Something for Me

I always hesitate to sew clothes for myself. It seems so much easier to sew something for kids. Maybe I'm too picky or particular about how things fit and look - who knows. Anyway, I've been wanting something new to sleep in for a while and I just haven't found the right thing. So when I came across the pattern for a Summer Nightie in my One Yard Wonders book, I decided to give it a try. I stayed up until nearly midnight last night finishing this so I could wear it to bed - and I did! It's comfy and cute and was super easy to sew up!

Night-Light Re-do

I found this cute little lamp at one of my favorite consignment stores. The problem was that it had yellow and blue flowers on the base and a dark blue lamp shade. Not exactly going with the color scheme in Sages room. So I got out the white spray paint and sprayed the whole thing, including the frame. The base looked great but the shade, not so much. So after staring at the ugly lamp on my desk for a few weeks, a light bulb finally went off in my head! I got out my trusty glue gun and a cute scrap of fabric and Voila! Problem solved. The shade was cute and the base was a nice crisp clean white. A perfect match for Sage's room.

Fit for a King

Wyatt turned 4 over the weekend. Oh my, how time flies. A birthday crown was in order for his special day. So I whipped up this sweet, umm I mean, super cool crown from a few sheets of felt, some interfacing and a little scrap of fabric.

Spring Pillow

Our couch was in need of a little spring update. I had actually set aside these fabrics for another project but that project may be just a little over my head a this moment in time. So instead I put them together in a quick "brick path" type pattern and made some new pillow covers. They definitely brighten things up a bit. Now I just need some art in my living room....

A Bag for a Bag

I'm back into bags. A girl can just never have enough bags. This is the Origami bag from Amy Butler's "Style Stitches." I happen to make this one out of the same fabric as the last one. It is perfect as a makeup bag or a travel bag or really for anything. This pattern has 6 different sizes. This one is the medium - tomorrow I will be attempting the large and hopefully the extra large, small and mini... I'm going to make them all! If your birthday is coming up - don't read any further - this is my new go-to gift! Enjoy!

Publish Post

Next up on my sewing table: updated pillows for my couch!

Spring Bag

It's supposed to be Spring around here, but it sure doesn't feel like it. It's cold and rainy and generally miserable outside. We try to take advantage of every sunny moment by going outside and soaking up the sun. Then promptly running back inside because it has started raining again. I have seen a few signs of spring lately: a bulb peeking out of the ground here and buds on my fruit trees there... so it's coming. Slowly.

Anyway - I thought a new bright bag was in order to brighten up this dreary rain. So I found this sweet bag pattern and dug into my stash and came up with this:

We took the kids to see "Hop" at the movies today and this bag was perfect for packing candy, some ziploc baggies of Dennis' famous homemade kettle corn, a water bottle and all my other stuff!

Sage's Garden Party

She's One! Can you believe it? I can't.

We had a birthday bash for her last weekend. I decided to have a little garden party theme. I made huge paper flowers that hung from the ceiling. We made mum cupcakes and party hats with flowers on top. The bigger kids got to plant some flower seeds in their own pots to take home. The party was super fun - Sage was a perfect angel. Oh - and she loved her cupcake (especially the marshmallows!) Here are a few pictures from our celebration:

Tower of Cupcakes

The Mum Cupcakes

Party Hats & Favors

One Year of Sage Pictures & Paper Flowers

The Birthday Girl and Her Mama

Yum!