Anthropologie Inspired Tee

 

I don't know about you, but I love Anthropologie...it's probably my favorite store. The problem is that I have never even bought anything there because it's way too expensive.  I would never pay $50 on a t-shirt...I rarely pay even $20 for a t-shirt! So, when I found a  long sleeved tee at Old Navy for $6, I decided to diy my own Anthropolgie inspired shirt for a fraction of the price!

I found an old collared shirt that I never wear and decided to use it for my "new" shirt.  It's perfect because it's made out of a woven fabric, which will not curl up once washed.  If you try this with an old knit shirt, it won't work as well.

I just cut out a few circles from my old shirt:

Then, I layered them on top of each other and hand stitched a little "X" in the center.

 

 After layering and sewing down a few circles, the end result was pretty cute!! And you can't beat the price!

Easter Dress

I made my first dress for Lula to wear for Easter.  I used this pattern.  Even though I had never made a dress before, it was really easy.  I had to have a little help with the zipper and bias tape, but other than that-no complaints! 

I used this fabric from the Anna Maria Horner's Good Folks line.  I love how it turned out!

Here is the model hersself!

You should definitely try this pattern if it's your first time making a dress. Super easy and cute!

Maternity Skirt

I was so excited to find this maternity skirt tutorial last week!  It looked so easy and I loved the fact that you don't need a pattern.  On our fabric shopping trip, my mom and I bought this cute Momo Wonderland fabric, and thought it would be perfect for a skirt.  I pretty much followed the tutorial exactly, except I did use an a-line skirt I already had as a template, but just made this one bigger.  I also like to wear my maternity clothes under my belly, so I did not make this skirt longer in the front like the tutorial suggests doing.  I also did make the waist a little too big, but I figure it will fit better once I'm really showing.  I have never made a skirt for myself before and I was still able to finish it in an evening!