I love this little booty. And this little face.Alhough she definitely needed a bath after dinner last night. She looves pasta...with sauce. Can you blame her?P.S. Tutorial for the tote bag is coming tomorrow! … [Read more...]
Everyone needs one.
July 6, 2009 By 7 Comments
A good tote bag, that is. I haven't made a tote bag before (edit: I have)...can you believe it? I had this cute grey-brown remnant in my stash for forever, so I decided to do a fun applique and lining...I think it turned out pretty darn cute. It's reversible too! Woo! Awesome. I love this fabric. There's a pocket on the other side too for even more … [Read more...]
Happy Fourth of July
July 5, 2009 By 4 Comments
We started the day off with some patriotic cupcake decorating...we being Janae and I. She was a big help...we made these with Ina Garten's recipe here, marshmallow fondant and buttercream icing.It was a bit labor intensive but still FUN!Then we were off to our ward BBQ at Miller park. The weather was perfect...breezy and warm. We enjoyed sitting … [Read more...]
fishies
July 4, 2009 By 2 Comments
Today was Sadie's first trip to the Monterey Bay Aquarium...and she loved parts of it. Like the penguins.and the touching stuff part...don't worry, that starfish is made of rubber.she also enjoyed hanging out with Ezra in a cozy giant clam for two.I think the rocking fishie was her favorite. Now I know where she gets her scrinchy grin from!She … [Read more...]
hat. baby.
July 2, 2009 By 2 Comments
I bought this hat a long time ago in the dollar section at Target. It was a cute color, and an impulse buy...as most $1 purchases are.Well, it finally fits her!Alas, she pulls it off every. time.What to do? (epiphany) Sew some straps on! It's not brain surgery folks. You can see the pieces I cut out in the picture above. I used the same fabric … [Read more...]
Giveaway winner! (s)
July 1, 2009 By 2 Comments
The lucky winner of the bag of scraps is....Yay Dixie!The winner of the shirt is...Yay Teresa! She just happens to have a cutie pie little baby girl to wear it! Ok girls, email me your addresses, or we can hook up sometime to pass along the goodies and hang out! Stay tuned for July's giveaway! (sometime) … [Read more...]
Quilt: check.
June 30, 2009 By 4 Comments
I managed to finish up the Craft Hope quilt last night! I actually got to bed at a decent hour too. I swear, watching (listening) to Friends while sewing really makes the time fly! I didn't bind the edges, opting to finish it quickly so I can make another one. (hopefully)I used my new walking foot to quilt around the squares, easy peasy. I … [Read more...]
Top in progress…
June 29, 2009 By 5 Comments
The top of my quilt going to Craft Hope is almost done, it's going to have white sashing in between all of the blocks. I think it's called a disappearing log cabin block?It was quite fun to do! Went pretty quick too. I used this sort-of tutorial for it. I watched Penelope while cutting and piecing it...such a cute movie! Definitely recommend! … [Read more...]
la di dah
June 29, 2009 By 5 Comments
Guest blogger. Another thing to add to my not-useful-anymore-resume. At least the regular one. Now I have a crafting resume. hehe. I know you've seen the shirt tutorial by now...but if you want to see it somewhere else on the web, go here! ----> www.utahdealdiva.comIf anything, you can go talk about how cool you think I am. (which is waay) and hey, … [Read more...]
