Sweet 'n' Sassy Girls

How to Make Hair Bows

Posted on 13. Nov, 2009 by Trish.

My wonderful neighbor came over yesterday asking if she could borrow a hairbow for their family pictures on Sat because my hair bows “are so much cuter” than hers.

I offered to make her one that matched the outfit she was wearing and offered to teach her how to make them too because they are so [...]

Continue Reading

How to Make a Tulle Wand

Posted on 27. Oct, 2009 by Trish.

This year for Halloween I happened to make my nieces their fairy princess costumes.  No fairy princess is complete without their wand, however.  I decided to make them some matching wands using some of the extra tulle I had, and figured I’d share how I did it with you.
Materials Needed:

Tulle
Wooden Dowel
Embroidery Thread
Ribbon and other trims
Hot [...]

Continue Reading

Rag Quilt Sewing Project

Posted on 09. Oct, 2009 by Trish.

I have wanted to make a rag quilt for my daughter for a long time.  I just really didn’t know how to do it, nor did I find any material I really enjoyed.  Well, I recently solved both those problems.

First off, I found this easy tutorial for how to make a rag quilt.

Then I was [...]

Continue Reading

Cutest Homemade Shoes Ever

Posted on 06. Oct, 2009 by Trish.

The other day I was browsing around looking for slipper patterns for my 2 year old.  I have some leftover sherpa suede material and some of that bumpy material that is usually on the bottom of footie pajamas, so I figured might as well make her up a pair.  I am a total slipper girl, [...]

Continue Reading

How to Make a Filled Tutu

Posted on 21. Aug, 2009 by Trish.

I tend to get a lot of tutu related searches on my site, thanks to my tutu dress tutorial, and my post on how to make a layered tutu.  One popular search is people looking for how to make a filled tutu.  I did a google search on that myself and didn’t really come up [...]

Continue Reading

Introduction to Wordpress: Part 2

Posted on 02. Jul, 2009 by Trish.

Here is the second video of how wordpress works.  Sorry the computer screen isn’t readable!  But hopefully you can see the areas I am talking about and compare it to your site and figure it all out!

You might want to check out an Introduction to Wordpress: Part 1

Continue Reading

Introduction to Wordpress

Posted on 29. Jun, 2009 by Trish.

I have had a lot of people ask me about how easy it is to use wordpress. I decided to make a video for you showing you how it works. Unfortunately it turned out to be half an hour long! So I have broken it down into a few separate ones and [...]

Continue Reading

How to Make Your Own Blog Design

Posted on 03. Feb, 2009 by Trish.

I have had a lot of people emailing me questions lately on how to design your own blog. Most people are quite shocked to learn that I did this blog on my own. It’s really pretty simple once you get the hang of it. I don’t have any training, and 6 months [...]

Continue Reading

How to Make a Bow Holder

Posted on 18. Dec, 2008 by Trish.

I have a lot of bows and flowers for my daughter. The problem is remembering where they were put after they were taken out of her hair. I am still missing some. I heard about this idea on a local TV show, and I had to give it a try.

Continue Reading

How to Make a Halter Tutu Dress: Version 2

Posted on 13. Nov, 2008 by Trish.

A little while back, I wrote a post on how to make a halter tutu dress. I showed how to make two layers by tying them one at a time.
Well, since then I have figured out how to make the two layers using one single knot.
First, criss-cross the two colors.
Then pull the ends of the [...]

Continue Reading