Weekend Projects

Well CJ has been at his grandparents for the weekend...and Jake has been watching Carah...so it been a weekend of making things happen! Made 4 dresses and 4 hair bows-check.





Chalked the tree on the wall in Carah's nursery...so I can paint it soon. Also hot glued green leaves onto the owl mobile...



And I painted a shelf that is going in her nursery too...it is drying in the garage.

HooRay for finally and almost finishing the nursery!!!
(All that is left: paint the tree, hang the shelf and find a dresser to go in her closet)

Pattern Paper

Old Desk Calendars make great pattern paper for all of your Pinterest DIY sewing projects! (This is a pillowcase dress)

Polka Dotty Shoes

Pinterest is challenging me...attempt 1 and 2...and 3 :)

Keep trying...failure is just a learning curve!!!




Tutorials I looked at while sewing these were:

Fleeting Thing: the mila baby show tutorial

http://www.fleetingthing.com/handmade/baby-gifts/the-mila-baby-shoe-tutorial/&2_10_12

and

Tao of Craft:

http://taoofcraft.typepad.com/taoofcraft/2010/07/here-is-how-i-made-themsupplies14-yard-of-heavy-home-dec-cotton-or-quilters-weight-cotton-fabric14-yard-lining-fabric-2.html

Bib a licious

A tiny bit of sewing...mastering the bib.

Sewing again...

Were almost on a little schedule...so while she naps I sew...

Maybe in a few more months I'll start selling these personalized doll quilts with your childs birth stats...

With a playful quilty back of course...

And maybe some owl bibs...

As long as my helper is napping :)

A big "love"

So quilting is practically impossible while adjusting to two kids...especially when adopting our baby (we had 3 days to get ready to go pick her up in another state and had to stay there for 8 days while the paperwork cleared for us to bring her home)...so finishing the nursery has been on the top of the other things to do priority list right after keep the kids fed, bathed, played with and the house semi clean...and this quilt was 2nd to the nursery...well finishing the nursery is now on my 2012 to do list...and with 2 sets of loving grandparents who've babysat at various times...I've finally finished this big "love" Thank You from the bottom of our hearts quilt!!! I'll post more pics after it is in the arms of the loving lady it is being mailed too...

As the clock ticks...

Frost is still sneaking around and making sure everyone is on their best behavior...

I guess he couldn't find the "O" as he claimed the popcorn...

We enjoyed CJ's Christmas program...unfortunately he didn't bow between each song like he did in the church program-HA!

We got the classic pic with Santa...with NO crying from Carah!!! yeah!

And I even squeezed in a few minutes to make a baby gift for one of our newest Georgia Tech tailgaters...

Baby Carah doesn't cry when we drop her off at the church nursery!

She thinks she's a big girl already at 5 1/2 months new...

And she wants to sit up by herself...and she almost has it...

May your days be Merry and Bright....Merry Christmas!

Allie's turning 1...

It just can't be...a year gone by already...

Almost Halloween

It's almost Halloween so it's almost Baby Allie's 1st birthday...better send this on over and keep sewing!!!

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!!!

And still waiting...

And another email yesterday...we understand that the situation is complicated...but this is just SO hard...it's starting to feeling like we are grasping for straws.

Today I made my cousin Mary some onesies and bibs...her little "Levi" will be arriving in a few weeks.

While I'm waiting...

Well today we will find out BIG news...happy news or sad news...so after taking Avery for a 8:20 vet appointment...we are home...and I finished a quilt for one of Jake's best friends...who's sweet baby girl will be born any day now...


Now I suppose we will drive to the post office and get this in the mail along with a million hair bows and a few onesies I made her...and then I will think of something else to keep me busy!

One More Out the Door...

Well actually 2T is out the door...

Only one left in my ETSY shop...thinking I might make more...

Soon to be 3...

A new little cousin is on the way...

Eat More Cake...

Do you like cake? Thinking about selling these in my Etsy shop...

Dirty Clothes Bag...

Both bags have been given...

But I forgot to catch a pic of Nicole with hers...

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!

Calendar Bags

Weddings...are coming up...and I like to give a little something homemade...with a giftcard...these beautiful fat quarters from Spoonflower make the perfect little dirty clothes bag for a bride to carry on her newly wedding adventures...

1st up Bird Calendar Spoonflower 387588

The designer has her own shop ValentinaDesign Etsy Shop


This plays so well with a little Jennifer Paganelli Sis Boom goodness...


Make sure to circle the special day!


And it's ready to go...


Next we have Spoonflower 387021

Bike Calendar by Beck and Lundy Etsy Shop






These are also cute made into pillow cases...