Recycled Crayon Notebook, $7 from Vicky Day.
Pencil Case with Garland, $20.50 from Pilli Pilli Handmade.
Matryoshka Bowling Bag, $36.50 from Lifestyle with Love.
Snack Bag, $6 from Zummi.
Hungry Cat Pencil Pouch,$15.50 from Tokyo Inspired.
Bird Snack Bag in Organic cotton and hemp, $13 from Down Home Amy.
Apple Organic Lunch Tote, $15.99 from Bebeloosh Mini.
“We are pretty sure this is not your bag.” Bag Tag, $6.50 from Wei’s Open Secret.
Green Apple Ponytail Holders, $4 from CuckooBoo.
Here’s a round-up of some projects to get the kids ready for school. Can you tell I’m ready? Be sure to share links to your own back-to-school projects in the comments section. We love to see what you’re making!
BACKPACKS, BAGS & POUCHES
Apple Print Backpack from Alpha Mom.
School Bag from Make it Do.
Personalize a Backpack from Simply Modern Mom.
Oilcloth Backpack from Uhandbag.
Kid’s Backpack from Four Wise Monkeys for Sew, Mama, Sew!
Zakka-Inspired Pencil Pouch from Noodlehead.
Pencil Case from Annie Get Your Glue Gun.
LUNCH BAGS & ACCESSORIES
Lunch Bag from The Long Thread.
Embroidered Lunch Sack from The Purl Bee.
Reusable Snack Sack from Reprodepot.
Kids’ Placemat & Napkins from The Long Thread.
CLOTHING & ACCESSORIES
Apple Appliqué Tee from The Long Thread.
Yoga Skirts from Patty Young for Sew, Mama, Sew!
Art Smock from Patterns by Figgy’s for Sew, Mama, Sew!
Ribbon Hair Clips from The Long Thread.
Flower Headband from Simple Modern Mom for Ucreate.
Back to School Embroidery Designs from Sarah Jane Studios for Sew, Mama, Sew!
Nap Mat from Prudent Baby.
PRINTABLES
Days of the Week Hanger Tags from Living Locurto.
Lunchbox Notes from Cindy Hopper for Alpha Mom.
I saw some super-cute pet tees at Mini Boden and decided to make some of our own with a photo of our cat Kiki.
The hardest part of this project was getting the cat to pose. I used Photoshop to edit the pictures, but perhaps you could use another free photo program? I looked at a couple of tutorials for extracting an image from a background here and here. Then I brightened up the photo, desaturated it, added some color and flipped it to print in mirror image. I printed the image on iron-on transfer paper (available at office supply stores), pressed it onto the fabric and voilà — a custom pet tee! I’m thinking of embroidering around the edge, maybe with some silver thread on the one above since this is my glamour girl. And they would definitely be cute worn over striped tees like the Mini Boden shirts.
Here’s the other one that I made for my older daughter. The kids picked out the colors and the pose. And of course this kid wouldn’t model for me. She’s apparently seven going on seventeen. Such attitude, but I think she actually likes the shirt.
Here’s the progression of the images:
I’ve started working on some back-to-school clothes for the girls this week. Here’s the first round of skirts, made with this Echino fabric and a coordinating stripe (can’t remember if I got it here or here). They also have this fabric in a laminated version which would work well with the lunch bag from this week’s Make it Monday project. Hopefully I’ll have more clothes to show soon. I’m thinking of making some matching shirts with rows of buttons sewn in a square to echo the dot design in the fabric.
