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Illustrated Alphabet Books - H is for Helping Hunter Learn to Spell Her Name

Illustrated Alphabet Books - H is for Helping Hunter Learn to Spell Her Name

Paige Grose
DIY, Gift Giving, Kids

I love illustrated alphabet books, and one of my favorite books as a kid was Richard Scarry's "The Best Story Book Ever." It began with an illustrated alphabet. I read and leafed through it so often that it no longer has a front and back cover. When the youngest member of our family started learning her alphabet, I thought fondly of my favorite book and immediately started planning my version of an illustrated alphabet book. I created it for that day very soon when she starts to spell her name. As you can see, the result is an illustrated alphabet book titled "H is for Hunter."

Peace, Harmony, and Puddy Cats

Peace, Harmony, and Puddy Cats

Paige Grose
Fashion, DIY, Kids, Clothing

Transforming a plain shirt could never be easier than this. Start with a design. Print out mine if you like. Use a LED light board to project the design through the fabric, and trace it onto your garment with a disappearing ink marker. Pull out your permanent markers and acrylic paint pens, and start coloring! I’ve included links to the LED light board and disappearing ink marker that I use. Bic and Sharpie are my go-to permanent markers, and Zeyar is the brand of acrylic paint pen I used on this shirt.

Donut you want a donut?

Donut you want a donut?

Paige Grose
Kids, DIY, Clothing

This project ticked several of my favorite boxes. Plays on words, fabric painting, embroidery, and donuts are all high on my fun list. Add them all together, and you get an adorable dress for an adorable kid. I made this whimsical chambray dress for the newest member of our family.

Hats Off to Mom

Hats Off to Mom

Paige Grose
Kids, IKEA Hack, Upcycle

I’ve always credited my creativity to both of my parents, but my mother’s influence over the years has been constant, copious and this project is typical of the kinds of things she made when I was a kid. I found these drawings in a box in her basement.

Just a Little Monkeying Around

Just a Little Monkeying Around

Paige Grose
Fashion, DIY, Kids, Clothing

I found this crazy t-shirt on a clearance rack at Bershka. It was the last one they had, but it wasn’t my size. Orange doesn’t happen to be a great color on me either, but that didn’t stop me from buying it, and I am so glad I did. I ended up ironing fusible interfacing to the back of the orange monkey t-shirt, cutting out the monkeys, and sewing them to JW Anderson/Uniqlo linen t-shirts. The resulting three t-shirts are more wearable than the original and surprisingly on-trend for Summer.