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Saturday, February 20, 2010

Kid Crafts: Week four

These past two weeks I seemed to do more sewing than kid crafts, so not so many, but we still had fun!

As an on going family joke, my hubby got this paint set for his birthday and Bug was super excited to use it. She had more fun putting her paintbrush from one color to the other and instructed me to do most of the painting.

She got a Martha Stewart pom pom animals set for Christmas and we put together the squirrel.

Inspired by this post, I numbered hearts and wanted her to line them up in numerical order. She thought eating white chocolate chips out of the cupboard was a much better option, so there the 'school work' lies at her feet.

My sister-in-law gave Bug this awesome sticker set and she plays with it while I work out. It's really cute!

Another favorite in our house is playdough, usually up on the counter for Bug so Moo won't eat it. That kid loves to eat playdough.

Tuesday, February 16, 2010

quick update

My girls were invited to a birthday party and on the invitation... wear your princess dress. Hmmm. My girls have no princess dresses. We have ladybug tutus, Indian girl dresses, ballerina tutus, but no princess attire. With a budget of almost nothing, we headed to our thrift store. I found two dresses that would do, but wanted to fix them up a little.
For Bug's, I took the entire top apart and added a white sparkly star fabric on top to cover the stains on the front and back. After a little melt down from Bug, her final decision was approval. {sign of relief}

For Moo's I added a solid layer under the skirt for a little modesty and crossed the straps in the back so it would stay up better. I also took a couple silk flowers and stitched them onto the front where there were funny glue marks.

Perfect for a little princess tea party for a total of $6!

Sunday, February 14, 2010

serger love

I begged my mom to dig out her old serger she has not used in ten years and lend it to me. She bought it when my 24 year old sister was one.

It's a Bernette 335 (for Bernina) and was a really nice one 24 years ago. This model was discontinued because it is nearly impossible to thread. Nice for a learning machine, huh? I have used it to make the chick tank tops,

two more "Sienna dresses"

and two dresses for my niece that just turned two. I am so addicted!

Wednesday, February 10, 2010

snowy day

It was another snowy day all day. Don't get me wrong, I love the snow. I just tend to get a little cabin fever this deep into winter with no hope of a getaway for months. So, I did what any sensible mom would do... I made tank tops! I found the pattern at fiddlehead and made some last year we called our 'zoo shirts'.

{july 2009}

I made two in one Moo naptime! I made Bug the 4T and Moo the 3T, and I think they turned out well! They'll wear them to church Sunday with a shirt underneath and matching denim skirts. I am such a sucker for matching my girls. Moo slept through the photo shoot, but Bug was more than happy to get her 'lady shoes' and a hat my mom knit when she was an infant that no longer fits. But no pants. At least the girl can accessorize!

one down...

...only fourteen more current projects to finish!

This one I started last summer for my brother and sister-in-law, and it sat needing to be bound for months and months. Glad I have another one done and ready to go to its new home!

Sunday, February 7, 2010

Kid Crafts: Week three

Between illness and travel, I didn't manage to get pictures together for the last two weeks, but we're back! A few of my favorites from the week...

a lemonade stand- Bug came up with this one on her own and insisted on giving out grape juice at her "lemonade stand" (there are pom poms in the ice cream container, and no cups in sight. I love the idea though!)