Tuesday, October 28, 2008

Making...

Because I was sick of many things...
My old kitchen curtain wasn't wide enough for my window...This one is! I still need to get a tougher rod.
I used to have those 3M hooks on the back of the girls' door to hold dress-ups.. do you think those 7 hooks could hold it all?
So I made this glorified diaper stacker... added some lettering to the door, and it's good enough for our highnesses.
And my sewing machine is probably sick of me!
But here's a yummy dinner I made.

Saturday, October 25, 2008

Taggie 101...

You've asked...
Here's how I made that cute taggie blanket... I must add that the idea came from one that my visiting teacher had for her little girl, Peyton attacked it! I saw how much people are asking for them online... I can make this...
First:
Cut...
Cut your fabric to whatever size you want the blanket to be, but remember to add extra for your seams...
Fuzzy fabric is fun... print fabrics are fun... whatever you like...
I cut mine to 21 inches, square.

Then cut your ribbon, whatever tickles your fancy, to a length that also tickles your fancy. I cut mine to 6 inches, but varying lengths would be cute too... use the same ribbon, or lots of different kind. That's where the fun comes in for babies, different colors, textures, and patterns = fun!
I just so happen to have a small addiction to ribbon...Fold you cut ribbon in half, and press.
Arrange your ribbon in a way you like, and pin it to the right side of one of your fabric pieces, making sure that your folded ends are pointed towards the center of your fabric, not the raw edge! It's fun to layer the ribbon too..
Sew around all four sides in a zig-zag stitch. I used the side of my presser foot as my guide, it's 3/8 inch.
Take your pins out, this will make the turning process much more pleasant on a minute!
Then take your other piece of fabric, put right sides together so the ribbon is sandwiched in between, like this...
Mark one 6 inch section where you will not sew so you can turn your blanket right side out... and sew it all, using your first zig-zag as your guide.
Snip your corners to make them pretty once you turn them, and to lessen bulk...
Turn it, making sure you get your corners perfect too! Fold your edges of that 6 inch section in, pin, and...
...top-stitch (that's with a straight stitch now...) around the whole blanket.

Voila!
A darling taggie!
Look at those colors... I so want a boy!

Pumpkins!

Brookers found this darling idea on this blog... the directions are in the August 2008 archive... I think that our little Brookers has been holding out on us ;)... Brookers, Christie, and I, got together for an afternoon of sewing and got them done... well, for he most part! We finished ours at scrapbook night... which I have some pretty cute pics of Nat here..



Thursday, October 23, 2008

Made...

Same pics from other blog...
Just need to get them to the right home...
No patterns, yet!




Wednesday, October 15, 2008

Hopefully the music doesn't start playing...


Really, there are so many people to thank!
Well, first, Heavenly Father who has given me all of my gifts and talents...
Then next would be Cutie Pie Hair Creations, for the nod...
My mom, for teaching me my skillz...
My Grandmother's, well, for the genetics, but for teaching my mom, and me...
My Great-Grandmothers... for starting it all...
My mother-in-law, for bestowing upon me cool new gadgetry of various mediums.. and most recently, her Cricut ;)
JoAnn's, Robert's, Michael's, Ben Franklin's, many inspiring web sites... Creating Keepsakes...
Sleepless nights...
My shower, for it is the best thinking place EVER!!!
Other talented people who often plant the seed of an idea... until it rolls like a snowball down a mountainside...
Oh, and my hard-working husband, who funds all of my exploratory crafting efforts!
Okay... I'll get on with it...
Here's the rules:
Nominate at least 3 more blogs (It used to be 10, but come on, lets save some for the others... and notice I said AT LEAST 3... feel free to do more!) of any kind that you love to read. Write a post about the blogs you picked, linking back to me and to them. Once you’ve posted, return here to let me know your post is done and be sure to let them know, too!! So here are my picks for the award - no particular favorite listed first, or last...
1- Babbling Blather... because sometimes, you just need it... okay, more than just sometimes... A LOT OF THE TIME!!! I just wish the posts were in conjunction with my daily struggles and the exact time they take place... and a little alarm would "ding!" to let me know there was some comic relief.... plus this guy is just plain cute!
2- Mr. & Mrs. Pockets... because I love to hear about how awesome and loved my little bro is... yes, he is the superhero in just about every tale told... and she's a girl after my own heart! Crafty, all mom-ish... that's why I am leaving my kiddos to her in case anything tragic should befall me... and no, there is no family style favoritism going on here...
3- Just Us... or as I like to call her, "E-Kartch"... now she knows! Eeekk!... but I love the woman! She is incredibly talented... she has two girls, I have two girls (+1 ;)...). She loves to scrap, I love to scrap! She is witty and fun, I try to be... She's always trying something new, and I wanna too. She bears her testimony like it's nothin', and I love that! She loves give aways, as do I! Basically I love to read her blog and I try not to constantly leave comments like I am stalking her...
So there it is.. I feel kinda naked now:-0... and I hear the strings beginning to play.. here comes that girl to escort me off of the stage...

Sunday, October 12, 2008

Boo winner...

I used Random.org
(a suggestion from E. Kartch...)
to randomly pick a winner of the eight...
Congrats Jen!

Saturday, October 11, 2008

Finished projects!

House-warming gift:Card for house-warming gift:
Found a new purpose for those darling hair clips!
(Christie already knew about this one... I thought I was a genius!)
I finished Peyton's scarf today at Super-Saturday...
Tried a scallop edge instead of tassles this time.
I also got another skeleton onesie done (thanks for the fabric Brookers!) and it turned out so cute!
Now onto those taggie blankets and Halloween costumes...

Thursday, October 9, 2008

Birthday Give Away!!!

I have decided that doing "give aways" is fun... I will be doing them as often as possible!
So in keeping with the season, this is the prize...
Here are the rules...
Because it is my blog's birthday, that's the occasion :), leave a comment sharing a favorite post from my blog, heck, a favorite event that I blogged about will suffice! I will draw a winner Sunday!
Good luck!

Wednesday, October 8, 2008

See my new cock...

Did I get your attention?
That's what Merrill called my new Rooster, (the wood one that blends all too well into my cabinetry... zoom in, you can see it...) courtesy of my trip to Tai Pan Trading a while ago.
I got my new font yesterday in the mail! (Finally..)
Mom was the first user of it, we cut some vinyl for Promise, "Mother's of little boys work from SON up 'til SON down..." cute, eh? All mom's doing.
I used my new font today for this:

Want one Randee? (My fellow Rooster fan, although I am a new Rooster fan...)

Monday, October 6, 2008

Last one... for Pey at least...

Last Layout for Peyton's first book...
It's hard to believe that bracelet actually fit her!

Sunday, October 5, 2008

Birthday countdown...

Finished it in just the nick of time!!!

Saturday, October 4, 2008

Some scrappin'...

Peyton's blessing (for her album at least), is almost done, just one more page!

Had fun today Jacks!

Wednesday, October 1, 2008