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This week's tally:

1 tutu

1 superhero cape

1 pair of scrappy clown pants

1 scrappy twirly clown skirt

1 teeny-tiny amigurumi yoda

Today is devoted to repairing the destruction of my house that occurred during all that crafting!

The clown pants and skirt were for the kids to wear to Vin's 2nd bday party, yesterday. I had the honor of attending my very first late night girls' sewing bee to help Kam sew the clown vests that each child received for a party favor. We had the best time sewing, chatting, and drinking margaritas (it was cinco de mayo after all). Derek had the next morning off, so my Mother's Day gift was getting to spend the night after the sewing bee and have a leisurely morning enjoying Teri's breakfast burritos and coffee before heading home. Sew lovely, I tell ya.

I took the leftover scraps from the vest making and made Jackson's pants and Kira's twirly skirt. Pretty dang cute and perfect for some clownin' around:

Yoda was a gift for my BIL. He said he either wanted Derek to make him a batch of pale ale or me to make him one of these. I've been wanting to try amigurumi, but have been kind of intimidated. So, I was happy to have the chance to try it. I didn't use doll eyes, but instead stitched embroidery floss for the eyes. I was going to harvest eyes from one of the kids' million stuffed animals. Those things are so anthropomorphic that I couldn't bring myself to cut into them! So, here's cutie little 2.5" Yoda:

And here's what Derek's IOU pale ale card looked like:

The best part of this crafting week was my kids showing me how much they pay attention to things. Vin's gifts were the superhero cape and the tutu (real men can rock a tutu. trust.).

I had the tulle spread across my bed while making the tutu. Kira walked in, took a look at the bed, and said, "tutu?". Yep, mommy's making another tutu. Cutie girl.

When I told Jackson that we had to run to Joann's to buy fabric for the cape, he said, "Don't forget to get the velcro.". And when I was cutting out the pattern pieces, he gave me a huge hug and said, "You're the best present maker ever! Anyone can buy a gift, but you like Vin enough to make him one!". I know someday Momma-made will probably embarrass him, but it's so lovely to know that he gets it, now.

Have a good weekend, y'all!

wip wednesday

Thought y'all might want to see a few of the silly monster puppets I made for party favors for Jackson's party.

All upcycled materials (shirts, etc) and fabric scraps from other projects. We're going to hang them up as part of the decorations, then let each kid pick one to take home at the end of the party.

Not fabulous pics, but you get the idea.

this-n-that

Just a quick update of what's been going on lately.

Last weekend, we went to Sienna's Bday party at the Arboretum. It was a beautiful day and we had a lovely time!

Check out the Birthday Girl in her adorable tutu - her mom made it! Our friends Kam and Vin are sitting with us here. We went to Vin's Bday Party this past Saturday. Derek had to work, so I had to wrangle the kids solo. I didn't get any pics. I'll post a link to Kam's page when she gets her pics up.

Here's Vin practicing cake eating in preparation for his own Bday cake:

She's Crafty!

I wanted to make some new pillow covers for our sofa cushions. I made some in December, but I wanted something that looked more Springy-Summery.

Kira helped

and modeled

Derek gave Jackson his new summer do, yesterday. This is the first time I've let D cut J's hair.

During

And after! I think he did a great job! I love when Jackson's hair is short. He has the most expressive eyebrows.

I've done some other crafty stuff - more on that later. Hope y'all have a lovely day!

Look what I made!

Ok, technically I made that foot, too - but I had help. ;)


I had a pair of jammie bottoms that I LOVED. Unfortunately, I loved them so much that I ended up with a big rip in the top of them. So, I repurposed them into jammie bottoms for Jackson! I found the general directions in The Creative Family by Amanda Blake Soule - It was so easy and took 30 minutes from start to finish. That includes getting out/putting away my sewing machine and answering 117 requests from the kids. More pics (my model insisted on action shots):

I love crafting, but I always seem to put it off until "everything is done." There's always more to do, though. I've decided to start grabbing 15-20 minutes here and there to feed my soul.

My MIL bought Kira the dress she's wearing in my Wordless Wednesday post. I think I can figure out how to make something close. We'll see!