tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7342676668872827402024-02-21T00:06:08.037-07:00Sweet Jilli BeanzLana @ SweetJilliBeanz.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07187858829897031672noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-734267666887282740.post-51956252380086854582011-04-02T10:44:00.000-07:002011-04-02T10:44:04.059-07:00Got hats?My friend Heidi's husband is a survivor of Hodgkin's Lymphoma. In his honor, his sister started Luke's Lids for Kids--they are collecting hats, headbands, bandanas and other head coverings for kids at Mott Children's Hospital at the University of Michigan who are receiving treatment for cancer.
Check out Luke's Lids for Kids. If you have any fun hats, headbands, etc that would Lana @ SweetJilliBeanz.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07187858829897031672noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-734267666887282740.post-6501475727420327062011-03-12T22:08:00.004-07:002011-03-13T11:26:54.317-07:00Sweet Simple SkirtI think this will be green enough for St. Patrick's Day...right?
This is just a plain elastic waist skirt...but the ruffle totally completes the skirt! I bought this shirt a few weeks ago at a Just Between Friends sale and then found the fabric--I am totally in love with this outfit! (Don't mind the shoes...one of her brand new sandals seems to have walked away after only wearing Lana @ SweetJilliBeanz.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07187858829897031672noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-734267666887282740.post-39456117162870964252011-03-07T23:20:00.000-07:002011-03-07T23:20:45.146-07:00Thrift Store Find to Art CaddyI always see people post their awesome thrift store finds. I never find much of anything, but the last time I went, I left my mind open and saw beyond what I saw on the shelf.
I found a wooden caddy for $2.99. It looked like something that could be useful after a little spray paint and love (of course, it was assembled in the store).
My spray paint skills leave a lot to beLana @ SweetJilliBeanz.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07187858829897031672noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-734267666887282740.post-12879513114662699252011-02-20T22:29:00.001-07:002011-02-20T22:34:59.709-07:00Making a Pettiskirt with a RufflerWith Jilli's 2nd birthday fast approaching, I decided to tackle a big project: a pettiskirt.
I had been wanting to make one for awhile, but they are so intimidating. After making one, I now know why the handmade ones are expensive! I've seen many in stores, but they are not nearly as full (less fabric) and don't cost much less than a handmade one.
I found many Lana @ SweetJilliBeanz.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07187858829897031672noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-734267666887282740.post-77516745858340681782011-01-06T21:41:00.000-07:002011-01-06T21:41:31.351-07:00Happy New Year!Where does the time go???
I am getting laid off from work (along with 100+ other people) and crafting and sewing have been the furthest things from my mind this past month. But...I will be having a birthday party for a 2 year old in 2.5 short months so I need to get my butt in gear!
Princess Birthday Party...here I come!!! I did a few things for her birthday party last year, butLana @ SweetJilliBeanz.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07187858829897031672noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-734267666887282740.post-68501718319922554932010-11-30T21:54:00.009-07:002010-12-01T21:19:14.233-07:00Canvas Shoes with BlingFrom drab.. To FAB...
Every little girl needs to have some *bling* in their wardrobe. And of course, you can't forget that girls, little and grown up, love shoes. This is the perfect combination of the two!
For the life of me, I could not find plain canvas shoes in a size that would fit Jilli Bean's feet, so I splurged and got the Converse shoes.
I bought the Tulip Lana @ SweetJilliBeanz.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07187858829897031672noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-734267666887282740.post-91526344245053796932010-11-03T07:00:00.001-07:002010-11-03T07:00:03.554-07:00Who doesn't love candy corn?!?
I've seen a lot of adorable candy corn-type outfits out there, but I fell in love with Nancy's Couture's Corn-y Project. I'm glad I copied her idea for the candy corn hair clip...people finally "got" the outfit once they saw her hair! I didn't see her tutorial before I did mine...had I checked it out, I would have realized earlier that I did mine upside down!
