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simple toddler shirt makeover

simple toddler shirt makeover

Would you believe that this… And this… Are the same shirt and that it only took two simple steps to give it a makeover? Call me a one hit wonder if you want to, but after dying it with some Rit dye (in Navy) I used the same method that I used to lengthen my […]

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easiest toddler apron ever!

easiest toddler apron ever!

This past weekend we went to a Pioneer Day celebration and of course I knew the hubby and I had plenty to wear since we just got back from our Pioneer trek reenactment, and I knew I could put something together pretty easily from my little dove’s closet for him to wear, but my little […]

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'a long road' portable car mat

‘a long road’ portable car mat

I made another portable car mat for one of my son’s friends. I wanted to try a little something different though and was inspired by some different pins on Pinterest of roads drawn onto paper or made with maskign tape, then placed over stairs for the cars to drive up “mountains” (of course, I never […]

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‘about town’ portable car mat

A couple of weeks ago my little dove was invited to a birthday party so I whipped up a portable car mat for the birthday boy and completed the gift with a Hot Wheels car. I made this one with heat transfer for the yellow road dashes instead of embroidery floss because I had noticed […]

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superhero capes

superhero capes

Here is another cute and fairly simple costume element to make for Halloween. Superhero capes are all over Pinterest right now, but what’s great about these that my mother-in-law made for all the little grandsons is that the material doesn’t fray, so a lot less work for you! You could use jersey material, a no-fray […]

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