May 14, 2012 in Announcements
As I shared the other day, my baby girl is now one year old….and I was hoping to have a big ‘ol birthday bash to celebrate. Originally, I thought I’d be making her a princess tutu. I had actually purchased an assortment of teal and green tulle a while back [...]
May 10, 2012 in Making our House a Home
It feels like forever ago that I told you about my plans for our “Big Bedroom Swap Around.” I have since revealed the new kids’ room and our new master bedroom with its fabulous new walk-in closet. But I have never revealed to you the last bedroom: the one that [...]
March 12, 2012 in Made by Mom
This post has been featured! I am currently a participant in the Crafterbowl — hosted by Amie at Pinkapotomus. Each week two “players” face off in a secret ingredient challenge and the “Fans” vote for their favorite crafter. When Amie emailed me Saturday with the Secret Ingredient…BURLAP…I knew just where [...]
March 8, 2012 in Announcements, SnugasaBugBaby Products
This was the 2nd or 3rd Playmat Purse I ever made. I sold the first one well over a year ago. Duplicates have been listed for sale in my etsy shop ever since. But I just realized that I never posted it on my blog. So here it is, finally [...]
February 15, 2012 in SnugasaBugBaby Products
A friend of mine from my pageant days contacted me a few months ago to see if I would be willing to make a few custom playmat purses for her (one for herself and two to give as gifts). Of course I was excited for the opportunity! She shopped for [...]
February 12, 2012 in Made by Mom, SnugasaBugBaby Products
This is the Tagalong Blanket I made for Payton.Her mommy was one of my college roommates. It is very much like this one I made for Noah, this one I made for Jamie, this one I made for Tenley, and this one I made for Chloe. …….Except this one was [...]
February 7, 2012 in SnugasaBugBaby Products
My sweet sister has given several of my Peek-a-Boo Blankies as “Welcome Baby” gifts to her friends and co-workers. When she comes with special requests (like this sports themed peek-a-boo blankie) I am always happy to oblige. In the past, I have embroidered the baby’s name on the blankie like [...]
January 26, 2012 in Made by Mom
This post has been featured! Last week, I shared pictures from our Baby Dedication Backyard Party and promised a tutorial for how to make these rosebud topiaries.Here it is! What you’ll need: -Several rolls of crepe paper for the roses (I used pink…but I think white, red, or yellow rosebuds [...]
January 16, 2012 in Made by Mom
These are the dresses I made for Selah and her cousins for Christmas:Though not made from pillowcases, they are fashioned after simple pillowcase dresses.I got four coordinating fabrics and made each of the four dresses with a different combination of three of them: one fabric for the main bodice, one [...]
January 10, 2012 in Making our House a Home
This Post Has Been Featured! -:- The Kids’ Room was the first bedroom we finished up as a part of our “Big Bedroom Swap Around” …kind of ironic since it was the one I was having the hardest time making decisions about. We actually finished and photographed it last September, [...]
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