Carah's Owl Mobile

One of the fun things about an adoption...is decorating after you get the baby. So the nursery is slowly coming together as I learn how to juggle a 4 1/2 year old and a 3 month old (no rush she is sleeping in our room right now anyway). My sweet sister came and spent the night last night to help Carah-sit and help be crafty too...here is only a small bit of what we accomplished...



Yep we cut those branches off this morning and put them to good use...cause this doll deserves the best...

Happy Crafting Ya'll!!!

Luck of the Irish...

Happy Friday!

Homestudy is almost complete...we've turned in ALLLLLLL of our paperwork...we have one more meeting on Tuesday and then...our portion is finished!!! So we will be ready to show our profile...actually we got a call yesterday...and our profile might be seen by a birthmom very soon...she is due with a little girl in May...so time to make a little girlie quilt...yeah...if the situation doesn't work out for us...I have pregnant friends and cousins...this quilt will have a good home if it doesn't stay with us.

And I am going paint on the last coat shellac in this wardrobe to the nursery...did i mention it was FREE!!! At Jake's parent's church yardsale back in December...I saw this wardrobe outside...falling apart...I said "who's is this?"...they lady in charge said..."You want that?" (like who else in their right mind would)...I said "I sure do...I'll fix it up and put it in our nursery" She said "well you can have it" Jake rolled his eyes...he doesn't see things like I do...he can't picture it after a little TLC. Hubs is impressed with how well she looks...

Can't wait to put it in the nursery tomorrow!

Britt's Baby Shower

I have been MIA on the blog for quite a while...and it probably looked like I'd been less than crafty...but that's just how it looked. There was much preparation for my dear friend Brittany's baby shower...and I mean down to learning my way around Photoshop so that I could make the invitations...and after a few good attempts I found the look we were going for...

Considered putting the 3-D pic of Baby Allie on it...cause she already is so cute and smily...


Then I found "brushes" started downloading them and wanted go to matchy matchy with her bedding...


But it wasn't just right or hot pink enough and Britt wanted a hot pink baby shower...which I thought was super cute...and we made it happen


Matching scroll plates...and all her favs to eat...sausage balls, buffalo chicken dip, french onion dip, Audra's pink cookies...


And I'd been making hair bows for her since mid summer...once I started...I just could not stop!!!


And the corsage...ok...this was my favorite thing...it turned out just right.


The Hostess Cupcakes...


And thank goodness she loved the ROYGBIV quilt I made way back in time like winter of 2008?...and I saved it for her since she kept telling me she would have another baby if she knew it would be "just one girl"...no more twins or boys or twin girls...

Need a close up of that quilt: The RoyGBVQuilt

And now Baby Allie will be here any day...so I may be MIA again...kissing baby cheeks or sewing her and her baby doll some matching outfits.