Polka Dots

Have you noticed that Polka Dots are all the rage lately? I saw this pique fabric in brown and white and knew it would be perfect for fall. This is what became of my fabric find:

Cute little ruffled pants and a matching brown polka dot initialed shirt. It's a bit big on her but at least it'll fit all winter! FYI: In case I haven't mentioned it before, Monag brand blanks run BIG! REALLY REALLY BIG!

Pumpkin Patch Tee

Applique Alley has the cutest pumpkin applique. It's called simple pumpkin and it's my favorite for this year!!

Grab this design for $3.50 and make your little one something perfect for those pumpkin patch pictures.

We went with the cousins! Aren't they the cutest?!!?

My First BOO!

My little Mags is gettin' her Halloween on!

Party Favors

So Sorry, it's been a while! Things have been crazy around here! We are in full birthday swing right now. My oldest is turning 7 on the 8th and if any of you are like us, birthdays last an entire week. We had his friend party this past weekend. I'm going to be posting on that pretty soon on Duffy Clan so check in there soon for details. This next weekend will be spent celebrating with family, and then there's all the fun stuff in between like taking some type of birthday treat to school. I mean, seriously, I'm birthday'd out just thinking about it!

Back to the theme of this blog...party favors. We had a Monster themed party (cute furry fun monsters!) so I came up with one perfect party favor...

Remember those Taggy Monsters I blogged about here? Well...they made some pretty great party favors for our Monster themed birthday party! If you want to make them, go to GG Designs and download it instantly for only $7! I sewed out the 5X7 sized monster and only used ribbon for the arms on these little guys. Everyone got a different one (I made 18) and everyone seemed to love them.

Short & Sweet

This is going to be short and sweet...check out my most recent family blog post. You can thank me later :)

Witch Boots

My daughter came up to me several weeks ago and said, "Mommy, for halloween, I need some witch boots." Well, thank you Rosemary Gulledge (Applique Cafe) for making my daughter one happy girl with this design. She got her witch boots...

I paired it with some coordinating ruffled pants and it turned out super cute!

Remember Nguyen is a children's boutique clothing site that I have fallen head over heels in love with. They have some AMAZING sales several times a year. I recently hit the jackpot at their back to school sale where I got the next two outfits for practically next to nothing. They were in the clearance section, and then the site was having (in addition) a 40% off everything sale. If your kids are like mine and wear clothes that are in line with their age (or smaller) definitely order a size down. I've found these run a tad big.

How much did this girl's pants set put me back you ask? A whopping $11.39! Thanks to Applique Alley's 99 CENT simple pumpkin design (sale) and a free square patch, this turned into one cute fall outfit for Ella Kate!

And this longall for Noah cost me a whopping $9.30. I can't even make them myself that cheap!

This is my favorite! You can find it at Applique Frenzy.
I paired it with some cute corduroy pants and Noah is ready for the pumpkin patch.

The shirt I used for this outfit is a Monag shirt. I absolutely love these shirts as they are such a good quality shirt to applique on, however, if you ever have the opportunity to get one, buy a size SMALLER! These shirts run insanely large. Noah's shirt is a 2 and I have to roll the sleeves up a good 4 inches! I'm gonna try washing his on the hottest setting and drying with the hottest air in an attempt to shrink it a bit, but I guess on the bright side, we get 2 years wear out of this shirt without a doubt! I guess two out of my four have a good headstart on cute fall clothes. I better get moving on the others! Happy sewing!

Do It Yourself!

Lately, I have a thing for do it yourself tutorials. It's amazing what you can find when you just google what you want. For example: I wanted to make a paci clip so I googled "pacifier clip tutorial" and this is the blog I came across: This & That. She does a little bit of everything. I've skimmed through sewing, photography, cooking. I mean, she seems to do it all!! The part I love the most is her tutorial link. That is where I found a tutorial on how to make a paci clip.

Not bad...

There are a few other tutorials on her website that I'm dying to try such as A Christmas Ball, A Hanging Letter, Magnetic ABC's, A Super Cute Binder, A Clipboard, Hostess Apron, and an Ouchie Bag...just to name a few. Such fun things and not enough time to spend doing it. Ahhhh...someday!