new in my etsy store!

when i saw this fabric i HAD to have it. it fits no where in my house, but i HAD to have it. i have no baby, but i HAD to have it. i don't know anyone having a girl, but i HAD to have it! because i have no need for it i have added it to my etsy store... :(
the quilt turned out better than i could have hoped for! it has the most beautiful stitching (thank you peggy!) it makes me baby hungry.... almost.... but not quite.

(are the ric-rack and ruffles not to die for???)

(quilt back)

emiline apron

when i saw the pattern for this apron i HAD to order it. oh, i love aprons... love, love, love aprons! my sweet neighbor is leaving on a mission with her husband in month and i've been waiting for something to scream "I'M MEANT FOR JUDY!!!" and when i saw this material it did just that. i hope you love it sister dowse.

gathered bodice-flattering for any size chest!!!!

reverse side of apron.

(multiple messy uses before needing a wash...)

'no headache' headbands

well, after experimenting for the last few weeks i have come up with my final prototype on my 'no headache' headbands. they are ready for special orders! here are a few pictures of my new pride and joy. thanks jodi for this awesome idea!

the headband ties in the back

with cinch system

there are 4 velcro tabs to keep the headband from moving once in place

you can order them in 2 different widths

skinny (1.5") and fat (2")

this one is skinny

you can check out a 'few' of the fabrics here

the options are endless on these!!!! if you have a new shirt you need to match- email me a picture and i'll send you more options that could possibly work.

headbands are $10 each or 6 for $50.

email me for wholesale prices.

another one of a kind special order...

today i put the finishing touches on the blessing dress i made for an old friend. i'm very excited how it turned out. blessing dresses are so much more fun than wedding dresses!!!!! a fraction of the time and all the vavavoom! hope you like it mare!

i love the way the yoyo flowers turned out!!!

shower curtain complete!

today i cut out the rest of a blessing dress and realized i was out of interfacing. so while the kids napped i worked on my remodel of my bathroom. i've had the same shower curtain since i got married and i figured it was time for a revamp.

before:

here is my new ruffly, girly, polkadottie shower curtain!

and the re-painted the mirror in my bathroom- note to self- don't repaint the mirror ever again (pain in the butt!!!)
next up- paint the cupboard black and antique it... another project for another day. until then, this is what i am living with.

weekend projects

saturday i went to work at the quilt shop... oh, how i love to work there! i have been in a major rut since the wedding dress episode. i just needed some inspiration. and a quick trip to the quilt shop will fix that- so imagine what a whole day at the quilt shop can do for me. after putting my kids to bed i worked on an order that needs to be finished this week. and when i was sick of looking at joanns fabrics (i tell ya, i'm a fabric snob) i worked on a few projects of my own. i have been loving the michael miller flannel line but i wasn't sure what to do with it. my friend at work showed me how to make these simple little 'lovies'. oh, the possibilities have just opened up a sea of projects for me- yay! i also bought some material to redo my shower curtain. i'll post pictures later this week of my 'new' bathroom.

an's big day

lets start off by giving you the link to the dress an fell in love with:

http://www.moniquelhuillier.com/webcollection/bridal/runway/2007fa/02.html

today was the big day. the day to show off all my hard work. i only got a few pictures with my camera and of coarse kwynn (an's daughter) wouldn't cooperate with me and my canon. an promised me pictures from the photographer of her and kwynn in their dresses- there will be more to come, but for now, this is what i have...

she found a another picture of the dress she wanted on the web- different model- different pose- same dress. in the picture above she was trying to remember the 'awesome' pose the model was doing. i don't know that she quite found the right stance... this is what she was going for...

http://www.moniquelhuillier.com/webcollection/bridal/adcampaign/2007/05.html

and here is the true little princess for the day!

she ran away from me after i got this shot off.

happy birthday to me!

so, i have a small addiction to 2 things, diet pepsi and blogging. i started my morning off by popping the tab on the first and checking the 2nd. my favorite is to check my map and see where all of you are reading from. this morning was the best... someone is reading my blog in canada! 'canada?' you say, no big deal... but for me, it is. i get excited when someone on the east coast has discovered me, canada is a whole other country!!! so that is my big news for today. well, that and i will be filling my etsy store this week. as soon as things are available to purchase i'll put a link to the side on this blog and my family blog. thanks everyone for stopping by, especially our neighbor to the north- you made my day!

another down...
today i'm finished with all an's wedding stuff. no more wedding dress, no more flower girl dress. it's almost sad to see it be done... or is it??? and just in the nick of time- she gets married on thursday. i'll post pictures of both her and her daughter in their dresses thursday or friday.