Giveaway!!!

There is a great giveaway going on at the Regan Family Farm blog.  You could win a Marie-Madeline Street Skirt pattern and fabric of your choice.  I love giveaways!  The chance to win ends Tuesday, so be sure to head over there quickly and enter!

Hooded Towels

Hooded towels are so quick and easy to make!  There is a free tutorial on DIY dish (button on my sidebar).  I used a washcloth instead of the hand towel.  I liked that better because the washcloth is already the correct size for the hood, and the edges are finished.

Here are my three older models showing off their new warm, fuzzy towels...

I think having to sit wrapped up in towels makes kids act a little goofy!

I found a cute ladybug ribbon to use for Hannah's towel, and since we affectionately call her "Hannahbug," that is what I monogrammed on her towel (although it's hard to see in the picture).

Last but not least, here is Isabella all snuggly and warm in her hooded towel.  They work so much better than baby towels.

These are great for bathtime, but they also work wonderful for beach/ pool towels as well.  My kids love theirs, and the boys even found another use for them...superhero capes!

Activity Bag

It's been so long since I've posted anything, that I believe the crickets are starting to chirp!  I have many projects in different stages of completion, but none complete just yet.  So, I figured that I would share a project that I made in February for a little friend's birthday, and I will tell you where to find the free tutorial if you want to make one too.  I used a Moda charm pack (Cherry-Oh!) to create this bag, which meant no cutting all those little squares!  My friend says that her daughter loves this bag and gets compliments on it all the time.  I'll have to admit, it was hard to part with it (my daughter, Hannah was drooling when she saw it!).  To make a great gift, just fill it with coloring books, paper, crayons, and markers.  I think most kids would be pretty excited to get this gift!

To make this bag, visit the blog "Moda Bake Shop" and search "Child's Activity Bag."   Just click on the button located in my left column.  Have fun! 

Happy Mother's Day!!!

I am blessed...

Teacher Appreciation

We have had crazy weather here..major flooding, and I do mean major!  Thankfully, our home was not affected, but all around us suffered damage.  We were stuck at home for a few days, and even now, some of my favorite shopping places are underwater.  One good thing about cloudy, gloomy days is that I am more apt to do something crafty inside.  SWAK Embroidery sent this idea in a newsletter last year, and I thought it was cute but I couldn't get any cans in time for Teacher Appreciation Day.  This year I was ready!

Here are some cute, easy planters made out of large veggie cans (Coffee cans were suggested, but now they don't come with a peel-off label.). 

All you have to do is embroider a design of your choice onto a scrap of fabric, cut it out with pinking shears, and glue it onto the can.  I filled them with Gerbera daisies.  Very simple, and very cute!  I am going to attach little notes that say, "Thanks for Helping Me Grow" on them.

This one is for Aidan's preschool teacher...

...and this one is for Hannah's teacher...

I hope they like them!  I may have to make one for our porch...

Bugz!!!

My daughter, Hannah, was recently in a school musical called, "Bugz."  Hannah was chosen to be a ladybug, which was good for me because out of all the costume choices, this one seemed pretty straightforward.  The music teacher said to come up with something polka dotted, even if it was gluing dots to a red shirt.  After some thought, I decided to sew a simple pillowcase dress out of some black dot fabric by Michael Miller.  I was pleased with the results, and it ended up being something that she can wear throughout the summer, rather than a "costume" that we would just throw away.

My friend's little girl, Kayla, was also in the musical.  She was a butterfly.  Kayla's mom and I went searching for some cute butterfly fabric, and I made her a pillowcase dress too. 

I think the girls made cute little bugs, if I do say so myself!

Of course, there's always a little brother that doesn't want to be left out.  He says when he goes to school, he hopes they make him a "stinkbug."  Lovely...

Dolls for My Girls...

I've been able to say, "My Boys," and now it's fun to say, "My Girls."  I am so happy to have two of each, although Aidan likes to tease Hannah and say, "You've only got one sister, and I've got two!"  Friendly competition never hurts.  :) 

I decided to make little dolls for "my girls."  I made them using the Doodle Girl pattern from http://www.bitofwhimsy.com/.  They were fun to make, and Hannah loved hers.  I made one for Isabella first, but when Hannah saw it she asked me if the doll pattern was just for babies, or could she have one too.  Of course, I made Hannah one the very next day!

Here is a close-up of Hannah's doll.  She named her "Cherry."

Hannah has been taking good care of Cherry.  Here's where I found her this morning...

Hannah decided that she would help Isabella name her doll (since she can't do it yet!).  She named her "Lucy."  You can't tell it from this picture, but Lucy already has a brown smudge on her bow from 2 year old brother Jack.  He ran straight to the dolls with melted Easter chocolate all over his fingers!  I did the best I could cleaning up the dolls, but I think Lucy will continue to have a little Easter sweetness on her bow.

This is about all Isabella does with "Lucy" right now... 

My Girls...