Easy Maxi Dress

Wanna Learn how to make your own Maxi Dress?

Well you are in luck because this is super easy and it only 

cost me about $8.50
But the best part is I actually made it for Free because
I won a gift card to hobby lobby from Bunco
and I totally used that to pay for my fabric
Booya!

What you will Need:

- 2 yards Jersey Knit Fabric

-Thread to match your jersey knit 

-A sewing machine

-Pins

-Fabric scissors

-Rotary Cutter 

-measuring tape

What I did:

the first thing you are going to want to do before anything is wash and dry your fabric
this is because Jersey knit shrinks 
so this is will help you to keep your measurements for the bottom accurate at the end 

****The tutorial I followed said to sew it, cut it and then wash the fabric,
but I would wash and dry the fabric before you sew so it doesn't move the stitching at all

1. You will want two yards  by 60 inches of Jersey knot fabric
Fold it in half "Hot Dog style" like the picture above so that it is 2 yards by 30 inches

2. Next I pinned the fabric on three of the sides leaving one of the short sides open 

for the feet 

3. Next I got out my sewing machine and thread to match

You are going to want to do a Zig zag stitch for this dress 

4. Sew on the 3 sides that you pinned leaving the bottom open for the feet 

5. Once all three sides are sewn I laid it flat on the ground and measured 

marking the middle of the top of the dress

(The other short side 30 inch so at about 15 inches I marked that)

6. Taking my rotary cutter I cut a 8 inch straight slit at the 15 in mark 

(This is what makes the V neck line)

7. Next I cut 8 inches on the each side from the top down 8 inches 

like picture #7 above for the arm holes 

8. Next I went back to my machine and double stitched over the parts of the 

fabric that I cut for the V neck and arm holes

so that it all stays together and the stitching doesn't come undone
(Again the tutorial I followed didn't do this but I thought
it was pretty important so it stays together)

That is all the sewing you will need to do
You don't need to hem the arms or the bottom because Jersey doesn't fray and
it kind of curls under so it looks finished 
Awesome huh!

9. Haha this is how long it was when I first tried it on

so next you will want to try it on to see how much you need to cut off the bottom

I am 5' 5" and I cut off 12 inches from the bottom 

and it was perfect

Put a belt on  (belt from target) and some cute accessories and viola 

you have yourself a cute easy Maxi dress

I probably finished this within 45 minutes to an hour

but I am kind of new at sewing so some of you

could probably make it within a 1/2 hour 

Yes, Beginners you can do this too!

I am a beginner 

All it is is cutting, measuring and sewing straight lines 

It is so so comfy and light weight for the summer time 

and it is great for my prego belly :)

What I love about this dress is you can wear it to church 

or you can just wear it on a nice summer weekday

I wore it to church this Sunday and had at least 5 people ask me where 

I bought my dress :) 

I was so excited to tell them I made it 

Then I wore it again on memorial day

It was perfect

I will definitely be making another one or maybe two

in some fun bright colors maybe :)

Thank you for reading, your support and for following 

This Dress is linked up HERE

Snap, Raising 4 Princesses, Organize and Decorate Everything,
Sew Much Ado, The Trendy Treehouse, Lil Luna,
Someday Crafts, Southern Lovely, Rolled up Pretty,
Sugar and Dots, Somewhat Simple, Two Yellow Birds Decor,
House of Hepworths, Chic on a Shoestring,

This Weeks Pinterest Loves #20-Baby Boy Edition

Feel free to grab my Pinterest Loves Button and participate with me each week 

you can find the URL on my left side bar :)

I know it has been a while since I have done one of these

But it is Friday and Friday means....

This Weeks Pinterest Loves over here 

at A mommy's life...with a touch of Yellow

To learn more about this series go HERE

Pretty much about every other Friday 

I get a collection of my favorites from pinterest and share them with you

This week I decided to go with a theme

I haven't done that before in all 20 times of doing it 

In honor of the little Baby Boy, Holden, currently dancing in my tummy

This week I am going to be showing some of my favorite

Baby Boy pins and Loves

Ok I found this months and months ago
and am in love with it more and more each time I see it
I just love the rustic and masculine feel it has to it
And I love Peg board 
It is a new obsession of mine
I even have some left over in my garage from a past project
(check it out it is pretty sweet probably one of
 my favorites me and hubby have done)
Maybe I will see if I can squeeze this project into
my boys room wall space
We shall see but I really hope so

 Source: Project Nursery

Pinned HERE

Aren't these adorable baby announcements?!

I am literally drooling over them 

I don't think I have ever seen such a cute boy one before

I think I might be purchasing these when Baby Holden makes his arrival 

Speaking of I totally only have 3 months to go 

It is zooming by I can't believe I will have two kids in 3 months

I am so excited!!!! but a little nervous too

 Source: Sprinkled Joy

Pinned HERE

I hadn't heard of these gauze swaddle blankets 

when maddux was a baby but have recently heard they are

the best blankets for babies on the market right now 

you can get them online, I have also seen them at target

But this cool tutorial shows you where to get the fabric

and how to make your own 

Put this on my baby project list for this summer

 Source: Dana Made It

Pinned HERE

I will for sure be getting some adorable newborn pics of
baby H and i am dying over these pose ideas
So excited to hold a newborn again
and to see Maddux smother him with kisses

 Source: McCarthy Photography

Pinned HERE

This is my dream diaper bag!
I NEED it I am pretty sure!
Now just to convince hubby that it is a must
We for sure need a new one and I think
if we spend the money on one like this it will last
and be worth every penny
Do any of you have this bag?
tell me about it
Do you recommend it?

