happy birthday america!! <3

fourth of july is just around the corner and i am super excited! o has a cute oneise that i picked up at walmart that says "i love chicks with sparklers" && k has a american themed hello kitty sleeveless dress that i got at walmart too! i am super excited! i splurged on the kids easter outfits so i held back on the fourth of july attire! but my aunt bought them super cute matching outfits!! love them!

i am super excited because at work we have wacky wednesday. each wednesday comes with a new fun theme! july 2nd is red white & blue day! and i saw this awesome onesie that i am going to transform into a mommy shirt so that i can wear it to work! 

                                                                                             you can find the onesie tutorial here! 

http://dreambookdesign.com/2013/07/diy-4th-of-july-flag-shirt/

i found these awesome amazing flag glasses on ebay for $5.99! i loved them & just  had to order them! i think they will totally make the outfit!

so getting to the fun stuff! making my shirt!

first - (obviously!) buy a shirt! 

second - get ready! i cover the table in plastic garbage bags to save the table! i elected to keep o out of this fun because he still in the stage where it is hard to pry them open! but I did do his feet on the front trying to make a heart. my placement didn't turn out perfect but at least he was still involved!

& another tip::: keep a brush for each color instead of trying to tell k how to wash and dry after each color! saves a little bit of a headache!

third- figure out your placement - either try it on and make a mark to remind you were you want the handprint to go and where you want your stripes to end!  or you can eyeball it! your choice!

fourth - paint a hand and stick it down! and PRESS!! 

fifth - i let the hand dry before i started the stripes. i was worried i was going to drag my hand through it and mess it all up! then i started on the red stripes! 

i love how it turned out and got to wear it today! it was amazing! and i am one of the few who actually has kids at work so i got to show off a little! :))

it's a great start to an awesome AMERICAN holiday!! 

((especially since we are headed to see my grandmother in tennessee!!))

valentine's day DINO shirts

so here goes my 1ST tutorial... this is one of those projects that you see on Pinterest and go... i can do that! so i did! && love them!! i made k & o matching dinosaur valentines day shirts {well o's is a onesie}

i know it doesn't seem very girlie but k loves her some dinosaur train on pbs and figured it would suit o just fine

so... to start you need::

:a printed outline (cut out) of your dino (or any animal or thing for that matter) 

:scrap fabric

:wonder under

:ribbon (if adding a bow)

:heart button (i got a pack at joann's on sale)

:shirt/onesie (whatever your making!)

now what i would & did do was get a square of wonder under roughly the same size as my printed outline and ironed it onto the back of my fabric i was using {there will be a little waste and i hate that but this is the best way i found to do it ((if you know a better way please comment! always willing to learn new tricks!))}
then i traced my outline onto the top of the fabric and cut my little dino out! and that is where we pick up with the pictures - sorry i actually did my dino early january and am just now getting to putting all together!!

::so here are our supplies for k's shirt

::next i peeled the wonder under from the back of my dino and placed it where i wanted it on the shirt

















::next i ironed my dino in place - i left my iron on the dino for about 15 secs
: now this is where you can do one of two things:: i didn't sew around the edges because its a holiday shirt and my kids are only going to wear it once and it won't be washed BUT if you are planning on your child wearing this frequently  and washing it your best bet is to run a line of stitch around your outline to keep it from peeling and/or fraying

::here it is all stuck on
















::i then placed my heart button and bow where i wanted them
::now here is where you can do one of two things and i went the cheaters way again! i just hot glued the bow and heart into place - like i said it won't be washed and will only be worn once but again if you plan on it being worn multiple times then you would want to sew them into place












::and here they are finished!! k && o will be super cute in their shirts!











this was a super quick and easy && possible no sew shirt tutorial that can be adapted for any holiday/occasion/ or just because!!!

HOPE you enjoyed it!! && cut me a break if its not perfect! i promise i will improve as this goes along!!

<3{{alyson}}