Polka Dots and Rockets

I love this rocket ship fabric from Michael Miller. It is my favorite "boy" fabric out there. I pretty much want to clothe my boys head to toe in rocket ships and robots. But for now I will start with the toes.

I made these little shoes for Baker using this easy tutorial. The only problem is my kid has giant feet for an 8 month old. So they will probably only fit for about 4 days.

All you need is a few scraps of fabric, interfacing and some elastic. Special thanks to Aunt Spicy who saved me from having to drive to Joann on a crazy Saturday and gave me some elastic! I dedicate these shoes to you!

I decided to try to enlarge the pattern and make some girly ones for my sweet one year old niece. The polka dot fabric is some of my favorite. Its a Walmart special! She is a walker and needs a little more traction so I used some vinyl that I found in the remnant bin at Joann. Can I just say I love the remnant bin! I have found some gems there.

The polka dot shoes are quiet a bit bigger, so I will make some more for Baker in 4 days.

I love these little shoes! Make a pair for some little feet close to your heart!

Fleece Animals

Just checked this out from the library.

It was a last minute find, thanks to Brad! (The best things are always last minute finds)

There is a large pocket in front with all the patterns tucked nicely inside.

I think Avery is getting a walrus, and Baker a penguin.

Or a gorilla.

Or a duck in his Easter basket.

Or a hedgehog.

I cant decide.

Busted!

The potty training bribes were swiped from the bathroom

I heard rustling sounds from behind the couch

Busted! Totally guilty

But now totally potty trained! Way to go Avery!

And Yay for no more size 6 diapers!!

B is for...

Baby

Baker

Bibs

He's drooly.

He's messy.

He likes to accessorize.

Im working to get a pattern I like, this one is ok, but could be better!

More to come!

L O V E

Still snowed in, still crafting!

Im actually really enjoying these crazy winter storms we are having.

But then again, I get super excited over extreme weather announcements and warnings.

Avery and I finished his valentines last night and today we delivered a few to our friends who live in our building. No going outside today!

Here is what I have been up to this morning...

I love seeing so much pink up on my wall. It doesnt happen often enough!

Happy Valentines Day Everyone! Spread the LOVE!

The (First) Great Blizzard of 2010

Its been dubbed "Snowmageddon".

I havent really left the house since Friday. Not that Im complaining! Ive made excellent progress on a new quilt, more on that later.

View from my balcony:

Luckily I scored the number one best parking spot in the whole complex last Friday. A couple of times a day Brad or I will say, "Seriously, we lucked out with that spot!" Ive watch so many people spend hours digging cars out. Im so glad my car does NOT look like this, because all I have to dig it out would be my spatula or maybe my dust pan!

We ventured out on Sunday and came across these two cuties:

This is one of the good streets!

Avery got hungry along the way and so he snacked on a "cracker"

Its a good thing he likes eating snow, because this is what the grocery store looks like! (In all seriousness, we do have plenty of food to feed the children)

Brad took these with his phone at Harris Teeter today, pretty scary.

Luckily, he found ginger so we were still able to have delicious stir fry for dinner.

(Anyone else get Food Network Magazine? I cant stop thinking about stir fry since my latest issue.)

And we are not done yet! NWS calls for another 10-20 inches tomorrow!

Buttercup Bag

I knew I had to make this bag as soon as I saw it.

Thanks to Rae at Made By Rae for posting this totally adorable Buttercup Bag tutorial!

I used some birthday fabric given to me on my lucky number 29 birthday by Aunt Spicy. I love the fabric, but I think for this bag a more sturdy fabric would be better. The lining is of course hot pink.

This was my first time doing pleats and using a magnetic snap!

This bag was so fun to make, you can be sure there will be more buttercup bags in my future!

On a side note, the chair the bag is on is one of my all time favorite chairs. It has a long crazy history and its pretty random that I ended up with it. But thats a story for another day!

A Little Fabric, And A Little Chain

I love necklaces.

Im pretty new to necklaces, before I was mostly an earring accessorizer.

Im acquiring a pretty nice collection!

Here is my latest addition:

Fabric and Chain

It was so easy. Half a jelly roll strip, folded over, sewed, and gathered on the chain.

I used Moda Arcadia by Sanae

Looks cute dressed up or with a plain T shirt and jeans, which is good cuz thats what I like to wear!

And pretty soon I will have a quilt to match! Stay tuned for that...

Thinking it over...

Every January I get this feeling. I want to make changes. Empty out my dresser drawers, reorganize my fabric stash, clean out the pantry, give up sugar, cut bangs.

Update and restyle this blog is also on my list.

Unfortunately not all items on the list will get checked off, I am only one woman after all! And those dresser drawers are daunting.

But the blog is on the top of the list!

And bangs.

Stay tuned!

An the winner is...

Initial Christmas!

by Autumn

Initial Christmas : 15 votes

Ornamental Christmas : 7 votes

I would like to thanks all of you who voted for me!

Brad, better luck next year!

Running score is Brad 2 wins, Autumn 2 wins and one tie

Take a look at years past...

2005

Naming of the wreaths was not invented yet, but Autumn did the pink bulbs (no surprise there) and Brad has the wooden garland and poinsettia.

Winner: Autumn 21 to 17!

2006

Brads "Cranberry Snow" vs. Autumns "Snowflake Surprise"

Winner: TIE!

2007

Brads "Dont Mess With Glitter" vs. Autumns "Glamorous Nature"

Winner: Brads "Don't Mess With Glitter" 10 votes to 5.

2008

Autumns "Golden Spirit of Christmas" vs. Brads "Presents and Poinsettias"

Winner: Brads "Presents and Poinsettias" 23 to 22 votes, a very close year.

Stay tuned till next year, the competition is getting fierce and Ive already started planning.