Fairy Tale Month: Rapunzel Braid Project

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dress-up, fairy tale month, Kids, Rapunzel hair, Rapunzel hair wig, tutorial

I don’t know what my problem is this week, but I’ve been running behind ever since it started.
Because of that I won’t be able to post our final Rapunzel project until early next week, along with a final wrap-up of our awesome fairy-tale-filled month.

Here’s what we did finish this week: a Rapunzel-inspired yarn braid.

This wasn’t a hard project, but it did take some time.
I got it about halfway done and messed up and had to unwind and then rewind almost a pound of yarn. NOT FUN!
But guess who came to my rescue?
The husband.
He took over the task of yarn-winding and in typical Jeremy fashion, figured out a way to save time and energy while doing so.
I loosely followed this tutorial, mainly borrowing her idea of using cut-off tights to sew the yarn onto.
Brilliance.

And now my girls have a Rapunzel braid to fight over.
Not so brilliant.

So here’s the basic idea:

Wrap yarn around two objects that are as far apart as the length you want your braid.  I started by using chairs, but they kept moving, so Jeremy eventually wound the yard around the table legs.  Perfect, and everything stayed even.  I used 1lb of yarn.

Slip a small piece of yarn through one end of the yarn and tie off.  Snip the other ends (so when it’s laid out straight it is tied in the middle).  The tied area is the front of the wig.

Hand sew the top of the wig to the tights (as shown in the link) and braid the remainder.  Voila.

Susannah’s been informing me of my folly in not adding flowers to the braid so I suppose I’ll be remedying that next week as well.

Have a good weekend, all.

Parties I link to: Craft-O-Maniac, Sew Can Do, Sew Chatty, C.R.A.F.T., Making the World Cuter, Skip to My Lou, Chef In Training, Confessions of a Stay at Home Mom, A Bowl Full of Lemons, Sugar Bee Crafts, Funky Polkadot Giraffe, Todays Creative Blog, Tip Junkie, Mandy’s Recipe Box, My Girlish Whims, Handy Man, Crafty Woman, Sew Much Ado, Ginger Snap Crafts, Southern Lovely, House of Hepworths,  The Crafty Blog Stalker, A Glimpse Inside, Delicate Construction, Tidy Mom, Thirty Handmade Days, Tatertots and Jello, Flamingo Toes, Six Sisters Stuff, Naptime Creations

Encouraging Imagination: Pink Princess Cape

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dress-up, Kids, princess cape

For the final week of adding fun dress-up items to my girls wardrobe I made a very pink, very girly, princess-y cape.

I didn’t take any photos of the process, but here’s a brief rundown if you’d like to make your own.

Materials:

1 yard of fabric
1 yard of satin ribbon
2 yards of pom trim
1 yard of feather trim

First I cut the fabric to 32×36 inches and hemmed the short ends and one long end, rounding the corners of the shorter ends (32″).
Fold the un-hemmed long edge down one inch and cut slits in the fabric about 1 inch apart.
Unfold the fabric and weave the ribbon through the slots and gather the fabric together.
Knot the ribbon at the edges of the fabric to keep it from pulling through the slits.
Sew pom trim along the hemmed edges.
Hot glue fur trim along top slitted edge.

Put it on your excited little princess.

Or on the not-so-excited princess…

Seriously, the more outlandish and gaudy something is, the more this child loves it.
Which is why I was assured of winning with this creation. ;)

Parties I link to: Craft-O-Maniac, Lines Across My Face, Sew Can Do, Sew Chatty, C.R.A.F.T., Making the World Cuter, Skip to My Lou, The Southern Institute,  Chef In Training, Confessions of a Stay at Home Mom, A Bowl Full of Lemons, Sweet Little Gals, Vintage Wanna Bee, Sugar Bee Crafts, Funky Polkadot Giraffe, The Kurtz Corner, Todays Creative Blog, Tip Junkie, Reasons to Skip the Housework , Mandy’s Recipe Box,Rook No. 17, the Sasse Life, My Girlish Whims, Handy Man, Crafty Woman, Sew Much Ado, Polka Dots on Parade, Ginger Snap Crafts, Southern Lovely, House of Hepworths,  The Crafty Blog Stalker,  Somewhat Simple, Something Swanky, A Glimpse Inside, Crafty Scrappy Happy, Delicate Construction, Simply Sweet Home, Tidy Mom, Fingerprints on the Fridge, Kojo Designs, Thirty Handmade Days, Sassy Sites, Tatertots and Jello, Bacon Time, Flamingo Toes, Six Sisters Stuff, Sweet as Sugar Cookies, Naptime Creations, Crazy for Crust, Lolly Jane Boutique,

Encouraging Imagination: fabric dress-up wings

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dress-up, fabric wings, Kids, tutorial

Seriously, this month has been such a whirlwhind.

Just one more week left of creating fun things to add to the girls dress-up collection!

This week I followed the tutorial I pinned from Prudent Baby and made the girls fabric wings. 

One pair.

For two girls.

Hmm.

Teaches them to share, right?

It was hard to get them to slow down long enough to get a decent shot so I settled for a shot similar to the original tutorial because it showcases all the lovely colors. (Isn’t her little model too adorable?)

You’ll have to excuse the fact that Madeline’s pants are too big and shirt is too small.

Also that I forgot to iron a few of the feathers down.

Just another day in the neighborhood, folks.

