June 2008

great second hand finds

so this weekend my fabulous friend that just so happens to be a professional quilter, decided that she was going to *pay* me back for watching her boys one saturday so she could go to the town 45 minutes away…she told me to take my time…oh and i did. so with just katie in tow […]

our weekend…

they did this, and got into mud fights… while katie and i watched in amazement that boys would want to do that for hours on end.

before and after::craft area

ugh everytime i would walk by it, it made me cringe… much better. still a work in progress but i think it’s a step towards to what i want when i actually have a room dedicated to just me creating stuff. what i found out about myself today…i’m drawn to green fabric. that’s what i […]

summer inspired quilt

so summer’s in full swing here. how can i tell? soccer soccer soccer! here’s the 8 year old manning the goal. and the 8 year old telling the 6 year old all his advise…oh dear heavens. that’s funny huh dude? the 8 year old thinking he’s all pro and stuff…oh whatever. the little one was […]

picnic blanket for the little one

i last night i finally binded the little ones picnic blanket. in theory this is a very easy quilt to make. in reality, if i had instructions instead of just going off of my memory of what i saw at a quilt store up north, and if i had some fabric glue instead of pining […]

tutorial::easiest apron to make (and cute!)

this apron that i’m going to show you is super easy and super fast. it’s made from a pretty dish towel. buy your dish towel (mine were on clearance for $1.50 each) this one measures 18 inches by 28 inches (rectangle towels only) fold up your towel just like the picture (in the middle fold […]

good book

it was easy it was fun and it was cute, and i did it in a day/night. once again i’m not into mythological stuff but this shannon hale chick is pretty good and makes it fun. the one i finished today (not mush sewing going on because of it) is “unwind” by neal shsterman. its […]

my 8 yr old artist

i know i’m biased but COME -ON!!! tell me that’s not amazing!!! he’s better at art than i was at his age, and i had lessons. that is one thing i miss about a big city… i wish we had an art studio with teachers for the kid. for now he’ll just have to keep […]

family picture…or rather lack there of

i tried to take pictures of the kids yesterday…i didn’t get anything worth putting up on my header. but i was looking at all of them and noticed kyle… and the cat that he was holding…i would feel bad for it but truth be told, i’m starting to hate those cats. also my 4 year […]

i broke

tutorials

after nearly 5 + months of not watching tv…i did it. i turned it on…and my justification was “they’ve been soo good all day playing outside…i can reward them with a little tom and jerry, what’s the harm in that?” oh i’ll tell you the harm. i let them watch like 2 hours, and they […]

the girl loves her shoes

what’s a girl to do when she loves all her shoes? have a pair on her feet and another pair close at hand wherever she goes…might have a little to do with the fact that the momma loves her shoes too. Both the little one and I got new shoes yesterday. They were on clearance […]

finally…

my little doll quilt is done… and if i didn’t need the money i would totally tell you all to “forget it you can’t have it” but because i need the money to keep on my goal of buying a new sewing machine, you can find it here and buy it in my shop it’s […]

le skirt

made out of two pillow cases i found at a thrift store for a total of $1. I tried to take a picture of le skirt by myself but i couldn’t get the right angle, so i gave my 6 year old le camera, and before i could even get situated to ask him to […]

confession…

i meant to go walking this morning… instead: sorry kelly i stole this idea from you, but you are used to having people copy you cause you are so cool.

and now we sit and wait…

i’m burnt, i’m tired, i’m dirty, and i’ve got some paint on me too. seriously…i’ve spent the last two days busting my butt planting. and these pictures are all that I have to show for it…i know i know it’ll keep growing and filling in and I should be getting some nice zucchini, squash and […]

Inspiration in all the right places

this is my uncle, and this is his backyard…isn’t it amazing? he built the little house (it used to be the playhouse when i was growing up, and now it’s his little retreat) he made the pond (we used to swim in there as little kids) it even has a water fall and bridge. As […]

what i realized on my trip…

** my 6 year old can read REALLY well. well enough that i had to ban him from reading the billboards in las vegas. **going cold turkey off of diet dr. pepper, projects, and blogging…after shakes and rocking back and forth in the corner for a couple of days…it was nice to see that going […]

for fathers day i hate you…

10 things I hate about you: 1.you are a wonderful husband… I hate that I miss you everyday. 2.you are a great father…I hate that the boys don’t have you around to do fatherly things with. 3.you baby Katie to no end…I hate that she will not know you till you get home. 4.you take […]

we had a blast

seaworld, pools, family, friends, legoland, beach and whole heck of a lot of driving… and i survived…but it sure is nice to be home again.