This really was aLana @ SweetJilliBeanz.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07187858829897031672noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-734267666887282740.post-38541178597336064452010-11-02T20:21:00.002-07:002010-11-02T21:13:54.707-07:00Happy (Belated) Halloween!My little Tutu Tiger. RAWR!!! She was such a trooper when we went Trick-or-Treating. She walked about half the way and kept up with the big kids we were with.
I made the tiger outfit to go under her tutu--it is bloomers...that go up really high. I added snaps in the crotch for potty emergencies. I also made the ears, tail and shoe covers.
And this is what 54 Lana @ SweetJilliBeanz.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07187858829897031672noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-734267666887282740.post-40627382482771868952010-10-12T22:05:00.009-07:002010-10-17T14:40:14.598-07:00Pleated Skirt TutorialWhat girl doesn't want a fun pleated skirt?!? This would also make a great skirt for a cheerleader costume for Halloween!
This is a pretty simple tutorial...if you can sew a straight line and use an iron, you should be able to handle this.
Enjoy!
I cut my strips 3" wide and 10" long. Why 3"??? Because that's the width of my ruler! LOL! My daughters waist is about 20", Lana @ SweetJilliBeanz.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07187858829897031672noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-734267666887282740.post-26158590367412078922010-10-10T21:48:00.005-07:002010-10-11T14:44:23.988-07:00Potty Seat Tote BagMy Jilli Bean is pretty much potty trained, but she's only 18 months old so I need to keep a portable (folding) toilet seat cover with us when we are out since she's too little to use a big potty without her hanging on for dear life. When a little one has to go...there's no time to waste.
I made this little tote bag to keep all the potty necessities--so I can grab and go without digging Lana @ SweetJilliBeanz.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07187858829897031672noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-734267666887282740.post-38331430536356326242010-10-02T16:59:00.000-07:002010-10-02T16:59:32.785-07:00Hankerchief SkirtI had picked up two hankerchief's at Walmart for $1 each. They've been laying around waiting for me to figure out what I wanted to do with them.
I saw the Hankerchief Skirt Tutorial by Creating by Cami and then knew exactly what I needed to do with the hankerchiefs!
The tutorial was easy and the whole skirt didn't take very long to do. The only thing I did different was add aLana @ SweetJilliBeanz.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07187858829897031672noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-734267666887282740.post-64277609303782201132010-09-29T21:33:00.003-07:002010-10-02T20:52:40.816-07:00Craft Fail!Can we say craft fail???
This beanie was so quick and easy to put together. The Creative Maven did a great job with her tutorial.
I used some heavier knit to make the hat--and it was still too hot and my Jilli Bean did not want to wear it...some day the weather will cool off.
I decided to be brave and bleach the letter "J" on the hat (my first experience doing this). Cute...Lana @ SweetJilliBeanz.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07187858829897031672noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-734267666887282740.post-29040350428845240422010-09-28T16:54:00.010-07:002010-10-05T22:00:50.405-07:00Tiered Ruffled SkirtAre you afraid of this contraption???
I love my ruffler. Sure, it has caused me my fair share of frustrations (primarily, soon after I got it I realized that I needed to use a pliers to tighten the screw holding the needle as it kept loosening)...and I went through more needles that I care to count (I sometimes forget to move the needle over a little...therefore resulting in a Lana @ SweetJilliBeanz.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07187858829897031672noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-734267666887282740.post-57332994244312193802010-09-26T00:36:00.010-07:002010-10-02T20:54:04.984-07:00Scrub Hat Tutorial***This is my first tutorial, so I hope it is clear! ***
Give your favorite scrub tech / OR nurse / food service worker / anyone else who wears a scrub hat, some love and make them their own scrub hat!
Here are instructions on how to make a scrub hat for someone who has medium to long hair. If you leave off the ties, it can be used by someone who doesn't need to hold their hair back.
Lana @ SweetJilliBeanz.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07187858829897031672noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-734267666887282740.post-44988083931491763462010-09-23T20:44:00.000-07:002010-09-23T20:44:58.408-07:00Hanky Hem Dress
I'm participating in The Creative Maven's Sew 5 Challenge. This is project #1...although I have done a few others and ran out of fabric on another--just need to get photos together.
