Golden leggings for a 1 year old girl I made these golden leggings from a thrift store find. When I find something like this I am sometime wishing for a little girl, but since I mostly only get to sew for boys my friends with girls get lucky form time to time. The bow is […]
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Handsewn beanie from onesie Since wind was not going to keep my 3.5 year old inside I was in serious need of a beanie. Baby sons soon-to-be-outgrown onesie (size 3-6 months) turned out to be great basis and it led me from this onesie (can you believe this print?): to this handsewn beanie: For more […]
Girlie fun for a boymom – making a tutu Back in June I won a Bellissima Kids Tutu Kit in a giveaway. If you are a regular on this blog, you must be asking yourselves, why would I need a tutu kit..because YES, I have two boys, and they don’t wear tutus, at least not […]
Easter Eggs – How and Why Most of us color eggs for Easter, or we know we should, but we don’t because we are lazy. I, for one, started coloring eggs when my first son was big enough to mess up the kitchen. That messy little boy is 5 now, and he wants to know […]
5 Hungarian traditional egg decorating techniques Easter is here. During important holidays which bear many traditions I always think about how much of the old tradition is actually being kept. It is more likely for the tradition to last in the countryside than in the big city, so if you’d like to see girls in […]
Drawstring backpacks, one for a girl and one for a boy For Hungary and Croatia today was the last day of the first week of school. I don’t have school kids yet, which is why I can still be enjoying my summer vacation in September, but before I left to spend my 3 weeks in […]
Cardboard camera Ever since we did the tutu photo-shoot P has been asking for a big camera with a lens cap and a display. So we made one during one of the rainy afternoons we had recently. We used cardboard packaging for the body, Smarties tube with a lid for a lens and a lens […]
Cardboard boat to the rescue with help of Makedo …or how to get away from the crocodile in a cardboard boat with spray bottle motor Way back in March, after we made our cardboard plane I was sent a precious package by Makedo to try out. We’ve been friends ever since. Some of our creations […]
Car seat cover fix After 3 years of use our car seat looked like this: until I did this: leather knee pads. My fingers are pierced and hurt, but I love how it turned out.
Clothing made from broken umbrellas Italian designer Cecilia Felli makes skirts from broken umbrella fabric. Taryn of Recycling Zynchal makes Umbrella dog rain coats. And here is a Broken Umbrella Bag step by step instruction video.