Tiered Skirt and Shirt! (2)

There is an understated elegance to this beautiful tiered skirt created by Made It On Monday. The soft color and shimmery material add to the beauty of the cascading lines!

Read how to make a cascading tiered skirt.

I also like the look of this tiered shirt by The Gunny Sack. It is made from two identical shirts. The lines draping across the body add a unique look.

See the tiered shirt tutorial.

Wednesday Highlights

You ladies are too fantastic! Do you have any idea how hard it is to narrow down highlights from the weekly parties? So hard. Here are a few I love this week.

Fall decor is starting to show up and I'm so excited about it! Gather all those fall materials and make some pretty crafts like this fall wreath at Love Laugh Create.

Naptime Crafters built this amazing play kitchen with running water! My kids would have WAY TOO MUCH fun with this in their playroom!





This tutu lamp would be a dashing addition to a girl's room or anywhere to do with dancers. Apothecary Home made it so frilly and beautiful.

Add a little touch of whimsy to a couch, chairs or a bed by adding some fun his and hers pillows! See these at Let's Make This Pretty.

The fancy stitching on pants is quite the rage. You can make pants that are rockstar worthy by doing what I Am Momma, Hear Me Roar did.

Stencils are being used on so many things right now including clothing. Brassy Apple stenciled a skirt to make it super fabulous.

Another thing you can stencil is the tops of table and benches. This one by Tattered and Inked looks so spectacular.

See more Whatever Goes Wednesday links.

Amazing Party Highlights

There are way too many awesome projects linked up today! Here are a few that stood out to me!

There is more than one reason why Tidbits at the Tremaynes is one of my favorite blogs. She is hilarious and is constantly cranking out projects like this window bed! How is that for AMAZING!!!!!

Combined two shirts into one to make this cutie at Inspiration and Realisation.

There are so many amazing variations of sunburst mirrors. I'm loving this wood one from Thrifty and Chic.

What do you get when you combine a circle skirt and a maxi skirt together? A circle maxi skirt like this one from Show Tell Share.

Who wants a sliding barn door inside their house? ME!!!! See this beauty over at Breakfast for Dinner. Gorgeous!

Learn how to make your own nail polish with Heck Fridays! How fun is that?

Check out more amazing ideas from the Whatever Goes Wednesday party!

Fabulous Party Links!

There are some fabulous ideas linked up today! Here are a few I Loved!!!!

These expensive looking night stands were created using aluminum foil - not silver leaf! They are gorgeous! Check out how to make faux silver leaf furniture at Red Hen Home.

Frou-FruGal turned three chairs into a stunning bench. What a fabulous idea!!!! I think this is one of the most beautiful benches I have ever seen.

This watermelon skirt from Sun Scholars is such a fun idea for the summer! Definitely a cute idea!

I've long loved the nursery at Kara's Korner. The day bed, the bookshelves, the wall art, the closet....EVERYTHING. Visit this post to see a nursery tour and get links to every project she did for this amazing room.

I love what Embracing Change did with an old door! She made it into a chic table with subway art on the top. The whole package (including the chairs) was inexpensive and is OH SO DARLING! I need to learn how to use FreeCycle. I want this for a outdoor table at my house!

Check out more links from the Whatever Goes Wednesday Party!

Women's T-shirt Skirt

Monkey See, Monkey Do! shows us how to make a comfortable, inexpensive, quick and fun skirt from two t-shirts! That looks like it could be a lounge around or wear it to church type skirt! Lovely.

See the t-shirt skirt tutorial.

Tulle Tutu Table Skirt

For your next social gathering, make a tutu table skirt to glam up your occasion. This looks like a thousand bucks! Sweet Craft Cakes shows you how to make one.

See the tulle tutu table skirt.

Some Beautiful Highlights!

Here are just a few of the really cool projects I liked at today's party. I plan on posting a few more another day! Hope you like them!

Make a chevron print out of yarn like Tattered and Inked did. It will add some texture and variety to the print! I think it looks very cool.

I love all things bandana so this bandana skirt caught my eye! What a fun twirl skirt for a little girl. Sun Scholars has the tutorial.

This shirt with a bow in the back is so cute! Usually it is the front of the shirt that is embellished, but I'm loving this idea from Inspiration and Realisation.

Belts are "in" right now and this ribbon belt is "hot." The ribbon and the fabric flowers are darling, not to mention the colors! See how to make this at Love City!

Here is another great belt to add to your wardrobe! Not only is this elastic rosette belt super stylish, it is SUPER easy to make! I think you could make 5 or 6 in one hour. See how at Suburbs Mama!

Don't you wish you could wear a cute nursing shirt after a baby comes? Well, I Make Stuff has come up with not only a cute nursing shirt, but a drop-dead gorgeous ruffly nursing shirt. You've got to see how to make one for yourself.

Turn some old (or new molding) into a fun sign. Don't you love the colors, words and "essence" of this baseboard sign at Craftberry Bush! Beautiful!!!

See more Whatever Goes Wednesday links!

