Handmade + Embroidered Easter Dress

My mom made Harlow this dress for Easter.  The pattern is McCall's M6872.  The website says the pattern is out of print, but you could probably find it at Hobby Lobby or JoAnn's.

The fabric is some I've had stashed away for a few years that I bought at Hancock Fabrics (RIP Hancock).

The embroidery font is the Interlocking Vine Monogram from Boutique Fonts.  I enlarged it in Sew What Pro embroidery program.

I got the shoes a few weeks ago at Ross and have had the bow since Harlow was a few months old.  The cardigan is Carter's (shop through ebates for 2.5% cash back).  We've had the cardigan for awhile, so I'm not sure if it's still available.  It may have come as a set with an outfit.

My off-the-shoulder dress is from Ross.  I got it for $7, because someone ripped out both sides of it when they tried it on.  I had to sew the sides shut, but it was an easy fix and well worth the $7!  My shoes are Gianni Bini from Dillard's, and I've had them for a few years.  My leather strap necklace is from E. Leigh's.  Colin's shirt is a TailorByrd that I scored for around $14 at T.J.Maxx, and I don't know offhand where his pants and shoes are from.

We had a great morning at church and a good time at our house with all of Colin's family over for lunch and egg hunting.

I hope you all had a great Easter!  He is risen!

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Easter + Spring Embroidered Tops

How many Easter outfits does one almost two-and-a-half-year-old need?  Apparently 3.

Today I'll show you two outfits I embroidered for her to wear to see the Easter bunny, hunt Easter eggs, or just plain wear to whatever this spring and summer.  The third outfit is her Easter dress for Easter Sunday, and I'll post that later.

Spoiler alert-- one of these embroidery designs is FREE!

My soon to be sister-in-law (Katie is marrying my brother in about two weeks) gave this top and the shorts to Harlow earlier this year.  They are from a brand called Renkitten.

I embroidered the top with this design that seems vintage and classic and just plain sweet.  It's a free design from Kreative Kiwi.  You'll have to subscribe to her newsletter to access the design, but it's worth it-- she has lots of freebies!

The shirt, skirt, and shoes in this ensemble are all from Crazy 8.  We love that store!  The oval frame and monogram are both from Lynnie Pinnie.  She also offers free designs and frequent sales.  I got one of these designs for free (offered for a limited time) and the other for a deep discount.

Now I have to go embroider that Easter dress!  Happy Embroidering!

Embroidered Easter Basket & Bunny

Hippity-Hoppity Easter's on its way!  So, let's craft!  Today we're going to dress up a store bought Easter basket and personalize a bunny.  And guess what-- two of the embroidery designs I'm using are FREE!

This zig zag egg is from Lynnie Pinnie, and yes, it's free!  I used the Curlz Appliqué font for the H and Curly Girl font for the rest of the name to pair with the egg.

The other side of the basket has this adorable chick from Beau Mitchell (yep, it's free, too!).  I embroidered an H in Curlz font on top of the shell.

I was too much of a scaredy cat to embroider directly on the basket.  It's a felt/foam basket I got at Walgreen's last Easter for Harlow's first basket.  I embroidered the designs, trimmed them to the shape of the appliqué, and used Heat and Bond to iron them onto the basket.

Last year I saw pictures of bunnies with names embroidered on the ears.  I had my embroidery machine, but had never used it by that point, so I knew it was a project I wanted to try when I got the hang of embroidering.  I forgot about it until I saw people posting bunny pictures this year in an embroidery group on Facebook.  This is a bunny Harlow got while I was pregnant, so I used the Quirky Girl font and gave it a try.  While it isn't perfect, I think it turned out pretty cute and will be fun to use in Easter pictures.

What Easter projects are you going to try this year?

Embroidered Easter Shirts

Easter is on the way!  There are so many cute Easter designs out there.  I had trouble narrowing it down to just two designs, so I came up with some additional Easter projects!  I did two onesies and two designs on an Easter basket that I'll share tomorrow (plus one more Easter project!).

The shirt designs are from Lynnie Pinnie.  She has such cute designs that stitch out so well.  It's definitely one of my favorite embroidery sites.

Bunny Cupcake Design 

Easter Egg with Cross Design

I love Easter!  If only it were this easy to find an Easter dress for myself!

Easter Decor Fun

I promise that in no way am I getting paid by West Elm.  I know I talk about their products a lot, but it's just because they have some of the cutest and original things!

Here are a few of their new items for Easter.  I just want to pinch all their cheeks!  (if eggs had cheeks)

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Click the source button above to see more of their Easter stuff.  And leave me a link to any cute Easter decor that you've found or made!

Hoppy Easter!

It's Good Friday, and I have the day off work-- two reasons to celebrate!  I wish Easter was celebrated to the degree of Christmas where everyone takes time to fully enjoy and remember the miracle.

I don't have a ton of Easter decorations, mainly because it always sneaks up on me.  My table centerpiece is simply a white basket with Easter-themed stuffed animals-- no cost!  A dish of Sweet Tart jelly beans is an added touch ;).  I later added a green table runner that dressed it up a bit.

I hope everyone has a great Easter!