super birthday gift

my only nephew turned three last week. I so wish we could have made it to his awesome party that my sis-in-law planned so well. She is so creative and throws great parties.

I have been dying to make this cute tie for a long time… almost in hopes that we would have a boy and I could make some matching ties for Father’s Day. However, maybe it will have to stay on my to make list for a couple more years now :)

I found the tie tutorial here and it was really easy to follow. You could even do it without a sewing machine…

Of course, I had a lot of extra fabric and didn’t know what else to do with it but make an super church bag to go along with the tie-

what I have been doing

being mom! I am finding that I can’t make it as long as I used to during the day! I am so tired lately and priorities are taking over--- those are (close to this order) hubby, daughter, eating, working out, sleep… and then what ever else needs done. I haven’t been able to do much crafting since I am setting up house for our new little girl to come in a matter of a few short weeks!

oh, and I cropped my hair off last week…

this-

to this- not the best photo because we were camping!

little miss A has been a wreck this past week! she doesn’t want to make choices but then when we choose for her, she FLIPS a royal tantrum! What to do? Any advice? You would think with all my parenting education, I would know what to do, but I am at a loss!

I have a couple of last minute crafts and projects to do this week… hopefully I can get the energy to get them done!

sprinkle bakes

new found webiste for those who crave yummy food! And who doesn’t?

This is Sprinkle Bakes. I discovered this site pretty much by accident, but LOVE the food and even more LOVE the photography. The creations look like something out of a children’s imagination and are just whimsical and so lively.

Check it out here! 

first project in a while

I have been so busy! my hubby and I are doing house/apt shopping, financial planning, career planning, and so much more right now and I just feel like my world is a whirl wind. plus, I am starting to get so tired so fast! yesterday I had to lay down twice during the day to have enough energy to get projects done… and alas, I didn’t get anything done. or at least it feels that way.

today, I was determined to get something done that wasn’t a must… sadly, this has been on my to-do list for over a month. my daughter’s baby doll stroller has looked like this for the past two or three months-

pretty naked and pathetic if you ask me.

so today I whipped out my machine and pulled out another cover for this stroller… I think it turned out so great! I would love to do another one but do it “fancy nancy” style with “accessories” as she would say. but here are the results-

when I woke up A from her nap and showed the seat to her… she started meowing like a kitty really fast and high pitched. I asked her what that meant and she said, “it means the kitty is so happy and cited thatit is finally fixed!”

I think I got the best deal of them all… three kisses for payment.

butterfly chandelier 2–jewel tones

this was a gift to my daughter’s friend… after having everything out from doing the white one, I just whipped this one up in a couple of hours.

butterfly chandelier

the pottery barn version of this has been knocked off by many bloggers and crafters out there…

here is the PB one for around $80.00

here are some from other sites that I found while designing mine-

and here is mine:

I cannot wait to get this in the girls’ room! I have more décor projects for their room up my sleeve! Can’t wait to show you the end result of their room…

pleated

I took on a huge project – I so thought it would only take me a day… and it took me 5. But I couldn’t be happier with the result of my Golden pleated euro shams for my bed!

I used a tutorial found here as a guideline for what I wanted to accomplish. I should have done 2-3” pleats, but I did 1”. Just keep that in mind if you want to do this to 26” of pillow!

This is the back view of my pillows. I kind of like the effect and will probably switch them around every once in a while.

Pictures of my new quilt to come too!