We've Been Busy...

The summer has once again flown by.  And we've been pretty busy.

We took a trip to the Tulsa Zoo.

Squish got into a bit of a sticky situation ;)

A pic of the kids in the rain forest area.  My parents traveled to Peru to see the Mayan ruins and we just went to Tulsa.

The farm has been growing...

Six new baby chicks.  We now have 33 chickens (and 3 ducks).

We've had 2 litters of bunnies...  11 kits between the two.  This is a picture of Spot.  We'll be keeping this one =)

Progress has been made on the house.

Now the hard part (for us)- filling in the walls with cordwood...  But first we need to chop down and debark a bunch of trees =)

Girly made her first quilt.

I finished up a cardigan.  Now to wait for winter so I can wear it =)

Yellow and black, yellow and black...

Black and yellow!  Let's mix it up.

I made this diaper bag for a friend as a thank you gift...  And as a congratulations gift.  Sh'es expecting again, and would be in need of a new diaper bag =)

Completely lined with a laminated cotton for easy clean up.  Lots and lots of pockets to stash everything that a baby and mama needs.

I had a lot of fun making this.  Even came up with a few design improvements for the next one =)

Christmas Gifts Part 1

Now that the first round of Christmas parties are past, I can “safely” post the gifts that I made =)

Tuesday night the ladies at church had a Christmas party.  The “rules” were a gift for $10 or less.  So, I made a note card holder.

It was made from fabric I had in my stash, so no money spent there.

 

I filled it with some note cards/ greeting cards and included a gift card to Starbucks.  After all, who doesn’t enjoy coffee?  The holder is small enough to fit in your purse and is closed with an elastic binder and button.

Last night we had our Sunday School Christmas party.  The “rules” were to spend $5 or less on a gift.  Again, I used what I had in my stash…

A set of four Christmas tree napkins.

 

And a snowflake ornament.

Now it’s time to move onto the presents for family.  Some of the things I won’t post until after Christmas though =)

For the dessert I brought to the party, check out this post.

Sold: Jolie

Jolie: an adjective meaning pretty.

A great combination of pink and brown,

sugar and spice

and all that's nice.

Two large exterior pockets accented with buttons.

Five interior pockets and a centered, zippered pouch.

The tote measures approximately 14"x17"x7"

The shoulder straps are approximately 20"

Jolie is for sale for $30.

Sunburst

This is just the first try at making wallets.  It didn't turn out too bad. 

Next time around I'm going to add more credit card slots. Seroiusly, who only carries to cards/ ID's?

Need to lower this pocket to fit the snap better.

Next run will include d- rings on the side to attach a strap to. 

Flowers and Fairies

I came across this fabric at a local quilt shop and was inspired to create a dress.  It took a bit of planning and help from my MIL to get the final design down, but I think it turned out pretty cute =)

Now if I only had flowers in my front garden for her to pick.

Color Explosion Purse

Here's a fun, colorful purse for anyone who likes to stand out!

The purse is fully lined and includes two inside pockets, one on each side.

The purse measures approximately 10"x10"x4".  The straps are 15".

The purse is for sale for $20.

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas!

It's November and time to start thinking about Christmas. And while I don't put my Christmas decorations up until after Thanksgiving, I figured it was time to start listing Christmas items in my etsy store. I have three sets of Christmas themed napkins and one set of fall ones listed. I'll be adding some more listings later today (need to get batteries for my camera :))


These napkins are listed here.

These are listed here.

And the snow topped ones are listed here.

And for those of you who want fall themed napkins, these are for you. They are a brown basket weave pattern lined with a pale yellow basket weave pattern.

I'm also taking custom order requests for the napkins and for aprons. I have a few other ideas of Christmas items floating around in my head, but I may not have time to get to them.

Patchwork Aprons

A couple weeks ago, I was asked to sew two aprons for the kitchen help at my MOP's group. Of course, I procrastinated until I absolutely had to have them done ;)



I had picked up a pack of fat quarters while I was out fabric shopping, not knowing what I would use them for. I was just drawn to the colors and the pattern. They worked perfectly for this project. The two aprons are similar enough that they look like a matched set, but with just enough individuality to be different.



Each section of the apron is lined with bias tape. Not the easiest way to sew the apron together, but it kept all the seams covered- no raw seams are visible. Six yards of bias tape for each one ;)