2 tutu/cape give aways!!!

tomorrow blog.craftroad.com will be hosting a give-away for me. the winner can choose between a tutu or a super hero cape.

just leave a comment on craftroad to be entered to win. i believe they will post the winner on the following friday. the only requirement is that you must live in the USA to win.

i think i'll kick things off a little early. along with entering the drawing with craftroad you can also enter here for a second chance at either the cape or the tutu along with a few surprise give-aways! to enter, simply leave a comment letting me know how you found my blog. if you post the give-away on your blog (and let me know) i'll put your name in again. simple, simple, simple... the winners will be randomly picked by my 5 year old out of hat (we are really scientific around here!) on friday night(september 5th) before bedtime (8pm mst). good luck to you all!

appliqued all the way!

long ago, when i discovered the wonderful world of ebay, i found an amazing woman... she hand appliques everything from purses, to pants, to jackets. i love so much about what she does! i wanted a pair of pants for kamryn, but was unable to afford the steep prices she charged. it has been in the back of my mind ever since. well, today i was feeling a little creative and decided to take a stab at it. this is the fruit of my labor (and now i've decided it would have been worth every penny... this takes forever and i used my machine to applique them on!)

happy anniversary... and good bye to a treasured friend

one day, not so long ago, i made a great friend. she was green, she had a million pockets and beautiful stitching... unfortunately her days were numbered! she was wearing old way to quickly and i had to trade her in (lucky for kamryn- she got 2 pair of boots out of it!). i was purseless... PURSELESS!!!! i was so in love with my green bag that i had thrown out ALL my old purses (granted- they needed to be retired), and that left me carrying around my wallet and filling my pockets with all the nick knacks that my green machine usually carried. when my husband agreed to take me to the movies for our 7th anniversary i went into a quick panic. where will i hide my can of diet pepsi? where will i stow his box of mike and ikes? it's too hot for a coat... no, i need a purse! and that is how this little baby was born...

she was thrown together in about an hour while the kids napped and jeff caught a few zzzz's before our date. i used both the wrong side and right side of some upholstery fabric i bought a few months back. she's the perfect size for the movies, for church, and everyday errands. oh, and i don't have to dig for my wallet or my phone... they both fit nicely in the outside pocket, or the inside pocket (it's reversible).

my beautiful, wonderful, awesome, talented, gorgeous aunt marci is having a give away on her blog! just jump over to her blog by clicking the picture and comment on your favorite think about fall for a chance to win this pillow (and more)!!!!

dance bag

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i searched high and low for light pink and black material to make my kamryn a bag for dance. no such luck! so i settled for light pink OR black. it turned out so well that i was almost tempted to keep it for myself... but she already knew it was for her- RATS! it has a 8 pockets (for her tap shoes, ballet slippers, tights, leos, water bottle, and a few extras). it fits her tutu perfectly in the middle with out mashing it to bits. she loves it almost as much as i do!

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