{she made it} vintage lace inset t-shirt

today i have another sweet little re-fashion diy for you, this super cute lace inset t-shirt.

here is what you'll need:

sewing machine

t-shirt of your choice

piece of new or vintage lace the length of your shirt

pins

white thread

scissors

aleene's stop fraying

position the lace in the middle of the back of the shirt. pin it.

sew down both sides with a regular straight stitch making sure to follow the very outside edge of the lace. take your time and do it slowly. you don't have to be a pro at sewing to be able to do this :)

sew across the top as well and then turn the shirt inside out. cut out the rectangle between your sewn lines, leaving about 1/2" to 3/4". this step is voluntary. i did it because i wanted to be extra safe. t-shirt fabric doesn't usually fray so if this is too much work for you just skip this step.

now fold that fabric over and pin it again. 

sew down both sides again making sure to stay on the very edge of the fabric. that way you will sew through the lace on the other side again which will give double hold. if you're not on the very outside edge your white line will show on the dark shirt fabric, so be careful and check once in a while. 

lastly i also sewed a zig-zag stitch along the bottom edge of the lace. since you cut it there the edge is now unfinished and may start to unravel over time. i also used aleene's stop fraying on both of the unfinished edges of the lace. now turn your shirt inside out again.

you're done :)

you just turned an old boring t-shirt into a sweet little lace shirt. this took me about an hour to do, start to finish. if you make one i would love to see it sometime. 

{style files} neon scarf and moccasins

sweater: h&m, shirt: ae, pants: only, scarf: the gap, shoes: minnetonka, sunglasses: kenneth cole

 i'm not particularly in love with this outfit but at least it was comfortable enough for the park. i scored these minnetonka moccasins for only $17 at american eagle and it was nice enough outside for me to wear them. i think my pants were just not tight enough, maybe leggings next time? what about that sweater? i'm thinking maybe it looks too much like a maternity piece? lots of issues with this one...

now for the man that looks great in anything... this is where he style post ends and the mama swoons over her babe - part begins.

i just realized that in most of these pictures he holds his thumb with his index and middle finger. How funny is that?

the hubs came home yesterday so i made those blueberry crumble bars and some delicious turkey burgers for dinner. i'll share the recipes later this week. it's supposed to be really nice this week with temperatures in the 70s and lots of sunshine. today is a little gray and rainy so i think we may take a trip to ikea. what a boring post today ;)

Instagram Sunday

This week we...

bought a new stroller

tried feta cheese and mozzarella for the first time

went to the playground

took a stroll

enjoyed the sunshine

got Logan's new book case his grandpa made

painted said bookcase

let the laundry mountain reach new heights

attempted to clean out the closet...

donated several bags to the city mission

had lots of hyper excited moments with that favorite doll

gave kisses and hugs (yes even mama got some)

grew some more hair

had another tooth come through and found two more that are close

made flat bread pizza that was to die for

made fruit salad for dessert

showed mama that size 12m clothing is really too small now

went to tj maxx with mama and smiled at ourselves in the mirror

had a ton of fun in the bathtub 

dyed some fabric that didn't turn out so well (bummer)

got chinese take-out where one little man made a face that let mama know what he thought about waiting

lost daddy to work at spring training

missed daddy a lot

had grandma over for a night and all day saturday

went grocery shopping without the little guy

realized once again how much we dislike wal-mart

prepared logan's meals for the week

made something awesome that involved lace and sewing

just realized that there has not been one picture of either of our dogs and feeling pretty bad about it (vow to be better)

what did you do this week?

wild and wonderful

last week we went on a mini vacation. we cooked lots of yummy food. went out to dinner. watched too many episodes of downton abbey. had playtime outside. went antiquing and just enjoyed being away for a while. the little man had a blast at the playground. doesn't he look like such a little daredevil? his dad tried going down with him but they got stuck... let me tell you, those slides are not made for us adults. so we just stuck to catching him and taking pictures.

i loved that evening sun. just gorgeous. 

have a wonderful weekend 

miracles

this makes me tear up everytime it comes on tv, especially the part about learning two languages and the grandparents on the video chat... it's our live right now.

image via smittenkitchen.com

i am totally making these this weekend. don't they look absolutely delicious? i stumbled across this website today called punchfork.com and they have a ton of great recipes. it's kind of like pinterest for food .

and while we're on the topic of pinterest, I had over 10.000 hits on my little blog on tuesday!!! can you believe it? i got a ton of referrals from pinterest so i just wanted to say thanks to all of you who keep pinning my pictures and projects. you rock! i am totally blown away by all the nice comments i've been getting here as well and i am making sure i am visiting all of you back :) 

{style files} chambray chambray

Cardigan: ON, Skirt: F21, Belt: ON, Shoes: Isaac Mizrahi for Target, Earrings: F21, Lips: Revlon Coral

Well, I had planned to post some pictures from our trip to West Virginia today but then I got caught up doing some major cleaning of our bedroom, my closet (baaaad) and the bathroom. Logan has been such a champ at taking his naps around the same time every day and he also lets us sleep through the night from 8 until 8 or even 9 the next morning! I don't know why and how we ended up with this great sleeper but I am enjoying it while it lasts ;) Plus, I am getting stuff done again.

We also had an hour of playtime with the neighbors' daughter who is 19 months. They don't really play with each other much yet, but they do interact some and I just love being able to see her go from this tiny little baby that we babysat so much, to a full blown toddler. It just goes so incredibly fast it's hard to take it all in sometimes.

{style files} plaid stroller safari

JCrew Jacket, A&F Shirt, JCrew Matchstick Cords, Converse One Star Sneakers, Michael Kors Watch, Lip Color Coral by Revlon

i wore this on sunday to go stroller shopping, run some errands and celebrate my brother-in-law's 24th birthday. this was super comfortable but still looked put together enough for a birthday party. 

now the rest of this post is all mom business so be aware. we are looking to buy a good quality umbrella stroller for logan since we've been traveling so much and are going on a few more trips in the near future. we currently use our chicco cortina stoller that fits his infant car seat. it's a great stroller but now that he's getting bigger and we don't really keep him in the infant seat anymore, it's been more of a hassle having to haul this big heavy stroller around. it is definitely not something i would want to take on the plane and through the airport with me. 

when we bought it we also got one of those cheap umbrella strollers for free but it's way too basic and we both have to hunch over to even be able to push it.

so now we're looking for a lightweight umbrella stroller with a canopy and some storage underneath. i think we've got it narrowed down to a couple but i just had to make sure i tried them out in the store. i'm glad i did because one model was way cheaper looking and feeling in person that just looking at the pictures online.

wow, that was a lot about strollers, i probably lost most of you during that first line...

well, that's the exciting life of a mom: running errands around town and trying to figure out what stroller to buy.