Celebrate the Season of Cozy with new placemats! A little ric rac trim makes them extra cute. These are square so you can use them as napkins too if you feel like it. Why not? Get the DIY Ric Placemats and Napkins Tutorial after the jump…
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DIY Denim Knickers
The other day I casually mentioned to my outrageously generous mother that all of Clare’s pants were now highwaters. “Oh, how I wish Clare had some new pants that fit” I said. To which my clever mother replied, “You should make knickers out of them, she can wear them with adorable patterned tights as an alternative to a skirt. ” You’re thinking my mom is brilliant, I know. Well the only problem is that I’m afraid of sewing a button hole. In fact, I just learned that you need a special foot for your sewing machine to make a button hole. So… if you know how to make a button hole, then stop here and go make your toddler an adorable pair of knickers out of too-short jeans…
If you are sewing-machinally-challenged, like me, stick around after the jump for a little adventure in knicker making…
Mexico City Inspiration
COLOR! FAMILY! ART! PASSION! HISTORY! The locals call it DF, short for Distrito Federal. From the upscale Colonio Polanco to the Art Deco architecture of the Condessa to the canals at Xochimilco to Diego Rivera’s studio to the Coyoacan markets to the beaux arts Colonio Roma to the Zocalo in the historic center…I could go on forever about the special charms of every nook and cranny of the world’s largest city. I can’t wait until Scarlet is a little older and we can go back with her. Before she came along, after our third pregnancy loss, my husband and I were worn and battered and needed a jolt to our systems; laying on the beach wallowing in cocktails didn’t seem like the thing to do. So we picked up and took off to Mexico City for a long weekend; we returned renewed. The city reverberates with activity and overflows with riches of art & architecture; it zings and inspires. And, bonus: it’s really inexpensive to travel in style! Here are some bright and cheery DF pictures to inspire a vibrant yet cozy home this season! If you want more, definitely check out ABCDF.
Scarlet’s Baby Basket Crib DIY
Like mother, like daughter. Here Miss S recycles a basket (from Jacinda’s shower gift to me) to create her own makeshift baby crib:
DIY Cozy Embroidered Clock
This started out as a simple project. I was going to turn a stretched piece of fabulous fabric into a clock with a ready-made clock kit. Then I considered spray painting the numbers white. Then I thought… I could embroider the numbers! So here we are a few weeks later. Ever have one of those projects? And in the end I think that I would have like the original idea better. Still cute tho, and Clare will dig that it is tea party related.
Instructions after the jump…
Acorn Squash Puree
I whipped up a batch of delicious acorn squash puree for Quinn today. It is so sweet, so creamy, so easy and… dare I say… so cozy. You will feel like Mother of the Year for making this. Everyone wins.
Embarrassingly simple recipe after the jump…
DIY Cornice/ Pelmet How-to
Delicious Homemade Chai
In honor of the Season of Cozy I present to you this unbelievably delicious homemade chai! Reader Desiree blogs adorableness over at So Fawned but in a past life she worked at an indian restaurant (yum!) and learned the secret to making your very own chai…with all natural ingredients it’s just so much cozier then the sugary powder you get at many coffee shops. And seriously, could it be any prettier? Click here to get her recipe!