I don’t usually waste my time mending toddler clothing. They outgrow things so quickly, it just never seems worth the time. But my daughter loves these pink leopard print leggings, so I created irregular patches and hand-sewed them using purple thread.

My 3 yr old daughter loves a dark space for sleeping. We’d been using blankets for weeks to create a tent-like space inside her IKEA Kura bed. I finally decide to make curtains so the tent had a more finished look.

I altered an enormous (4X) men’s shirt into a tailored shirt dress. I left the chest pocket in it’s original location, minus about 10 inches of material, so it wraps around the side.

Homemade raw vegan chocolate chip cookies with homemade almond milk. Happy Father’s Day!

This vest wrap is made from parts of 2 XXL men’s t-shirts.

Simple summer skirt made from an XXL men’s t-shirt. The sleeves became extra deep side pockets.

When the box arrived with Stella’s giant birthday bear stuffed inside, I realized I didn’t have enough wrapping paper. But I have plenty of fabric. Using a traditional Japanese technique, a large piece of hot pink fleece, a safety pin, and a bow, I wrapped the box and avoided wasting a bunch of paper.

My first maxi dress made from 3 XL men’s t-shirts. This is another candidate for fabric dying. But I’m not ready to deal with any mistakes…

Made from 3 XL men’s t-shirts, this is the first skirt I’ve ever made. It has an extra long fold over waist. I’m trying to work up the nerve to experiment with fabric dyes…