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if you’re new here, I use my Saturday Snapshots posts to share a bit about my life with you here. Things I’m doing, things I’m thinking, and things I like. Â Affiliate links may be included. Okay, I’m not going to sugar coat it. Â March was LOOONNGGG. Â Long and cold. Â It’s not going down as…
Looking for Family Halloween Costume ideas? Then you may love these ideas for DIY Flapper Halloween Costumes! Last week we were able to have a little “dress rehearsal” for Halloween at the Disney World Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Party. If you follow me on Facebook or Instagram, you may have seen me posting about the party…
Today I’m sharing with you my tutorial for the Riley Blake Design Team from last month… Happy Sewing! Hi! I’m Melissa Mortenson from the Polkadot Chair blog! Â Today I’m sharing with you a tutorial for this very “batty” apron! Â Stop by my blog for a chance to win some Costume Clubhouse Fat Quarters and Gray…
It’s a tradition for us each year to get the kids Halloween t-shirts. As the kids have gotten older, it has been harder to find t-shirts for them  (hint hint retailers of the world!!). Most Halloween t’s are for little kids, but my big kids still enjoy wearing them.  They can’t dress up at…
Scrappy Skirt Tutorial Today I got a great idea for a 4th of July Craft. Â While I’m working on it today I thought I share with you guys a few other tutorials shared here in the past that would be great for the 4th of July or are just fun for summer! (In case your…
I can not believe that 2012 will be the 5th year that I have been blogging. Â It’s crazy. In honor of the new year, I thought I’d share with you guys the top 11 (since it’s 2011) most viewed posts last year. (via google analytics) 1. Padded iPad Case 2. Ruler Wreath 3. Summer Dress…
Hi there!! Today as part of my “Come sit in my Polkadot Chair” Interview series, I’m featuring Allison of Cluck Cluck Sew! Last October at the Sewing Summit, I was VERY excited to take Allison’s free motion quilting class. Free motion quilting had been on my “to learn” list for a while and I was…
I love to dress up for Halloween and I love to create matching Halloween family costumes. Today I’m going to share with you some fun and unique Witch Costume ideas for Halloween. All of these costumes were created with a combination of no-sew elements and simple costume sewing patterns. A few years ago we booked…
Use this simple hack to turn two kids’ t-shirts into a summer dress! You’ll save loads of time and end up with a cute summer t-shirt dress as well! Today I’m sharing a tutorial teaching you how to make a summer sundress from 2 t-shirts! I picked up the t-shirts at Walmart on clearance, but any t-shirts…
One of the most frequent questions I get about my blog is: “is there really a Polkadot Chair?” Â Well the answer is yes, there is a Polkadot Chair… it’s pink, and it lives in my craft room. When I first started my blog I didn’t like the 1st name I had picked for it. Â After…
Use this simple modification to a pillowcase dress pattern to create an adorable girls’ dress. Sewing with Sheets (Vintage & New) The tutorial to make this will be at the end of this post, but I wanted to share the reason for this little sundress with you. Even before I started this blog, one of…
I feel like I’m sewing all the time but I don’t have much to show for it… do you ever get that feeling? But I did want to share with you today some of the stuff I’ve been working on: For family night before we left for spring break all the kids made t-shirts…
 Day 3: I wanted to go to a Parisian Flea Market, I had read about them and thought there would be some good shopping. However I didn’t know which one to go to, or how far was too far to go for one. I’d never been to Paris before and spoke only about 10…
First, Thanks to everyone for entering The Vintage Pearl giveaway! Â I’ll have a winner announced tomorrow! I can tell I’m starting to get “old” because there are less babies around me. Â It seemed like a few years ago all of my friends were having babies, and I was always making baby things (which, by the…
Learn how to sew superhero cuffs which are a great addition to a kids superhero costume Several years ago for Halloween, my daughter decided that she wanted to be a “pink” superhero. We worked together to design a cosumtme that she loved. I sewed the entire costume. Which is basically just a simple skirt, top,…
Sorry for the bad picture, I know it’s out of focus but this photo was taken as the gift was about to go in the mail (it almost didn’t get there by Christmas). About Our Handmade Gifts; The Invention of a Reading Pillow! I have 2 nephews, they are 2 and almost 4… I have…