Quick Fix & Easy Clean-up

We bought a changing table after our second child was born.  And I have loved it.  I never realized with child #1 how nice they were.  But now that we don't have to change every diaper on the floor, my back has been saying HALLELUJAH!  Until now, we have been using the changing table pad, but covering it with the vinyl mat that came with our diaper bag.


No more.  Last week, I covered it with some cute Old McDonald fabric and vinyl, so it's super easy to clean and I don't have to worry much about anything happening to it.  And I kept it gender neutral, just in case we don't always have girls...

Shutterfly for Christmas

Have you checked out the Christmas photo cards available from Shutterfly?  They are beautiful!  And there's something for everyone - modern designs, traditional designs, the chance to do your cards in black and white or full color....there are so many choices available!

Since we didn't get family portraits taken this year (again), we are going to utilize the chance to make a collage out of a few candid snapshots of the girls, and there are so many options I'm having a difficult time deciding which one to use.

Here are three of my favorites:

So now, I have to dig down and make a choice...and you can, too!  Head over to Shutterfly to choose which one you want to send.  Of course, if you haven't slacked off this year like me you can use Shutterfly for a number of other things, too.  They also have calendars and canvas wall art, which I would love to make sometime, too.

And if, like me, you like to blog, you can try to get 50 cards FREE!!  by heading HERE and filling out the form.  Good luck!

Settling In

So once again, we have moved across the country.  But our internet is finally up and running and I have started a couple new projects.  So there will soon be a new post or two. 

Thanks for hanging in there!

Halloween Sillhouette

In my 'extra' email, I get all sorts of newsletters...from signing up for giveaways that I always hope to win but never do.  And yet I still enter.  There's always the possibility, right?

The other day, in my BHG email, they had a bunch of easy Halloween crafts, and there were two I loved.  I have completed one...Halloween silhouettes.  We have extra frames at our house from different things - mainly from our wedding - ones I liked to much to get rid of, and yet we have always lived in small places, so I can't possibly hang up all the frames we have.  Luckily, I had two sitting around that worked pretty well.

 

I like the orange behind the witch; it looked weird with white, so I tried three different oranges, and this was the winner.  

If you'd like to make your own, BHG has free printouts of these characters here.

Finally Sewing Again

I don't know what it is, but it has taken a LONG time to get some projects done that I have been looking forward to...busy church calling, adding a baby, and my husband's crazy work schedule are partly to blame, and then the rest lies with me. 

But enough about that...on to the projects:

Cover for our printer

self-designed

LOVE IT!

Sewing Machine Cover

from One Yard Wonders

with a few alterations:

mainly the bias tape on the bottom and I stuck a flap/hole in the top

so I have access to the handle

I thought it was impractical to not be able to use the handle, since I store the machine

in a different room than where I sew

close-up of the top

LOVE IT!!

I'm Back!

Well, it's probably about time that I post something, since we've finally settled in to our new place across the country and figured out how to deal with having a second child.  So here's what I've been up to the past week:


First, a tape measure Father's Day card for Daddy from our girls.  I found the instructions in the FamilyFun magazine.

This morning I had some help making tutus for the 4th of July; one for each girl.

And a huge THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU to Jade's sister (and Jade) for the info about making a Baby Mei Tai carrier...I love it!!  I may need to make some adjustments to the straps, however, because they are SO lllloooooooonnnnggggg. 

But it sure was nice to save $50!

Boy Blessing Outfit

Well, if we have a boy next month, I made some white pants and a bowtie for him to wear when he is blessed at church. The bowtie turned out super cute, and it was really easy. I found the tutorial for it HERE. We will just buy a white button-up shirt for the top, unless we are desperate and just go with a onesie!