Reversible Nappy for Dolls and Teddy Bears! {Free Pattern}

How many little girls got a baby alive/baby born for Christmas? What about a cuddly teddy bear?  I whipped up these super easy reversible nappy pants, using an existing pair of 'baby born' pants I cut an easy to follow pattern which I have made into a downloadable PDF for you to print off at home and make your own!  Oh and did I mention it's FREE!  I have also put together a little picture tutorial to make it even easier for you...

These fit my daughters baby alive, baby born and regular size cabbage patch dolls and also go on most of her teddy bears, you can adjust the velcro to suit your own doll/bear sizes.

I used chenille for the 'nappy' side...

and a co-ordinating cotton for the reversible 'pants' side.  Here is my picture tutorial, to get your FREE pattern click on the link at the end of this post. To open my pattern file you will need Adobe Reader {free to download if you don't already have it!}.

 Cut out the pattern and follow the directions, these only take about 15 minutes to complete!

Fabric, co-ordinating cotton, scissors, velcro dots or similar, you will also need some pins, and of course a sewing machine;)

You could also use a white hand towel or maybe you have some cloth or flannel nappies laying around instead of chenille...

Be sure to stitch the velcro down well...for long lasting fun!

That's it your finished, told you these are super easy.

Download and print your FREE PATTERN now!

Make sure you set your printer settings to 'None' in the page scaling section so your pattern prints out at the correct size!

If you have any problems downloading this pattern please Email me and I will be happy to send it to your inbox.

Martha Stewart Poms {tutorial}

I recently came across the Martha Stewart site and if you love cooking, craft, diy and the like you will find plenty of recipes, stealworthy ideas and freebies here! Also plenty of wedding ideas aswell, I love these tissue paper poms, they are very easy to make and would look great for almost any celebration.  I hope to be making some bright green ones for my sons fourth birthday party in June.  If your hosting a mother's day party this weekend these would be perfect! Look at the little ones for napkin holders...

Step 1

Stack eight 20-by-30-inch sheets of tissue. Make 1 1/2-inch-wide accordion folds, creasing with each fold.

Step 2

Fold an 18-inch piece of floral wire in half, and slip over center of folded tissue; twist. With scissors, trim ends of tissue into rounded or pointy shapes

Step 3

Separate layers, pulling away from center one at a time.

 

Step 4

Bend wire into a loop to fit around napkin, and twist end around loop to secure

How easy is that? If you come across any great party or cake decorating ideas please send me an email, I would love to hear from you! I have lot's more cake creations to share with you, just a matter of getting a spare minute to post them!  Also my jar cookies...and some really cute ballerina cupcake toppers and I have another shoe cake coming up, be sure to come back soon or why not become a follower so you never miss a post!!