Animal Print kid's Jeggings DIY

I realize this post is a few days late..

Anyway, this is the outfit Diana wore for Valentine's. I made her the cute pom poms for her hair and these jaguar jeggings. I got the fabric from fabric.com. It's a beautiful, cotton sateen with a little stretch; perfect for these pants.  I get 90% of my fabric from fabric.com, I LOVE their huge fabric selection and pricing.

Crossed fingers??! I wonder what that is all about..

Here is how I made the jeggings. You will need:

1/2 yard Fabric (this fabric is 57" wide, so 1/2 a yard was enough)
1" elastic
Matching thread

Most of the time I use old clothes for a pattern. I lay my pattern flat on the floor and cut at least 1" away from the edges.

Here are the two pieces for the back legs. Turn the 'pattern' pants around and cut the two pieces for the front legs

Put the 2 back pieces together and sew the top part. Do the same for the front legs

Turn the fabric and let the right sides face each other. Then sew them together around the edges as above

Then fold the openings twice and sew. Do the same for the waist. Add your elastic and you are done.

 Diana's favorite part about taking pictures is making silly faces. Black & white jaguar fabric/ Sweatshirt from JC penny no longer available/ Red rain boots/ Pom Pom hair clip made by me

This whole outfit cost less than $25. Now, that puts a huge SMILE on my face.

I love LOVE love these rain boots. I bought 2 pairs at $20. Eli got them in blue. The sweatshirt is also another favorite of mine. I knew she would rock it so I got it for just $8.

Fringe

Fashion blogger and singer, Abby from Twist Me Pretty is wearing our fringe necklace in turquoise.  Check out how she styles the necklace here.  The fringe necklace comes in turquoise and navy, these necklaces are a must have in every wardrobe.

Happy Monday!

 

Camo pants & kids' boots at Tiny Dazzles

Today, I did a little refashion on these 'not so cute' camo pants. They turned out great; this little girl of mine makes everything look AWESOME!

I came across these cute camo pants from J Crew for $58

And then there were these extremely baggy pants from Walmart for $3.88

So, in just a few minutes I had the same kind of pants as those from J Crew, except mine were $54 less expensive. Now, what can I get myself for $54? Maybe this denim jacket (currently on sale) I have been eyeing for days and still have some change for a cafe Rio salad:). There is a lot this girl can do with $50

I got some old stretchy pants and used them to draw a pattern. I cut only along the bottom side of the pants

This is how they looked after

Notice how the top part of the pants are about 1/2 smaller

I removed the bottom and waist (picture below) stitches.  Turn the pants inside out and sew along the out side of the pants from waist to legs

I used a double needle to sew the legs of the pants

And used double stitch on the waist too. Then I added some elastic

No more baggy business

I love this little model of mine. Taking pictures of her can be stressful but when I let her do her thing, things turn out very well.

The boots are from our store, Tiny Dazzles. I am so excited to have this and other boots for kids in our store. They are perfect for fall and even winter; and they can be dressed up or down... Check them out here

Just a reminder, don't forget about the VISA gift card giveaway on the blog here. What can you get with $50?

It's a skirt and a dress

I love the color mint. When I saw this fabric it sure was love at first sight and I bought it right away.

Skirt: me, Red blossom necklace: Tiny Dazzles,  Turquoise necklace: Tiny Dazzles

I used my old maxi skirt I made here for a pattern.  I folded my fabric in half (hotdog style). My measurements are 43" long (from waist to ankle) with a 1.5 inch allowance for the bottom hem and where the waist attaches to the band. Waist 32" around (please don't tell)!

Then I got this above. I turned the 2 pieces of fabric inside out and sewed a straight stitch along the sides

To make the waist band, I had another piece of fabric measuring 22" high and 30" wide (notice that the waist band is at least 2" smaller in width, this will make it a little snug at the waist so it doesn't fall off)

I folded the waist band fabric hamburger style then hotdog style.  Here is what the hotdog/hamburger styles look like. Sew along the one open side

Turn it it inside out. When you are done, the band should look like above.

Then you will have 2 pieces like above

Now, attach the waist band to the skirt using pins (both pieces should be turned inside out, meaning the right sides should be facing).  Then hem the bottom of your skirt and you are done:)

Blossom necklace from Tiny Dazzles

Bubble necklace: Tiny Dazzles

Blossom and a Giveaway

Merrick, an awesome fashion blogger from Merricks Art wearing our blossom necklace in mint. Doesn't she look dazzling? I am loving the floral on floral, such a refreshing summer outfit.

Merrick is also hosting a Tiny Dazzles giveaway, go check it out and enter here for a chance to win a necklace of your choice from my store.

Necklaces at Tiny Dazzles

Hello, I was so excited to launch my store today but I had to get an SSL certificate. It's an encryption service that online stores are required to have. It is a way of securing sensitive information i.e credit card information during an online transaction. So, I am in the process of acquiring mine, hopefully it comes soon.

Here is a sneak peak of the jewelry selection at Tiny Dazzles. And a special thank you to these beautiful ladies for willing to help me model the necklaces; my neighbors from our previous apartment in Provo and a mission friend, 143!

Rachel, Ruiz, Rachelle and Heidi

Photos courtesy of:
Rachel Lark Photography
LaRee Photography
Heather Bliss Photography