Finally, some sewing..

Finally back to sewing, my machine has not been feeling well lately and had to go to the Dr. She's home now ( and although I'm not sure I agree with her diagnosis, I'm glad to have her back where she belongs!) Still not up to par..she did manage to help me get a few of these made.

Tissue Cozies

Next I'm working on pencil pouches at the request ( or rather demand) of my daughter who has informed me that she's sick and tired of loosing pencils.

I'm thinking about having my very first giveaway.. would you be interested in winning one of these tissue cozies?

I fought the dress and the dress won!

( picture of said dress in a heap on the floor)

Clearly I am no match for the Feliz dress.

either that, or I should wait until I have a free moment to actually read the pattern, but when is that? I'll tell you... never!

I did read some of it, other people seem to make out just fine with theirs..I have NO idea where I went wrong.. but oh did I go wrong somewhere..Hmmph!!

I've been a busy, busy girl..

I've been busy painting...

This is a mural I have been working on in a very sweet little girls room, I'm not finished yet, it needs something..we are just trying now to figure out what we want to add to it.

a stroll through Paris

And busy making jewelry....
I will be listing this soon in my etsy shop. Maybe even Ebay. If your interested in one, you could always just email me and I'll be glad to make one for you. This one sells for $22.

And busy sewing...

Sippy and bottle cozies and seat belt covers..

Another piece of jewelry.. this time for myself! :)
Oh... and more sewing.. this is a work in progress, this is the back of the dress I'm working on.. I think it's going to turn out CA-UTE! I love the fabrics together.


Soooo.. that's what I've been up to how 'bout you?

Back to School

School is back in !!!!! I love my children..... dearly, but I am so ready to get back into a routine. Here is one dress in the back to school line. I used Michael Miller Dick and Jane fabrics, I love how colorful and fun they are.
I took a break over the summer, now it's time to get back to work! I just ordered some goodies from Fabritopia and I can't wait to get started. Stay tuned....

Cupcakes and a finished quilt

I made these cupcakes for the baby shower I gave my niece. They were favors for the guests, I'll post pictures of the shower soon, it turned out quite beautiful!

Gabbie had to get in on the action, she made a cake all by herself. Well, ok.. I crumb coated it for her! :) and I finally finished the quilt for baby Sayla. This was my first quilt, I had fun with it, but I've always been a rule breaker, I just made it up as I went along. I have always been very intimidated by quilts...so.. not your standard quilt, but it's quilty anyway!!

New Listing

I told you I've been sewing, most of it has been baby gifts, but I did manage to finally use this beautiful fresh cut fabric. I bought this in Jona's shop a looooooong time ago, and just got around to using it. I love it, but everytime I started to cut it, it hurt my feelings..I have had it on my desk next to my board of inspiration and now it's gone.

I do have to say though, I think my Gabbie looks rather smashing in it. :) I have it listed on ebay .
It's been a long day.. until tomorrow.

I've been sewing

Here are a few things that I've made as baby gifts. I actually made quite a bit more than this, but I've already given some away. I love these burp cloths, They are so simple to make but make such a nice gift. I'm crazy about the fabric on these! :)

This darling little dress was made for my little niece Sayla. I can't wait to see her in it. I got the idea from one of my favorite blogs. She got the pattern from what would soon become another one of my favorite blogs. The pattern is free for personal use. I'm sure our little Sayla will look smashing in it. :) I made a couple more that I have given away already. In the one pictured here, I made it exactly like the pattern, in the others, I changed the skirt ( I wanted it fuller) Ok, I take that back, it's not EXACTLY like the pattern.. I left off the piping and the bias hem, I wanted to knock several of these out in a short amount of time so I skipped those 2 steps. Still very cute! It comes in ITTY BITTY sizes.. preemie and newborn. I for one, am always frustrated by clothes that say that they are for a newborn and really would fit an ogre. Not this one..:) I see alot of these in my future!
I made this set for one of our babies. I loved this fabric ( walmart, can you believe it?) I'm usually a bit of a fabric snob, but this was too cute to pass up. I made the matching toy dog out of wool felt. I think next time I will add something to the inside to make it rattle.
So, I think that is about it.....TaTa for now...:)

Crafty stuff!

I've Got Mail!!

YIPPIE...look what came in the mail yesterday!! My new labels!! ( notice a new label on the bottom??) I have started a charity called " A stitch and A Prayer" I have been making blankets to send to orphanages and for local needy children and have attached a prayer card. I also sell them locally and send the proceeds for other items such as formula, diapers, clothing etc.. I am very excited about this project. If you would like to be involved, feel free to shoot me and email or leave a comment. :)
Here is one of the blankets. I wrote a prayer and attached it, I really wanted to get our children praying for the children of the world. I think that many children don't realize just how fortunate they are that there are children out there that suffer on a daily basis. Being foster parents, we see that happen right under our noses.. it's very sad. The prayer reads..


