so, last night at 10:30 i got an idea. (as all good ideas start out...late at night when i should be thinking about bed)an idea for a cute shopping bag to put sadie's felt/fabric/wooden food in. for when she needs to go "shopping". of course.so, here's what came of that idea! i used my own tote bag tutorial, only made it much smaller. added some … [Read more...]
scrub a dub washcloth and bias tape tutorial
August 23, 2009 By 13 Comments
so this is like two tutorials in one. wowzas! the first part is the bias tape, and then comes the washcloth. fun stuff. here we go! Click below for more! first off, here is a picture showing what the bias is...basically diagonally across your fabric. (sorry if you knew that, but i didn't for a loong time) you'll want to cut strips in whatever width … [Read more...]
scrub a dub
August 23, 2009 By 4 Comments
sadie was due for some new washcloths. her tiny newborn ones were just not cutting it anymore. (well, i have a few larger ones, but only a few) luckily...i had some terry cloth that i had gotten at joann's in the remnant bin for like $1.00 or something. woohoo! so i made some bias tape and cut out some squares and whala! new washcloths for pennies! … [Read more...]
first trip to the beach
August 23, 2009 By 3 Comments
well, sadie's first trip to the beach was interesting, to say the least. we did have a good time...when we were sitting on the blanket or she was in someone's arms. you'll see what i mean later. it was overcast, but pretty warm...it burned off after awhile and was pretty gorgeous! we enjoyed sitting on the blanket for awhile, and tried out sand for … [Read more...]
new
August 21, 2009 By 17 Comments
a new look for sadie's wall (used to look like this)a new look FROM sadie. if looks could kill...or maim...a new stage in life. no, she's not walking by herself. yet...she insisted on walking out to the car tonight instead of being carried. i just hope she knows that ain't gonna fly when mommy has bags of stuff in her arms.new pillow for her neck. … [Read more...]
i love swapping
August 20, 2009 By 2 Comments
i did a swap on etsy recently, with a new bloggy friend, kristen. she makes THE cutest hair clips. (i mean it) she has two little girls, so i made them some ruffle shirts, and she made sadie some clips...i love them. my fav is the grey ruffly one. swoon. sadie loves them too, i'm pretty sure she knows exactly what they're for. (to make her … [Read more...]
play oven mitts
August 19, 2009 By 14 Comments
so, i thought i was quite brilliant thinking of this.i have bursts of brilliancy sometimes, you see.i've had these dollar store oven mitts that my mom got me for awhile. i loove the fabric. very retro! i figured i could use them in sadie's play kitchen (you know, whenever we get one), and she would just look cute with these huge oven mitts on her … [Read more...]
hate meteors. love pictures.
August 19, 2009 By 5 Comments
just watched deep impact with my sister. do you remember that movie? i hate that movie. sobbed my eyes out! i told joanna repeatedly never to let me watch it again. she fired back with plans to watch titanic, and pearl harbor. we are suckers for misery, apparently.some happy pictures of the past week, coming up. i need em. strapped sadie into her … [Read more...]
we’re in a magazine!
August 18, 2009 By 23 Comments
no, that's not our kitchen on the cover. (it is nice though) however, it is the cover of the latest issue of Kitchen and Bath Makeovers. (a better homes and gardens special interest publication) why would i be showing you this? cause our kitchen is in it!awhile back, after our kitchen was posted on Young House Love (formerly known as this young … [Read more...]
bow/clippy holder tutorial
August 17, 2009 By 12 Comments
sadie's hair bow and clips have been a little out of control lately. the cute little bowl i bought to put them in has overflowed. (flown?) alas, a new way of controlling the chaos was needed. and she doesn't even wear bows every day. momma just got carried away with the glue gun. AGAIN.i've seen some tutorials for these...but it's pretty … [Read more...]