Embroidered Name

Embroidered Name

I can't take credit for stitching the A, N, and O. My sis Katherine made the "Yellow Brick Road A" and my mom did the N and the O. I can take credit for coming up with the idea, SANS Pinterest...which is kind of a big deal for me these days.

I also can't take credit for designing the letters; Needle N' Thread did, and I just drew them.

Felt Flower Wreath

This wreath is on our nursery door. To give me some ideas on how to make the different individual flowers, I just searched "felt flower tutorials" and found some images. There are some great step-by-step images to be found! The beads are recycled from an old necklace that my grandmother had given me. The little wooden owls and the E came from Hobby Lobby, and just needed a quick coat of paint. And, lots of hot glue. Lots and lots.

Apron for Kate

Apron for Kate

TMNT baby set

for baby Leo (summer 2015)

Baby Items for Eleanor

The upside of being past my due date! And having a baby girl!

Left to right: The Bapron, the Itty Bitty Baby Dress, the Reversible Pinafore, the Little Man Shoes
The links above are where I found and downloaded the patterns for each of the items. (The pinafore/sundress was actually from a pattern that I borrowed from my mom-in-law, but the link is essentially the same thing.)

Etsy and Teachers-Pay-Teachers Update

Hey there, followers!
It is glorious summer. I went to at midnight, and got up at 10:30. I am on my own schedule for now, and it's glorious. Amazingly glorious. Anyway, let's move on to the purpose of this post. I have been working on my Etsy shop and starting a Teachers Pay Teachers shop! Here is my newest item in my shop--Golden Snitch Earrings! Buy them here.

Also, I have started a Teachers Pay Teachers store! It's called Mrs. T's Classroom. I am working on updating it with items that I have created over the years. It's a new adventure! It will also be an adventure in progress. What kinds of things would you want to buy from either a craft store or a teacher-download store?

Dresses

I used this pattern twice: New Look  6723 Dress

My Grams was also wearing a homemade outfit today! She knitted that! WOW!

Baby Bonnets and Onesie Vests!

This is my new favorite little projects for babies! I originally found the project on Pinterest, and I ended up purchasing the pattern. I am so glad I did! There are so many sizes, and it doesn't take long to make at all.

The bonnets are reversible! (side 1 and 2). This was for baby Ella.

The bonnet below was made for my second cousin's daughter, Fiona. 

This little vest was made from some fabric from Libby and for my little nephew, Henry.

DIY Disney Outfits and Hacks

3 days of DIY/very cheap costumes

The Wizarding World of Harry Potter - Universal Studios
-a Hufflepuff Patch on a Target polo
-a charm necklace composed of horcruxes
-golden snitch earrings
-a Forever 21 bleach designed t-shirt
-handmade button with a button maker

(hint: the frozen Butter Beer is way better!)

Carl and Ellie from Pixar's Up - Magic Kingdom
-a dress from Goodwill
-suspenders
-bowtie
-white shirt
-add a balloon from the park

Snow White and Prince Charming - Magic Kingdom
-a Forever 21 blue shirt - I added on the lace around the collar
-a red hair ribbon tied to a red stretchy headband
-white shorts from Goodwill died yellow with RIT dye (or just find yellow shorts!)
-a red belt from Goodwill
-a Target "Princely" polo shirt
-hair roll (see picture)

Some Money-Saving Tips: 

1) Get a special occasion pearl necklace! Buy a Cinderella carriage from this Etsy Shop and then in Epcot, experience the "pick a pearl" oyster. It was a HUGE money saver! There are other cute Disney items in this shop, too!

2. Buy this Encyclopedia book as an autograph book! The characters LOVED to interact with it and sign their page! The book was a good talking point for the characters. I got the book from Amazon and just carried around a couple Sharpies. (See carriage necklace below, too.) The hardback was really nice and made it a lot easier for the characters to write.

3. Don't buy a meal plan! Instead, my husband and I compiled a box of food. It included apples, a loaf of bread, peanut butter and jelly, capri suns, fruit snacks, granola bars, coffee, etc. We mailed it to ourselves at our resort before we left, and alerted the resort to be on the lookout for it. It was delivered to our room the day we arrived, and we had our own food for the whole week. (We shipped it since we were flying and couldn't bring it with us.) We packed cooler lunch boxes for the parks and then just treated ourselves to a snack and dinner. Shipping the box was 40, but we saved hundreds by not purchasing a meal plan.

What tips do you have?