My take on the snuggie...

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So I was sitting with my youngest son watching t.v. this morning (does that hardly ever happen?!) and the "snuggie" commercial came on. It got wheels a turning in this brain of mine and off to the sewing machine I went. I figured it couldn't be too hard to make one and that could be another Christmas present for the kiddo and if it didn't turn out right, I could just throw it away. After a few mistakes due to sizing circles not being my forte, here we have my take on the "snuggie". My son loves it and it fits nicely.
The arms are big enough for him and it is just long enough so he doesn't trip when he walks (cause he does enough of that on his own, take a look at the broken arm).
For the edges, I just cut it to make it fringe since me and fleece don't get along all that well and hemming it doesn't ever turn out right for me. I was thinking of some little something to go on the back to fasten it but maybe I won't do that. When you sit in one of these things, your back is generally next to something so I don't think its needed.

Twirls for Girls- Wrap skirts

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Here are the skirts I did for the Toys for Tots Twirls for Girls Campaign. I made 8 little wrap skirts for dollies. I was so excited to be a part of this event this year and can't wait for little girls to receive these.

Well my son broke his arm and gave me an opp to make something!

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Sing the song... "1 little monkey jumping on the bed..." Yep, you guessed it, he was jumping and he fell and broke his right arm. He is fearless and I knew it was bound to happen and so it did. First of all, the sling they gave him wasn't comfortable on his neck so I had to make him a better one. Second, he didn't want to wear it at all so I figured if I made a cute one (let him pick the fabric) he might be more apt to wear it. So here it is... He picked the car and truck courderoy fabric we had on hand and I made him a new one with a cushioned neck piece.

Second, we went to have the actual cast put on and it is a blah off white color. Not cool for a 2 year old. And like all moms of 2 year olds, I didn't want it to get nasty and dirty like I knew it would so I wanted a cast cover. What better to use than John Deer fabric?! So this is what we came up with.

Thrifty Fifty Update!

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Here are the teacher gifts I made. I used the free Door hanger pattern from Youcanmakethis.com to make them. Here is the up close shot.

Here are all three together hanging on my mantle.

I also made this adorable little dolly for my niece. She loves hunting with my brother so I made her a camo dress and matching undies. I plan on making her another outfit to go with it.

Thrifty Fifty update... One more outfit done!

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Here is another outfit I completed. It's the same wrap top/dress and oh so easy fit pants patterns but I love it! The skulls fabric makes it so cute. She isnt the recipient of the outfit but the little one is the same size so she is my model.

Total spent on all four gifts so far is a whopping $0.00!!! Yay, I am sew excited that I have four gifts done and haven't spent a dime yet. I have a few more things to make, some embroidered towels and I will be done.

Thrifty Fifty update!! Three gifts done!

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Here is an outfit I finished for a 2 year old. I love the fabric here!

Here is a handbag I made.

And finally here is a diaper bag I made.

I hope to have a few more things done over the next few days. Enjoy!