so sweet to sew for

Last week I made another dress and little coat for my small and sweet friend, Tess. I used more of that fabric I fell in love with as a border around the bottom of the dress and I lined the little coat with it also.

This dress and coat were hard. And I'm convinced that my sewing machine has it out for me at this point. So, I think my sewing machine and I will take a little break...give each other some breathing room. Or perhaps I'll just use it for paper projects for a while.





Thanks Kirsten and Tess for playing along with my sewing antics!

more

I am itching for more. A bigger project. A job. A massive volunteer effort. Something. I feel little and bored with the same old, same old and I want to revamp and renew and get crackin' on something awesome. But...what?

I have no idea.

Until then, I keep making banana muffins hoping to be wrestled down by inspiration.

just enough snow

Sneak Peek

In the end, I opted for sleep.

Part of me wanted to get up early to finish this project. Another part of me said, “What’s the rush?” And the part of me that was up late last night with friends that came for dinner made the final call: Sleep. Sleep as much as you possibly can.

And so, I’m not quite done. I need about 30 more minutes and I’m wondering when I’ll find those minutes. Though I’m sure they’ll show up. They usually do.

And then, when I’m done, I plan on being pushy about a good photo shoot. That might be my favorite part. So, there will be more of this to see next week. You can count on it.






Until then, have a lovely weekend. We are expecting snow, snowmen construction and sledding on steep hills with multiple jumps.

now

I am preparing for a weekend guest.
I am finishing up a sewing project.
I am trying to decide if I like the color of my new comforter cover.
I am eating meatballs.
I am wondering when I should get my hair cut.
I am listening to construction in the building next door.
I am wearing short sleeves because our apartment is warm.
I am reading 3 books at the same time and I usually only read one at a time.
I am wanting to get so much fun stuff done.
I am contemplating getting up early in the mornings again so I get more fun stuff done.
I am wondering if I am indeed crazy. How important is fun stuff anyway?

a few stories for your Wednesday ;)

1. Andrew has declared himself "BandAid Man Andrew". The responsibilities with that title include knowing when someone is 'not feeling well' and applying BandAids to them. By dinner time last night I had two BandAids on my pants, Isaac had two on the back of his shirt and Andrew had one on his belly.



2. When it was time to clean up the toys I passed Isaac toy after toy saying "where does this one go?" and Isaac would run to the toy shelf and put the toy in the right spot. Meanwhile, Andrew wandered around with the same tinkertoy for 10 minutes unable to remember what it was he was suppose to be doing.



3. We started dinner before Dave got home from work. Andrew did the prayer before we ate. He said, "Thanks for moving around a lot (I think he meant 'thanks for opportunities to move around a lot'...we had just gotten home from the playground). Thanks for Daddy, who is not here today. Thanks for Mommy and Andrew. And thanks for Isaac, who is not listening!"

Need for Pink

A few weeks ago I was craving pink. It had nothing to do with babies or girls or whatnot. It probably had to do with the giddy anticipation for Valentine's Day. ;) When Kirsten and I were perusing fabric for her MamaBag, I spotted this crazy, pink Amy Butler fabric and bought some. I didn't know at the time what I would do with it and I threatened using it to make Tess a whole new wardrobe. In time, a better idea surfaced.

I decided to give my camera bag a makeover. My camera bag is a Tracy Joy original and I love it (be sure to check her out if you are in the market for a camera bag!), but the top flap had faded and was not meeting my sudden need for pink. So, I replaced the top flap and made a matching camera strap cover (because, my friends, coordination is key).

Then, in a moment of entrepreneurial motivation, I made two more strap covers, which I'm offering to YOU! You can find them in my etsy shop. I have to warn you, though, you will definitely turn heads with such a great camera strap. It could possibly change your life.