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My last blog post… for a while.

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December 3, 2018 by Sunni 2 Comments

Post may contain affiliate links, meaning I may receive a small commission if you purchase anything by clicking on them. Thank you for helping me continue to share creations for boys!

In July of last year, I hit somewhat of a breaking point. Originally from Utah, my husband’s job took us out to Alabama at the end of December 2016, where we stayed for nine months. At first I loved it – new sights, new people (the kindest in the world!), new things to do. But after a while, I got depressed. I missed my family and friends, I missed cheaper groceries, I missed laying on the grass without ants biting me. I missed structure and purpose. I was in limbo and I stuck emotionally, and on top of that, I just found out we were having our third boy, and I really don’t like boy things. I didn’t want to do anything with my kids. I felt like I lost myself, and I needed an outlet. If I only had something I did for myself, I’d get my me time in and then be a better mom for my boys!

And so this blog was born. It has been wonderful! I have sewn and crafted more than I thought I ever could. I have made friends and connections, joined the wonderful online sewing community and increased my confidence in my creativity. Plus, my boys now know they can ask me to make pretty much anything for them and I’ll do it. 😉

But with all the good, there has been a bad side. You see, to keep up a blog in this day and have followers, you need to promote yourself on social media. By nature I am a wallflower. I have changed a lot and many people are surprised to hear this, but putting myself out there, especially on social media, kind of terrifies me. However, I’ve gone ahead and done it anyway, because this is what you do! And my following has been slowly growing, more people have been viewing my blog, and it has been so fun to see it all happen. Unfortunately, just as if I were taking relieving pain meds a little too long, this source of joy quickly became an addiction. 

I can’t possibly count the times I usually go on Facebook and Instagram throughout the day, especially in post days, to see who is liking and commenting on my content. And if I’m not doing that, I am going through my feed myself, seeing what everyone is doing. And I do this all day long. Oh, there’s dishes in the sink? Well too bad, I need to look at this picture. You want me to read a book to you? Hold on while I comment on this post. And at the end of the day I look at what I’ve done and realize I have done absolutely nothing. I crawl into bed and want to cry myself to sleep for all the things I wanted to do but couldn’t. All because of the chatter in my brain to check my Instagram feed just one more time. 

So, I’m sobering up. I hope you will understand. My boys need me, and as I’ve been using social media and blogging less and less, I am starting to see a light. I have a lot more growing to do, and I don’t think this will ever be something I’m perfect at, but I’m trying. And part of that trying is taking a break from blogging. 

The plan is to step away for now and all of 2019. Only God knows what the future holds for me, so I can’t say what will happen after that. 

If you made it through all that, thank you for reading! I love you all and appreciate how every one of you has blessed my life. If you need to contact me do it on the form here or write a comment – I still get emails for these. 🙂

Ciao,

Sunni

Sunni from Made for Little Gents

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Pajamas x 3 + Peek-a-boo Pattern Shop GIVEAWAY

Christmas Pajamas x 3 by Made for Little Gents
November 6, 2018 by Sunni 12 Comments

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Do you sew pajamas for your kids for Christmas? To tell you the truth, this is my first year doing it. I’ve sewn pajamas for my boys before, but never specifically for the holiday season! Thanks to the Boys in Pajamas Blog Tour sponsored by Peek-a-boo Pattern Shop, I had an excellent reason to do so. As part of this tour, there is a giveaway for $20 credit to Peek-a-boo Patterns so you can sew up your own awesome pajamas for free (and anything else you want while you’re at it!). Make sure to enter via the Rafflecopter Giveaway at the end of this post!

Christmas Pajamas x 3 by Made for Little Gents

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Boys in Pajamas Blog Tour

Boys in Pajamas: Blog Tour sponsored by Peek-a-Boo Pattern Shop, Hosted by Made for Little Gents
November 2, 2018 by Sunni 11 Comments

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Are you ready for another Sewing Blue Blog Tour? With the holidays coming up, this is the perfect time to whip up a pair of pajamas for your littles! Peek-a-boo Pattern Shop has a diverse supply of patterns for pajamas, and I feel very honored to have them sponsoring this blog tour this month.

Looking for some footies? Check. Slim fit? Check. A sleep sack for your littlest? Check. Shall I continue?

So for this month’s tour, we will be showcasing many of the pajama patterns from Peek-a-boo Patterns. Expect to see 15 variations of pajamas created for boys big and small, all made from Peek-a-boo Pattern Shop. In addition, the designer is graciously providing a $20 gift card as part of this blog tour! Not going to lie, I’m a bit jealous and wishing I’m on your end so I can enter! There’s a Rafflecopter at the end of this and every post in the tour for the giveaway. All you need to do to enter is join the Peek-a-boo Pattern Facebook group, and if you want more entries you can like Made for Little Gents on Facebook and comment on the blog post.

Make sure to bookmark this page and see some new ideas every day by following along with the tour below:

Fri. Nov. 2
Made for Little Gents (Intro to Tour)
Mon. Nov 5
Our Play Palace
Tues. Nov 6
Made for Little Gents
Wed. Nov 7
Phat Quarters Fabric
Thurs. Nov 8
Family of Makers
Fri. Nov 9
Elli & Nels in Stitches | Sewing Novice
Mon. Nov 12
My Sewing Roots | Momma Newey’s Makes
Tues. Nov 13
Manning the Machine | Custom Made by Laura
Wed. Nov 14
Sewing with D
Thurs. Nov 15
Seams Like Style | Ronda B. Handmade
Fri. Nov 16
Dreams and Stitches | Fils & Draps

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a Rafflecopter giveaway

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C-3PO: Shiniest Robot of Them All

C3P-O DIY Costume by Made for Little Gents
October 31, 2018 by Sunni No Comments

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Happy Halloween! As the 3rd and final installment of this year’s Star Wars Halloween costumes, I bring you C-3PO, the finest, shiniest, brightest robot of them all. (See Chewbacca and BB-8 too!)

As I mentioned in this post, Mr. R loves robots. He wants to build them, read about them, and dress up as them. In fact, we realized just a few years ago we did a variation on this year’s theme where Mr. R was R2-D2 and Mr. A was an Ewok (basically a mini version of Chewie, right?). So obviously, C-3PO was the proper costume choice for this Halloween!

C3P-O DIY Costume by Made for Little Gents

The construction for this costume was the simplest out of all three Star Wars costumes. The entire costume base is made out of this gold knit from Jo-Ann, with the exception of the black knit used for the bodice. I used a couple patterns I had on hand for the body: GYCT’s Bowmont Tee and Ellie and Mac’s Kid’s Joggers. Jo-Ann has these fantastic colorful elastic cords that I cut up and sewed onto the bodice for C-3PO’s wires. The gloves were made by tracing Mr. R’s hand, adding seam allowance and a little extra for wiggle room, and sewing mirrored sides together.

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