March 16, 2013 by ivona
Welcome to the lovely world of Sugarsticks Parties! Please subscribe to our mailing list to stay in touch. Thanks for visiting!
Just in time for Spring, the shop got a new addition:
Our lovely client Ashley wanted to celebrate her little golfer in true argyle style so we created a yellow and blue golf design.
Ashley and I worked together to create a design using the classic golf patterns and details.
For the invitation, Ashley chose a double sided photo design. We also created a matching name design for the cake. How cute is that little guy on top?
The design is filled with polka dots, argyle, stripes and other cute golf details. As with all of our designs you can choose any color combination you would like. I’m itching to see a girly color combo :)
For limited time only, use the discount code GOLF20 for 20% off your order.
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August 10, 2012 by ivona
It’s Back to School time again!
Time to stock up on note cards and notepads and desk mats and many other adorable things for you and your little one.
Visit the shop here and use the code SCHOOL 50 for 50% off everything in the shop!
Sale ends Monday.
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August 4, 2012 by ivona
With a little bit of delay, I am so excited to reveal the complete Super Hero birthday outfit. Click here for the Top & Leggings post .
Additional Fabric
Girl Power Super Girls Purple
Michael Miller Ta Dot in Bubblegum and Candy
CAPE
The cape is double sided because I didn’t want the thread and generally traces of sewing showing :) Lay down the top on the cape fabric and lightly trace the width of the shoulders and the curve of the opening on the back part of the top. That way the cape will lay on the top perfectly.
The bottom part of the cape is cut in an A shape, with a bit of a curve on the bottom. Sew the two sides of the cape laying them down face to face, don’t forget to include the straps for tying. Make sure to leave about a 2 inch space to be able to turn it over, you will hand sew that part. Iron the cape, and especially the edges, on the cotton fabric side. Attach the star and the number the same way as we did on the top.
SKIRT
The little one LOVES twirling so I knew the skirt must be a full circle skirt. I used the Sasha pattern from Dreamspun Kids again, except I cut it shorter (I cut lengthwise for size 3). Usually, the full circle skirts in just one fabric look a little flimsy to me so I wanted to add a bit of contrast and weight to the edge of the skirt.
The additional weight in the edge makes the skirt so sooooo nicely, I love it!
The amount of fabric in the edge made it too thick to ruffle with the ruffler foot, so I added pleats manually ; just enough to attach without issue to a full circle.
1. Decide how much of each fabric you want showing and cut three strips in double width (three strips for each of the fabrics). For this skirt I cut bottom fabric in 6 inch strips, and the top in 3 inch strips. So once folded they would be 3 inch and 1.5 inch respectively.
Sew the strips with a straight stitch and iron out the stitches.
2. Fold the now long strips in half and iron in place.
3. You will end up with two long strips of fabric that you need to sew together. Lay them flat on top of each other, and use your serger or a zig zag stitch.
4. Your end result should look like this. Pin your pleats in place and measure out the length needed against the skirt. Attach and voila! you have an adorable twirly skirt.
I hope your little super hero enjoys this outfit as much as mine does :)
P.S. In these pictures she is not wearing the leggings because it was 100F outside and they would have been overkill. Since we spent the majority of the day outside, she was sweating a lot and the star on her top started un-gluing a bit. I ironed it again and the stick tape seemed to hold fine.
The Daycare Test: B+
The cape and top stayed in place during all day of daycare play which was awesome. The leggings though showed signs of wear on the knees after just one day, this particular spandex fabric wasn’t made for wear and tear apparently.
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August 1, 2012 by ivona
On this gloomy and rainy Wednesday I thought I’d share our colorful Bubblegum birthday with you! Cassandra of Captured by Cassandra did an amazing job capturing all the colorful details.
This collection includes lots of great details and is wonderful for both birthday boys and girls.
The fun party signs come in 5 by 7 and 8 by 10 sizes, and we will soon include a “Pin the bubblegum” game as well.
Also a new addition to the shop are matching T-shirts, personalized with the name of the birthday boy or girl.
How do you like the new products?
The Bubblegum Collection is available in the shop.
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July 23, 2012 by ivona
Today I’m sharing stationery inspiration for your desk, in form of our new product:
Personalized Desk Mats!
Fun way to dress up the little one’s desk for a new school year, show some teacher appreciation or treat yourself! The mats measure 11 by 17 inches, are fully laminated. As with all of our products all colors can be changed to fit your needs, plus we added some more “grown up designs” as well!
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July 20, 2012 by ivona
Super hero top and leggings
Pattern: drafted using old clothes
Fabric:
Stretch Lame Knit in Turqouise and Fuschia
Metallic Spandex knit Gold
/ all from Fabric.com
If you like us on Facebook you already know the sewing of the birthday outfit has begun :) Today I’m showing you the simpler parts of it, the top and the leggings.
Instead of a pattern, I used the little one’s clothes to cut out the patterns. This post on drafting your own pattern from Schwin & Schwin helped.
Leggings were super simple, I used an old pair of hers to trace them and it worked like a charm. Important thing when working with spandex: make sure you cut so the stretch is where you need it to be. I had to re-cut the leggings because the first time around I cut with the stretch length wise, instead of width wise.
