For Hattie

I made these little booties for my cute little niece Hattie. She is going to look so cute in these.

Fun Things

I got a silhouette for Christmas. I wanted to put my kids names on their bedroom door. My kids gave their requests of what they wanted. Melynn requested butterflies and Alex wanted guns. This is what I came up with.

Christmas Gifts Made with Love

I made these as a last minute gift and they were so cheap and really easy. I'm really proud of my self because I followed a pattern and it actually turned out the way I wanted it to. And I think they will love them.

Camera Strap

This craft looks really cute from afar, but upon closer inspection looks like crap. Trial and error I guess. And NO it cannot be removed, it's all sewn on.

Butterflies Framed

This craft cost about $18 and two hours of my time. I bought the frame at walmart and the butterfly punch on sale at Roberts craft. Anyway it turned out awesome.

August Craft Night

Last month we started a girls craft night on Peter's side of the family. Anyway it is held the first Wednesday of each month. This month it was at my house but that is irrelevant information. Anyway, I don't have pictures of all of us with our crafts but here is mine. the flowers are made from fabric which is obvious I'm sure. I was excited about this one for weeks. I think they turned out great. The batteries are dead in our camera so the pictures from Peter's phone will have to do.

What I've been up to Lately

Here are a few things I've been doing lately. There is one other item that I have been working on, but everyone has to wait to see it, because it is for a friend of mine and she asked not to know any details about it. For the select few that know what it is...SHHH!

My first crack at Banana Bread. It was so yummy. however I did learn that you should not open the oven and that Melynn could eat "Nana Cake" for every meal, as long as it has butter.
Proof that I really did bake the best cookies in the world. Click Here for recipe.
Head band and washcloths and a potholder I made for my sister-in-law/brother-in-law as a wedding gift. I know lame, huh.
Head band I made for my beautiful Niece, Sophie.
I wanted to learn to make a hat for a baby. Well I found out that it wouldn't fit Alex (Big SHOCKER right?!). Pretty much every other child that's almost one has a smaller head than Alex so I decided to make it for my friends baby, Gwen (she's six weeks younger than Alex.) And what hat doesn't look better with a flower. Anyway it turned out looking better than I thought it would and it looks stinking cute on Little Gwenie. Melynn wants one really bad, but I've been having trouble getting her head size right.
Also if anyone is interested in any of these items I will hopefully be selling them online. When that happens I will let you know the prices and any other details. Or you can email me and we can work out some sort of deal. If you don't have my email or I don't have yours, leave a comment with your email (I'll delete it after) and send you an email. Hope you enjoyed my little projects.

One last thing If I've made something for you post a pic on your blog (if you have one) to spread the word.

My Creative Side

We bought a cute head band for myself last weekend. It looked easy enough to make on my own. Melly has been driving me crazy daily to play with mine. So I made her one. I love it. It turned out really cute.

Sidewalk Chalk Recipe

2 qts. plaster of Paris
food colors
water

Mix plaster of Paris with 1 quart water. Mix in desired color. Pour into paper towel or toilet paper tubes (about 3 inches high). Let dry thoroughly (This may take several days). Remove from tubes and let the kids draw away.

Play Dough Recipe

2 cups flour
1 cup salt
1 tsp. cream of tartar
2 Tbsp. oil
2 cups water
food coloring

Mix together all ingredients except food coloring in a saucepan. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly until mixture gathers on the spoon and forms dough (about 6 minutes). Dump onto waxed paper until cool enough to handle and knead until pliable. Store in a covered container or plastic bag. Add food coloring for different colors. Makes about 2 pounds.