No-Sew Tie-Fleece Blanket

Can't get enough of these tie-fleece blankets this year! 

So far I have made one of each for my girls, one for a friend and now the hubs has requested one too :) Anyone else?! Oh yeah maybe me ;) Haha

They are super easy to do, just a little time consuming! But worth the time :) they are so soft and cozy!  Makes for good multitasking while watching my dvr shows ;)

I used 1.5 yards for the girls with a pattern on one side and solid on the other.

For the adult size I would suggest 2.5-3 yards :)

The I just did a quick YouTube search for the easy step by step instructions (there are a bunch).

Xo,

Erica

My "OWN" Bag

So I have just been loving 

the design aspect of having my Esty shop!

So I thought since I have so much fun with it,

I would pass the creative torch to my customers

and let you have some creative edge as well :)

BigSis LilSis Boutique 

is now offering

Make My "OWN" Bag

You choose the fabrics

and I make it!

Completely customized

just for you!!

So I am, of course, offering all the fabrics 

already listed in my shop,

but I have added some new ones as well,

to help mix and match ;)

So stop by and make your "OWN" bag!!

And because I love my loyal readers so much

I am offering 30% OFF to the first 5 custom orders!!

Use code OWN30 at checkout :)

"OWN" it,

Erica

Autumn/Fall 2011 Preview & Final Cut SALE

Here are just a few of the styles I have been working on 

for my new Autumn/Fall 2011 collection in my shop!

Hope you like them as much as I do :)

ROYAL

 Royal Purple and Plaid

PRETTY

 Pretty in Pink

RUGGED

 Show your rugged side!

POLKA

 Polka Dots!

DECO

 Art Deco

And be sure to check out our "FINAL CUT" items!

All final cut items are 25% OFF!!

Ready for Fall,

Erica

xo

Happy Thanksgiving & Black Friday Sale!!

Here is a fun little craft for the kids this Thanksgiving!
They make great table scape additions, 
take homes for your guests 
and keep the kiddos busy while you are cooking!


Candy Turkeys
What you will need:
Royal icing (The glue)
Peanut Butter Cup Minis (Belly)
Vanilla Waffer cookies (Backside to hold Feathers and Belly)
Chocolate Covered Pretzels (Feet)
Candy Corn (Feathers and Beak)
French Burnt Peanuts (Gobbler)
Maple Nut Goodies (The head)
Red Sugar Sprinkles (Eyes)

1. Start with the Vanilla Wafer 
and put an arch of icing along the flat side. 
Place (6) candy corn pointing toward the center along the arch.
Add a little more icing to the center of the wafer 
to attach the peanut butter cup.
Set aside to dry.
2. Take the Maple Goodie (head) add three small dots of icing.
Place the two eyes in the icing.
take of the larger end of the candy corn to make the beak 
and attach it in the center of the Maple Goodie.
3. Attach the head to the top of the peanut butter cup.
4. Add the Gobbler below the beak.
5. Attach the chocolate covered pretzel to the bottom last,
 when the body is stable.




Black Friday is just around the corner,

how many of us will be up before the sun ready to shop?!

Truthfully, I have always wanted to do this, 

but never quite go my bum out of bed in time ;)

This year I am really going to give a go though!!

I hope everyone has a delicious Thanksgiving 

with family and friends 

and safe travels if you are heading out of town :)

Since I am so THANKFUL for my wonderful followers 

I am offering 20% OFF all items in my Etsy boutique 

through Sunday 11/28,

Just use the code THANKS20!!

So Thankful,

Erica

BOO who?!

This week has been filled with Halloween fun!!

Last night we went BOOing,

tonight we are carving pumpkins

and earlier in the week I took the little ones 

trick-or-treating at our local outdoor mall!

My girly giraffe checking out her goodies!!

It was the cutest darn thing seeing all the kids in their costumes :}

I think Cadee had a great time, 

because she hasn't stopped asking to go "ticker teeting"!!

What is BOOing you ask...

Last year what the first time I had been 

BOOED!

I thought it was a great idea 

and couldn't wait to do my BOOing this year :}

I found these cute BOO sheets over at TomKat Studio!

Just print them out and add it to the goody bag,

but hurry you only have a couple of days left before Halloween!!

BOO who?!

BOOing {like EGGing} is a great way to celebrate Halloween 

with your neighbors, coworkers, family and friends!!

Happy Booing,

Erica

Hooter Hider

Isn't that a funny name?! 

But these things sell like crazy and for $30!!

{I bought one before I knew how to sew! ;}

I have been procrastinating wanting to make a 

nursing cover since I was pregnant with my second 

and talked about it on my very first post of this blog!

{well my baby is now 6 months old and other projects have had priority :}

BUT...

A friend asked me if I could make her one,

so now the pressure was on ;}

{just kidding, I was happy you finally got me to do it!}

I believe breast is best for baby and when my baby is hungry 

she doesn't care if we are in the middle of Time Square! 

