You Are My Sunshine!

Lately Isaac has been blowing me away with how much he is growing and changing. He is so smart and shows me just how smart in a new way everyday it seems.

This picture was taken this summer. We take a trip to Turkey Run State Park every year to walk trails and he grabbed the map and took off so excited to be leading the way.

He likes to take charge (reads: be bossy). I think his favorite phrase right now is

 "Follow me, I'll lead the way!"

What made you smile today?

-Erin-



Military Tote

So my best guy friend is the one that donated all that camouflage for the boys' new army clothes. After getting them all cut out I had a substantial amount left and thought his daughter might like a tote bag made from it.

This is what I came up with. It is simple but cute. It is plenty big enough to hold whatever might be needed in a day's time...

...personalized with a patch from dad's blouse...

...and lined in pink! What girl wouldn't love this bag?!

-Erin-



Happy (Day After) Thanksgiving!

Yes I know that technically it is Black Friday and Yes I did stay up all night with the crazy masses (ahem...I mean some family), but I wanted to focus more on Thanksgiving than on that.

I didn't (remember my camera enough to) get very many pictures but I did snap a few.

The art work is a collection of the projects the boys did at school and day care and 4 leaves per boy each listing something he was thankful for.

We dug out my yucky looking (forgive me) crafting table and worked puzzles most of the day.

Even the little guys got in on the puzzle action...

...and can be better than us at it at times!

Among the things they were thankful for this year (in their own words): chairs, puzzles, food, blankets and family.

-Erin-



Finally Got The Pattern Made (Times 3!)

So remember these?

There are two more pairs to be made in different sizes for the little brothers, but first I decided to get started on the matching jackets. The problem? The pattern is an Ottobre pattern. Don't get me wrong...I'm loving my Ottobre patterns but they are a little more complicated than your typical pattern. Here's why:

Don't see the problem yet? Here let me give you a close up...

And all three of my boys wear different sizes. So I have to trace each piece. Three times. And add seam allowance. Three times. And cut them out. Three times. And label them. Three times. And (because I use them so much) cover in clear contact paper. Three times. You see where I am going with this?

All the pieces for ONE jacket (don't worry I got the pieces for all three sizes done. I just decided not to give you three nearly identical pictures)

And here they are laid out nicely so you can see all the pieces. It is a labor of love let me tell you but I just keep reminding myself how much the boys will love them. And how well they fit. And honestly, yes it is a lot of work but I love it. My biggest issue right now is limiting how much time I spend working on them and forcing myself to focus on school.

-Erin-



Yudu Progress...

So this weekend my best guy friend came to visit! YAY! And he brought more camouflage! (And helped pick apart a huge chunk of that camouflage so I can get started on some more of the boys Christmas gifts!)

Anyways...while he was here we got tons done! And when I say we, I mean all of us. Friday night we just relaxed and hung out. Saturday morning I made biscuits and sausage gravy while Charlie made scrambled eggs. Yummy!

Then Charlie taught my brother and cousin how to fix the brakes on the Jimmy I drive everyday. My little guys rode their bikes and helped out the big boys by throwing the trash away and stuff. I sat outside and picked apart more camouflage.

My mom worked on some drains that have been draining super slow for a while now and fixed a leak under the bathroom sink.

I made home made noodles and added them to chicken and veggie soup. I also made some delicious home made bread to go with it...sorta.

Then we got to yudu! Practice anyway.

It's fun. The prep work takes a loooooonnnnngggg time. But it wasn't really hard. The items we made so far aren't perfect but it is part of the learning curve and we are happy with how they turned out.

The 'big' boys wanted the Glock logo. We also did Lego heads but I didn't get any pictures of them yet. We ended up screen printing about 17 items.

Here we experimented with a different brand of fabric paint. It wasn't as sharp of a picture but it still turned out cute.

I think I'm gonna really have fun with this thing as I figure it out.

-Erin-

New To The Shop...

Just added to my etsy.com shop...

 

Sadie is passionate about being in the kitchen and especially baking. She spends her time taking baking classes and trying to come up with new recipes. She always volunteers to bake cupcakes for any event.  She loves to make new friends so bring her home today!

Sadie comes dressed in a green dress with a broomstick style skirt and an all over cupcake print. She is also wearing matching panties. Her hair is styled with a small ponytail in front with a fancy corker bow just to fancy it up a bit and has blue eyes. She also comes with care instructions. The doll and all clothing items are completely hand made by me.

...thanks for stopping by!

-Erin-