Team Spirit

This adorable Vida dress was a custom order for a Hawkeye loving mama I know. As soon as she asked what I could do in the teams colors, I instantly thought of the Taxi line from Timeless Treasures. I just love all the prints in the collection & was so excited to have an excuse to use them :-)

I did something a bit different with this dress & made it so it can be worn 2ways. The straps knot in the front & the back, so it's like having 2 dresses in one. Hope you like it Gena!

Fabric Hound Giveaway!

Yay, One of my favorite online shops is having a goody giveaway!

You can check it out here or click the free stoffe button in my sidebar.

National Bankruptcy Day is Coming

And I realize that some of you have no idea what I'm talking about or what can be done about it. Patty of ModKidsBoutique has written a much better post than I could have written, so I'm going to direct you there to read more on the subject. She has included some great links to get our voices heard!

I have written my Senator & Congressman, tho I did not like the response I received from good old Dick Durbin. Hopefully, if enough people voice their opinion, these big wig political types (that have no concept of what it's like to be a stay at home mom trying to make some extra $$ to pay for things such as diapers & food) will take another look at the terrible way this law is written.

Now, I am ALL for protecting our children & fully agree that something needs to be done to keep the lead levels down, but hurting the small businesses that ARE making safer toys is not the answer.

A few fancy things

My friend Allison sent me a couple dresses to recon as well as a sheet & a table runner to "surprise her" with a dress or two. Here's what I came up with, as well as a little surprise for her :) She had mentioned she needed new oven mitts, so I made her a mis-matched pair.

Hope you like everything Miss Fancy Pants.

Better late than never

Here's a few more Christmas gifts I made. Our last get together was on New Years Day. I, of course, procrastinated, so I was up till 3 am finishing up gifts. I didn't take pics of everything, but managed to finish 6 pair of fleece pj pants, 2 fleece scarfs, 2 purses, 1 appliqued sweatshirt & 1 lonely dollop on New Years eve. Not too shabby, but I've decided to start working on Christmas gifts in February this year, to avoid the last minute rush.


Sweatshirt for BIL
purse for SIL
for other SIL
Coasters for mom
Coasters for MIL
And a lonely dollop of poo for my nephew Brett lol. I bought this book & my boys decided I just HAD to make it for their older cousin. My 2 younger nephews have each requested one for their bdays this year. I had no idea a dollop of poo would make such a great gift!