little . BIG

little: a cute hand-printed tank dress from thief and bandit kids on etsy>
BIG: An easy ikat tablecloth DIY from Jenny Komenda on Little Green Notebook

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Handmade Kites

These handmade kites are soooo cute! & you can still fly kites on a nice Autumn day, right?

Kristin Eldridge gives you all of the Kite DIY instructions on her blog. This seems like a sewing project that even I could handle…& I love the idea of mixing and matching different fabric styles.

I’m a Giant Dollhouse Challenge

Is anyone else participating in Emily Henderson’s I’m a Giant Dollhouse Challenge? I was planning to create a dollhouse for Violet anyway, so this was just a fun way to kick-start the project.

I purchased the Christy’s Cottage dollhouse from Melissa & Doug after a lot of research. It got great reviews on quality, and after receiving it in the mail I have to say I am very impressed so far. It also fit my budget of $100 after some searching online for the best price and discount codes. (You can read more about that here).

I also went a little crazy this week snatching up fabric samples and fat quarters, and even a tea towel for the dollhouse. Here are a few that made the cut (plus some seriously amazing lighting inspiration):

pendant, tea towel, botanical fabric, geometric fabric

Check out my dollhouse board on Pinterest for more fabrics and dollhouse inspiration. I’m excited to get my textiles in the mail so that I can start reupholstering and doing what I’m sure will be a terrible job at making curtains, pillows, and bedspreads. Wish me luck – sewing is not my forte!

I’m starting to wonder who will enjoy the dollhouse more – Violet or me?