... a little Princess in the making

So sorry for my absence. I have been away

working on items to fill my

new Etsy shop. Plan to open this weekend.

 

Here is a little something I was working

last night and finished up

this morning.

 

She is meant to be worn by a 1yr old

Princess having her pictures

taken by the talented

Mandy Kay Photography.

 

I didn't follow a pattern, created it step by step

on my own and just went with it.

 

Hope you like...

I sketched out a rough yet precise pattern. teehee

Then just sewed a straight stitch around the whole pattern as shown above.

Sewed around the entire pattern.

My straight stitch left after sewing around pattern.

With pinking shears I then cut around the entire thing.

(Oh I guess I should add -- I have a satin and cotton layered with

a layer of that fusible stuff between them. I ironed it to the satin's wrong side)

after cutting around the whole crown -- Carfully!!!!

I first played with a lot of stuff to end up with what I show now.
This was my first step at decorating it up.

and added more girly touches.

and here she finished. The right side.

close up of the right side. I attached a silver satin ribbon

for it to tie in the back. Making it adjustable for different sized heads.

and the Left side.

and the front view.

So what do y'all think?

If you have any questions, feel free to post a question or

email me at craftingwithasouthernheart@gmail.com

 

See more of my creations and become a follower

at www.facebook.com/alittlesouthernheart

also you can follow me on Pinterest at

www.pinterest.com/southernheartt

 

I will be opening my etsy shop very soon.

This weekend soon !!!!!!

 

Bless all Y'all!!!!



For the LOVE of Charity ...

As I am awake hoping through some of my favorite blogs, I came across Raising up Rubies (one of my new favorites) and spotted a website that I just had to look into. Immediately I was drawn into it by the name Dress a Girl Around the World. Not knowing what it was I instantly saw me sewing dresses for little girls to be wearing. Then not to my surprise that is exactly what it is for.

Dress a Girl Around the World site

If you can sew and you would LOVE to help in dressing girls in America and around the world you should look into this. Simple dresses like Pillowcase dresses & tee shirt dresses - those are easy to make up and fast to sew. Just imagine yourself sitting among your friends and all of you sewing a few. Lets just say you and 4 friends spend an evening sewing just 4 dresses a piece; that is 20 girls you will be dressing somewhere. Building their self-esteem.

You are allowed to be creative within their guidelines. My mind is already running with some cute ideas. I have also wrote them to find out if they would be interested in matching headbands, headkerchiefs, and rag dolls even. They mention sewing on pockets for the girls; what about a little doll tucked away in a pocket. What a fun surprise that would be for them.

Let your heart run free with this idea .. get involved .. touch a little girl around the world with something so simple as a NEW dress for her to wear and feel pretty in. Oh girlie I can't wait. :)

Wishing y'all a wonderful day,

May God Bless all y'alls hearts,

Jme