After putting way too much thought into how to do the hanky hem...I finally found a tutorial that made me think I am losing my mind. What I tried so hard to imagine...turned out to be a square. DUH!Lana @ SweetJilliBeanz.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07187858829897031672noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-734267666887282740.post-90488584394509631442010-09-13T22:09:00.000-07:002010-09-13T22:09:24.740-07:00The Sew 5 Challenge
I am going to participate in The Creative Maven's Sew 5 Challenge. I just have to post 5 sewing related projects by September 30th. That should be easy...right?
I attempted to clean up my sewing room tonight...attempted is the key word. At least I organized the fabric I plan to work with soon. We'll see what I can come up with!Lana @ SweetJilliBeanz.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07187858829897031672noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-734267666887282740.post-8546579679586347322010-09-12T23:57:00.005-07:002010-09-29T20:35:37.602-07:00Ruffled Knit ScarfI love the Ruffled Chiffon Scarf from Flamingo Toes. I wanted to make it, but didn't have any chiffon and my husband has banned me from the fabric store (LOL!). I decided to use some knit from my stash and make a scarf for my niece...just until I make it to the fabric store and get some chiffon (heeheehee)!
I had some black and red double knit--perfect colors as she is 15 andLana @ SweetJilliBeanz.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07187858829897031672noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-734267666887282740.post-42652652318788743852010-09-12T21:44:00.003-07:002010-09-13T00:10:16.698-07:00Simplifying the impossible task of tracing a toddler's handsI came across this craft project awhile ago. I thought it would be a cute gift for grandparents, but my Jilli was still too wiggly for me to trace her hands.
Since it was Grandparents Day, I decided to go for it and make something like this.
I put her hands on the scanner (she added her face!) and got a pretty good image of one of her hands--the other hand had the fingers Lana @ SweetJilliBeanz.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07187858829897031672noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-734267666887282740.post-27481304059029218982010-09-08T12:59:00.012-07:002010-09-08T22:02:35.119-07:00Sweet Little Ribbon Ruffled Booty!A quick and easy way to add ruffles to bloomers without having to hem or serge the ruffles.
Me (about 2 years old)
Jilli Bean (17 months old)
This sweet little dress was crocheted for me by my Great Aunt Hilma. It is absolutely adorable! My mom used a robins egg blue cotton to make a slip for me to wear under it. Fast forward 28+ years and it now fits my sweet Jilli Bean-Lana @ SweetJilliBeanz.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07187858829897031672noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-734267666887282740.post-84700346414348648162010-09-06T22:58:00.018-07:002010-09-08T22:22:11.002-07:00Slipcover for Child's Pull-Out Foam CouchWhat little one wouldn't love a pull-out couch to lounge on???
I love the idea...but I hated the patterns I had to choose from. To begin, my living room is filled with toys, so the last thing I wanted to add was a piece of furniture that had cartoon characters all over it (no offense). My Jilli Bean is still too young to really care (however, I think she has a crush on Diego from Go, Lana @ SweetJilliBeanz.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07187858829897031672noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-734267666887282740.post-49385120603703190132010-09-06T20:54:00.001-07:002010-09-06T23:18:00.871-07:00Pretty in Pink!A couple months ago I came across The Train to Crazy blog. I fell in love with these outfits.
I was at a "fabric by the pound" store and came across this great pink striped knit and knew I just had to copy her! I found a similar pattern, Simplicity 5695, and made a few little changes. Initially, I made it into a dress, but decided to shorten it. I also loved the leggings The Train to Crazy Lana @ SweetJilliBeanz.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07187858829897031672noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-734267666887282740.post-10955186644643790232010-09-06T20:11:00.000-07:002010-09-06T20:26:21.400-07:00Hello!I'm not exactly sure what I'm doing with my own blog, but I figured, hey, why not!I work part-time, so one would think I have plenty of free time...uh, no. I find that my crafting and sewing occurs only when my little one is sleeping. Or...if I'm really brave, I'll hurry up and finish something while she is playing--a.k.a. she's playing in the sewing room. That isn't always the best because Lana @ SweetJilliBeanz.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07187858829897031672noreply@blogger.com0