 Source: Sassy Babies

Pinned HERE

This is genius and oh so adorable
Make a Baby night gown out of an old graphic Tshirt
Who doesn't love to upcycle and have adorable all at the same time
I am loving this idea
They even have the flaps to go over their little hands
so they don't scratch their little faces

 Source: This Mama Makes Stuff

Pinned HERE

What a boy doesn't need a football blanket?
Gotta get my hands on one of these
or try to make one of my own 

 Source: Totsy

Pinned HERE

Loving these month onesie decals 
I did something similar to this for Maddux
They made for adorable month to month pictures and it was fun to
see just how much they were growing each month
with how old they are right on them
So fun I better get making some for baby H too

 Source: Tip Junkie

Pinned HERE

Another fun project that I should get started on
These carseat covers are life savers
They keep the cold, wind and germs out of the carseat
and away from baby
We have one that I love but want to make another so we can
switch them up a little

 Source: Cluck Cluck Sew

Pinned HERE

So putting this saying in my little boys room!

 Source: The Babydolls Design Studio

Pinned HERE

Ok yes this pose is a must for my two boys
I know I have said it before but I just cant wait
for Maddux and Holden to meet for the first time

This picture melts my heart

 Source: Local Photography Guides

Pinned HERE

 Remember: If you see something you love
don't hesitate

 PIN IT!

 If you got featured on my this weeks pinterest loves make sure to
Grab one of my new featured buttons either at the top of this post or from my side bar :)  

I just had to share this! Yes that is me wake boarding last Monday 
6 months Prego! It was a blast 
I mean come on I couldn't let a summer go by without 
some wakeboardng
just don't mind my chubby pregnant lady body 
Here is to a GREAT SUMMER!

Hope you had a  fun Weekend!
This weekend I will be hanging out with my family,

celebrating memorial day, hopefully going to the new park

by our house, and maybe go on a date with my hubby!

What are you doing this long weekend? 

Thank you for reading, your support and for following! 

Cashew Chicken Lettuce Wraps

Do you need a dinner idea?

These are so so yummy and the best part they are fast and easy

My hubby loves them and he said they remind him of Pei Wei lettuce wraps

HUGE compliment because those are delicious 

Ingredients:

 -6-8 chicken tenders or 2-3 chicken breasts 

-8 leaves of iceberg lettuce 

-3 tablespoons canola oil

-1 cup onion, diced

-2 garlic cloves, minced

-1 teaspoon soy sauce

-1/4 cup cashews, chopped 

-Yummy sauce

Yummy Sauce:

-4 tablespoons soy sauce

-2 tablespoons white vinegar

-4 tablespoons brown sugar

Directions: 

1. Cut chicken into cubes 

2. Put 2 tablespoons canola oil in a pan and heat up at medium 

to medium high heat

Add chicken and pan fry until fully cooked

3. Chop onions, mince garlic,  and chop cashews

4.  mix all the yummy sauce 

ingredients in a small bowl and set aside while the chicken is cooking

5. Wash lettuce and separate leaves

6. Once chicken is fully cooked remove from the oil and set aside

7. Add 1-2 tablespoons of oil to pan and add onions, garlic 

 and 1 tablespoon soy sauce to the pan

 brown until tender

8. Once onions and garlic are brown and tender 

add the cooked chicken, yummy sauce and cashews 

9. Mix and saute for a few minutes and remove from heat

10. Mix another batch of yummy sauce for dipping 

and cook some white rice 

11. Spoon cooked rice, rice noodles and chicken mixture into lettuce

Add extra yummy sauce to taste 

and serve with a side of white rice with yummy sauce on top

Try it! I know you will LOVE it!

This post is Linked HERE:

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Sew Much Ado, Trendy Tree House, Lil' Luna,

Night Owl Crafting, Someday Crafts, Sugar and Dots,

Rolled Up Pretty, Somewhat Simple, House of Hepworths,

Two Yellow Birds Decor, Tatertots and Jello, Six Sisters Stuff,

Thank you for reading, your support and for following

DIY Cupcake Stand

Aren't you just dying over these

They are so CUTE!

