3 Little Monkey’s

Three little monkey’s jumping on the bed… Ok, not quite yet. These three little monkey’s are just 7 weeks. But, my cousin Tawny, better not shut her eyes because they’ll be doing it soon enough! Along with much, much more!  Tawny choose a 3 little monkey’s theme for the nursery so I decided to make her monkey receiving blankets. In my opinion you can NEVER have to many receiving blankets with one child, so I’m going to guess it’s the same for triplets. Times 3! I could be wrong though, but I’m normally not. :)

MONSTERS!!

When I saw this bathroom decor I just knew it was meant for my three little monsters wonderful children. ;) And it was pretty much the only thing I could find that was unisex, not “babyish”, and reasonably priced. Most of the items are from Target; the Alex Moody Monster Line. The towels and tissue holder are from Kohl’s; Jumping Beans Monster Line. The main part of the bathroom is painted in, New Grass Green by Glidden and the toilet room is painted in, Friendly Frog from the Behr Disney Color line.

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Star Wars Birthday Party

I’m absolutely amazed with the technology there is today, children still love a movie from the late 70’s. This year the boys decided they wanted a Star Wars themed friends birthday party. It truly is a classic!

Normally we would have their party at the house, but it has gotten to be to much with all the kids and if it’s raining everyone having to be inside. And then course I’m playing hostess and not actually enjoying my children’s birthday party. Not fun! This year we decided to have their party at Laguna's Awesome Party Palace. The staff was wonderful, great with the kids, set-up everything, served the kids, and even cleaned up. It was by far the BEST decision ever!!

Birthday Invites:Darth Vader Cupcakes Birthday Boy #1, Mason AdamBirthday Boy #2, Cody BrandonBounce Time

  Best Friends Party Time

Blankets, Blankets, Blankets

Oops, forgot to post these after Christmas. I made them for my little monsters plus one extra sports theme for our cousin Tyler. I decided to make these larger (2 yards) then normal so they’ll have them for a long time. And they loved them! Something about blankets and kids go together.

Baby Girls Rag Blanket

FINALLY! No, I didn’t finish it. I haven’t even started sewing it! BUT… I did finish cutting my squares and figured out the pattern. Which by the way there really isn’t much of a pattern, I just didn’t want two solids or two prints next to each other. Adam laughs at me and calls me old, but I found cutting the squares very calming. Now lets just see if sewing all them squares together is just as calming. LOL. I did contemplate posting a picture of the layout, but decided against it since I want the finished project to be a surprise. So consider this your sneak peak. :)

Tinker Bell

I recently made this for my niece Charley for her 4th birthday. I figured it was only fitting since she is in LOVE with Tinker Bell.

The first few tie fleece blankets I made were the “no sew” style. Basically all I had to do was cut the strips around the outside and tie the two pieces together. SIMPLY! For this blanket I decided to sew the pieces together before cutting. Since I sewed them together, I had to watch while I was cutting my strips to make sure I didn’t cut into my stitch. I wanted to sew it this time 1.) because I wanted to practice using my machine, and 2.) I wouldn’t worry that it would fall apart while she was playing with it, or 3.) come undone in the wash. After seeing the finished product, I'll be sewing them for now on! Still super simply, but to me it looks a lot nicer and has a polished look to it.

1st Baby Blanket

I’ve had this finished for some time and have wanted to post a picture of it but since I hadn’t given it to Baby Claire I didn’t want to ruin the present. It was my second project using a sewing machine (my 1st was for baby girls shopping cart cover). And even though it has it’s flaws, I’m very proud of it. I never thought I would fall in love with using a sewing machine, but after coming across The Sometimes Crafter Blog I just can’t seem to get enough. Her work and ideas are so inspiring. My next project is a rag quilt for Baby Girl. But for now, I hope Baby Claire enjoys her lovie.

Baby Girls 1st Birthday Party

I don’t know if it had to do with the lack of sleep from the previous weeks events (pack, move, unpack, organize, party planning, school, work, sports, etc.) or the simple fact my baby girl was turning one, but I was an emotional wreck during her party. I could barely say thank you to all our guests without crying! I just wanted everything to be perfect. Perfect for our perfect little girl and perfect for being (most likely) the last 1st birthday party I get to plan. I did not realize all these “last” things would be so hard on me. I’m glad to say it all turned out lovely though.