Dance Cover-ups

I made two dance cover-ups for "The Two Girls" as dance recital gifts.

I found two button down men shirts.

 

I attached zebra fur to the collar of the shirt. (this was scrap from another project)

Folded fur over collar and stitched.

Cut buttons off to save for another project.

I sewed part of a pink boa around the zebra collar and wide ribbon down both side of the front where the buttons were. (strong fabric glue can be used instead)

I used fabric markers to personalize with their names.

I sprayed fabric glitter all over shirt to make it sparkle.

I turned the sleeves up and applied fabric glue to attach bows .

Fabric glue was also used to attach a big flower.

The girls loved their cover-ups!!

Rather, clothe yourselves with the Lord Jesus Christ, and do not think about how to gratify the desires of the sinful nature.  Romans13:14

Bandanna Dress

Bandanna dress I made for my nieces 1st Birthday!

Sons are a heritage from the LORD, children a reward from Him.  Psalm 127:3

Follow instructions to make your own 

bandanna dress for little money and little time! 

This dress was made in the car on the way to dance. Sewn by hand it only took a couple of hours.

Just imagine how quickly it could be "whipped up" if sewn by machine!!

Place one bandanna on top of the other with right sides together.

Fold bandannas in half and cut a horseshoe shape into one corner. (This makes the arm hole) Then unfold. Next sew left sides together up to armhole and then the right sides up to the arm hole.

To make armhole facing  cut small notches in curve of armhole. Then turned over twice and stitched to avoid fraying. (bias tape could be used instead)

Fold the fabric at the top between the arm holes to make a casing. (I used the squares as a guide to fold on.)

The fabric only needs to be folded once since bandannas come hemmed!! After fabric is folded sew at bottom of fold to make a casing.

 Attach a safety pin to the end of a ribbon and feed it through the casing. Doesn't matter the size of ribbon. (I used wide.)

By now there should be two casings and each has a ribbon fed through. (I used two different ribbons because that's what I had on hand)

After feeding both ribbons through each casing turn dress inside out and tie the ribbons together to complete the neck hole.

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Wha~La!! Bandanna dress complete!! Unlike most dresses, this one doesn't need hemming.

 

 

 

BANDANNAS COME HEMMED!! :) 

What a time saver!!!

This is a hair bow on a headband I made a while back. It just happened to match!  (Instructions not included)

Blueberry Muffins with a Streusel Topping

This is a wonderful recipe that I modified from my Southern Living Cookbook. I like the streusel topping, it reminds me of my childhood. We ate coffee cake for breakfast on our many camping trips. I like pictures, so I included a bunch. I think every cookbook should be full of pictures so we know what the final product should . . .sorta, kinda, hopefully look like!

 TIME SAVING TIP

Make a double batch and stick what you won't eat in the freezer.

This will save time in the long run. 

You make the mess once, but can have twice as many muffins!

Muffins freeze, thaw, and reheat nicely.

Pack them frozen in a lunch box and they not only help keep the other food cool, 

but are usually thawed by they time you're ready to eat them.