 Amanda@ Every Creative Endeavor

Me@ A Mommy's Life...with a touch of Yellow

Staci@ The Potter's Place

Leanne@ Organize and Decorate Everything

Michelle@ A Little Tipsy

Kaysi@ Keeping it Simple

I had the opportunity to go to Breathing Space, my first blogging retreat,

a couple of weekends ago (post about retreat coming soon)

It was a lot of fun and I learned quite a bit from the classes

but most of all it was fun hanging out with my mom 

and getting to know my other roommates 

Kaysi, Michelle, Staci and Amanda

I LOVE all their blogs and learned a lot from our Friday night chat

Thanks ladies :)

The first night we had a fun Stepford Wives themed dinner 

(so fun to dress up)

 after the dinner, all my roommates and I headed off to 

 Harmons to get some snacks for the night and the next day

as we were walking around we came across these beauties 

Don't you love the polka dots 

We could not pass these up

so we had a fun plan to all make cupcake stands out of them 

in different colors, in our own creative way

and blog about them linking to each others post

So make sure to click over to all the blogs and 

check out our different takes on them

(links to all of them above)

Materials I used:

 -Polka dot plates (large, small and bowl) from Harmons in RED

-dollar store candle sticks (I had in my craft stash)

-Spray paint

-E6000 glue

-Goo Gone

What I did:

1. First things first I wanted my candle sticks to show off a pop of color

and what better color than YELLOW

(I know I am a bit obsessed)

 so I spray painted them 

easy peasy

2. Next you are going to need your E6000 

if you don't have any of this GET SOME

it is awesome I use it for so many projects

you can get it at any craft store

3. I measured and found the middle of my large plate 

spread some E6000 glue on the bottom of my first candle stick 

and pressed it down on the plate

4. I then measured the middle of my smaller plate 

spread E6000 on the top of the first candle stick and 

put the smaller plate on top where I marked the middle 

so that it is all centered

5. Then I repeated steps 3 and 4 to add the second candle stick and the 

bowl on the top of the stand

see that goo that the glue left behind?

6. no worries next I just got out my trusty 

Goo Gone (another must have supply)

and a cloth and got rid of all the extra glue that oozed out

Now it looks clean and there is no goo to be seen 

:)

There it is all done and ready to be used

Isn't it pretty!

I can't wait to use it

I have thought of so really cool ways to use this

but was not able to get pictures of them yet

so I will just tell them to you and you can try them out yourselves

1. You can of course use them for cupcakes and little treats at the top

2. Fruit with Fruit dip in the bowl

3. Veggies with ranch dip in the bowl 

4. or my hubbies favorite chips with salsa or guacamole in the bowl for dipping

 Top: Kaysi, Leanne (mom), Me Bottom: Amanda, Staci, Michelle

  And just to see how fun we are 

Here we are together at the Stepford Wives Dinner 

 so SASSY!

Thank you ladies for making my first blogging get together

such a good experience

My cupcake stand is linked up HERE:
Whipper Berry, The Shabby Nest, Chic on a Shoestring Decorating,
Naptime Crafters, Two Yellow Birds Decor,

Thank you for all your support, for reading and following 

Pedi by Hubby and 25 weeks

This Mothers day (well the night before after M went to bed)

 my oh so sweet hubby

gave this grumpy, chubby pregnant lady the most 

incredible at home pedicure 

I have never had anyone else give me a pedicure before

and can I just say having your hubby do it is the 

sweetest most romantic thing ever

I don't even think he knows how much I enjoyed it 

and appreciated it even after my millions of praises 

and thank yous that didn't even begin to explain how

much I loved it!

First I took off my old yucky nail polish and trimmed my nails

then we borrowed my mother in laws foot bath and lavender foot soak 

and hubby got me hot water and bubbles

and we watched some TV together while we let them soak 

and I got all relaxed

Then I got to use my new homemade Lemon Foot scrub 

that I got from one my cute roommates at Breathing Space Michelle

Thank you Michelle I love it and it smells so FRESH!

Hubby scrubbing my feet

then he rinsed them again in the warm water 

And dried them

Then it was time for my favorite part

The lotion and foot massage

Hubby gives the best foot massages and 

I am really spoiled cuz he rubs my feet just about every night 

I know I know he is a keeper!

But this time it was extra special :)

and after my feet felt amazing

Last step painting my toes 

He did such a good job 

and it was so nice to not have to try to 

get past my big pregnant belly to reach my toes to paint them 

I think I will be recruiting him to paint my toes the rest of the pregnancy ;)

I even got to use my toe separators :)

we used this really pretty coral color I got from 

another roommate from the retreat Amanda!

Tada!!!

My freshly pedi feet and painted toes 

My feet were sooooo soft 

They have never been that soft before 

I am a barefoot or flip flop kinda gal so lets just say these

rough feet needed a little pampering 

Like I said there is nothing like getting a pedi from your lover

Thank you hun!

Ready to do one for me every week? ;)

It has been a while since I have posted a belly pic so here you go

I am 25 1/2 weeks now 

I can't believe I only have 101 days to go!

He has been one active baby 

And I love being able to feel him moving all over

I love him so much!

And a few stats 

I will hopefully be going to the doctor

again the beginning of June

and hopefully will be able to see our little guy again!!!

and yes that is my sweet little Maddux's foot in the picture

He was rollin around on the ground happy as can be 

but insisted on being by mommy. 

Oh how I love that little man

Now ladies go and ask your hubbys for a little at home pedi

You will not regret it 

We like to be pampered and they like to pamper us and make us 

feel special

We all need it especially when we are pregnant :)

Thanks for reading, for your support and for following