Project Run and Play- Week One Sew Along

This week starts the first week in Project Run and Play. I don't know too much about it, but loved the themes they had going on so I decided to try to sew along for this one. I am not sure I can do the rest but this theme was F-U-N.

 The theme was "Inspired by Art."
"Choose an artist, art movement, or artwork and create a children's look inspired by your choice."

 Not only do I love art, but I love history and I love a challenge.

I have always liked Pablo Picasso. Really just liked, not so much love. He was pretty amazing. I can identify with him as he changed so much throughout his creative career. I feel like I have changed creatively so much in the last few years.

Anywho, when I came across this painting I thought it might just be perfect for this weeks theme.
It is called "Woman in a green hat"

He painted it in 1947.

 

What else came out in full force in the 1940's?



 None other then the fantastic peplum top/skirt.

This all fell together nicely because I have been wanting to try to make a dress/top with a peplum skirt.

Here were my results.

The "Pablo Inspired Peplum."
 

 

I just so happened to have a few fat quarters left of some if this Amy Butler fabric and it was the perfect color to go with my inspiration. I paired it with black for the underskirt which is connected to the top, (so you could say this is a dress; one of those tricky, is it a dress or a top outfits??!!) and used the black on the back for some contrast. There is also a pretty detail in the front, with the added contrasting yolk. The back also has some spiffy patchwork across the bottom of the peplum. And the back bodice closes with a cute overlay. 
 

 

Coincidentally green is a HUGE color this season.

 

Total win, win!
 

 

What do ya think!??

Not to shabby for my first sew along-ish type thing! (Don't mind her she is just doing her "Top Model" pose.)

My smashing model really liked this style too! See, here is that spiffy patchwork I was telling you about....

 

 I might just need to make another one in a more "Hannah" color, aka, pink or something of the sort, so she will actually wear it!
 

L

 

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No Mess Easter Egg Decorating

We found an awesome way to decorate eggs this year. Most importantly with NO MESS! I am not a big fan of the get a hundred cups out, and make a huge mess situation.

 I also have to admit, I am kind if a slacker when it comes to doing Easter stuff. Not sure why I slack off. Maybe because I am a partial holiday scrooge. - I know, who knew? I love holidays but they always seem to be so much work for this working mamma of two. So I need short cuts!!!

 

I did make an Easter wreath for the front door, so that's that, and we also made these awesome eggs!

Here is how we did it!



All you do is make small designs on your egg. Or really draw ANYTHING you want!



That's IT!
 I find that if you want a more sophisticated egg that you should just repeat one pattern and use one color.

 

Perfect for the 4-6 age group, and up! I LOVED this project!
And so did my 5 year old...



Hannah and I were arguing over who would do the last egg.



We used permanent markers so if you do try this with little, little kids, see if washable markers work.
Daddy even did an egg with us....see....

.... His choice of "pattern" Humpty Dumpty.



Be careful though, we had one casualty. :(



Aren't they cute?



Hannah insisted on doing one with "ocean creatures and mermaids."



So much fun and NO MESS!

PS- The BIC Permanent markers were on sale at Target this week. $5.99 for this whole pack (14 total) and the colors and brightness were awesome!

 

Happy Decorating!

 

L

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Half & Half Leggings

The other day I saw some kids leggings online that were so cute. I have NO idea what they are really called. They were just leggings but the bottom half of them was a different fabric and made them look like leg warmers.  They were embellished with little buttons on the side too.

Genius idea!

 I thought,

 

"MY GIRL HAS TO HAVE THOSE!"

Right?

 

 

THEN,...
 

like Gru says "LIGHTBULBBBBBBBBB" in Despicable Me, I had an idea. (insert song Fun, Fun, Fun)...
 

 

I literally JUST cleaned out my closet and was about to give away this wretched red and navy striped turtle-neck shirt thing. I'm not sure when it was "in style" but it was about to get a new home, G.
Willy. Sick. What is that shirt even? Yowza!





AND I remembered that Hannah was "playing the kitty" at school and got a hole in some of her good black GAP leggings. I was SO not happy about that.
See:

 

This was the perfect scenario. I have all of the stuff I need to make some of these cute leggings that look like your kid is wearing leg warmers but without the extra layer! Just built in cuteness. You all know I love accessories but sometimes leg warmers on top of leggings are too hot for little girls who run and play all day!

 This literally took me 15 minutes. It would have taken less if I didn't have to watch a manic 9 month old who was crawling all over the house at the time.

  

 

All I did was cut off the bottom half of the leggings that had a hole in them. Then I matched the part I cut off to the sleeves on the shirt, and cut the sleeves the same length. Then, I just sewed right sides together, matching up raw edges. I used a tight zig zag stitch b/c I was working with knit.
 Crazy stuff I tell ya! - Slips all over the place!

 (Oh and I forgot to mention the sleeves were the perfect width for the leggings. If you end up trying this and your kid is smaller you might need to find a long sleeve shirt that has sleeves that match the width of your kids leggings.)

 It was perfect because the hem on the sleeves were already done for me- no extra step there for this mamma!


 

Once done, I sewed on the buttons by hand, (I let the kiddo pick the thread color so she could contribute) and had some awesome new leggings! We named them the Half & Half Leggings.
You will come to find out, that around our house normal things get wild and crazy, wacky names. That's how we roll.  

Now I kinda want to go threw all of her leggings and make them all look like this..... hmmm... better wait until she gets holes in them again, right? We'll see!

 SO
 

 

 

DARN

 

 

  

CUTE!!!


Here she is giving the camera some tude.


XOXO- L

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