Wow I've been given an award!! How cool is that?!?  I've seen this award on a couple other blogs and was super excited when I seen Janelle @ Emmaline Bags had given me this award.  Thank you so much Janelle!  Make sure you stop by and check out her blog. She has tutorials for handbag making, handbag patterns as well as her own handbag shop.  Super talented!!

Not sure who started this award but the idea is to give attention to up and coming blogs with less than 200 followers.  What a great idea!  If you are given this award here's what you need to do:

                                     ~ Thank the person who gave you the award and link to their blog

                                     ~ Choose 3-5 blogs with less than 200 followers and pass it on

                                     ~ Display the Liebster Award somewhere on your blog 

 

I am giving this award to:

Cynthia @ Dapper Duds , I stalk her blog regularly!
She makes the cutest dresses and I'm always super excited to see what she comes up with next.

Johanna @ Making It Well , nice to relate to a newbie like myself. I had never heard of a croquis until I started reading her blog.

Stephanie @ The Petite Sewist , another talented young lady. I mean she made a swimsuit for pete's sake!

Christy @ mystitchnbitch another one who makes super cute dresses!! I'm in love with the Cynthia Rowley dress she made using a peacock pattern fabric. I have developed an obsession with peacock feathers!  

I just think sewing blogs are the greatest!  Sometimes it's hard for me to pull myself away from the computer to get started on my own projects.  I sort of live vicariously through everyone else.

Make sure to stop by these blogs that I enjoy so much and show them some love!

Tell em Shanni sent ya!

It takes me sooo long to make anything! I've been working on this cute little clutch for the past two days for someone.

Followed the tutorial from this blogspot, From An Igloo.  It's by no means perfect!  I think I'll keep this one for myself and make the next one a little bigger.  But before I do that I'm going to get started on the two Spring tops I've been wanting to make before Spring is over!!

After watching tons of you tube videos and reading others tutorials on making your own dressform out of duct tape I decided to go for it.  It's a lot cheaper than the alternative and more true to your size, not to mention loads of laughs if you do it with someone you like.

So next was the actual wrapping of duct tape.  Make sure you wear an old shirt you don't care about because your not getting it back!  I had an old long sleeve turtle neck which worked perfectly.  It wasn't quite long enough so I just taped some extra fabric to the bottom.

 Ryan wrapped me too tight in parts. My arms started going numb and I felt like I couldn't breath at times.  So being the funny guy he is he started cutting jokes making me laugh. It's hard to control your bladder when your wrapped tight in duct tape.  I thought I was gonna pee my pants. After your wrapped cut it off in the back, tape it up, stuff it with old newspaper and mount it on your pole. I used a hanger inside mind to make it easier to hang on the pole.  Also after I had it stuffed and mounted on the pole I took insulating foam (Great Stuff foam from Lowe's) and filled in the gaps.  I just felt around on it and any empty spaces I felt I cut a slit, stuck in the foam tube and sprayed, sparingly!! This stuff goes everywhere.  So 2 hours and a panic attack later here is the finished product......I added some zebra duct tape and fabric around the bottom to make it pretty :)