I finally got around to finishing “part 2″ to my curtain reconstruction. This is where I was inspired and here is where I used up the rest of the fabric!
Here are some details I liked…I love this dotted fabric. Another piece from my magical garage sale trip I took this summer. I think it was 10 cents.
Tough day for good photos…sorry.
I made Pumpkin Whoopie pies at work last night. I just had to make some for dessert tonight. Wish some of you kind readers lived down the block…
I know what we could devour!
Oh and look here, left over cream cheese frosting. I bet Ellie will be the luckiest school girl tomorrow when she finds some graham cracker/cream cheese frosting cookies!
By the way, instead of being able to share some whoopie pies- I want to share my husband’s new web site he created this weekend. He has done an exceptional job documenting our family and other little events in our home. He also is a huge Mac fan and loves using all iMovie and iDVD and iWeb…glad he does! Check it out, if you can!
I really should have known better…
For one thing, I shouldn’t have let Penelope “freestyle” sipping Black Currant juice at the grocery store today. Hopefully the stain will come out of the newly sewn shirt.
And second, I should have known better about my fabric choice for her new pants.
I was all excited to find the perfect chocolate brown cordurouy. I got it home and immediately started a pair of trousers with fun “drawn on looking” pockets. You would have thought I would notice the thickness of the fabric and the blue backing on the wrong side of the fabric. I think I bought heavy duty upholstery fabric or something. In the day light there is an unbearable “blue sheen” to her pants. Ugh.
I did find the proper fabric this weekend and will make another pair some time…remember how I dislike having to fix project problems?! I know there is a lesson here and I will not ignore it.
A collaborative effort between my husband and I- he shot some photos while I prepared to make a cranberry apple pie. Unfortunately, after all the nice imagery, I was foolish and the pie slid off of the baking sheet and landed flat faced onto the ground. Did we eat it? You bet! Is it pretty? Uh…No! But it sure tasted delicious and smelled lovely.
Since my son’s birthday last February, he has been telling me he wants a stuffed dinosaur for both Christmas and his birthday. At first I just passed it off and said “of course I will!” and thought he would forget about it.
He hasn’t.
He is really depending on something and I have to fulfill my promise. Oh boy.
I was happy to discover these books at my library. I wanted to steer away from pillow shaped dinos and I think I found my answer. The problem is that I am pretty intimidated. This is a gift for my son and I do not plan on making anymore…I’ll leave that to the true artists.
I think he is expecting a whole world of dinosaurs, but I am giving myself a break and will make the below image for Christmas. Perhaps in time for his birthday he will have a whole universe and I can retire from making stuffed toys…really, I am scared!
Wish me luck.
Check out all these fun creations…love them all.
I’ve been a proud member of the official Mailorder Craft Club and absolutley just love the whole concept! Makes me feel like a 12 year old again and giddy when I see my red envelope in the mail. Our secretary does everything so well…including great ideas and easy instructions.
This hat was the last project and I have been completely focused on finishing it up since I started it- which was yesterday. The lining is red mini-cord. and the outer fabric is some really nice heavy cotton I have had in my stash for a time. I still need to add the tab that connects the 2 ear flaps, but I was debating if I wanted to have droopy dog ears or the 2 neatly buttoned together. Considering I live in a very windy place, I think latching the sides will be best…
Okay, so as I was creating this post I started laughing at all the dumb photos I took of myself wearing this hat! I’m not sure why I am sharing such silliness, but perhaps someone out there needs a good laugh. I know I did.
Dumb! So now you have had your fill of me…
For this week’s Corners of My Home(and it has been awhile, I know!), an image of my front door.
I absolutely love when the weather is warm to leave my front door open. I enjoy hearing the sounds of the neighborhood, the wind, the traffic, my kids saying hi to people walking by and the occasional squirrel fight. This is one thing I really missed when we moved from California…
But now, the weather has become quite cold (we HAD to turn our furnace on last night!) and we have our big heavy door blockng our view of the world. It makes me sad. I do love Fall, but I also know what is around the corner. Winter is my least favorite time of year and the longest in this part of the world.
Leaves are falling, the temperature is falling, snow WAS falling this morning, and I even find myself falling into bed earlier! Oh well, time to make the best of it. Perhaps I need to find a place to live that is perpetual Fall!
I’ve been blogging regularly for about 15 months now. Before then, I would post now and then on our family and especially give Penny updates since she was an infant at the time. I didn’t have a digital camera and I had no clue that there was an inspiring creatvie community out there.
Somehow I stumbled onto a blog and started checking out its’ links. I was astonished to find so many creative people using the internet as their outlet to show work, etc. I love learning from these individuals and many don’t even know I read them daily.
Anyway, this French Press Cozy has been rendered in many ways out in the land of Blog. One person was even kind enough to give me her method of execution. It actually turned out pretty good! I am not one for detail and often have to fix things and make adjustments, but thankfully the results have been swell.
Another blogging friend sent me this patchwork fabric. Isn’t it wonderful? All the little squares were handstitched which made my job ultra easy. I just knew once I receive this piece that it had to be made into an upcoming gift…
So I used the inspiration of the blogging world with the generosity of a blogging friend and look…great results!
Thanks to the corner of the world that truly motivates me to create and live a life that makes me feel content with who I am (although I wish there were more hours in the day dedicated to what I enjoy…of course time with my kids is another enjoyable segment of my day!).
What!? An empty coffee cup and French Press…I better change that! By the way the cup is from my friend and his wife’s studio. Did you see them in Ready Made? They had a product photo in the magazine’s small pull out. Check them out!
We have had an absolutely spectacular Fall weekend here in the midwest. The past few weekends have been pretty shotty and so we are trying to take every moment to enjoy. All sewing plans have gone out the window!
Another nice part of the weekend is not only the days my kids have off of school, but my sister and her kids came in (from Ohio) as well. The only bad thing is that my sweet Simon is on a camping trip with Poppy (my husband)- but somehow I think he is having his own fun. Last I heard they were sled riding down sand dunes in Michigan.
To start off this nice weekend, Ellie pulled out her first tooth on her own! Finally after waiting and being the only 3rd grader with no missing teeth, she has joined the ranks of “funky teeth”.
Happiness is spending a day with your 3 kids. Taking the train. Seeing the city. Being together. But…
it can also be extremely frustrating and test a Mama’s patience. This little sas had her moments…can you tell by my expression. I wasn’t impressed. But I did have fun and the kids did too. I have come to the conclusion that although it is important to take these sort of adventures I personally can not enjoy them. Maybe when they are older- but until then, we will tackle our day together and get through it.
Happy Weekend.