Author Archives: Cherie

Applique Mason Jar Teacher Gift

I know most of you with school age children sent them off  a while ago.  School didn’t start here until yesterday.  I sent my little 6 year old to the 1st Grade!!  My son made it clear to me that he wanted to give something to his teacher on the first day.  Together we sorted [...]

Posted in Homemade Gift Ideas, Other Fun Crafts | 6 Responses

Flower T-Shirt (Adding Fabric to Knit)

I bought a cheap plain T-Shirt with the intent to jazz it up somehow. I made a fabric flower a while back where I layered folded petals. I thought it would be cute to layer the same type of petals on my shirt and sew them in place. I think it turned out pretty cute.  [...]

Posted in Clothing, Clothing Tutorials, Girls, Homemade Accessories, Women | 1 Response

Posh Pettiskirt

 I  just wanted to show you how the Posh Pettiskirts look on. They are very well made and really fluffy. My daughter is 13 months and she is wearing the small one.  It fits her with plenty of room to grow. The small would fit little babies well enough for photos and then you could [...]

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Lace Petti Romper Update

Do you remember these posts Lace Petti Romper and Lace bows?  Go take a look if you missed them. I got a few pictures back from the photoshoot.  I’m so excited to show you how they look on! I used Pink, Brown and Off White Flora Lace.  There are lots of way fun colors to [...]

Posted in Baby Craft Ideas, Clothing Tutorials, Girls, Homemade Hair Bows and Sculptures, How-To, Photography Prop | 3 Responses

How To Make a Fabric Flower Version 1

This is a really fun flower that can be worn by baby girls, Women, and everyone in between. I really love this flower! The fabric I used for this flower is Pink Python from the  Urban Angel Collection.  I’ve used this type of flower on the Jack N Jill Hat and on a mod podge [...]

Posted in Fabric Flowers, Homemade Flowers | 16 Responses

Glitter Jumbo Bottle Cap Necklace

I love anything glittery or sparkly. I was thinking a Jumbo Bottle Cap would look great on a Ribbon Necklace.  Then I wondered how I could make it sparkly. E6000 has proved to be very versatile and durable.  I’ve been using it a lot for different projects and I’ve become slightly addicted to it. Why [...]

Posted in Homemade Accessories, Homemade Gift Ideas, Jewelry | 8 Responses

Ribbon Lollipop Flower

I’m sure you’ve seen “lollipop” flowers made out of satin fabric.  If you haven’t, the flower consists of several circles starting with the biggest one at the base, the circles get smaller and smaller.  The fabric is burned on the edges to make it curl up. Did you know you could make these flowers out [...]

Posted in Homemade Flowers, Ribbon Flowers | 5 Responses

Burnt Petal Flower

This flower always gets a lot of comments.  It looks complicated, but it’s not. I used 3″ Mystic Blue Grosgrain Ribbon for this flower. –Supplies– Ribbon Button Lighter or Candle Needle and Thread Felt Circle Single prong clip 3/8″ Ribbon (to line your clip) Hot Glue Gun First cut out some petals.  The bottom of [...]

Posted in "Add a clip or headband" Flowers, Homemade Flowers, Ribbon Flowers | 14 Responses

Ruffle Butt Bloomers

I’ve been meaning to get these ruffle bloomers done for a while now!  Remember these Spikey Pom Pom Hair clips?  I matched the ribbon to this fabric.  Thankfully those bows match a ton of things and we’ve put them to good use. I used Catalina, Orange Santa Rosa, Pink Hollywood, and Green Hollywood fabric from [...]

Posted in Baby Craft Ideas, Clothing Tutorials, Girls | 7 Responses

Lace Petti Romper

You have no idea how exited I was when The Ribbon Retreat started to carry Lace!  Lace is SO popular right now and there are SO many things you can do with it!  I am so excited for my daughter to wear this for her 1 year photo shoot!  I used Brown, Pink and Off White Flora Lace and I love [...]

Posted in Baby Craft Ideas, Clothing Tutorials, Girls, Photography Prop | 18 Responses