Birthday Dress *Oh My!

Yesterday I was on a mission.  I needed to find my daughter a dress for her upcoming birthday and baptism. 

I went directly to the thrift store and found this cute little dress, originally from Crazy 8, for only $3....YES!

 The dress was pretty on its own, but it was just too plain for what I had in mind.  I also wanted it to present some white than to just be plain gray.
I had to do something, so I headed for Hobby Lobby's trim section.   After narrowing it down to  a few different options, I selected the sophisticated look.   I love when things just work out so smoothly(which seems very rare for me, hehe)

Here it is in all its finished glory...

*sigh... I'm in love

I'll have to add photos of my daughter modeling it later when I can find a minute to take them.

Now on to the birthday plans...

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Mustache jars, a stash or "stache" for Dad

I saw this idea floating around on the internet a couple of years ago and just had to make them for Father's Day last year.  Daddy still uses his to keep the kids out of his treats and it works like a charm.  The Daddy's jar is a plastic Mango Salsa jar from Costco washed out and Label peeled.  The wording and mustaches are just stickers from Hobby Lobby.  I added "pokey" down the side of Daddy's because our younger daughter always tells her dad not to kiss her with his "pokey Mustache" when he hasn't shaved for a while.

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Simple DIY circle "midi" skirt

My daughter has been begging me to sew her a midi skirt for the last couple of months.  I finally pushed a few things aside to gain a little spare time, which is almost impossible to find these days, so I could sew her a skirt. We began our venture by scoping out the local fabric store and came across a gorgeous salmon colored polyester fabric.  I next found and used this pattern from stylelist.com. 

I realize this isn't exactly a midi skirt on her because at her 5'9" height, I should have only looked for 62" bolts of fabric.  However, She is thrilled with the outcome(I say that lightly because, if you know my daughter, you know, she contains her emotions rather liberally) BUT I did get a permanent grin 

and a "can I just wear this to play practice today?" She looks so sophisticated and absolutely beautiful wearing it, which I love, because her usual choice of clothing are jeans or PJs

I will say one word about this pattern, okay maybe two words....simple and elegant! 

Here is some "twist" action...

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