april art with the little lady

Katie, my  three year old, painted this the other day :) I  love the colors she chose to use! She is so artistically inclined! makes my heart feel super happy, lol

we found this wooden cutout at micheals for a little over $2! pretty sweet :) and a perfectly, nearly instant spring art/decor project for little hands

I think  she actually  may paint better with q-tips than a paintbrush : D

oh, and her hands are blueberry stained here, but she would get upset when she got paint  on them. so silly! lol!

a spongey cake of sorts

HAPPY SECOND BIRTHDAY to my SWEET LITTLE MAN, HARRISON!

i love my little dude and can hardly believe he's only 2! Seems he's always been with us :)

spongebob and thomas are his guys!

i used marzipan here to create the features and tie, and if you're interested : ) to make the brown color for bob's pants it is :

1 blue to 2 red to 3 yellow :)

the greatest of gifts : )

on this day my  lovely Ellie Sophia blessed us with her presence into our family : ) 7 lbs and 18 3/4 inches : P
The love  just keeps growing!



fabric stash stockings

Last year for my sons first christmas santa left a bowl of goodies rather than filled a stocking. And katie has had a cute knit vintage, thrifted stocking santa has filled since her  first christmas.  I had found a fabric i liked last year but didn't buy it when i should have : P Apparently other people liked  it too : )  This year I didnt see any that stood out as my family.... and Santa is coming soon! also i need to be equal with the babies too : ) i did feel bad last year i didnt make any but  then again i would have made them matching ones and we didnt think we would be delightfully surprised by another on the way!

Sooooo this brings us to today and whipping some up with fabric from the scrap stash : )

Make a template of the shape you want; i almost made these like elf shoes with curled toes : P
I would give the one i created but i think it's subpar far from perfection.

For each stocking you make you'll need an inner and outet fabric

and you will cut out two from each with a total of 4 'boot' shapes

*****make sure you take into account the right side of the fabric print; you'll want to flip your template over to get a left and right : )

Pin the inner and out pieces, right sides together and stitch around the boot leaving the top open.

You  will want to cut out strips for hanging loops too!

These are roughly 7"x3" with a thick 1/2" inseam.

The top is sewn and turned out : ) bottom: just sewn.

Now after you've made your loop a left the top of the boots open you will turn them out and tuck the top in and pin closed to sew. This is for a clean finish on top and for the hanging loop. On one you will insert and pin your folded strip (loop) before sewing so when you seal the edge its in there nicely as shown above.

Here we have the two pieces we've made pinned together, outside fabric together, ready to be

Sewn

and Turned Out : )

Have a lovely holiday!!!!!!

*maybe next year ill have an update with new babys stocking or matchy ones : )

btw, hope you havent been naughty!!!!! lol

snowy, wintery morning

glitter tastes good :)

yummy  fun! we've just discovered glitter gels : )

playing doctor :) with stitches : P

One day i saw my daughter using these bizarre flame ribbons with  velcro, i think were part  of a mcdonalds happy meal toy, as bandages for her beloved puppy dolls : ) So as im still experiencing and learning  the  embroidery sewing machine my Sweet and Wonderful mother in law just gave me recently I thought id make some red cross bandages to add to her doctor/vet kit.

what you'll need: white felt like fabric, red thread, velcro
*if you have an embroidery machine here is the pattern  i made for 5 bandages in two sizes you'll use in a larger hoop.

I did not use a stabilizer so as you can see it skewed a little, but with the nature of the project i'm happy with it :)

So after you cut them apart (the longer is about 6.5 inches long- and be sure to have the cross in the middle!) you sew on some velcro at the ends and your little doctor in training is  ready to patch up some stuffy owies!

Or as we say in our house, "booboos happen" : D