Thanks to Blogger deleting my posts, you get a grainy, half edition of the original Fridays Finds for today. Poor Cruz has come down with a cold and napping is surely not happening, so this is a just a quick upload.

This is my dream Easter Basket for Cruz. Obviously not gonna happen seeing as I haven't magically come into any money, but its good to dream!

Leggings

 Shoes

Hat

Toy sewing machine

Stuffed bunny

Nesting Dolls- unknown source

I am soooo excited to welcome Morgan as our first guest post for Mama Made It. Enjoy her refashion and please check out her awesome blog!

Hi everyone! I'm Morgan a wife and mom of four little ones. I also have a little blog called Mama Loves Papa. Thanks so much to Cassie for asking me to share a refashion tutorial on her cute blog for Mama Made It. I'm a huge fan of vintage clothing and I love to go to thrift stores and yard sales in search of amazing vintage. Unfortunately, mint condition floral fifties dresses are hard to come by. Unflattering, awkward vintage is a dime a dozen (or one for two dollars, but you know what I mean) and with a little bit of refashioning you can turn something you would never wear into a staple in your wardrobe.

(Please excuse the dark and grainy photos of the process. I do all my sewing at night after my kids are in bed which doesn't make for the best photos.) 

See my weird face? I started with this several sizes too big and poofy sleeved blouse. I loved the tie at the neck and the fabric, though, so I bought it.


The first thing I did was try it on to see about how long I wanted the sleeves. I then added two inches for the hem and cut there. For this blouse I measured them 17 inches from the cuff. Make sure you measure it from the bottom, not the top because the top of the sleeve should be longer to go over your shoulder.

It looks like this after cutting. (All of the sewing and measuring was done with the blouse turned inside out.)
    

Then I hemmed the sides. I tried it on and pinned it to mark how I wanted it to fit. Then, I took it off and measured the pins to make sure they were even. I then sewed up the sides and tried it on to make sure it fit before cutting the fabric.
Now it's time to hem the sleeves. I did a rolled hem where I measured it an inch, pinned and sewed it, then measured an inch and pinned and sewed again. I then turned it right side out, tried it on, and there you have it. I hope you give it a try!

On Saturday...

Yesterday was the day of silence for Japan. But I didn't want to not post Fridays Finds.

There wasnt much shopping going on this week, so  I did what I always do in that situation, which is to closet shop. Shop in my own closet.

Here are my favorite finds this week:

1. Mama and baby elephant incent burner. I am not really a fan of burning incents, it hurts my nose. But Whole Foods sells fresh sweet grass that smells lovely when burned.

2. Beautiful pattern on the new top and skirt vintage set I picked up at the thrift store and soon to be featured on my etsy.

3. Baby boy Adidas with gold detailing. Does it get any cuter?

4. Friend. That's his name. He was mine when I was a little girl.  He was my love and went everywhere with me. Most of his fur is worn off and he is missing an eye, but he asked me to photograph his good side. Fair enough, old friend.

5. A print I made. Literally just words printed on reinforced card stock. But its nice to go to sleep to at night and wake up to in the morning.

6. Instagram iPhone app. I was instantly obsessed. Probably why they called it INSTAgram. Maybe not.

What about you, have you had any great finds this week?

So another fun thing I want to start in place of Fashion Fridays (cuz those just arent getting a big response) is  Friday Finds. 


Basically just a run down of the fun stuff I have discovered, purchased or loved during the week. Mostly second hand or thrift finds, lots of vintage for our etsy as well as fun stuff that we found/made for Cruz. 

This weeks finds:

 An awesome vintage suede skirt for our etsy.

 Another fun vintage skirt. Mint green. High waisted. Love!

 

This to-die-for wooden hammer and screw driver set from this awesome etsy seller!

 Cruz is in LUHRVE! He is a tool fiend these days!

 

And these vintage fabric pieces from the thrift store. 50 cents each!

I cannot wait to make something adorable for Cruz with the vintage kids fabric. 

Maybe something for MAMA MADE IT.

Feedback on Friday Finds vs Fashion Friday. What do ya think?