2012 September

Mildred & Madge {Review}

September 26, 2012 Leave a Comment

I am super excited to share one of my FAVORITE Etsy shops with y’all today!

Mildred & Madge sells the CUTEST personalized appliqued gowns, shirts, bibs, etc!
How precious is that?!

Ashley beautifully hand stitches each applique.

Oh yea,
and she also sells the CUTEST baby hats too!

Here are a few more super cute items available at Mildred & Madge:

Really, you MUST click on over and shop Mildred & Madge for your littles!
Just be prepared to be blown away by some serious cuteness!

Happy Shopping!

Filed Under: Review

Pallet Letter Sign {tutorial}

September 24, 2012 7 Comments

Hanging on the wall in our den is this fun pallet letter sign:

The Hubs ~~took~~ beat the pallet apart and I lined up 4 boards and used two smaller pieces that Ross cut for me to hold it all together.

I flipped the sign over and got out my awesome DecoArt Designer Series White paint that my friends at DecoArt sent me a pencil, and a few paint brushes.

Next I drew a big ‘’P” on the sign with the pencil.
Can you see part of it?!

Then I took a smaller paint brush and painted over the pencil line.

I used the big paint brush to fill the “P” in.

Once the “P” was all painted, I let the paint dry well then sanded it down to give it a distressed look.

Now we have a fun Pallet Letter Sign hanging in our den!

The best part, it was FREE!

Gotta love a free piece of custom art hanging on the wall that most people assume cost a fortune!

Filed Under: Crafting, Crafts, Decorating, Distressing, Inspiration, Johnny In A Dress, KnockOff, Make Your Own..., My House, Revamping, Thrifty, Tutorial

Treasured By Holly {Review}

September 20, 2012 Leave a Comment

Today I am sharing with you one of our awesome sponsors!

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Treasured By Holly sells handmade crochet goodies!
Seriously, this shop is precious!
Hollis has a few items from Treasured By Holly and we LOVE them!

How cute it this headband?!

Here are some more goodies from Treasured By Holly:
{click on the pictures to go directly to the item}

Click on over and check out the cuteness going on over at Treasured By Holly!
You will be so glad you did!

Happy Shopping!

Filed Under: Review

Wonderfully Made Clothing Co. {Giveaway}

September 18, 2012 1 Comment

I am THRILLED today because one of my favorite Etsy Shops,
Wonderfully Made Clothing Co.,
is going to give one of YOU a $25 credit to their shop!

Julie, who owns Wonderfully Made Clothing Co. made Harper and Hollis these precious matching Little Girl Ruffle Rompers:

How cute are they going to be next summer in their matching rompers?!?
Seriously, you MUST check out the cuteness going on at
Wonderfully Made Clothing Co.!

Want to see more?!

Little Girl Dress Custom Boutique, Ruffled Halter Maxi Dress, Twirl Sundress Blue White Emmaline 2T 3T

{Little Girl Dress Custom Boutique, Ruffled Halter Maxi Dress}

Little Girl Dress Custom Boutique, Ruffled One Shoulder Dress --Paisley, Floral Teal Girl's Dress Size 4 5 6

{Little Girl Dress Custom Boutique, Ruffled One Shoulder Dress}

Little Girl Peasant Tunic or Dress, 3/4 Length Sleeves Custom Boutique Made to Order 12 Months, 18 Months, 2T, 3T, 4T 2 3 4

{Little Girl Peasant Tunic or Dress}

Does it get ANY cuter than THAT?!?
I am seriously in LOVE with everything in that shop!

For a chance to win a $25 credit to Wonderfully Made Clothing Co. enter below:

a Rafflecopter giveaway

The winner will be announced September 25 , 2012!
GOOD LUCK!

Filed Under: Giveaway

The Bird’s Papaya {Sponsor Spotlight & Review}

September 12, 2012 3 Comments

Being a Mama to three,
I often look at myself in the mirror and realize that is is 6:00pm and I am still in my PJ’s…
The first few weeks after Hollis was born, I had an excuse…
Not anymore!
I am tired of not getting dressed and when I am not dressed,
I feel yucky, tired and grouchy!

That’s where one of our fabulous sponsors,
The Bird’s Papaya comes in!

The Bird’s Papaya provides the cutest accessories at super affordable prices!
It’s amazing what putting on a comfy dress, fluffing my hair, applying a little makeup and sporting some super cute accessories can do!
It makes me feel 100 times better about myself and I am more productive!

Here are some super cute items they have available now:
(Click on the picture to go directly to the item)

I LOVE my earrings from The Bird’s Papaya and will definitely be a frequent customer!
You must head over and check out the cuteness yourself!

Happy Shopping!

Filed Under: Review, Sponsors

Print On Heat n Bond {Applique Tutorial}

September 10, 2012 11 Comments

I made these shirts for Cliff and Harper to wear to the hospital when Hollis was born!

I took a roll of Heat n Bond and cut a piece the size of printer paper.
Then I went to the computer and picked out the words/fonts, etc I wanted to use.
Make sure you print the letters out BACKWARDS on the Heat n Bond!
Then I put the piece of Heat N Bond paper side UP in the printer with a few pieces of printer paper behind it and printed the letters onto the Heat n Bond!

