What’s been going on here?
A wire girl modeling some sweet little girl aprons.
And she even models bags. What a fun purchase!
Painting high places.
And faces. Oopsie.
Hanging out with an old friend.
Enjoying a parade and let’s not forget - Molly’s newest sport. Go Cubs!
That’s all I’ve got for now. I just didn’t want to be forgotten!
How cute is that?! They had their first bath together and they loved it. I was worried that Abby was too little but she sure proved me wrong. She was a little maniac. They’ve had a few since then and I’ve decided that bath night has also become “clean the entire bathroom night” because the entire place gets drenched. They have so much fun though and Abby kicks and screams when it’s time to get out.
Gosh, it brings back fond memories of bathing with my brother when I was little and how he had this neat little game of seeing how long he could hold my head under the water without actually killing me. Those were the days…
The other day I was laying some fabric out on the floor when Abby ran over and snatched it from me. I went to see where she disappeared to and found her in the other room getting cozy.
It’s so good to see that she has quickly fallen in love with Anna Maria Horner too! Man, my kids have good taste.
I’ve been experimenting a little more with Andalucia and made a couple little fold over clutch bags.
I have this problem lately where I just can’t stick to one thing- or even 15. I’ve been jumping all over the place trying new things and I just can’t organize a thought. I guess I am just an experimenter at heart. It doesn’t help that I have a million blogs that I can’t stay off of and I want to try making every last thing that I see. Oh well, at least I’ll never be bored- just confused.
Ok, I have been tagged by the lovely Amber of Amber’s Ambry. Oh boy. This is a slightly embarrassing one. First I am to show a picture of something as I normally would. For me that would be a clean, crisp, neat picture of one of my creations up close. You can see her above.
For the next picture, you are to take a step back and get the full surrounding. I guess we are supposed to make each other feel better knowing that everyone has a mess. Mine is by far the worst, so I am not feeling it.
Yes people, I have a big mess. I swear I am going to make it better soon. Go ahead, take a look for yourself.
Oh my. Do you think differently of me now?! This is the creative room. It used to be the playroom until Mommy decided to learn to sew and then needed a spot to go. We haven’t quite shared the space so well yet. I just moved into this room a couple months ago so organizing is on the way, sometime.
So, here’s what we have…
a. Notice the laptop sitting on top of a rickety ironing board. Amber, it’s your blog on that screen!
b. Our newest (and fabulous) purchase. A nice tv right in front of my face so I don’t have to miss my shows when I am sewing. It only takes me double the time to sew now because I have to keep stopping so I can hear!
c. Poor little dolly is still sleeping on the chair amongst all the mess.
d. Boxes and baskets of stuff that goes with me to shows. I haven’t quite unpacked since the last show or found a good spot to put any of this stuff.
e. It’s hard to see, but that is a rotting Osage orange. Andrew bought it for me because a farmer told him it would repel spiders. I am very afraid of spiders. I think I can throw it out now that it is shriveled and rotting. Isn’t he so thoughtful? He is, except for the story he posted on his blog about me in my half delirious state, waking from an anesthesia episode.
f. Yikes. This is obviously the largest issue. This was a bookshelf full of cute toys. Then I moved in and started pushing toys out of the way and cramming fabric scraps on them. Mess, mess, mess…
The funny part about all of this is that the other half of the room is even worse.
I am supposed to tag 2 people so I guess I’ll try to embarrass Shannon. If she doesn’t have a mess with 4 kids then I should really be ashamed. Caren, I can always count on you for a mess. :) And it may even involve Carter doing something that should’ve been done on toilet, but wasn’t.
I think I’ll end this with my dear Penelope peacefully resting on my fabric. This is all fabric that hasn’t even been cut into yet. Oh the fabulous Andalucia. I love it so much that I can’t even decide what I want to do with it!
We had the Indie Market again this past weekend. It’s a really great idea for an indie/custom/handmade market each month for the Buffalo area. We just need to get more people to go!
Shannon and I had a fabulous set up (I may be biased) and were ready to do some business. Unfortunately, there was no business. Very few people showed up for the market and I did not sell a thing. That’s right, not one single thing. I guess the good part is that I don’t have to stress about getting a ton made for the next show! I also had a great time spending the day with Shannon and her hilarious girls. Another great crafty friend Josie was there this time too. She has some of the cutest things ever. I got some sweet little covered button barrettes from her.
Here’s one of the latest bags I made. I thought it was appropriate with its rich Autumn colors. I absolutely love the colors of Fall. I never ran across a person who didn’t though.
And a dress-
Andrew got some cute shots of my hair bows outside on the front porch. I also made some tulle bows to match the tutus.
On the home front, Molly is one tiny little tug away from losing her first tooth. We whipped up a little tooth bag for her to put under her pillow when the magic moment happens. I saw this somewhere but don’t remember where. I did not have a problem when they were my own teeth, but for some reason it grosses me out when she looks at me and her tooth is completely horizontal.
By the way, what is the average rate that the Tooth Fairy has to dish out these days to get herself one of these treasures?
I’ve been busy making a few aprons. I thought I’d shoot for the mommy & me apron sets. I did this for more than one reason. First, because it’s really adorable and I currently have girl that still wants to be like me and second, because we’ve had a few requests. I love to make the children’s aprons, but folks out there keep requesting adult sizes.
Unfortunately Molly does not like to model. How does everyone do it? Every blog I go to has these adorable children in even more adorable clothing doing exactly what their mother asked of them. Poses and all. I can’t even explain what Molly begins doing as soon as we put her in something I made. That’s all I know is that it involves random body spasms, ridiculous faces, and overall chaos.
Like this.
So we had to succumb to taking the pictures without people wearing the aprons. This is too bad because aprons look best when they are on. Anyways, you get the drift. They’re completely reversible aprons that match in girl and mom sizes in fun prints.
Here’s mommy with no me.
