Travel pillow for kids - Knitted mini monster pillow

I just finished another monster pillow...
meant for hanging on Chupi's baby carrier for the times she gets tired and needs something soft to lean upon. For that reason I didn't make it as big as the previous monster pillow I knitted and I also added a small loop for hanging it on the carrier. I didn't make the loop too long as there is always a risk of babies getting tangled in these things.

The bright colours and the tassels (which I also made sure are sewn securely onto it so they don't come off in case she pulls or sucks on them) are interesting eye catchers for the little ones and she really likes to play with it making it both the perfect out & about travel entertainment and a mini travel pillow.

Mini Thursday - DIY inspiration for the little ones

KIDS FASHION
DIY - super simple kids leggings

Why not sew some kids leggings from a leftover t-shirt like Ashley over at Make it and love it did?
The full tutorial can be found here.

PROJECT for & with KIDS 
DIY- Kids cardboard castle

Christiane Lemieux, the founder and creative director of DwellStudio and author of Undecorate, shared his tutorial of how to build a DIY cardboard castle featured on Built by Kids.
...yes yes, I know it's another playhouse but how great isn't this castle, I think I want one for myself and I love the horse stable with the zebra.

DIY for the home - for both the tall and the small

Two quick and clever DIY tips for the home.


INTERIOR DESIGN
DIY - Custom mugs

I didn't know you could write on porcelain with a regular sharpie pen, but according to A Beautiful Mess you can as long as you bake them after.

INTERIOR DESIGN - KIDS
DIY - Rollerblind kids clubhouse

This is so clever, no building before and no cleaning after...just pull them down when it's time for a meeting in the club house and zip them up when the meeting is over. I think this even classifies as a secret clubhouse.
The link to the original post no longer works, I cant seem to find a tutorial for this but it should be simple enough without one, just attach rollerblinds under the table and draw whatever you want your clubhouse to look like on them. Kids could even get to decorate the inside... some pictures on the walls and why not a patterned wallpaper.

Fashion Tuesday

It's time again to get some do-it-yourself fashion tips...


DIY - CLOTHING
I was so excited when I saw this post. Firstly because I love waxed denim and secondly because I have a pair of waxed denim that are getting un-waxed due to too much use and washing. This lead to total depression and me not wearing them any more in a stupid attempt to save them. Now I know all I have to do is just re-wax them ... and it doesn't seem hard at all thanks to this great tutorial post by Because I'm Addicted.

DIY - JEWELRY

Super cute hanging chains headband, if only I hadn't just recently cut all my hair of. Check out ...love Maegan for more great craft and DIY ideas.

DIY - ACCESSORIES

This DIY thread wrapped belt is so cool and almost ethnic looking, the tutorial is by studs and pearls.

Another baby bodysuit DIY - French vintage inspired baby onesie makover

This is also a super easy DIY for updating a regular baby bodysuit.

The only difficult part is possibly crocheting a heart shape but there are plenty of tutorials out there on the web to learn from. I've posted the link to one with a video tutorial at the bottom of this post, I find the video tutorials the easiest to learn from. You can be a complete novice and crochet something pretty decent following video tutorials.
I didn't do that however. I learnt to crochet a granny square a few weeks ago, resulting in this blanket.
So for the heart what I did was start crocheting a granny square and I just sort of winged it halfway through and did what I thought was gonna turn into a heart ...and it did, a pretty good one too I must say although crochet experts out there probably wont agree with me.
My backup plan was that a granny square on the bodysuit chest placed to form a diamond would also be ok so I just went for it and somehow it all worked out.

See another one of my baby bodysuit DIYs here

Visit the Crochet Geek for a easy crochet heart tutorial with video.