School started...and well

Well - with August - came school - summer gone - and homework and everything else back in the picture.  I have to get started back on my sewing - its been forever!  I do have a small dress that I started on during summer that I need to finish up for my niece Ella.  Her birthday is this weekend.  Hope all is well that reads my blog.  Sorry for the lack of posting.  I need to get motivated back to the sewing machine....I do love it....but other things have dragged me away....good things though....FAMILY! :)  My youngest son did just celebrate his 6th birthday!  Here is a photo of him from this past weekend.  His car actually had the number 9 on it and with a little paintbrush - cutting - and turning that 9 upside down - I made his car to be a "6" to match his age!  Ha! 

Not my idea - but had to share - and no sewing involved with this one...

Found this idea on another blog - had to share with school now in session!

Teacher Appreciation: Rolo Pencils!

Wish I could take credit for this idea.  Oh well.  It's actually an idea featured in the September 2010 issue of Creating Keepsakes magazine.  I fell in love with these the second I saw them, and decided they'd be a perfect little gift for my daughter's AWESOME pre-k teachers!

The body of the pencil (inside) is a package of Rolos and the tip of the pencil is a Hersheys Kiss attached to the Rolos with a glue dot!

To make the outside of the pencil, you cut a piece of yellow cardstock to 3 1/2" x 4 1/2", trim one short end with scallop edge or zigzag edge scissors, and score every 1/4" lengthwise...wrap around the Rolos and adhere.  Then wrap a 3 1/2" x 3/8 " piece of pink cardstock at the opposite end.  Add a small pink circle to cover the exposed end of the Rolos.  Cover the seam between the yellow and pink pieces with a length of silver foil tape.  Then just wrap the ends with a ribbon and tag.  I used Create a Critter to make the apples on these, and printed my sentiment from my computer right onto the tags.

To finish, I put them each in a clear bag and made a bag topper with each teacher's initial and some embellishments on them.  Super-easy and super-fun!

Thanks for looking and have a creative day!  :)

Jean Dress

I was able to give the little jean dress to Cloe at church this Sunday.  The look on that child's face was enough for me!  She loved it and commented "You made that for me?"  She's four yrs old and just the sweetest.  I told her mom "It could be crooked...I'm learning thats for sure" and her mom said she didn't care she would wear it anyway and she'll have it on next Sunday!  I can't wait to see it.

Patterns On Sale!

Found the cutest patterns!!  On sale - so even better!!  How cute??!!

Jean Dress

My latest project which is a result of a pattern that my friend Debbie gave to me recently.  Cute dress - simple - but sometimes those are the most precious!  I plan to give this dress to a little girl at church.  I asked her mom a few Sundays ago about practicing on Cloe and she was perfectly fine with it.  So here you go Cloe!  I think with this ribbon she can wear just about any shirt color underneath - short sleeve or long or neither and the ribbon to me states "fall time"

So Proud of a Friend...

A coworker/friend is expecting a baby really soon.  She had a desire to do some smocking.  I'd like to share this with everyone and let Bridgit know how proud I am of her for this task!  It looks great and I can't wait to see Elizabeth wearing this.  The little purple bow is just attached to it as a clip and will go in Elizabeth's hair.  Great Job Bridgit!

New Patterns and Projects to come...

Here are a couple of new patterns.  The outfit patterns are some that I picked up on sale and the bib pattern was given to me by a friend - Thanks Jennifer!!  Now I need to go buy me some really cute fabric and get started...  They are all so cute and no - I dont have any daughters of my own...but I do have neices and lots of little girls at church!