Guest Blogger - A Little Tipsy - Ruffly Knit Skirt

Hi There! I am so excited to be here on Someday Crafts! I met Michelle at a conference and I have never laughed so hard. She is one of the sweetest, most genuine people I have met.

Michelle, from A Little Tipsy here, taking the wheel for the day!

Nope not drunk (what a relief you will not be taking your tour with a drunk driver), I may or may not be a bit clumsy though.



A little about me, I am a SAHM with one crazy 3 year old boy, a 6 month old baby boy, and a big geek for a husband. I love keeping busy and sharing all my projects and adventures whether they be home decor, holiday projects, activities for the kiddos, or discovering how to get permanent marker off granite counter tops. Turn to me for projects you can do during nap time for less money than lunch out.



Here are a few of my favorite projects...

How to Make a Key Hanger

$6 Berry Wreath Tutorial

Popcorn Popping on the Apricot Tree

So, enough about me...let's get on to the tutorial. A skirt tutorial to be exact. Bet you've never seen one of those in blogland before ;) I'm gonna show you how to make a skirt anyhow. A really easy one, because if I can do it, you can definitely do it!



It all started with a huge box full of "vintage" knit fabric and combined with a girl's craft weekend at Bear Lake evolved into these...

So, by vintage I mean fabric my mom purchased in the 80's to make t-shirts, then stored in a huge box and recently gifted to my sister. Good thing the 80's are back. We rummaged through and found 3 pieces that worked perfectly!

Supply list:

• knit fabric in contrasting colors.
  
  



• rotary cutter and mat
  
  



• elastic for the waistband
  
  



• sewing machine
  
  



• needle and thread
  
  



• someone who can sew a straight{ish} line (in this case, for me, my sister Jen)

Directions

1. Measure around the waist and to the knee of the person for whom you are making the skirt. Add 1 1/2 to 2 inches to the length of the skirt (depending on how thick your elastic is) for the waistband. Add some width as well so the skirt can gather. {We added 6 inches for a 7 year old and 4 inches for a 1 year old.}

2. Cut out a rectangle according to your measurements using a rotary cutter.

3. Cut 1 1/2 inch strips of your contrasting material twice as long as the width of your skirt for the ruffles.

4. Sew a loose stitch down the center of each strip. Once sewn, with each strip, hold one string and carefully pull the other to gather the material into ruffles.

5. Pin a ruffle strip on the bottom of the skirt fabric. Don't worry about hemming the bottom of the skirt fabric because it will not show and it is knit so it will just roll up and will not fray. Sew the ruffle on with a straight stitch right down the center. Pin and sew the other ruffles on one at a time right next to each other. {We did 3 ruffles for the girl skirt and one ruffle for the baby skirt}

6. Next, add the elastic waistband. Fold over the top of the skirt leaving room for your elastic and sew a straight line across making a tube for the elastic to go in.

7. Measure your elastic an inch or two shorter than the child's waist so the skirt will stay up. Put a safety pin on the end of your piece of elastic to feed it through the tube.



8. Sew a straight stitch down the middle of the elastic so it does not slide around inside. Stretch the elastic and material taut as you go along so it will gather when you let it go.

9. Fold the skirt material in half with the wrong side out and sew up the side. Your skirt will only have one seam so you can decide if you want it on the side or the back. We put ours on the side.



10. For the flower, cut six 3-inch circles. Fold each circle in half twice, leaving the second fold off a little for dimension. These will be the petals.



{If you want, you could do this part differently and assemble the flowers and then just hand sew them on}



11. Pin three of the petals on the skirt over the ruffles in a circle shape with the points facing in. You can either use your machine or hand stitch a line about a third of the way out from the point to hold the petals in place.

12. Place the next three petals over the gaps in the first three and hand sew (so you can get closer to the end so the stitching won't show under the flower middle) on securely.







13. There are two way to make the middles:

A. Striped-We made this one by cutting out a 1 1/2 inch circle and folding it on itself alternating directions 4 times and stitching it to stay in place. We then cut of the point so it would sit flatter. We used two of these for the middle.

B. Blue-this was a leftover piece of a ruffle we just gathered and stitched on. We just used one piece.







14. Hand stitch the middle in the flower and you are all set!

Cute little matchy skirts for sissies!

My cute little nieces all dolled up in their new skirts. This is even after they survived a day of school programs, naps and playing with friends!







Swing over to A Little Tipsy to get the tutorial on the matching hair accessory {braided rosette with stitched leaves} because this tutorial was already a mile long.



How to make a flower clip

A big thanks to Michelle for having me!

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THANKS, MICHELLE! I love that "vintage fabric" and the darling knit ruffle skirts. Michelle is a such a cutie! She's got a cute sense of humor and has really fun ideas on her blog! I visit her often (via A Little Tipsy). Many times, I have downloaded or laughed at something she does! And her projects are easy and economical.

In fact, she hosts a DIY $5 and Under linky on Wednesdays. It's a great place to get awesome ideas for those of us on a budget!

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