Making Monday 67

I hope you guys had a happy Thanksgiving weekend, and for those of you not in the US I hope you too had a weekend enjoying food and family! Now that Turkey day has passed we can all go Christmas crazy, so LETS GO! 

This is a party where you can find fun new creative ideas and tasty recipes shared by amazingly talented people. Every Monday bloggers stop by to link up their posts and share with all you party goers. By joining in {both bloggers and non-bloggers} you will discover new blogs, be inspired to make something new, try a yummy new recipe, and most importantly make new friends!

This party is hosted by Gracie and me, and your projects will be shared on both of our blogs. We love that you're here and we love featuring you on our social media so be sure to follow us so you can see if your post gets shared!

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We also pin to our Making Monday Pinterest board and we'd love to have you follow along! This is a place you can find projects from all the previous parties, too, so it is like a party every day!

Look! I'm pretending to be a fashion blogger :) Styling a Vintage Coat. 

Now it's time to share some of Y'ALLS awesome work! Here are just a couple of the goodies y'all have been sharing lately :)

1. Christmas time usually means craft time for a lot of people. These DIY Felt Flowers are a great addition to decor or gift bags and so easy!!

2. I'm sure lots of you are getting ready for some holiday parties and if you are looking for a fun way to do a Gift Exchange here are 5 ideas! 

3. Here is another super cute craft idea for your kids! This Christmas Elf is super cute and fun to make!

4. For all you newly weds, here a sweet first ornament for your tree! DIY Wedding Bouquet Ornament

I hope that you guys are loving this party as much as I am! Can't get over all the awesome stuff that gets shared week after week!

   And don't forget if you didn't make it as a feature this week to check out the Pin board and to keep linking up, next week could be you!

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Don't forget to check out our Pinterest board where we pin plenty of projects from each party!

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Crop Sweater - How to Keep Wearing Your Favorite Summer Dresses

So, I totally love my dresses in the summer time. I mean whats easier than throwing on a cotton summer dress and some flip flops and lookin appropriate for fishing or dinner :) But, sadly summer doesn't last all year. I've been trying to figure out how to transition my favorite dresses in to multiple seasons and I think I finally figured it out!

 I was on the look out for cropped sweaters for a while and couldn't find anything. I found lots of long sweaters that would be great with leggings but that wouldn't look too hot with my little dresses.
So my mom told me to just grab a $5 Hanes sweatshirt and crop it myself!

Perrrffeccttt!
So soft, so warm, and so cheap!!

So I hit up the Wal-Mart racks and grabbed me a cozy sweat shirt. 

Laid it out with my chambray dress on top. With my dress laying on top I was able to see where the dress tapers in for the waist and mark it on my sweater. 

Cut your sweater a little longer than you think because it will curl!!

Once I got my sweater cut all you have to do is pull along the cut edge and it will naturally curl! 

I'm probably gonna add some stitches to keep it in place but was happy to wear it for the day with out it :) 

So thats how you transition your favorite summer staple to a fall and winter outfit! Layering sweaters, dresses, and leggings may make me a little happier with the cold weather. How are you dealing with the chill?!