Parties I link to: Craft-O-Maniac, Lines Across My Face, Sew Can Do, Sew Chatty, C.R.A.F.T., Making the World Cuter, Skip to My Lou, The Girl Creative, The Southern Institute,  Chef In Training, Confessions of a Stay at Home Mom, A Bowl Full of Lemons, Sweet Little Gals, Vintage Wanna Bee, Sugar Bee Crafts, Funky Polkadot Giraffe, The Kurtz Corner, Todays Creative Blog, Tip Junkie, Reasons to Skip the Housework , Mandy’s Recipe Box,Rook No. 17, the Sasse Life, My Girlish Whims, Handy Man, Crafty Woman, Sew Much Ado, Polka Dots on Parade, Ginger Snap Crafts, Southern Lovely, House of Hepworths,  The Crafty Blog Stalker,  Somewhat Simple, Something Swanky, A Glimpse Inside, Crafty Scrappy Happy, Delicate Construction, Simply Sweet Home, Tidy Mom, Fingerprints on the Fridge, Creation Corner, Kojo Designs, Thirty Handmade Days, Sassy Sites, Tatertots and Jello, Bacon Time, Flamingo Toes, Six Sisters Stuff, Sweet as Sugar Cookies, Naptime Creations, Crazy for Crust, Lolly Jane Boutique,

Encouraging Imagination: Masks

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dress-up, Kids, masks

It’s week 3 of adding to my girls dress-up wardrobe and my original plan didn’t happen so I thought masks would be an easy alternative. 

Except they really weren’t. 
I’m not sure why. 
They should have been.

I guess it’s just been one of “those” weeks.
Things haven’t gone according to plan, and not even in a bad way (well, maybe a few times!), but I struggled through these and my girls are thrilled because now they can play “Lone Ranger” and fight about which one has to be Tonto. :D

The original tutorial and pattern are found here, and her embellished masks are much cuter than mine.
Just don’t tell my girls, okay?
They don’t need to know.

Parties I link to: Craft-O-Maniac, Lines Across My Face, Sew Can Do, Sew Chatty, C.R.A.F.T., Making the World Cuter, Skip to My Lou, The Girl Creative, The Southern Institute,  Chef In Training, Confessions of a Stay at Home Mom, A Bowl Full of Lemons, Sweet Little Gals, Vintage Wanna Bee, Sugar Bee Crafts, Funky Polkadot Giraffe, The Kurtz Corner, Todays Creative Blog, Tip Junkie, Reasons to Skip the Housework , Mandy’s Recipe Box,Rook No. 17, the Sasse Life, My Girlish Whims, Handy Man, Crafty Woman, Sew Much Ado, Polka Dots on Parade, Ginger Snap Crafts, Southern Lovely, House of Hepworths,  The Crafty Blog Stalker,  Somewhat Simple, Something Swanky, A Glimpse Inside, Crafty Scrappy Happy, Delicate Construction, Simply Sweet Home, Tidy Mom, Fingerprints on the Fridge, Creation Corner, Kojo Designs, Thirty Handmade Days, Sassy Sites, Tatertots and Jello, Bacon Time, Flamingo Toes, Six Sisters Stuff, Sweet as Sugar Cookies, Naptime Creations, Crazy for Crust, Lolly Jane Boutique,

Encouraging Imagination: Dress-up Wedding Veils

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dress-up, Kids, make-believe, tutorial

For the month of May I challenged myself to make something each week to add to the girls dress-up wardrobe.

I love watching them put on all of their fancy stuff and becoming princesses/fairies/dancers/etc.

Right now they argue every day about who has to be the “husband” when they play, which prompted me to make wedding veils for them this week (inspired by these).

Dress-Up Wedding Veils

Supplies Needed:
2’x3′ white tulle
White thread/needle
White headband
Glue Gun
White Ribbon

Fold the tulle back and forth and pull the thread through several times, then knot off.

Glue the tulle to the middle of the headband.

Trim any excess tulle from the front of the headband.

Add ribbon trim along the length of the headband to cover cut edge of the tulle.

I made several so both of my girls can be brides; neither has to be the “husband” – and seriously, I hope they don’t think about husbands for a long, long time!

Put it on your cute mini-bride.

Parties I link to: Craft-O-Maniac, Lines Across My Face, Sew Can Do, Sew Chatty, C.R.A.F.T., Making the World Cuter, Skip to My Lou, The Girl Creative, The Southern Institute,  Chef In Training, Confessions of a Stay at Home Mom, A Bowl Full of Lemons, Sweet Little Gals, Vintage Wanna Bee, Sugar Bee Crafts, Funky Polkadot Giraffe, The Kurtz Corner, Todays Creative Blog, Tip Junkie, Reasons to Skip the Housework , Mandy’s Recipe Box,Rook No. 17, the Sasse Life, My Girlish Whims, Handy Man, Crafty Woman, Sew Much Ado, Polka Dots on Parade, Ginger Snap Crafts, Southern Lovely, House of Hepworths,  The Crafty Blog Stalker,  Somewhat Simple, Something Swanky, A Glimpse Inside, Crafty Scrappy Happy, Delicate Construction, Simply Sweet Home, Tidy Mom, Fingerprints on the Fridge, Creation Corner, Kojo Designs, Thirty Handmade Days, Sassy Sites, Tatertots and Jello, Bacon Time, Flamingo Toes, Six Sisters Stuff, Sweet as Sugar Cookies, Naptime Creations, Crazy for Crust, Lolly Jane Boutique,

{this moment}

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dress-up, family, Photos and Photo Challenges

{this moment} – A Friday ritual. A single photo – no words – capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment I want to pause, savor and remember.
~Amanda Soule~