Gifting for Girls

I'm so excited about these little gifts I've made for all of Wyatt's girlfriends. I found the perfect flower pattern and used it to make baby headbands for Sage as well as pins for adults and these adorable headbands for big girls. I'm hoping that the girls love them as much as me.

Holiday Treats

We've been busy in the kitchen around here. I did some baking and candy making for gifting. Here's a little sneak peak.

Candy-coated Preztels Triple Layer Peppermint Bark:

Harper's Hood

No joke, this hat pattern is called Harper's Hood, available free on Ravelry. I couldn't not make it. I made a trip down to Portland a while back and got to visit this adorable yarn store. I found some super yummy yarn, perfect for this hat. It was a bit tricky for a semi-novice knitter like myself. But I got some help and winged the rest and it turned out perfect. Ok, perfect enough for me and my girl.

Fabric Flowers

Sage is really lacking in the hair department. I keep seeing these adorable hair clips that I've been waiting forever to buy for her but every time I seem to resist because, well, she has no hair to hold them with. And so got to thinking the other day that she needs something cute for that bald little head of hers besides the adorable hats she has. Something girly. Something that doesn't require hair to hold. A flower. A flower headband for my girl. Here are a few I came up with.

Bonus picture of my cute kids in front of our Christmas tree!

Birthday Skirt

A friend of Wyatt's just turned 4. I know for a fact that this little girl loves to wear skirts, so I whipped up this cute little skirt for her and made a matching top with the number 4 appliqued to the front. It turned out darling and I hope she likes it!

Christmas Stocking

Our newest family member certainly deserves her own mama-made stocking for Christmas. And so I made this adorable girly stocking for Miss Sage. It doesn't quite match the rest of ours but I think it turned out so cute and I love the little roses.

Corners of Home

I'm just getting back into the swing of things in our new home. It seems like summer was never here and we went from busy to busier. I'm looking forward to, ummm January - when I might finally be able to rest. Oh, and also looking forward to the day that my darling daughter does not wake up 3 times a night!! That would make for one happy mama. Anywho - we are finally moved into our house. I wouldn't say ALL moved in since we still have a corner full of boxes in the in-laws garage but... close enough. Just though I'd share a few pictures:

Formal Living Room (aka "Adult" Room):

Dining Room:

Wyatt's Room:

Sage's Room:

A Bonnet for Baby

Ok, I know we are going into fall but I had this obsession with sewing a bonnet for Sage. So after a little searching I found this adorable pattern here. And I wiped up a bonnet last week during nap time. It was so easy and turned out soo cute. Not ideal for fall and winter, I realize, but I guess I'll just have to make another next year. Here is my cutie in her new bonnet.

Sneak Peak: Dining Room

It's been 7 weeks now since we got the keys to our new place. Although we still haven't moved in, we have made some serious progress and the finish line is getting closer and closer. Here is a little sneak peak of our biggest project. I present you with my new dining room:

Before: After:

And yes, this is the same room, I promise. We are not totally done with this room yet. It still needs some finishing touches and a good cleaning, but its come a long way. Can you spy all the differences? I'll help you out.

• That silly wall that made a tiny dining room and a breakfast nook off the kitchen is GONE!
• Old lighting is gone, new can lighting up
• Fake tile/linoleum gone, real tile installed
• Windows trimmed
• New trim
• New paint
• New pantry doors (not installed yet)

I think that's it. Seriously, isn't this amazing?? I'm so so so happy we did this. This room may be my favorite room in the house. We'll see, the master bed/bath is going to be great too. Stay tuned for some more peaks at our new house.

It's done! It's done!!

Sage's quilt is complete. I'm really pleased with the way it turned out. The front is all fabric that I had in my stash including some Anna Maria Horner (my favorite fabric designer - if you don't know here, look her up) and the back is red minky. It's so soft and cuddly, I really hope Sage loves it as much as me.

Dresser Refinished

I've been working on refinishing a dresser for Sages room for quite a while. It seems like every time I would start to work on it, Sage would wake up from her nap, Wyatt would need me or some other distraction would come up and prevent me from working on it. When my parents came to visit a few weeks ago, my mom helped me finish the paint job. So I was left to find some knobs and do something with the inside of the dresser. I was inspired by one of my favorite blogs, Young House Love and their dresser redesign for their nursery. Let's go back to July when I bought this dresser at the Bainbridge Rotary garage sale. I regret that I didn't take a picture of it before I started any of the work. But basically it looked like this: So I sanded, primed and painted the dresser. Then I picked out some knobs and paper to line the drawers. I had a "vision" of what I wanted it to look like in Sages completed room (pictures of that to come soon). But really my inspiration goes back to the quilt that I'm making for her. I love the color combination of red, pink and turquoise and decided to carry that color scheme out in her room. And so today I found some knobs and paper to line the drawer that fit right into my "vision." So here it is complete. Stay tuned for the dresser in the completed room!

Works in Progress

Not only do we have a lot of work in progress at the new house, but I have a few projects of my own that I'm trying to complete. Like refinishing the dresser for Sage's room, and the mirror and peg rack for her room too. Oh, and the quilt. And knitting a new scarf. And a hat. And... And...And... the list seems never ending. I'm hoping to soon be posting pictures of these projects completed. But for the time being you'll have to settle for some projects in progress.

Vacation in the San Juans

We had a fabulous time on our summer vacation on Orcas Island. We rented a house at West Beach Resort for a week with my parents, brothers and sister-in-law. It was relaxing, fun and a really great week spent with family. Wyatt caught his first fish (with a little help), Sage played in the sand, we ate lots of good food, rode our bikes, layed in the sun, swam in the water, and enjoyed being together as a family. Here are a few picture highlights.

Matching Pair

I finally finished the other legwarmer for Sage. Geez, it took me long enough! It was quite difficult to get a picture of her legs being still. She is very active these days.