FUN Flannel PJ Shorts!

 Vintage + Modern = Totally FUN!!! 

When I asked the kids what kind of PJs they wanted this year, my oldest requested flannel shorts. I grabbed this vintage pattern from my stash and immediately remembered this pin, that had inspired me to have a little fun making these more than just plain pjs. And fun I had making these!

Each pair individually and uniquely embellished with a variety of trims I had tucked in my stash. 

I LOVE working with trims!!! 

Each of my girls got froggie ones like this in time for Christmas. :)

And of course some of my favorite sewing labels to add that final touch!

 And since I was on a roll, I made these 4 pair for each of my volley ball playing nieces.

Hope they like them as much as my girls do theirs! 

Hope you are having some FUN sewing times too!

Yo-Yo... Bring on the Snow!

Not sure if it's cold where you are right now, but around here, it's been a bit FRIGID!!! You know, those days where you don't go to the mailbox without your gloves? Yep! (it actually goes from that to cook-out weather and back in about 2 days time...such is the way of the southeast US!) Well, we decided we should at least do "cold" in style. And that all started with this HUMUNGOUS bag of handmade yo-yos we recently acquired from an estate sale...

I know! Aren't they amazing?! Every size and color you could possibly need and in a variety of delightful vintage fabrics....drool!!!! At first I had no idea what to do with them. I mean the person who made these had made entire bedspreads from them....completely hand-stitched! Talk about amazing...and a bit intimidating! Then....it just kind of happened. Some desperately plain gloves that needed a bit of pizazz and well, the rest is history!

 I made several pair as Christmas gifts with some fun buttons.

 

 And the girls of course needed a pair for themselves too! ;)

 

I've used them for embellishments on several other projects so far and the girls are full of ideas for hair accessories and jewelry, but what do you think? What is something you have either used or seen yo-yos used for that would showcase some of these delightful little creations? Leave me a comment with your suggestions and if you have a link to specific yo-yo projects that could provide us some extra inspiration, I certainly would love that!

And yes, we really are wishing for some SNOW!!! 

If it's gonna be this cold it should at least be fun right?

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