So since not everyone is comfortable with 

Moms breastfeeding in public, these covers offer a 

"I have to feed my baby, 

but I am trying to be considerate of how others feel" option!

I found a great tutorial {there a ton out there} that I liked best 

and it helped me step-by-step.

This way I could go back and forth between my computer 

and sewing machine to make sure I had it just right!!

{that's the perfectionist in me ;}

I am actually very happy with the final product 

and excited to make more in different prints :}

It was easier and quicker than I thought it would be 

and I can't believe I waited so long to make one! 

I am planning on adding these to my Etsy shop

{as long as I get a good review from my guinea pig piece ;}


Leave a comment letting me know what your favorite print/color would be?
Thanks :}

Happy Nursing,

Erica

Linking to these parties!

Crafty: Toy Trucks

VROOM!!!

A few months back,

I found myself in the dollar section {again ;}

at Target!

And came across these great little wooden trucks :)

At first I thought about letting my daughter paint them,

but then I thought it would be even better

to Mod Podge them with fun paper!

{I plan to use these colors for the next one, to make it extra girly!}

So I just traced the outline of the car on the back of the paper

Cut it out and did extra trimming where it needed!

Since I was planning to use the monkey paper for the sides,

I wanted to make sure it looked like there was

a monkey in the window area :}

Then I just painted the car with Mod Podge 

and attached the paper.

I applied two coats of Mod Podge all over

once all the sides were covered in paper

to give it a good seal!

What do you think?

My daughter LOVES it!

Girls like trucks too,

BigSis LilSis

xo

Fabulous Find: Card Pool

Do you have giftcards at home that you just haven't used?

Apparently, a lot of people do, 

there are hundreds of thousands of dollars

from unclaimed giftcards every year!

If this is you,

check out this website where you can sell your unused giftcards

for CASH or gift cards you will use!

here

With Christmas around the corner,
why not trade those unused gift cards
for some extra cash or new giftcards to give as gifts!!

Card Pooling ;)

BigSis LilSis

xo



Leg Warmers are in!

It seems like I have been seeing a lot of tutorials

on how to make your own leg warmers!

I went to my local Target

{as I have mentioned here, here and here!}

and SURPRISE!

Long socks on clearence for $1.40

so I got a bunch!!

I found the easiet tutorial to follow here

from Baby Night Night Botique.

So here is my take on it...

Cut off the toe and heel of the sock

{you will want to do both socks, but I just wanted to show you the difference ;}

Discard those or maybe use them for another project?!

Take the short piece from between the heel & toe

and tuck it in inward

so the two raw edges are together.

{it should look like the smaller piece in pic}

Then place the smaller piece

around the outside on the end of the long sock,

so that all the raw edges are together.

Next you want to pin it and sew 1/4" zig zag stitch

all the way around...

Then just flip the end around so the stitching is on the inside

and it should look like this when you are done!

So now you can have leg warmers for everyone,

just in time for the fall weather :}

They are especially great for those little ones

who are starting to crawl

 OR

for yourself when loungin' around the house ;}

Warmly,

BigSis LilSis

xo

For the LOVE of Make-up...

What girl doesn't love an adorable make-up bag

{or really any kind of bag, satchel, tote, carry-all, etc.}

I know I do!

When I came across my friend Suzanne's blog A New Creation

and saw her awesome tutorial for a cute "boxy" pouch,

I wanted to make one asap!

{but since she is so sweet, she beat me to it and gave me one as a birthday gift!}

So I decided to try my hand at making one a little bigger

to use as a make-up bag!

Update: Now available in my Etsy Shop

Make-up Happy,

Erica

xo

Fabulous Find: Do you Groupon?

A few months back I found this website

click here

It has now become one of my favorites!

The way it works is you look up your city

{or the closest one to you}

And every day there is a NEW DEAL

usually 50% or more off!

But today's deal is something NEW!!

GAP has offered a deal like no other,

$25 for $50 worth of apparel :}

The BEST news is that it is

valid for ALL GAP stores!!!

{Can be used at Gap, Gapkids, GapBaby, GapBody}

Be sure to read the fine print for ALL details!

This deal is so popular that I can only imagine

they will sell hundreds of thousands today!!

Happy Shopping,

BigSis LilSis

Oh Boy!

After so many baby girls being born, (mine included ;)

I was so excited to finally be able to do a project for a little boy,

one little boy inparticular... Brayden!

One of my good friends had her little boy on July 25th

and I couldn't wait to give her these...

I found a great tutorial at Crap I've Made

and you can find the cutout for the tie applique here!

 

When I saw these I knew I had to pick my colors accordingly,

Mom is an A's fan and Dad is a Seahawks fan!

So I did my best to give him a tie for each :)

 

Congratulations Rick & Elena!

 

Love,

Erica

xo