Dress Up and Happy Mail


On Monday night I sewed a little bit. I've had this pattern hanging around forever and decided it would be fun to make Spenser some more dress up clothes. This goes perfectly with her mob cap dress up stuff.

It was a quick sew except for the elastic. I assumed it was supposed to have a casing, either a rolled one or one of bias tape. It had neither. I had to stretch (or attempt to stretch) the elastic and sew it on. One side is okay. The other is not. I didn't pull it taut enough and ran short. I was afraid I would destroy the fabric if I ripped it out, so I added a small piece of elastic to the elastic and continued on.

Spenser loves it. When I gave it to her, she looked at the pattern package and asked, "Where's the shirt?" There is a camisole to go with it. She wants one. She will get a modified version of it. The one with this pattern has buttons up the back. Not very easy for dress up play. So, yes, she will be getting her matching shirt.


And yesterday I had the great pleasure to get this lovely parcel in the mail. It is from Karyn, one of the most generous people I know. She's been on a soapmaking quest lately and sent me a bar of each. Apple Blossom. Freesia. Pina Colada. And two bars of Chocolate Raspberry. Why two bars? Because chocolate-raspberry anything is my favorite. Hot chocolate. Candy. Mmmmm. She also sent along some large covered buttons so I can make more pendants and some black raspberry vanilla fragrance oil so I can make my own chocolate raspberry soap. Thank you, Karyn. I'm not worthy.

Comments

Karyn said…
VERY cute bloomers! And I agree with Spenser, of course she needs the matching top!

And I'm glad you like the soap. At least you didn't get ANOTHER bar of Sewer Sludge (special edition). I should have given you another bar of that crap just to be funny.
9:10 AM EDT
misschris said…
Whoa! Cute bloomers. Of course they need a matching top, mom!

What a sweet package to receive. I bet it smelled wonderful! xo
11:36 AM EDT
Anonymous said…
What exactly is the difference between bloomers and pantaloons? I wonder strange things. Those are very cute! We'll need to see a picture of Spenser in the whole outfit one day. And what great mail! That chocolate raspberry (one of my favorites as well) soap shoud banish the smell of meat forever. :)
11:37 AM EDT
Amanda Jean said…
those little pants are darling!

and what a generous package of goodies!!!
8:31 PM EDT
Anonymous said…
cute pants. i've never seen that pattern before (okay - i haven't looked through pattern books in ages).

i really need to get busy. we are so into Little House right now!
9:05 PM EDT
Little Munchkins said…
I love bloomers. I think it looks so cute on little girls. Spenser's right, she needs the top too. I can just imagine how cute the whole outfit will be.
9:21 AM EDT
Chara Michele said…
cute bloomers! I agree too that she needs the matching top :)

Lucky you! That looks like a wonderful package from Karyn :)
7:44 PM EDT
Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Reusable Swiffer WetJet Cloths

Image
I promised myself that, when I bought a box of Swiffer WetJet refills at the wholesale club, it would be the last box I bought. Something had to be done. Now, to be honest, part of the reason was to help the environment, but the other part was because I was tired of running out of those darn things. I took some towels, folded them in half cut them into 5" widths. (The towel was just about 25" or so from side to side when flat.) Then I cut two 5" pieces of elastic and serged it all together. Two layers of toweling and two elastic strips. That's it. (The finished piece was approximately 4.75" x 12.") Within minutes I had a stack of eight. Slide them on and mop away. You will have a clean floor and have saved one more thing from ending up in the landfill. Now, if I can just do something about the cleaning liquid ... Something environmentally-friendly, economical, and won't cause further pain to my arthritic back.
Read more

Cloth Napkins

Image
Happy Earth Day! Last year I made a bunch of cloth napkins using the rolled hem feature of my serger. And, while we used them a lot in the beginning, I kind of forgot about them and paper napkins crept back into our lives. (Although, I must admit that paper are better for cleaning up spilled lemonade and for packing in my boys' lunches. I'm afraid I'd never see them again if they were in a lunchbox.) I am trying to be more mindful of our waste. I find myself asking, "Can I reuse, reduce, recycle, or repurpose this?" about every thing. I recently discovered our town has a receptacle just for paper recycling. That makes me giddy. We get tons of papers from school, so now I can load it up and drop them off at town hall. So, in honor of Earth Day, I am giving away this set of six cloth napkins. They are made from thrifted, vintage (therefore repurposed) sheets that are leftovers from various projects. If you'd like a chance to win them, please leave a comment on ...
Read more