Summer hats / Sommer Hüte 

The winter is finally gone but our little ones still need something on their head - at least to protect them from the sun. I've used old jeans, shirts and T-shirts...they are sooooo cute & reversible! So I can match them with lots of looks. 

I am soon selling them too on my website www.coomow.de

So, der Winter ist endlich vorüber und unsere Kleinen brauchen trotzdem noch etwas auf dem Kopf. Hier habe ich ein paar suesse Sommerhüte aus alten Shirts, Jeans und T-Shirts genäht. Sie sind so cool geworden und sind wendbar - also passend zu jedem Outfit ;-)

Zu verkaufen auch auf meiner Webseite www.coomow.de

Personalised wedding present / Individuelles Hochzeitsgeschenk

I needed a wedding present, that doesn't break the bank but is still very personal to the couple. After lots of digging into the couples likes, dislikes etc I decided to make a poster in their favorite colour blue. 

They loved it and total cost for me 5 Euros for the frame and some time of course. I downloaded a design program for free (trial time) but spent far too much time trying to figure out how to use it, so that I finally decided to create it in word and it worked perfectly. 

Fuer eine Hochzeit in der Familie wollte ich ein persönliches Geschenk, welches jedoch nicht zu viel Geld kosten sollte, da das Paar sich Geld fuer die Hochzeitsreise wünschte. Geld im Umschlag fand ich langweilig. Also habe ich Ihre Vorlieben und besondere gemeinsame Daten usw. herausbekommen. Dann habe ich ein Design Programm heruntergeladen, welches jedoch viel zu kompliziert war. Naja, ich hatte einfach nicht die Zeit mich genau einzuarbeiten. Dann habe ich das Poster einfach in Word zusammengestellt. Et voila...meine Kosten waren 5 Euro plus Zeit. Super persönlich und schöne Erinnerung. 

Pregnancy skirt / Umstandsrock

Birthday Presents for my pregnant friends

I've got so many pregnant friends at the moment and two of them recently had their birthday. I always wanted to try to make a pregnancy skirt and here they are! I've chosen very colourful jersey fabric for both skirts with a stretchy jersey for the top...the part that is supposed to grow with the bump. 

The sewing was pretty simple. I've asked for their waist measurements and I've taken the measurement minus 2 inches and cut one large piece of fabric. I've sewn the skirt together at the sides. The plain coloured jersey got folded over and sewn onto the skirt. Et voila...

 

Both skirts are in the post and I hope they will be loved and last a very long time, as you can wear them even after pregnancy.

I am sure I will make myself some of these skirts as they are sooooo comfy! 

BettyBrown'sBigChallenge

and here comes the challenge for the next 12 months:

1. I will try not to buy any new cloths for a whole year (I am starting to panic already thinking about it)
2. I will try to make all presents myself  (unless I am being dragged into contributing to a present)
3. I will try to be more creative in the kitchen

Let's go baby...