Ry-pie's Thanksgiving dress

I wanted to make Ry-pie a dress to wear on Thanksgiving. I had some cute brown with pink polka-dotted corduroy that I was going to use. I started her dress by just winging it. No pattern. No instructions. Just me, my scissors (rotary cutter) and imagination. Well my imagination went a little haywire. I think I got a little too "cutter" happy, and cut too much. I needed more fabric!

So what do I do? I head out - the night before Thanksgiving, to the fabric store to get more of that brown with pink polka-dotted corduroy. Guess what? They didn't have anymore of that corduroy! CRAP!

What to do now? I didn't really like any of the other corduroy they had, that is until I saw this adorable little owl printed corduroy!!! Jackpot!

I wasn't feeling as adventurous after getting home, so I decided to try and find a cute pattern online. The gals at Prudent Baby to the rescue! I used their snappy toddler top pattern, just adding length to make it a dress and using buttons in the place of snaps.

A little flower and some pom-pom trimming. A super cute dress for Thanksgiving....or any other time.

Come back tomorrow for the tutorial on the fabric hair flare!

Cal J's Thanks

This Thanksgiving I really wanted to make sure CalJ could express all the things he was thankful for. I had initially planned on starting November 1st and have him decorate one leaf or acorn everyday until Thanksgiving.

Did that happen?

Of course not! But he still was able to draw/write a lot of things he's thankful for.

I was happy that he took the time to really concentrate on things he was thankful for....

...even this...

Cake. I guess I'm thankful for cake too!

Turkey Dinner cupcakes

Photo by: Taste of Home

recipe found here

I will not be making these.

I repeat. I WILL NOT be making these.

They're just so cute though, I had to share...

4 days until Thanksgiving. Are you ready?