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My take on a Black Apple Doll {Handmade Birthday Gift}

Last week we attended a birthday party for a sweet little girl in my son's pre-school class. One perk of going to a pre-school where the mom's attend in a parents' room is that I've become friends with her mom...she's also a transplant, and is lovely.

I figured as with all 4 year olds, there is very little they actually NEED...So I decided to make Maeve this adorable little doll. My take on a Black Apple doll, as shown on Martha Stewart (a very long time ago.) I've made a few of these dolls before, but this time I embroidered Maeve's name on the belly (in white, so it's difficult to see) as well as making a cute little skirt using some Sarah Jane fabric. I also folded up a $4+$1 for Good Luck for Little Maeve to carry.

A sweet little gift for a sweet little girl!

Also, in case you didn't notice: I've finally become a .com...yay!

I've also linked to The Pity Party at 30 Handmade Days & Whatever Goes Wednesday at Someday Crafts.

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Disney Prep

Forgive me if I've already shared this, but today I saw one of my friends is planning a birthday party for her little girl--with a Minnie Mouse theme. It reminded me that I had made these cute shirts for my other friend's daughter when they visited Disney last year.

I made these using shirts from Target and black iron-on transfer cut with my Silhouette...I made these last October. {Gulp} Yeah, over half a year ago. I guess it really has been busy around here if I'm just getting to share this now.

{I added a removable bow.}

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Little Girls

Being a mother of a son is wonderful, but I'd be lying if I said I don't long for a little girl of my own some day. Maybe that's what I'm currently brewing? {fingers crossed!}

Not too long ago (back when it was snowing all the time) my local Target was having a HUGE sale. Everything seemed to be 75% off. And I'm a HUGE sucker for a bargain and an even bigger sucker for a 75% off sale. I found these adorable boots, and I couldn't pass them up. They were only $3.74. HOW CUTE?!

My husband reminded me, Dani, we don't have a daughter. And I quickly replied, I'll get them for Abigail (my best friend's daughter.)

So, those adorable little boots led to a bigger project:

A while back I showed you some baby gifts I'd made for my friend Adele. She loved them so much that she admitted she thought she might not WANT to give away the gifts I'd made. So while I was making something for Abigail, I thought I'll have to make something for Megan too.

So for the first time I used iron on vinyl that I cut with my Silhouette.

I learned the lesson not to cut the vinyl too thin, it didn't seem to adhere to the fabric too easily when I ironed it on.

Then I made the girls some teethers. I love this pattern from Rubber Punkin. I added some crinkly plastic in the inside so the owls make some noise too.

And then, I had to make the girls some matching shoes. I absolutely love this pattern for the Pleated Ballerina Slippers from Homespun Threads, and best of all the pattern is FREE!

I had put elastic across the top to help keep the shoe on, but I didn't love the way the white elastic looked, so I made little flowers and attached them to pins so they can be reused on shirts or headbands or a jacket perhaps.

So here are the goods for the girls. Cute, huh?!

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Step Stool for Sydney

I was asked by a friend of a friend to make a sweet little gift for a special little girl named Sydney. We decided a little step stool would come in handy for this one year old, and personalized it with her name and some butterflies. The best part?! The step stool was purchased at Target for about $15 and then I simply painted on her name and some butterflies (complete with glitter!)

Here are a few before the butterflies were added: