Shanty Onesie Dress

Hey guys!!

So you non-sewing gals are going to have to bear with me for a bit.  My sewing itch has returned with the addition of my new little girl... Sorry!  There are many takes on the "onesie dress" out there.  I always try to do my takes the cheapest, fastest and easiest so I wanted to share my version :)

I start with a onesie.  I like getting mine at Walmart for $2... Can't beat that!!  Being that it is still 100 degrees here in Texas I decided to use a short-sleeved onesie for mine.

Next you will need a strip of fabric.  I made my skirt 12" long so I only needed 1/3 yard which I got at 30% off so it was just around $1... Whoop!

I use my serger on the next step.  For you ladies sewing with just a machine, you need to ask the hubs for a serger for Christmas... They are a must!  I added a rolled hem to both the top and bottom of the fabric piece.

My next step was to ruffle one end of my fabric.  I used my ruffler foot on my sewing machine to quickly add a perfect ruffle.

Here she is in action...

Here is my ruffle... (15 seconds later)

My next step was to draw a line with pencil on the onesie where I wanted to attach the skirt.

Then, I opened the bottom of the onesie and pulled it on my machine.

Put the line of your ruffle straight on the pencil line and use a small zig zag stitch all the way around.  I left a bit of allowance on the beginning of my fabric piece to attach it to the other end in my next step.

Once you have made it almost all the way around pull off your onesie.  I flipped the skirt up and attached my two fabric ends together with good sides facing each other.  I then used a simple straight stictch to attach the fabric ends.

Then, I flipped the skirt back and attached the remaining couple of inches to the dress using the same zig zag stitch as earlier.

My final step was to add a little bow.  I love using grosgrain because you can fray check it with a lighter and it washes well in the wash. 

 I made a simple bow using my Schiff grosgrain I purchased from our favorite ribbon supply company...

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I made my bow and used my machine to attach it to the top of the dress.

That's it.... 20 minutes and less than $4 later I have a super cute little dress for my little lady!

Here she is sporting another one I made her over the weekend...

Can you tell by her expression how much she loves it?? :)

And here is another one I made using tulle to make a tutu onesie doing the exact same steps!

Thanks so much for stopping by!!  Make sure to go check out the great products over at Ribbon Retreat!!  Happy Friday!!

~Whitney

Highlights and Winners!!!

Girls!  What a great party!! We loved seeing all of your projects and now it's time to show you just a few of our favorites...

Flamingo Toes shared this super cute Anthro inspired necklace!!

Pretty Handy Girl shared this amazing bench with an even more amazing tutorial!!

I Heart Naptime had this cute take on a magnet board!

We loved this canvas over at Redheads Craft more Fun!

Check out this cute mail holder over at Kara's Korner!

Love these for Fall over at Taking the time to Save a dime!

The Bird's Papaya shared this super cute coffee filter wreath and we love how she used it on this tablescape!!

How fun were those??! It was hard to choose features... Way to go girls! Thanks for linking up!!

And now for our 2 lucky winners...

Our friends over at Gorilla Glue are hooking two of  you ladies up with this amazing product pack!

We chose two winners from every lady that linked up and added our party button to their blog.  Our winners are...

#117 Always in Wonder

&

#114 Sweet and Simple Creations

Way to go ladies!! Email us your contact info and we will get those to you! Thanks so much to everyone for linking up and thanks to

for being so awesome!!

Happy Monday!

I Made it Without My Hubby

Hey Guys!

It's that time again!!!

We want to see any and ALL projects, crafts and revamps you gals have done this month without the help of your hubby!!

We have another great giveaway for 2 of you lucky ladies!! This month our party is being sponsored by our friends at Gorilla Glue!

They will be sending both winners one of these great prize packages! 

Now that's a lot of glue!!!!

As always we will highlight a few of our favorites and we will randomly draw from all participants for our 2 winners. You must add our party button on your post of sidebar to be entered in the giveaway. You can find that over in our sidebar!

Can't wait to see all you girls have in store.... Click the blue button below to link up!!

Here she is... Now let's party!!!

Hey guys!! It's been a week since we welcomed our new baby and I thought I would share her now with you guys!  I ran into my sweet neighbor down the street at Target about a week before I delivered and she asked if she could come "play" with the baby after she was born.  The results are priceless to me.  She is a very talented photographer in the Dallas/Ft. Worth area for you local girls!  Here is her blog!

And here is Miss Ellyot Cate on her 3rd day here...

Make sure you check out Shelly's blog! She was so much fun to work with and does all sorts of pics for you local girls that are interested!!

On that note.... Let's have a party!!

Don't forget!!!

It starts tonight... Around 9:00 central time!

We want to see any and ALL projects, crafts and revamps you gals have done without the help of your man!!

And two of you lucky ladies will be receiving these goodies from our great friends over at

How fun is that!!!

So... Hope you enjoyed the pictures and we will see you guys tonight at 9:00pm!!

Corner Hutch Re-Revamp

Hey guys!  So, Whitney is having her baby today!  Woohoo!  Happy time here in Texas!  Please keep her family in your prayers! 

I'm sharing another piece of furniture from the nursery today. 

No, it does not look like this now but this is before the first revamp!

Here it is after the first revamp as a new piece in our gameroom.  If you would like the tutorial on this revamp you can go HERE.

I didn't need it in the gameroom anymore and I desperately needed more furniture for the nursery so.....

She got a fresh coat of red paint.  This is the same color that I used on her dresser.  I had it matched to the bedding at Home Depot.  I left the burlap on the back side because I love it!  I also had to change the top molding piece out because it kept the hutch from fitting in this corner.  I just ripped it off and replaced it with a 1x4.

I wanted to match the knobs to the glass knobs I used on the dresser so I purchased these at Hobby Lobby when they were 1/2 off.

Here they are before

and here she is after another makeover.

a few nick nacks...

So there is another small peek at the nursery.  It is coming along and I'll share my progress with you as it happens!

A few things:

Today is the last day for free shipping at The Ribbon Retreat!  The more you save on shipping, the more ribbon you can buy!

 

Also:  Don't forget about I Made it Without My Hubby party on September 7!  Gorilla Glue will be sending two lucky winners this great prize package!

So, get those projects ready!  We can't wait to see them!!!

~Ashley