was pretty easy to do!

Tags!

  • April 11, 2011

I’ve been thinking for a while I need some tags to add to the items I make, and finally ordered some.  I used http://www.misslabel.com, though I didn’t order from her site directly – I ordered from her Etsy store.

I will say that there was some frustration during the design/ordering process, but Amy (the owner) was quite nice, responsive, and in the end, I did get perfect little labels.  Check these beauties out:

Pattern Review: Side-Snapping Poo Pockets

  • March 29, 2011

Yes, I know… the name is terrible.  I’m not sure one should actually use the word “poo” when naming their diaper design, but I’m also equally convinced that super-cutesy names aren’t necessarily the way to go.  But I digress, as this is supposed to be a pattern review.

I cloth diapered all three of my children, but it wasn’t until very late in the game while diapering #2 and #3 (twins) that I ventured into making any diapers of my own.  It’s surprisingly easy.

I am a pattern sewer by nature, so I went looking for patterns.  There are many free ones out there, and some inexpensive ones with PDF downloads.  But I wanted a real, printed, pattern, so I tried the Side-Snapping Poo Pockets pattern.  Of all of the diaper patterns I’ve tried, it’s by far my favorite.