How to make a Woody Costume

Woody is actually not too hard of a costume- especially for a guy. Blue jeans, boots, a hat, a red scarf, a sheriff's badge- are all things you either already have or you can get a dollar type store. We actually are not cow people and didn't have boots and couldn't find them for cheap, but the costume turned out just fine anyway. Woody's yellow shirt and cow vest are another story...
Ya see, these two items and the hat, are what make up the Woody caricature. With out them you are just a cowboy, so it is important to make them look as proportionately close as possible.
Okay done lecturing.

I found my yellow shirt at a thrift store. It was actually a challenge to find a "yellow" collared shirt.

The stripes...
How do you think you would put stripes on a shirt??
Yes that is exactly how you do it.
Red fabric marker and a ruler.

Tip: Start with the back so you can get the hang of it on the side that will be covered up by the vest!
I slipped my fabric cutting board under the shirt and could see the grid lines through it! So I just used those as my guides rather than measuring each line!

Tip: For the sleeves, create parallel lines using the top of the sleeve as a guide for the horizontal lines. It doesn't matter where they begin or end really, just keep everything at 90 degree angles. The same goes for the vertical lines. Just as long as they are square to the horizontal lines. (the top of the sleeve in the photo is the part by the horizontal ruler. sorry it looks confusing)

What! It already looks like Woody! In the end I used 7 fabric markers and took 3 trips to Joannes.  You probably could use a sharpie, but they bleed a bit.

Wondering about the vest? We'll get there. Check back soon!

New Designs! - Breast Cancer Awareness Month

In support of October's Breast Cancer Awareness, we thought we could do our part and create a few new pendants.

I've only known one friend to fight this horrible cancer, and she came through victorious. (minus a ta ta but she is still here!) I'm so proud of her and her fight for life rather than just giving up. I'll wear one of these for her this month in honor of her victory! You can do the same for your loved one!

More designs at our Etsy Shop !!

Cutest Idea Ever: Child's Play Kitchen

I saw a friend post a link on facebook and I fell in love.

Look at what this lady made for her daughter to play with!

Is this not the cutest play set you have ever seen? It is so detailed and personalized. I LOVE IT!

This cute play kitchen was made by a diy-er mom with an old entertainment system. 

I love all of the little details with the tile and kitchen accessories.

Really so very very cute! I feel that I need a daughter now, and ASAP! =)

Go here to her blog and to see how she made this!

This same facebook friend is making her daughter one of these, I can't wait to see it!

New Halloween Treats!

I just posted some new halloween designs!! They are buy 2 get 1 free!!
Thanks for all the inspiration!!

Enjoy!

Fave Things - Fresh Farm Sign

This week I'm sharing this cool "how to" on this farm sign!
It comes from Connie at Sensible-Redesign and I just love it! I love it because she tells you exactly how she did it!! So I can use her tricky graphite paper trick some day.. I've got that one in my crafty idea bank now.

Check it out if you need a new project!