Next, I gathered scrap fabric, cut out the letters and ironed the Heat n Bond to the back of the fabric according the directions on the package.
Cut out the letters, iron to the shirt and then stitch the letters onto the shirt.

Now you have a super cute shirt with perfect lettering!

Seriously, this may be my new favorite way to applique letters!

Applique Tutorial, How to print on Heat n Bond, How to Applique perfect letters

Anyone can do it!
Think of the possibilities!
You can do initials, names, words, shapes, etc!

Happy Appliqueing!

Filed Under: Applique, Crafting, Crafts, Sewing, Tutorial

Nursing Cover Giveaway {Ruffed Begonia}

September 7, 2012 1 Comment

I am super excited today because Linda from Craftaholics Anonymous is going to give one of YOU a Ruffled Nursing Cover Pattern!

Linda is the talented owner of the cutest Etsy shop called Ruffled Begonia.

There you will find awesome, easy to follow sewing pattern for ruffily things like:

pretty ruffled apron PATTERN with pockets, Sydnee Apron

{The Sydnee Apron}

Ruffled Bag sewing PATTERN: The Layla Bag with free Pleated Flower Tutorial. small handbag with ruffles and pockets

{The Layla Bag}

The Original Ruffled Breastfeeding Apron Nursing Cover up PDF Sewing PATTERN

{The Original Ruffled Breastfeeding Apron Nursing Cover}

You know what a sucker I am for ruffles and i just LOVE Linda’s shop!

I made a nursing cover using The Original Ruffled Breastfeeding Apron Nursing Cover PDF Pattern and I was so impressed with how easy the pattern is to follow!
Seriously, Linda knows how to write an awesome pattern that anyone can use!
Wanna see The Original Ruffled Breastfeeding Apron Nursing Cover I made?!

Love it!

One lucky JIAD reader will win The Original Ruffled Breastfeeding Apron Nursing Cover PDF Pattern!

a Rafflecopter giveaway

The winner will be announced September 14, 2012!
GOOD LUCK!

Filed Under: Giveaway

Pretty Things Thursday {9}

September 6, 2012 3 Comments

Welcome to Pretty Things Thursday!

Be on the lookout next week for some fabulous features!
Who knows, it could be YOUR project!

Ok, on to the RULES…

1. Please link YOUR projects, tutorials, tips, etc. that have not already been shared at Pretty Things Thursday.
2. DO NOT link any posts that include giveaways, things you are selling or other link parties.
3. Please put a link (text or button) back to Scissors & Spatulas and Johnny In A Dress somewhere on your blog!
4. Visit other links and leave LOTS of sweet comments!

Filed Under: Pretty Things Thursday

DIY Baby Shower Invite {All Things Baby Guest Post}

September 5, 2012 Leave a Comment

Hello Hello Johnny In A Dress Readers!!
I am Meesh from Finding Michelina! First I want to say thank you to the lovely Natalie for letting me hang out here today and second CONGRATULATIONS on your peanut!!

So today we are going to look at a jungle themed baby shower invite made using my lovely Silhouette, paper punches and picmonkey!!

This is one of those easy peasy photo DIYs… here we go!!

Create your design on picmonkey or silhouette

Save as a pic and open up in your powerpoint program

Resize, print and cut!

Take your blank card and add your cover using Tombow

Your card with the front added….

Take and add your clouds which can be cut in a variety of ways: paper punch, by hand or silhouette/cricut

For the clouds I added the left and right one with regular Tombow and then used 3-d square mounts for the center one so it POPS so to speak

Add your animals 1st with the Tombow and then add your long grass, then both short grasses and trim the very edges {Both animal shapes and grass were cut using my Silhouette}

Your finished front of the card!!

But seriously how cute is this theme?!

And the inside of your card {use the same method of creating on program of your choice, saving as a pic, opening in powerpoint, resizing and printing!}

And last but not least… a pic of the insert asking people to bring a onesie to participate in the onesie game!

What?! You don’t know what the onesie game is?! Well let me explain!! You see you ask everyone {who wants to participate} to bring a onesie that describes them {the goes}, their relationship with mom or to baby to be, an inside joke etc. You hang them up at the shower and then mom gets the guess who each onesie comes from AND she gets a bunch more onuses!! Cause from what I understand you can never have enough!! :0

Hope you liked our jungle theme invites!! Please let me know if you have any questions!

And thanks again Natalie for letting me hang out!!

Peace out Cub Scouts!!

Filed Under: Guest Post

Think Pink Bowtique {review}

September 4, 2012 1 Comment

There is some serious cuteness going over at Think Pink Bowtique!
I LOVE their shop and wish I could have one of everything they sell for my girls!
When we got home from the hospital after having Hollis,
there was a fun package filled with goodies from Think Pink Bowtique for my girls!
(I may or may not have danced around the kitchen with the package because I was so excited…)

They sell things like Petti Rompers…