Remember the jeans I refashioned into a pencil skirt for me a couple of days ago? Well, here they are again! I really liked the nice big hem on these jeans and knew as soon as I started the skirt refashion for me that I wanted to do a toddler skirt for Arden. How handy that Homemade by {…Continue Reading}
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I have a pair of jeans I got in a post-baby attempt to be a little more current, but every time I wear them I spend the entire day hiking them up. I’ve begun referring to them as my “just say no to crack” jeans. So, into the refashion pile they went. I’ve seen a {…Continue Reading}
My first feature! And I’m beginning to see a trend to what I’m working on… It’s fall! I love fall in Michigan, though today is a bit dreary. All the better to stay inside and create cute things and post about them!    I’ve been making these pinafore tops all summer. With the onset of fall and {…Continue Reading}
I’m trying to get things figured out early enough to make Arden’s Halloween costume this year. In the running are: Maybe it’s because the model looks a little like Arden, but I can so totally see this! Plus, she could probably wear the skirt and shirt after halloween if I remove the suspenders. Plus, it {…Continue Reading}
Cuorduroy season is apon us! I found a cute apple print cuorduroy and then I found this really cute pattern for a jumper. Have I said how much I love my new sewing machine? It sews on buttons! Not that they’re that difficult, but seriously? It sews on buttons! The pattern for the view I {…Continue Reading}
This project started percolating after I had gone through the bins of my pre-pregnancy clothes for like the third time, trying to see if any of my favorites would fit. A depressing task. I know I have about 20 or so pounds to lose, but I also need to face facts that things just aren’t ever going to be {…Continue Reading}
This weekend, Arden and I attended a friend’s Annual End of Summer BBQ. We got to take a break from the demolition, and Arden got to hang out with her friend Hannah. I dressed Arden in one of her little pinafores – one of the products I plan to sell on Etsy. I think they’re {…Continue Reading}
One of my intended products for my eventual Etsy store Jennuine Design will be reversable pinafore tops. I’ve made several for Arden and one as a gift for a friend and they sew up very quickly. Arden’s nursery is ladybug-themed, so my mom was eyeing up all the novelty prints at Joanne’s, but I wasn’t going {…Continue Reading}
So, this is where I’m supposed to say something incredibly witty about myself and why I’m starting this blog. Well. Umm. Here goes nothing. Can’t promise witty, but it will be about me and why I’m starting this blog I’m a 30-something mother to Arden, my adorable little girl who I love more than my arms can {…Continue Reading}