Dear Lord, As I wrap my blankie tight;
be with every child tonight.
Those who suffer, those in pain
heal them, comfort them I ask in your name.
Let them know that you are there,
that others love them, that I care.
Fill their tummies, quench their thirst
and I pray above all, that they keep you first.
Amen.



If you would be interested in purchasing a blankie, send me an email with your color choices. The blankets sell for $16

John 14:18 I will not leave you as orphans, I will come to you.

Psalm 68:5 A father to the fatherless, a defender of widows is God in his holy dwelling.

;)

Sweet stuff!! I have had these cupcakes cut out forever now, I finally decided to use them. :) I am going to be putting this cupcake onsie and matching hair clip in my etsy shop. I'm making some for my niece Ashley who is due in August with my great niece Sayla... I can't wait!! My other niece Erin is due in October, we aren't sure yet if I'll be making cupcakes or something a little more masculine. I can't wait to find out!! either way, it will be fun making cute little somethings for him or her! :) This is all very exciting!!!!!!!
We had a very strange visitor in our yard yesterday, I snapped these pictures because I've never seen a turtle quite like this??? have you?? I called my sister because she the queen of Animal kingdom... They have a big pond in the back of their yard with coi fish, turtles, you name it, if it swims, I think it's in there.. anyhoo... she knows lots about turtles, so I take these pictures, she is speechless.. what the hey????? never have I seen a turle with an alligators tail or a spikey shell...whaaa??? I decided that I was going to do some research and find out just who this little fella could be.. then, in walks Terry. The conversation went a little something like this

me~ HONEY, come LOOK at these pictures of this WIERD looking turtle that I found in the yard today..

Terry~ yea, so???

Me~ LOOK at it, LOOK at that tail??? it's a dinosaur of some sort, look at that head, that shell?? strange..

Terry~ Good grief Michelle, It's an Alligator turtle. City girl.
out walks Terry ( chuckling)

so I didn't discover some long lost species..... at least I had the alligator thingy right..

Ballet and Birds

This is my Niece Lilly, she dances for the Alabama Ballet Company, she's lovely isn't she? She is on the poster for the Ballet. She is incredibly beautiful and graceful!

I just listed these in my Etsy shop. I'm going to be a great Aunt TWICE.. One we know is a girl, Sayla is her name. She'll be spoiled rotten, at least she will be if I have anything to do with it ( and you know I will)

Inspiration!

I think I mentioned before that I'm a bit obsessed with crafy blogs. A few of my favorites have some great tutorials and patterns for personal use. I made this adorable doll for Gabbie from Emily's pattern and tutorial. I think I could have stuffed her more, she's sitting kind of wonky,but what the hey.. it's my first one, live and learn. I do like her shifty eyes.

I am also a sucker for pincushions lately, this was a suprise to me, I never knew I loved them so much, but I do.. oh I do!! Oh, and the cute, cute pins to go in them. My heart skips a beat when I see them, I am without a doubt making some of those mine in the very near future ( maybe even today!)

The cute bird pattern came from another favorite blog of mine. Linda Brecht was kind enough to share her pattern. She had such a cute pincushion made from hers, I am making my birds into mobiles for an orphanage in Africa, but I decided that I would make myself a pincushion too, couldn't resist.


Gabbie is loving her dolly, so soft and pillowy! :) I hope everyone is having a wonderful evening, I'll have more to share.
Until then..

Too Tweet

I love birds!! If you hang around me long enough, you'll come to realize.. well, I love birds! Polka dot ones to be precise! :) I listed this little number last week and was very pleased with the response. I'm sure it didn't hurt that it was being modeled by a cherub! ( thank you Karsyn)

In other news... I just got this delicious fabric in from Jona's etsy store Fabritopia. Gotta love it!

Ginger Blossom by Sandi Henderson. I'm not sure what I'm going to make with it yet, right now, I'm just content to sit and stare at it. I wish I could buy it all up and just roll around in it. ( did I mention that I love it?) well, I do.

Stop the Press!

Finally, I did it!! I joined the blogging world! I say joined, I should say that I am contributing to it seeing as though I have been a complete blog stalker for a good while now. It's a wonder I ever get anything done ( I am doing quite well on my daily reading quota) I will get the hang of this blogging thing yet, I'm determined, so please just bare with me while I figure it out. I did manage to make my own banner, it took me endless hours to figure it out, but there you have it. :) I hope that I can inspire someone the way I have been inspired! :) Ok, I'll shut up now! ( I will add a picture of one of my latest craft endeavors, it IS a special occassion you know! :) I made this "snugglebunny" for my Gabbie to take with her when she has her surgery.