That's What She Crafted: Project Run & Play Week 2: I'm an Autumn

Week 2! Project Run & Play has Autumn on the mind and I couldn't be more on board with cooler weather and cinnamon EVERYTHING. Nom nom nom. This theme is met by using the color pallet of Autumn as your inspiration. Autumn, itself, is super inspirational, so I was excited to get started. Here's my little Autumn Fairtytale look.

Normal colors of fall include the reds, oranges, yellows and browns that we've all come to know and love. But while I was looking for the perfect set of Autumn hues, I came across this picture and had an AHA moment. It spoke to me and I had to answer back. So deep of me, I know. I'm still far from the Earth's core though...

I started with the top. I've had this fabric for a couple of years now and finally got the cajones to cut into it. It's just perfect for fall and my girl really loves it.

I used Create Kids Couture's Loretta's for the top. It's cute, simple and comfortable. PERFECT! Sleeveless works until November here, so it IS a fall look for my weather. Maybe you'd freeze your tush off, but no sleeves is awesome in my home.

I did NOT make those jeans. In fact I did make a pair of pants but the fabric just didn't flow in the end- just too much print. i wanted solid brown corduroy, but no one had any ANYWHERE. What the ever loving crap, people!?!?!? Since that's all I was willing to shell out money for and it wasn't gonna happen, I just slapped some jeans on her and called it done. Haha!

Now on to the COAT! This coat is my favorite part. It took a million hours to make (roughly), but it was worth every nanosecond.

I used a vintage Butterick pattern that purchased on Etsy. I ADORE vintage patterns...mainly the way they smell. But I always feel cooler when I sew one up, too. Like "Hey, I can sew like they did when shiz was more difficult. 10 points to me!"

The length is what drew me in and clearly it had a dramatic affect on my daughter, too.

The coat is fully lined and includes a separating zipper, princess seams, and faux fur trim. The trim took about 6 hours to hand-sew on and my fingers were bloodied by the time I had finished. I should invest in a thimble.

Since the pants were a no-go this time around, I wanted to make sure I made SOMETHING else...a flower crown it was! There's nothing I love more than some pretty theatrics, so I just grabbed that glue gun and played Mother Nature for a while.