Because of her non-existent waist I didn’t even need to run an elastic in the waistband, I just hemmed it. Main reason I love these type of fabrics is that I didn’t have to hem the bottoms of the leggings, a clean straight cut was fine and there is no fraying going on.
For the top I used a sleeveless top to trace and I added about an inch all around, as well as about 3 inches to the length because I wanted to make sure it wouldn’t be too short. It fits her perfectly and as you can see I didn’t hem any edges on it either.
The straps are there for the cape. Cut a strip of fabric and sew it in a tube. Flip the tubes over so they are the right side out, when sewing the top include the straps between the two sides and voila- you have a way of tying the cape without complaints about it being tight around the little one’s throat!
Do not try to sew the spandex on it’s right side, trust me you will regret it. It’s too sticky to allow the sewing foot to glide over the fabric. Or maybe that’s just my machine, if so please let me know in the comments :)
For this reason I almost gave up on attaching the star and initial but then I remembered I have sticky hemming tape, the iron on kind. The star and the letter were made in Illustrator, so I could have the perfect shape pattern.
Very important! Do not iron spandex directly, I didn’t have a gauze type of fabric so I used a sheet of tissue paper. Place your pieces of hemming tape in place, cover with tissue paper and iron. Do not steam it and do not keep the iron on it long because it will start melting even through the paper. I did about two star tips at a time, and for the letter it was each line separately.
I love how these came out, please share your own super hero outfits in the comments.
Next up: the cape and the skirt :)
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July 13, 2012 by ivona
Apron Top
Pattern & Tutorial: Everyday Chaos
Fabric: Red Polka Dot / JoAnn
Gnome Village / Holland Fabric House
Red Polka Dot Bias Tape/ Holland Fabric House
Today’s project is another top, this time from Everyday Chaos. The Gnome fabric is one of those I bought with no project in mind, it was just too cute to pass up. I wanted a project that would allow the fabric to shine because, seriously, you could use that fabric to tell a whole novel on gnome life - it is that intricate :)
You already know my favorite bias tape in all the world is the one from Holland Fabric House with lace addition so when I saw the red polka dot one, I knew I wanted a similar fabric for the yoke. JoAnn was a bit disappointing in their red polka dot selection but this imperfect polka dot was a great find in the end.
Ok, confession time: I don’t like halter tops AT ALL. They never seem to sit right on the back, so my plan here was to cris cross the back and just attach the straps to the back of the top. There was only one problem with that plan, I cut the straps much wider than Bridget did hers because I wanted the gnome fabric to show.
So when I attached them to the yoke the angle under which the straps crossed on the back was not manageable for putting it on and off.
The little didn’t mind at all, she loves this thing. I love that you can wear it everyday with just jean shorts, or dress it up with leggings and such if needed.
Daycare test: A+
The breezy design in a simple cotton fabric is perfect for the hot summer, and there is no tugging and pulling involved.
For more sewing projects visit me on Pinterest. What fun sewing projects do you have in mind? tell me in the comments!
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July 2, 2012 by ivona
These star spangled gumdrops are beyond cute! Hop on over to Prudent Baby for a full recipe and tutorial.
Click here.
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June 22, 2012 by ivona
Babushka Skirt
Pattern: none
Fabric: Babuska / Holland Fabric House
Amy Butler Polka Dot / Fabric.com
How adorable are those Babushkas? This is one of those fabrics I bought because I liked it so much even though I had no idea what I wanted to make from it. I’m not the only one who does that, right? Please tell me now :)
I wanted to create something that will let the fabric stand out on it’s own, and came up with this skirt. It’s a straight cut, I measured the little one’s waist and added about 5 inches in width for the top part of the skirt. In retrospect I probably could have made it wider but it works fine cut straight, especially since she gets some width in the bottom part.
The bottom ruffle is what I’m really proud of. You could probably use math to figure out the length you need for the ruffle but I just eyeballed it. I cut the strips full width of the fabric in the length I needed – ok, here you will need to use a bit of math. I just knew that I wanted most of the green showing, with red on the bottom and the babushkas just peeking through in between.
Once I sewn all the strips together, I started ruffling in a way I liked and if I ended up not having enough fabric I would have just added on another piece. Not a very scientific way of sewing, I know, but it mostly works :)
The reason I’m so proud of it?
The whole thing is sewn double sided, there is not a seam or thread peeking anywhere. I will create a separate tutorial on it if you are interested, just let me know in the comments.
The ruffle was done using a ruffler foot. I invested in this one a while back and I love it! Technically it’s a pleating foot and you can adjust the width between the pleats and the depth of each pleat, love it!
Daycare test: A+
I didn’t get any complaints about the mobility, and she loves the little dolls.
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June 18, 2012 by ivona
We went blueberry picking at the local farm this weekend so I went to Pinterest for some yummy blueberry inspiration:
{Blueberry Infused Vodka Lemonade}
{No- Churn Blueberry Cheesecake Ice Cream}
Enjoy!
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