Just Like That, I am Back

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 If I said I was back, would you believe me? Blogging is complicated, and there are so many "get rich quick" blogging schemes that make it look like you are a lost cause if you are not currently earning money blogging. And why are you even blogging if you don't have multiple streams of income and entertainment. If you don't have a brand? I do have this website, but I do not have Instagram, Twitter, TikTok (you don't want to see me dance), or whatever is next.  Heck, I haven't even updated this since before the pandemic. So why am I here, writing about being back and then, probably ghosting for another two years? Life has been rough. It's been painful and overwhelming. I am so thankful for you my readers, or what is left of you. I am so thankful you are reading this post. I am so thankful that you are still committed to making the world a more exciting and more sustainable place.  Keep up-cycling my friends, and you never know, I might be back again with an...
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Cindy Lou Who DIY - What My Daughter Wore for Dr. Seuss Day

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With baby number three in my belly I am slacking on all things sewing.

Phoebe's Kindergarten class celebrated Dr. Suess's birthday last friday and she was refusing to dress up because I wanted to make her Thing One with a skirt. My bad I figured it would be the easiest manner of getting her dressed in a theme costume and cute Suess colors (red stripes and adorable turquoise).

So finally the night before she decided that she wanted to be Cindy Lou WHo with a light pink nightgown and a HUGE bow.






Not quite the the cartoon character from the Grinch that stole Christmas, but close enough.






It was actually really easy to make.  I started out using the Zinnia Pattern by Lillygiggle (found here). I bought the pattern a long time ago, cut it out, and with sadly it stayed in my to do list for about six months.

I modified the pattern slightly by using Fold Over Elastic around the neckline and adding a ruffle down the front center for a little more color. We already had a wide variety of stripey tights and I just needed to make a huge bow.

For the bow I used grosgrain ribbon wrapped around a headband and then hot glued a HUGE bow on top.

The whole thing probably took me about two hours to whip up, which isn't bad because she loved her costume and she can wear the dress again (hopefully without the headband, but you never know).

It was fun actually working on a sewing project again. Taking the pictures, not so much. The kids just want to be adorably silly and I love it. It takes forever to get a decent, bloggable picture because they are a bunch of goofballs. So what does a photo shoot at my house really look like?


Hope you all have a happy March and I can't wait to see everyone elses Dr. Suess DIY's.


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Naomi @ Upcycled Creatively said…
I love it! One of my boys wanted to be the Fox in Socks and we also dressed up his little sister (5 months) in the same as a surprise for him...I'm going to blog about it later :)
March 8, 2013 at 6:17 AM
mryjhnsn said…
She is just darling! Great job on the outfit!
April 21, 2013 at 9:55 AM
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